AH AH to invest Bt3.5bn in a JV with Sakthi, a major player in auto parts manufacturing. (Thun Hoon, 9/6/17) Comment: A rather strange JV and I’m not entirely convinced by it AIT AIT is to sign a new contract worth Bt594mn in the next 1-2 months. The company is also anticipating other biddings worth […]
Read More →AOT AOT expects passenger pass-through via its 6 airports to reach 5.36mn during the 14-day Songkran festive season, an increase of 12.05% YoY, with 32,000 flights, up 7.22%YoY (Kao Hoon, 05/04/17) Comment: What slowdown in tourism? BIZ BIZ wins a project for radiation therapy machine installation worth Bt84.9mn at Roi-et Hospital. The contract will […]
Read More →ARROW ARROW expects 2016 revenue to grow 15% to Bt1.6bn on the back of Bt300mn backlog. It reported 2016 earnings of Bt266mn, up 8%. Its 2016 revenue was Bt1.35bn, up 12%. It will pay a dividend of Bt0.4/share. (Kao Hoon, 01/03/17) CBG CBG targets 2017 sales to grow 25% from existing products. It plans to […]
Read More →AMA AMA expects to finish the deal to buy a second ship within 2Q17 and expects the ship to be in service in April. This will increase 2017 capacity to 72,000 tons from currently 46,000 tons. It targets 2017 revenue growth of 50%, backed by recovery in shipping. It plans to invest in the logistics […]
Read More →Bill Gross Bill Gross is out with his latest paper and he continues on his negative viewpoint on the world today with these keypoints How policymakers plan to solve a long-term global debt crisis: 1. As in Japan, the Eurozone, the U.S., and the UK, central banks bought/buy increasing amounts of government debt (QE), then […]
Read More →AH AH reported 9M16 net profit of Bt400mn, higher than the Bt313mn for the full year 2015 on the back of cost control. It is talking to a prospective partner to expand to India and China. It is studying investment in auto parts for EV cars. (Thun Hoon, 25/11/16) ASIMAR ASIMAR expects 4Q16 performance to […]
Read More →AAV AAV reported 3Q16 net profit of Bt396mn, +333% YoY. Behind this is 21% passenger growth to 4.3mn, opening two new routes, increasing number of flights (Bangkok-Udon Thani), and refinancing of two aircraft. It will pay a dividend of Bt0.15/share, XD on Nov 22. (Kao Hoon, 11/11/16) AGE AGE expects 2016 coal sales to reach […]
Read More →ASN ASN targets telesales staff of in 2017 from 250 this year. It will submit its 3Q16 performance for board approval this week. It expects sales to grow from online insurance. It expects total insurance premiums to grow 20-25%. (Thun Hoon, 08/11/16) Comment: As a pure broker of insurance they’ll earn ~10% of what they […]
Read More →CWT CWT Board approves subsidiary purchases. The board approved budget of Bt133.96mn to have subsidiary CWTG acquire 60% of ARW and hold 5% in APCON. It has approved the purchase by subsidiary KCG of land for a building biomass power plant. (Kao Hoon, 26/10/16) Comment: I still remember being told by a client years ago […]
Read More →AGE AGE expects 2H16 earnings to grow thanks to a strong rise in coal price. It expects coal sales volume of 2.2mn tons in 2016. (Kao Hoon, 21/10/16) BBL BBL reported 3Q16 net profit of Bt8.06bn, growth of 12%, with 9M16 net profit of Bt23.55bn, down 11% YoY. (Post Today, 21/10/16) BIG BIG signed a […]
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