ADVANC ADVANC to work with TRUE to help 2G customers. TRUE will propose a rental agreement with ADVANC to rent 900MHz for three months. They will be talking today. (Khao Hoon, 17/2/16) Comment: I don’t quite see the point in ADVANC working with TRUE given that 1) Jas won’t pay and thus there’s still another […]
Read More →As a hat tip to Byron Wien’s annual opinion piece on his discussion with the Smartest Man in Europe, here’s my amateurish attempt. Every week I try to meet people either in the industry or outside the industry to just share thoughts on the developments in Thailand, the region, the world and w/o naming any […]
Read More →A joke amongst friends is how if CP Group were to ever go under then SCB’s entire equity base would be wiped out. Then again that isn’t likely to happen anytime soon. Siam Commercial Bank emerged as the top banker to CP Group, controlled by Thai tycoon Dhanin Chearavanont, pocketing $40 million. Dhanin has stepped up […]
Read More →AOT AOT expects revenue growth in 2015 to exceed 15% after stronger-than-expected traffic. The cancellation of charter flights to and from Japan and South Korea has not adversely affected it. The firm plans to go ahead with Phase II of Suvarnabhumi airport. (Khao Hoon, 09/04/15) Comment: Regardless of these cancellations, in the end AOT will […]
Read More →AMATA AMATA to join with Labor Department to develop Thailand’s labor market. (Khao Hoon, 03/04/15) BECL BECL’s shareholders okay merger with BMCL. In July, the two companies will hold a joint shareholders meeting. The merged firm is expected to trade in the stock market in August. (Khao Hoon, 03/04/15) Comment: What will be interesting is […]
Read More →Well ok not all Thai Banks are risk takers, but this one line caught my eye in this morning’s paper. Pace entered into an agreement for the purchase of one of the world’s most iconic gourmet food brands, Dean & DeLuca, as well as its global business and assets last November for US$140 million from […]
Read More →Note: Scroll down to see commentary for the past 3 days. Stocks in the news (amata, arrow, bay, bkd, cbg, ecl, kbs, ldc, pf, ptg, ptt, spali, super, tcap, thai, ttcl, wha) 27.01.15 AMATA AMATA plans to invest in industrial estate in Myanmar, in addition to its existing investment in Vietnam to prepare for the […]
Read More →Banks are always the first to announce their financial performances and here are some quick thoughts: Just look @ BAY’s performance, followed by its corresponding stock price performance, it has just been amazing. The larger banks in general are still continuing to grow, NPL management has been proactive, especially at KBANK. The smaller institutions […]
Read More →A couple of things to note: The major banks are still performing ok, mainly on cost management and lower provisions 9M YoY performance is average to say the least with the sector only up +5.7% Autoloan related fincos, Tisco and KK, are still suffering, though this may very well be the end of the high […]
Read More →Thai Banks don’t have the necessary balance sheet to compete with China’s, but given that Thai companies are already involved in Myanmar, they need financing, and it would be silly if Thailand’s bank can’t capitalise on at least following their customers overseas. Now should they be able to get licenses in Myanmar by the end […]
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