AOT: Thai Smile to resume Phuket-Hong Kong route, 4 weekly flights (Monday/Wednesday/Friday/Sunday) from July 2. Comment: Initial travelers are going to be all over the local news, and then disappointment will set in as the figures are lower than expected, and then it will ramp up faster than the infrastructure can manage. BAM sees 2Q turnaround […]
Read More →BR BR expects 2016 revenue growth OF 10-15% supported by recovery in sales in 2H16. It plans to develop a new project to increase its margin. It expects to conclude a JV in Hong Kong in 1-2 months which is a key to expanding to Indonesia. (Thun Hoon, 09/06/16) Comment: Cheap on valuations, so so […]
Read More →IRCP IRCP expects 2016 revenue and net profit to grow 50% because it plans to take part in Bt5bn bids. It expects winners of the Bt1bn in public projects up for bids to be announced soon. It expects to complete a deal (investing in E-commerce) with a Korean investor in 2Q16. (Khao Hoon, 11/04/16) LIT […]
Read More →BJC Foreign banks help BJC fund US$6.2bn Big C buy – Berli Jucker Plc (BJC) has tapped foreign banks including BNP Paribas as well as domestic lenders to raise US$6.2 billion for its acquisition of Big C Supercenter Plc, putting it on track to successfully meet a March 31 financing deadline. (Bangkok Post, 4/3/16) Comment: […]
Read More →ANAN ANAN targets 2016 revenue to reach Bt11bn backed by Bt37.2bn backlog. It plans to launch 12 projects, valued at Bt22bn. (Thun Hoon, 26/02/16) Comment: Seems to be rather conservative estimates coming out from the management team given their backlog, lets see how things unfold during the year BANPU BANPU expects net profit to return […]
Read More →AOT AOT expects revenue growth in 2015 to exceed 15% after stronger-than-expected traffic. The cancellation of charter flights to and from Japan and South Korea has not adversely affected it. The firm plans to go ahead with Phase II of Suvarnabhumi airport. (Khao Hoon, 09/04/15) Comment: Regardless of these cancellations, in the end AOT will […]
Read More →AAV AAV expects strong recovery this year and targets 14.5mn passengers and double-digit revenue growth. The company said 1Q15 cabin factor will be strong at more than 84%, driven by the influx of Chinese tourists. (Kao Hoon, 24/02/15) New CFO — AAV has informed SET that the Nomination and Remuneration Committee has approved the appointment […]
Read More →AI Management expects revenue of Bt9bn in 2015 from Bt5bn in 2014 and will invest Bt200mn to increase palm oil production capacity and set up solar power plant with 2.6MW capacity supporting sharp revenue and earnings growth. (Thun Hoon, 20/11/14) Comment: Another firm that will have a small solar power plant – 2.6 MW means […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 2 bn AJP – The Chairman buys a whopping # of shares worth THB 665 mn DCC – I’ve had to double check this, but its true, DCC’s management/owners bought THB 1.16 bn worth of shares, most likely a swap with an institution SRICHA – THB 241 mn shares bought by […]
Read More →AAV AAV’s bookings down 15% due to the coup. The CEO says the airline has seen a significant decline in Chinese clients, but domestic traffic continues to support operations. Khon Kaen, Nakorn Panom, and Naratiwat flights have a load factor of 90%. It will control costs and postpone client base expansion to handle the drop […]
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