AMA AMA reported 2017 earnings of Bt235.15mn, growing 71.99% YoY with revenue of Bt1.50bn, a new high backed by more ships and trucks. It plans to expand its fleet in order to support increasing global demand for palm oil as export volume of palm oil is forecasted to rise to 4mn tons this year. It […]
Read More →BAY BAY targets corporate loans and deposits to grow by 6-8% this year in tandem with projected GDP growth of 4%. It targets SME loan growth of 14% in 2018 and expects this growth to reach 20% in three years. It says its NPLs remain low compared to peers and views the establishment of banking […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC announced a dividend on 2H17 of Bt3.57/share, XD on 5 April, giving a total 2017 dividend of Bt7.08/share, a yield of approximately 4%. It reported 2017 earnings of Bt30.077bn, falling 1.9% from 2016. (Khao Hoon, 06/02/18) Comment: How did the eke out decent #’s? Cost cutting. How can they grow? Questionable…although apparently broadband […]
Read More →AGE AGE projects revenue proportion from overseas will rise to 30% on an increase in orders from Vietnam and China brought by rising demand for coal. It targets 2018 revenue to grow by 20-25% and currently has backlog of 300,000 tons, all of which will be booked in 1H18. (Thun Hoon, 18/1/18) LH LH targets […]
Read More →BIZ BIZ signed a contract to sell cancer treatment machine, a Low Energy Medical Linear Accelerator, to Chonburi Cancer Hospital for Bt98.60 and contact period of 300 days. This raises its backlog to Bt1.36bn. (Thun Hoon, 16/1/18) Comment: If that is the case and the firm maintains it’s NPM @ 10%, then its at 10x […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC expects 4Q17 earnings to grow by 16% to Bt7.481bn on an improved gross margin and lower marketing expenses. It projects 2017 earnings of Bt30.624, stable from last year, with a 2H17 dividend yield of 2%. (Khao Hoon, 29/12/17) Comment: And now they CF’s are going to be helped by the fact the NBTC […]
Read More →AGE AGE targets 2018 coal sales growth of 20-25% and plans to penetrate Chinese and Vietnamese markets next year. It expects revenue proportion from overseas will increase to 30%. It says the establishment of a joint venture company with a Chinese partner will be completed within 1Q17 and targets sales in China to reach 300,000 […]
Read More →Sitting here I was wondering what really drove the market to be +11% or so in local currency terms and here you go, AOT and PTT represented 1/3 of the move this year whereas GL and TRUE have had the biggest negative impact thus far. Data Source: Bloomberg
Read More →AMATA AMATA is going to budget Bt1bn to buy more land in EEC area and plans to raise utilities prices, which will lead 2018 revenue up from this year. It believes 2017 revenue will reach target after achieving Bt3.94bn revenue in 9M17. It currently has backlog of Bt1.96bn and will gradually book revenue from Thai-Chinese […]
Read More →BTS BTS targets 2019-21 revenue to grow by 25-30% on average from 2017, grounded in solid gains in its skytrain, advertising and real estate businesses. It will book an extraordinary gain of Bt2bn after completing the transfer of property, which it expects to finish in March 2018 . (Thun Hoon, 21/11/17) Comment: And if more […]
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