AH AH will invest Bt3.52bn to take 25% of Sakthi Global Auto Holdings Limited (SGAH). Funding will come from US$25mn in cash and US$75mn in loans from financial institutions. After the purchase, SGAH will undergo restructuring. (Kao Hoon 26/05/17) Comment: I hope that it won’t be a mess of an acquisition like the KPN purchase […]

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AAV AAV reported 1Q17 net profit of Bt570mn, down 43% due to higher fuel cost. Its revenue was Bt9.1bn, up 2% on 8% passenger growth and 89% loading factor. (Kao Hoon, 11/05/17) Comment: How much better can this company perform? It’s effectively running at full load, the only thing that they can do different is […]

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BANPU BANPU targets 2017 coal sales to reach 47mn tons. It expects to benefit from higher coal price. It plans to acquire coal mines in Indonesia and Australia to underwrite future growth. (Kao Hoon, 18/04/17) BLA BLA expects to show a net profit of Bt1.2bn in 1Q17 after last year’s loss of Bt6.9bn. Behind this […]

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BAY BAY targets SME loans growth of 3.8% this year, raising loans to Bt160bn. 2017 loan growth will be lower than last year’s 14% because it will focus on credit quality. It expects bad debt to be lower than last year in line with economic recovery. It targets to be the main bank for customers. […]

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BEM BEM expects revenue growth of 10% for rail operations and 2% for expressway, on the back of a full year of revenue from the MRT Purple Line and Sri Rat outer ring. It plans to buy 35 new trains. The MRT Blue Line extension is expected to open ahead of schedule, boosting ridership above […]

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ATP30 ATP30 targets 2017 revenue growth of 15% to Bt350mn. It has backlog on hand of Bt600mn and plans to book revenue of Bt300mn this year. It has budgeted Bt120mn to buy buses and vans to increase its service potential. (Kao Hoon, 28/02/17) BANPU BANPU expects 2017 earnings to be better than 2016, both revenue […]

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DRT DRT has set aside Bt100mn to upgrade its machinery, which it expects will reduce cost and expand margin to 25%. It expects 2017 revenue growth of 5%, supported by customer expansion and home renovations in the south. (Thun Hoon, 14/02/17) Comment: Walking/driving around the provinces over the weekend did give me an idea that […]

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AKR AKR expects 2017 revenue to grow 50% from 2016. It expects to book Bt1.9bn in revenue from transformers and Bt900mn from solar and construction. It expects to benefit from upcoming public bids. It expects to report net profit in 1Q17. (Kao Hoon, 27/01/17) Comment: If AKR will win this amount of projects then expect […]

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ABICO ABICO reported 3Q16 profit growth of 198% to Bt37.51mn, up Bt24.92mn from 3Q15’s Bt12.58mn. It reported 9M16 net profit of Bt115mn, an increase of 51% YoY. (Thun Hoon, 24/11/16) ALLA ALLA plans to sign a contract to set up a JV in Indonesia in 1Q17. It expects this will help raise the portion of […]

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APCO APCO signed a contract to set up a JV company (Bhubhiwat Co., Ltd). It plans to set up a medical facility to treat and prevent viral and infectious diseases by immune stimulation with natural products both at home and abroad. It is talking to parties to set up two more JVs in November. It […]

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