The Digital TV Industry has been having its own version of battle royale with the competition for ratings sending bidding prices for new shows through the roof and if you look at every company related to digital tv, all of their earnings were poor in 2014 and 1Q15, as a result of this they have […]
Read More →BMCL Blue Line negotiations, not bids – The cabinet has given the green light to the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) to negotiate with BMCL with regards to operating the Blue Line extension. In addition, the Transport Minister is ready to bring back the Joint-Venture 2013 law between state enterprises and private operators. […]
Read More →Note: Scroll down to see commentary for the past 3 days. Stocks in the news (amata, arrow, bay, bkd, cbg, ecl, kbs, ldc, pf, ptg, ptt, spali, super, tcap, thai, ttcl, wha) 27.01.15 AMATA AMATA plans to invest in industrial estate in Myanmar, in addition to its existing investment in Vietnam to prepare for the […]
Read More →AOT New entity for duty-free – perhaps. The Minister of Transportation met with management of Korea’s Lotte, which wants to run a duty free business at Thailand’s airports and in towns. The Thai government is promoting fair competition in the duty-free business, but has to study conditions with King Power Duty Co., who has the […]
Read More →CHO CHO confident revenue this year will grow no less than 50% due to strong flow in orders. It said that it plans to expand aggressively in overseas markets further through its catering hi-loaders truck business for airlines in markets abroad. The management confirms the exercise date for CHO-W1 is Dec 30, 2014. (Thun Hoon, […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 2.4 bn MTLS, IFEC, NMG, GFM, RS, JAS, M-CHAI, BA, EARTH, STA, EPCO, KSL, AUCT, SAMART Sell(s) THB 2.0 bn CGD, NMG, IFEC, MONO, DNA, BTS, BSM, DNA, ABC, PPM, BTC, BLAND, EE, EPCO, CHO, MACO
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s): THB 907 mn GFM – Interesting transaction with nearly THB 400 mn bought by key management IFEC – A swap in shares between the CEO & the Chairman by the looks of this. Now IFEC…if you build out a financial model based upon every dream they say they will achieve today, then […]
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 →AAV No deal for Skymark — AAV denies Japanese news that the Malaysian low cost airline is negotiating to acquire Skymark Airline in Japan which is facing financial distress. (Thun Hoon, 20/08/14) Comment: Skymark shares have risen some 30% on these rumours, no idea if there is truth behind them, wouldn’t see why AirAsia needs […]
Read More →AAV TAAX plots aggressive expansion – Thai AirAsia X (TAAX) is charting a lofty growth plan that it hopes will put the airline at the forefront of the medium- and long-haul low-cost segment it pioneered in Thailand. Ramping up its passenger volume to 1mn by 2016, expanding the fleet to include a newly unveiled version […]
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