ADAM SET halts trading ADAM as of afternoon session on 25 September. It has requested additional information about ADAM’s investment in Gee Tha for Bt800mn. Shareholders approved a capital increase and the sale of four subsidiaries. (Kao Hoon, 26/09/14) AGE, BANPU, EARTH India cancels coal blocks — BANPU, EARTH and AGE are optimistic on India’s […]
Read More →BLAND BLAND expects 2Q14 earnings to break a record high with gross profit of Bt7-8bn in the quarter, up 60% QoQ, after reversing provisions set earlier for a court case that has now expired; operating performance was also strong. Its book value is also expected to increase to Bt3.25/share supported by the rise in land […]
Read More →CK CK not concerned about delays in public project bidding with the NCPO scrutinizing public investment projects to improve transparency. It expects 2014 revenue of not less than Bt30bn and will continue to bid new projects in late 2014 of Bt20bn, bringing backlog up to more than Bt100bn. (Tun Hoon, 27/06/14) Comment: Thinking aloud, wouldn’t […]
Read More →CK Gets Contract 1 of Green Line — The MRTA board has selected CK to take Contract 1 of the Green Line Bearing-Samut Prakarn worth Bt137mn. (Khao Hoon, 28/04/14) ERW ERW: 1Q14 revenue to fall 25% YoY, pulled down by the political turmoil. However, there are better signs moving into 2Q14. It expects revenues this […]
Read More →CPF CPF says sales and net profit in 1Q14 were strong. It is confident that sales will hit Bt450bn this year, up 10-15% YoY. (Khao Hoon, 18/04/14) Comment: No doubt on the sales growth, however with corn prices crawling higher, margin improvement may not be as good as they expected EARTH EARTH expects revenue of […]
Read More →CIMBT CIMBT focuses on investment – First-quarter retail deposit growth at CIMB Thai Bank (CIMBT) was flat year-on-year, reinforcing signs of a tepid economy and a drying up of individual liquidity. Given the lower deposit growth target, CIMBT has focused on investment products including debentures, derivatives and fixed-income and equity funds. It plans to mobilize […]
Read More →AOT No infrastructure fund — AOT denies the rumor that it is going to set up an infrastructure fund. It says that AOT’s financials are sound with cash on hand of Bt40bn and profit of Bt11bn annually. Revenue this year is expected to grow by 10% and earnings for 1Q14 will hit Bt3.3bn. (Khao Hoon, […]
Read More →BMCL – Purple Line deal agreed – BMCL expects construction of the Purple Line extension will be up and running 40 months from now, two years behind the original schedule of 2015. BMCL, which operates 20km of subway trains and 18 stations from Hua Lamphong to Bang Sue, yesterday signed a Bt82.6bn contract with the Mass […]
Read More →BTS BTS group infrastructure fund on — BTS Group Holdings looks to have cleared the way for a brighter future, with the green light to go ahead with its infrastructure fund and a possible rise in skytrain fares. (The Nation, 21/02/13) Comment: Looks like there’s been some sell on the news, we all know that […]
Read More →AMATA – New strategy will slow growth — AMATA said that revenues and profits this year are expected to slow due to a new business strategy, which focuses on long-term leases on land of up to 30 years instead of selling the land. The company hopes to hold on to its assets for the long term […]
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