AMATA Vietnam government has approved AMATA investment in Amata City Long Thanh, valued at US$258mn. It expects this to open in 2017 and attract US$500mn in foreign investment intially. Management expects Chinese companies to set up plants in this industrial estate, with value reaching US$4bn within ten years. (Thun Hoon, 27/08/15) Comment: Vietnam has a […]
Read More →BBL BBL says its loans grew less than its target of 3% affected by economic slowdown. Credit card spending for the first seven months grew 13-14% from target of 10%. It added 200,000 new credit card members. (Thun Hoon, 20/08/15) Comment: Strange to see BBL finally pushing into the consumer market with its credit cards, […]
Read More →AKR AKR is seeing demand recovery. It expects 2Q15 profit to be positive backed by revenue recognition. It expects 3Q15 earnings to mark a record high. It is ready for an upcoming bid for the MEA valued at Bt2bn. It expects 2015 revenue will hit target growth of 10% aided by huge orders for solar […]
Read More →AJP AJP will change its name to DCORP and plans to invest in the power business. It plans to go to China to study a project that it wants to operate in Thailand. (Khao Hoon, 06/08/15) ANAN ANAN plans to launch seven condominiums valued at Bt20.3bn in 2H15. 1H15 presales reached Bt12.5bn (+227%). It is […]
Read More →AKR AKR expects to get a 20MW solar farm from a cooperative which is expected to be concluded in August. It plans to invest in a power plant on 94 rai in Lopburi. It expects to show net profit in 2Q15, benefitting from booking revenue from its backlog. 2H15 performance is expected to be good […]
Read More →BGT BGT targets gross margin of 40% backed by implementing cost control and introducing new products. 2Q15 profit is expected to be good. It expects 10% revenue growth this year. It plans to expand abroad. (Thun Hoon, 29/06/15) Comment: I’ve always thought they knew how to run a good retail business, but the numbers haven’t […]
Read More →AIT AIT revised down 2015 revenue target from Bt6.8bn to Bt5-5.5bn due to a slowdown of government projects. Earnings are expected to turn around in 2H15 backed by infrastructure investment. (Post Today, 05/06/15) Comment: Whatever happened to the wonderful digital economy that was supposed to push AIT’s growth into the stratosphere like every broker predicted? […]
Read More →AH AH is dealing to buy firms in India, Malaysia and Japan, expected to be finalized by 2015. The company cut sales target to 5-10% due to a slowdown in the auto industry but it expects revenue to grow to Bt30bn in 2020. (Thun Hoon, 29/05/15) Comment: AH hasn’t been an attractive investment since 2006 […]
Read More →ABC ABC expects shareholder approval to increase capital and list ABC-W2. The company hopes to use the capital to expand its property business. It has land of over 4,000 rai in Hua Hin. It is ready to push M-Commerce business to be its main source of revenue in the future. (ThunHoon, 23/04/15) Comment: So this […]
Read More →BDMS Expects 12% growth in 2015. It plans to invest Bt6.0bn in order to expand the number of hospital to 50. 1Q15 earnings will grow due to an increase in the number of clients (Khao Hoon, 20/04/2015) Comment: Despite a relatively tepid growth rate, these valuation levels still hold because 1) It’s the biggest and […]
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