KBANK: cuts MRR rate for SMEs & individual customers by 25 to 6.62% from 6.87% following policy-rate cut by 25 bps yesterday to record low at 1%. Comment: There go their NIMs, their ROEs etc etc KKP: target FY loan growth within 7-9%, NPLs below 3.9%, 10 IB deals on hand to provide cushions. Comment: […]

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AAV expects to lose 300,000 Chinese passengers during 1Q20, as flights to China make up 30% of its total rev, to ramp up India and Japan routes. Comment: Well given the Thai government’s response to the virus I doubt that the international travelers from India and Japan are going to make up for the short […]

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CHOW: to cod 3 JPN solar project combined 21mw before end of-3Q, lift total to 80.92mw, t/g 500mw w/in 5 yrs. KKP: cut FY19 loan growth t/g to 5% from 8% from soft demand for auto HP; fees from CRC restructuring, TMB-TBANK amalgamation, Asset World & DoHome IPOs to provide cushion in 2H. Comment: The […]

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ANAN’s CEO, Chanond, sold 11.89% stake or 396.21m share to his Ruangkritya family members as part of internal reshuffling, leaving him with 38.98% stake. DIF may sell new units @ Bt15.2, a 15% discount to previous close, while TRUE to pocket extra gain in 3Q from selling assets to DIF, Tabloid. KKP anticipates big jumps […]

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AAV adds new route to Sihanoukville beach town in Cambodia, 4 weekly flights on route from July 1. Comment: Gotta love Airasia they really are everywhere and as a customer I love it. Has anyone else noticed how strong they are selling ad space on their planes? In the cabins? How they are selling food […]

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DELTA DELTA is seeing order flow from existing and new clients. The company expects revenue growth of 20% in 2019, boosted by capacity expansion in Thailand and India and rising demand for auto-related parts. (Thun Hoon, 6/12/18) Comment: And on top of that DELTA is taking the Thailand side private  KKP KKP’s CEO has a […]

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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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ABM ABM closed at Bt2.52, 40 %above IPO price on the first day of trade .The company will spend Bt135mn to expand its palm kernel warehouse, build wood pallets )for biomass power plant (and expand the sawmill . Management said lots of orders will underwrite 2Q18 sales growth of 30 %to 22,000 tons/month and it […]

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APEX APEX signed a contract with Club Med to open a luxury resort, Club Med Krabi, worth Bt3.8bn. It plans to develop a new tourist spot in Yao Beach, Krabi and targets premium customers for this resort. It expects to start construction in September 2018 and complete in 2021. (Thun Hoon, 13/02/18 ) Comment: This […]

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  BGRIM BGRIM is expanding its investment in CLMV; it set up two subsidiaries in Cambodia for the power plant and transmission wire business. It expects to sign an MOU for a project in Vietnam in 1Q18 and expects a project in Malaysia to be finalized in 3Q18. (Thun Hoon, 26/1/18) Comment: Out of all […]

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