7UP appointed former police commissioner, Somyot Poompanmoung, to be chair of the board, effective March 30. Comment: Oh happy corruption times, what share transfers, business transfer etc etc are we going to see here. HENG target 30% loan growth, Bt12b loanbook target by end of year from Bt9.2b FY21, will add 100 branches to expand […]

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AOT: Vietjet annced resumption of SIA – Danang route, 3 flights/week from Mar 27. Comment: VN was far stricter than Thailand in their restrictions, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see them open up far faster. Hell, even Malaysia is opening up faster than Thailand with less onerous requirements BEM: Office of Transport and Traffic […]

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BCH will book Bt3b revenue from Moderna alternative jab this year, target Covid-related services revenue +104% yoy as caseloads jump, upside from higher SSO patients quota yoy, allots Bt920m capex to revamp hospitals, expand labs. Comment. Would love to know the profits from this one…. GUNKUL-JMART-SINGER form venture, JGS, to offer solar turnkey solutions from […]

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ACE, TPCH, UAC to bid for community PP phase 2 with 400MW later this year. Comment: Who wants to take the over/under that the police related ACE are going to win the majority of this? CRC to invest Bt100b over next 5-year to grow revenue by 2.5X, EBITDA by 3.5X, and market cap by 2.5X. […]

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AEONTS reports 2Q21np (end of Aug) at Bt678m, -29.8% yoy; missed Bt1.09b consensus, pays Bt2.5 dps, XD Oct 18. Comment: “Ruh Roh” KBANK to cut loans to coal-fired power plants, target carbon free by FY30. Comment: Idiots. But this is more PR than anything else, when was the last time Thailand had a serious launch […]

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AP will launch 1,237 units high-rise projects under jv Mitsubishi Estate, LIFE Rama4-Asoke, worth Bt6.7b, pre-sales kick off October 16. CPF announced buyback up to 400m shares or 4.65% of paid-up under Bt10b budget from October 15 till April 14,22, estimated FY22F EPS +3-5% if program successfully executed.CPF’s HK whole-owned unit, CPFI, proposed to take […]

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AAV resume domestic flights today Comment: Reopening trade done for this name. There should be talks of recap coming again before the end of the year. BAM maintained Bt17b FY21 revenue target, eyes Bt4.2b cash collection in 3Q & Bt6b in 4Q post reopened, launch installment campaign & digital marketing to boost sales, sets Bt10b […]

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ERW sets Bt700m capex for 10 new hotels in Thai and Philippines. Comment: That number doesn’t make sense. THB 70mn/hotel? KTC reaffirms record high profit this year, despite difficult 3Q, to sell Bt800m worth of bad loan port and focus on secred loans. Comment: As long as people are paying the minimum amount then they […]

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Citi is seeking to sell its SEA (Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines) & SKR business as package to Standard Chartered Bank. Comment: Remember this is only for their consumer business DUSIT debuts 152 rooms hotel, DusitD2 Hia Hin, its 3rd hotel in beach town. Comment: Market share goes to the strongest. ITEL: board approved to […]

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AEONTS reports 1Q22 net profit (end of May21) at Bt1.149b, +117%, topline -11% yoy from shrinking card spending from Covid impact & new loan suspension at Aeonts Micro finance (Myanmar) since February 1, lower LLP yoy, recovery on doubtful account and costs control provided cushion. Comment: Given the high debt levels in Thailand, a friend […]

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