Banks are always the first to announce their financial performances and here are some quick thoughts: Just look @ BAY’s performance, followed by its corresponding stock price performance, it has just been amazing. The larger banks in general are still continuing to grow, NPL management has been proactive, especially at KBANK. The smaller institutions […]
Read More →DIMET DIMET says 2014 will be in the black though it faced net losses in 1Q14 and 2Q14. The company expects recovery in 3Q14 and 4Q14 and is looking for a partner to support its business. It does not know what is behind the sharp increase in its share price. (Kao Hoon, 12/12/14) GOLD GOLD […]
Read More →ANAN ANAN budgets Bt3bn to purchase land to support business expansion. The company targets revenue of Bt12-15bn with presales of Bt22.5-23.5bn in 2015. (Kao Hoon, 11/12/14) Comment: The upside for me in ANAN is on operational leverage i.e. fixed costs should be stable, thus with revenue growth of 20-30%, i wouldn’t be surprised to see […]
Read More →AJD AJD announces capital increase for 13 investors at price of Bt0.1/share. The SET has requested greater details by 28 November as the company’s selling price is 97.48% below the average price and below book value, which will create 50% dilution for existing shareholders. (Kao Hoon, 26/11/14) Comment: Well any surprise? If only we could […]
Read More →BANPU Power plants, coal at core of new Banpu plan : Banpul Plc is preparing a new five-year business plan in preparation for the current plan ending in 2015, the company has revealed. (The Nation, 14/11/14) Comment: For banpu to become an attractive investment again one of two these two things have to happen 1) […]
Read More →A couple of things to note: The major banks are still performing ok, mainly on cost management and lower provisions 9M YoY performance is average to say the least with the sector only up +5.7% Autoloan related fincos, Tisco and KK, are still suffering, though this may very well be the end of the high […]
Read More →BBL BBL wins Myanmar licence – Bangkok Bank (BBL), Thailand’s largest lender by assets, is the only Thai bank among the first nine foreign ones to win a limited banking licence in Myanmar. The approval is preliminary for 12 months, during which time the winning banks must comply with Central Bank of Myanmar requirements before […]
Read More →ADVANC AIS lays broadband blueprint – Advanced Info Service (AIS), the country’s largest mobile operator, is jumping on the fixed-line broadband internet bandwagon with planned commercial service to begin in early 2015. “We believe now is the perfect time to enter the market, worth 50-60 billion baht last year, as the industry just reached a […]
Read More →AJD Board approves issue of 750mn AJD-W1 shares. These will be allotted to existing shareholders at the ratio of 4 shares to 1 warrant for free to help support working capital and expand its business. The board has also approved a change in par Bt0.50 to Bt0.10/share to help increase liquidity. The Managing Director said […]
Read More →ABC ABC reports interest in domestic partner. Management is interested in a business partner with potential synergy. The company is studying new business to support revenue and net profit. It will launch an on-line shopping site on 6 October and expects to attract credit card shoppers. (Thun Hoon, 17/09/14) Comment: Again in the news! I’m […]
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