This came across my desk yesterday. MSCI Thailand (MSCI Global Standard) Add : HMPRO, MINT, INTUCH, TRUE Delete : None MSCI Thailand (MSCI Global Small Cap) Add : ANAN, BMCL, EASTW, EA, GRAMMY, GUNKUL JMART, KTC, MALEE, N-PARK, OFM, OISHI, SAMTEL, SPCG, TFD, THRE, UMI, UV, VGI, WHA Delete : BLA, BTS, VNT
Read More →CPF CPF puts foreign projects on fast track to tap strong baht — CPF has accelerated its investment overseas with a series of new food projects to take advantage of cheap financing costs. Some projects to materialize this year include a chicken burger production unit in the UK and the launch of ready-to-eat meals production […]
Read More →HMPRO to raise cash — HMPO plains to issue debentures worth Bt4-5bn to raise funds for branch expansion. Wannee Juntamongkol, a senior vice president, said the company will spend up to Bt10bn this year, twice as much as last year, to add hardware and home improvement stores across the country. Half of the spending will […]
Read More →HMPRO 17th Expo coming — HMPRO will host its 17th Homepro Expo and invest Bt120mn in the event, while also bringing in 300 partners and offering discounts of up to 80%. The company expects sales of over Bt650 from the event. (ASTV Manager, 06/03/13) ITD ITD gets Purple Line #6 — ITD has won the […]
Read More →CPF Aiming at sales growth of 10-15% annually — CPF aims for sales to reach Bt700bn over the next five years, or to increase 10-15% per year. In 2012 sales reached Bt357.175bn, a 73% rise YoY, with net profit of Bt18.79bn, equating to Bt2.59/share. It will pay a DPS of Bt0.50 on 2H12. (Khao Hoon, […]
Read More →BCP – Bangchak aims to expand at home, overseas for stable growth — Beyond its existing businesses including refineries, petrol stations, convenience stores and supplementary businesses at its service stations, the company will focus more on alternative-energy production, especially electricity produced by solar cells, said president Vichien Usanachote. Bangchak has opened its first petrol station […]
Read More →AMATA – New strategy will slow growth — AMATA said that revenues and profits this year are expected to slow due to a new business strategy, which focuses on long-term leases on land of up to 30 years instead of selling the land. The company hopes to hold on to its assets for the long term […]
Read More →JMART Plans on nearly 300 new outlets next year — JMART will invest Bt200mn in 2013 to open 280 new stores and expects 30% YoY growth in 2013 revenue as the 3G licenses will push demand for smart phones. (Tun Hoon, 12/12/12) Comment: Love the man love the business, he’s done a wondeful job growing […]
Read More →Just a quick fyi before I run out of the office. MSCI announced this morning their update to be used in the calculation of the MSCI Global Standard and Global Small Cap shares that will be effective as of 31 May 2012. MSCI Thailand Index Addition: SCC MSCI Thailand Index for Global Small Cap. Additions: BLA, EARTH, SC, SF Removals: HMPRO, SCCC, MAKRO, TSTH and TUF Source: MSCI
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