BJC announced business restructuring plan that separates its port into retails, wholesale, production, imports and exports of consumer goods, with all existing business of BigC are under BigC Retail Corp (BRC), Bt87.1b registered capital, pending listing. Comment: Et voila, the rumour from last year is true, and just in time for the group as interest […]

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ASAP: upbeat outlook from strong car rent demand on the back of domestic tourism stimulus, surging tourists arrival, allot Bt2b budget to expand fleet size, eyes Bt4b full year revenue target. Comment: It’s not for the Chinese to rent, the real tourists that spend money on this are already back to Thailand and you’ll begin […]

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AGE targets Bt500m new loans from backhoe & trailer hire-purchase, to diversify earnings from coal trading & logistic business, capitalize on existing drivers who have good track record & credit score from subsidiary, AGE Transport. Comment: Coal prices have dropped from their peak by -60%, but are still 2x from pre c-19 levels, plus age […]

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BANPU in talk to buy 2 HELE coal fired pp (High Efficiency, Low Emmissions), capacity 800-1k mw, expects to conclude 1 deal in 2Q, mulls expand renewable portfolio to 5k mw by end of year from current 4,4264mw. BGRIM established subsidiary in Vietnam to expand solar rooftop business. HENG sees record high NP this year […]

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AOT expects to see total passengers thru its 6 airports this fiscal year, ending September 23, at 95.7m, a 68% recovery vs pre-covid, and sees 141.57m in next fiscal year, which is at 99% of pre-covid level in 2019. Comment: Same story…..let’s see in 12 months AUCT upbeats FY23 outlook from strong traffic at auction […]

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ASAP sees 1Q23 car rent jump 400% yoy as demand surge on increase travelers, allots Bt2b budget to expand fleet. Comment: There are multiple ways to play the recovery in tourism. This is one. AWC saw bookings and room occupancy rates in December exceed that of pre-pandemic period. BEC signed an exclusive Thai drama and […]

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BCPG’s planning to build Asia’s largest wind farm in Laos, 600MW, in coop with PowerChina International, to COD in 2025. NER seeks board approval for its 3-year business plan, including Bt500K tons sales and Bt30b revenue target, Bt400m capex for expansion in 3 new plants in Northeastern, targeting 1.1m ton/year capacity. Comment: Their margins have […]

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