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 →BGT BGT targets gross margin of 40% backed by implementing cost control and introducing new products. 2Q15 profit is expected to be good. It expects 10% revenue growth this year. It plans to expand abroad. (Thun Hoon, 29/06/15) Comment: I’ve always thought they knew how to run a good retail business, but the numbers haven’t […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC says 2Q15 profit is expected to grow to Bt9.1bn (+7%), with 1H15 growth of 6% to Bt19bn. It expects to pay interim dividend of Bt6.54/share, higher than last year’s Bt6.04/ share. (Khao Hoon, 25/06/15) Comment: Analysts have now begun downgrading ADVANC’s potential profit growth for this year and next, but its still a […]
Read More →BJCHI BJCHI targets more projects to lift gross margin above 30%. It expects 15% p.a. revenue growth over the next three years. In 2015, it expects to receive 5-6 projects with value of Bt10bn from clients in Australia and Latin America and aims to diversify its client base more to the Americas. (Krungtep Turakij, 13/03/15) […]
Read More →EARTH EARTH expects higher region coal price to lift 1Q15 profit above Bt3.8bn. Management remains confident that its sales volume will reach 10mt in 2015 due to higher demand. It plans to acquire more mines with reserves of 40mt, conclusion by 4Q15. (Thun Hoon, 12/03/15) Comment: The owners have been pledging their shares for a […]
Read More →AIT AIT announced 2H14 dividend of Bt1.1/share (XD on April 21), after record-high net profit of Bt658.56 mn (+16.26%) in 2014 and revenue of Bt6.65bn. It has backlog of Bt1.487bn, part of which will be realized this year. (Khao Hoon, 23/02/15) BGT BGT plans to expand into ASEAN markets via agents or setting up joint […]
Read More →AMATA AMATA continues to invest in Vietnam via subsidiary AMATAVN, to develop an industrial park called Long Thanh. It believes this investment will support revenue growth for the company for many years to come. The firm also plans to list AMATAVN this year. (Thun Hoon, 05/02/15) Comment: As I’ve said for the a while, AMATA […]
Read More →AAV Thai AirAsia posts static Q3 load factor – Thai AirAsia (TAA) saw a slight fall in load factor in the third quarter, which it attributed to Thailand’s political situation and a sluggish economy. The country’s largest low-cost carrier still recorded a relatively high load factor of 82% for JulySeptember, down by one percentage point […]
Read More →BCP Bangchak earmarks B7bn for refinery rejig – BCP plans to spend Bt7bn to improve its oil refinery in its bid to gain a higher refinery margin. Executive vice-president Phichet Emwattana said the spending would start next year and run until 2018. (Bangkok Post, 31/10/14) CPF CPF maintains revenue growth of 10% YoY to reach […]
Read More →CK Ch. Karnchang maintains revenue target – Ch. Karnchang Plc (CK), Thailand’s second-largest construction firm, expects to maintain its revenue target of Bt30bn this year despite delays facing the government’s megaprojects. Its current backlog of more than Bt100bn will help it meet the target, said senior executive vice-president Prasert Marittanaporn.(Bangkok Post, 30/10/14) DELTA DELTA expects […]
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