BTS MRTA plans to negotiate with BTS to operator the Green Line (Bearing-Saput Prakan) rather than putting it up for bidding. (Khao Hoon, 06/07/15) Comment: Well because BTS already operates every other part of the BTS, the question is only down to politics and fee-arrangements now CGS CGS acting as financial advisor for Ankor Kasemkam […]
Read More →ACD ACD plans to acquire three hotels in Phuket worth Bt10bn, expecting to finalize the deals within this year. It also plans to acquire businesses in Laos and Cambodia. It expects to achieve revenue above Bt1bn this year. (Thun Hoon, 19/6/15) BBL BBL sold 484mn shares of IRPC at Bt4.06/share to foreign funds. (Khao Hoon, […]
Read More →ANAN ANAN expects real estate revenue to reach Bt10.5bn this year backed by large backlog of Bt35bn. It will launch 12 projects worth Bt31.5bn. Its presales were impressive at Bt7.5bn in 1Q15. (Kao Hoon, 27/3/15) Comment: Again the question for ANAN is how much can operating margins improve. Should they match industry average then the […]
Read More →ANAN ANAN reported strong profit growth of 60% YoY in 2014 to Bt1.3bn. The company will pay a cash dividend of Bt0.068/share, XD on Apr 21. ANAN expects revenue to reach Bt11bn on backlog of Bt27bn. Twelve more projects will be launched with total project value of Bt32bn. (Kao Hoon, 27/02/15) Comment: And yet still […]
Read More →ABC ABC set revenue target for 2015 at Bt800mn, focusing on five new concerts. The company plans to add more alliances with 3-4 credit card issuers, which it expects to conclude by mid-2015. The major shareholder intends to reduce his holding from 76% to not less than 50%. (Khao Hoon, 18/02/15) Comment: Not a bad […]
Read More →BTS BTS too book ~Bt1.5bn revenue from NPARK if NPARK sells the 20 rai of land at Onnut with market value of Bt3.2-4.0bn to an international school. It hopes to book the gain in 2Q15. (Khao Hoon, 17/2/15) EA EA to start commercial operations of its 90MW-solar farm in Lampang today. This new solar farm […]
Read More →AMATA Amata to invest in Vietnam’s Dong Nai – Thai industrial-city developer Amata will invest in three high-tech industrial-park and urban-development projects in the southern Vietnamese province of Dong Nai, news website dddn.com.vn reported. Amata Vietnam will be the investor in a 753-hectare urban-development project in Tam An commune in Long Thanh district. (The Nation, […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 77mn N/A Sell(s) THB 422 mn BLAND – With the REIT finally listed plus the fact that they don’t have any other sizeable assets to sell, there isn’t any new catalyst for BLAND to move. BROOK – Brook, one of the oddest companies on the market that no one really trusts. EE- The […]
Read More →BEAUTY BEAUTY reported 3Q14 net profit of Bt81.3mn, +68.4% YoY. The company is preparing to launch a new marketing campaign in 4Q14 to stimulate sales and is confident that revenue will grow 30% YoY in 2014 with widen net profit margin to at least 20%. (Kao Hoon, 13/11/14) Comment: One of the few companies to […]
Read More →AJD AJD starts trading at new par value of Bt0.1/share today and expects price at Bt3.2/share. Management reports set-top box sales volume of 500,000 boxes YTD and expects to sell 2mn boxes in 2014. The company is studying investing in a solar power plant in China. (Kao Hoon, 4/11/14) Comment: Stock splits = retail gold! […]
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