CWT CWT plans to invest in waste power plant, expects to sign PPA next month. It expects 2015 revenue of Bt1.2bn benefitting from cooperation with Japanese partner to expand abroad. (Thun Hoon, 14/07/15) Comment: CWT has been one of those companies that has at times looked quite cheap, but according to long term market investors, […]
Read More →As a hat tip to Byron Wien’s annual opinion piece on his discussion with the Smartest Man in Europe, here’s my amateurish attempt. Every week I try to meet people either in the industry or outside the industry to just share thoughts on the developments in Thailand, the region, the world and w/o naming any […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC and TOT plan to invest in mobile-broadband business which is expected to be finalized in 3Q15. ADVANC expects 2H15 revenue to grow 4% which consists of 30% growth from data service revenue. (Khao Hoon, 02/07/15) Comment: I do think this will kill JAS and most likely hurt True substantially as well. AIRA AIRA […]
Read More →ACD ACD plans to acquire three hotels in Phuket worth Bt10bn, expecting to finalize the deals within this year. It also plans to acquire businesses in Laos and Cambodia. It expects to achieve revenue above Bt1bn this year. (Thun Hoon, 19/6/15) BBL BBL sold 484mn shares of IRPC at Bt4.06/share to foreign funds. (Khao Hoon, […]
Read More →AEC AEC targets 2015 market share of 4% from 2014’s 2% aided by customer base expansion. It is confident 2015 performance will show a net profit despite the loss in 1Q15 as the capital market recovered. It has seven investment banking deals that will raise revenue. (Thun Hoon, 28/05/15) Comment: It is a tough environment […]
Read More →ANAN ANAN JV Mitsui Fudosan will launch five property projects worth Bt19bn. It plans to introduce twelve projects worth Bt30bn this year. (Khao Hoon, 21/05/15) Comment: Should the property projects be successfully sold then it ANAN will have a solid 2018. BJCHI Backlog Bt7.5bn and expected to increase gradually. BJCHI is preparing to bid for […]
Read More →AUCT AUCT revealed that it is studying the business potential abroad. If it is feasible it will begin the business by early 2016 and expects this could contribute 10% to its revenue. Management expects 1Q15 performance TO be strong with revenue growth of 20-40% YoY in 2015. (Thun Hoon, 07/04/15) Comment: Still my biggest regret […]
Read More →AAV China gives 85% load factor in 1Q15 – AAV reports that higher traffic from China remained the key driver to bring load factor to 85% in 1Q15. Management expects tourist sentiment towards traveling to Thailand to continue to improve over the remainder of the year despite the ongoing martial law. The Tourism Authority of […]
Read More →AP AP expects to transfer Bt5.3bn in 1Q15. The company has Bt25bn backlog and will realize Bt23.8bn as revenue this year, resulting in 10% revenue growth this year. The company plans to open 24 new projects with total value of Bt36bn. (Kao Hoon, 11/03/15) AS AS expects earnings turnaround this year after business restructuring. It […]
Read More →BAY Bank of Ayudhya launches new corporate credit, aiming at three key businesses, i.e. car dealers, tire dealers and electrical appliance dealers. The key selling point is to waive collateral and give a high credit line to accommodate the value chain of the businesses. (Thun Hoon, 03/02/15) BTS/AEONTS BTS joins with AEONTS to launch joint […]
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