BEM BEM notified arbitrator that the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) already paid the premium difference between the Chalerm Mahanakorn and the Si Rat Expressway toll plus interest. There are many cases that BEM expects to win. (Thun Hoon, 1/11/18) Comment: Well EXAT did just make a bucketload from TFIFF… so was that used to […]

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BEM BEM is confident that the second phase of the Blue Line extension will open in September 2019 and the third phase will open in 2020. It will ask for a renewal of the second-stage expressway concession in mid-2019. It expects expressway revenue growth of 2% and MRTS revenue of 7% next year, excluding the […]

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Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 83 mn NEWS – The President takes a decent chunk of the company Sell(s) THB 215 mn PRINC – Was surprised to see a sale by the Chairman of the Exec board. JKN – A sale by the founder to a doctor that owns bright tv..

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AAV AAV expects earnings to grow in 4Q18. It will add new routes to Vietnam, China, India, ASEAN, India and Indochina. It plans to add flights in the densely populated routes. (Thun Hoon, 21/9/18) BDMS CFO of BDMS expects revenue growth of 10% this year from Bt77bn, supported by an increase in Thai and foreign […]

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DELTA Delta Taiwan upping holding to alleviate trade war risk. The President of DELTA Taiwan reiterated that the increase of the parent company’s holding in DELTA is being undertaken to reduce the risks arising out of a trade. (Thun Hoon, 7/8/18) Comment: That is the rhetoric from the company…and then the media domestically and internationally […]

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BAFS BAFS raised its revenue target growth to 6% as demand for jet fuel should increase by 5% this year. This is supported by the ICAO’s decision to remove Thailand’s red flag status. Management expects 2Q18 earnings to remain strong and the pipeline project will continue to increase the proportion of oil transmission revenue to […]

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TET: Please explain the history of JKN. I begun from humble beginnings as the family business was initially home video rentals. When I returned to Thailand in late 1999, the first step begun with the BBC Documentary Walking with Dinosaurs when we contacted BBC directly and was able to be the sole distributor in Thailand. However […]

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