AAV AAV is entering high season in 2H17. It says the number of Chinese tourists has picked up since August, lifting its load factor to 84%. It is purchase three new airplanes and will add routes from Don Mueng to Maldives, Jaipur and Tiruchirappalli. (Thun Hoon, 3/10/17) Comment: Still the best LCC player in Thailand […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC maintains 2017 revenue growth target of 4-5%. It plans to be a leader in data services in 2H17 by increasing 4G customers to reach 40-50% of its customer base of 40.5mn. It also plans to expand home internet. (Khao Hoon, 17/8/17) AOT AOT to pay rental to Treasury Department at 4% of ROA […]
Read More →EARTH KTB to send legal officers to investigate EARTH after it filed for bankruptcy with the Central Bankruptcy Court with total debt of Bt47.5bn, higher than its assets of Bt31.8bn (Bangkok Biz, 1/8/17) Comment: “Where did our money go krub?” FTE FTE signals brighter 2H17 earnings, driven by private and public projects with total […]
Read More →AH AH expects contribution from SGAH in 3Q17 on top of an additional US$10mn in interest income. The process is expected to finish 2Q17. The company aims to improve this year’s performance by reducing cost and efficiency. (Thun Hoon, 29/5/17) Comment: And that has helped propel its stock price by some 11% today. ASP ASP […]
Read More →AOT AOT reported 2QFY17 earnings of Bt6.47bn, up 17%. This brought 1HFY17 earnings to Bt11.49bn with 65.59mn passenger pass-through. (Kao Hoon, 16/05/17) Comment: What tourism slowdown? Only 5% of the Chinese have passports, just imagine if 10% have passports (note for US citizens its about ~35%-40% depending upon which stat you look at) ARROW ARROW […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Finally there’s been a fair amount of movement on both the buys and sells Buy(s) THB 138 mn GLOBAL – This director seems to believe rather strongly in the company at this price. Sell(s) THB 201 mn PACE – What’s going on here? SAMART – Looks like SIM and the continued delay of Cambodia […]
Read More →ABC ABC plans to focus on E-Payment and expects to sign a contract with a financial institution and its partners. It plans to provide “ABC Payment service” to boost its fee income and 2017 revenue. (Kao Hoon, 23/01/17) BCP BCP’s board approved in buying 50mn capital increase shares of Lithium America Corps (LAC) via its […]
Read More →AOT AOT opening bidding for four contracts for Suvarnabhumi Phase ll. It expects to solicit bids for two contracts this year and will sell the bidding documents in October. It expects to raise its passenger capacity to 60mn passengers per year from 45mn passengers per year now. (Thun Hoon, 13/09/16) Comment: Having just returned from […]
Read More →BEM BEM expects 2Q16 earnings to be good supported by expressway and BTS passengers. It expects 2016 revenue to grow 2.1% from last year. (Thun Hoon, 21/07/16) EPCO EPCO announced that it has postponed paying Bt117.50mn for a PP from July 15 to Aug 15, 2016. (Kao Hoon, 21/07/16) GPSC GPSC expects 2Q16 profit to […]
Read More →BIG BIG expects 2Q16 earnings to be good with high margin of 32.4% backed by the mirrorless camera. It plans to open shops to provide photo printing in June, which will boost its net profit. (Thun Hoon, 27/05/16) Comment: Their YoY growth numbers do look fantastic, the question then becomes, is it sustainable? What product […]
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