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 […]

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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 […]

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CPF CPF plans to expand into food business in Australia. CPF targets 500 chain restaurant branches, and also looks to sell its ready made meals, which it believes has strong potential. The management estimates CAPEX in the range of AU$200mn spread over five years. (Kao Hoon, 23/07/14) Comment: CPF is continuing on their mission to […]

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ADVANC AIS rolls out Future Cube for demos – Advanced Info Service Plc (AIS) has unveiled a demonstration centre for a virtual telecommunications experience to make deeper inroads into the future of mobile 3D application storefronts. (Bangkok Post, 03/06/14) BTS BTS ready to borrow Bt80bn and is prepared to operate trains on three lines: Green […]

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BCP Only slight QoQ fall in EBITDA in 2Q14 — Although its refinery will be shut down for maintenance, BCP expects EBITDA for 2Q14 to only fall slightly compared to 1Q14. Even though EBITDA for refinery business will fall by 30%, revenue from its three solar energy phases plus the attractive adders, will help strengthen […]

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OfficeMate Plc (OFM) is a distributor of office supplies that uses an omni-channel model and an e-commerce company managing the OfficeMate.co.th, Central.co.th and Robinson.co.th websites. OFM listed on the Market for Alternative Investment in 2010 and joined the SET in January 2013 after Central Retail Corporation (CRC) acquired a major stake in the business. Chief executive […]

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BCP Bangchak’s solar sprint – The mostly state-owned oil refiner Bangchak Petroleum Plc says its third phase solar project in the Northeast is ready to feed power to the national grid one month ahead of schedule, signaling higher future revenue than expected. (Bangkok Post, 26/03/14) Comment: The only sunny thing in the entire energy sector […]

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HEMRAJ HEMRAJ aims land sales of 1,600 rai and invest Bt6bn in 2014. It will launch the 7th industrial park, Hemaraj Chonburi 2, in 4Q14. It views the political situation as an opportunity to buy cheap land. (Khao Hoon, 24/1/14) Comment: Still the best company around, if the stock price drops enough as a function […]

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BBL: Maintains loan growth at 6% yoy in 2013. BBL expects GDP to grow 4% this year, lower than the earlier forecast of 5%. However, the bank still maintains its loan growth target at 6%, supported by resilient domestic demand, especially investment demand. According to the bank, it will be one of the major lenders […]

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This came across my desk yesterday. MSCI Thailand (MSCI Global Standard) Add : HMPRO, MINT, INTUCH, TRUE Delete : None MSCI Thailand (MSCI Global Small Cap) Add : ANAN, BMCL, EASTW, EA, GRAMMY, GUNKUL JMART, KTC, MALEE, N-PARK, OFM, OISHI, SAMTEL, SPCG, TFD, THRE, UMI, UV, VGI, WHA Delete : BLA, BTS, VNT  

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