AOT’s current duty free operator, King Power, awarded a 11-years DMK airport duty free management concession from FY22-FY33. Comment: Well that was quick BBL to compete with Sumitimi Mitsui Financial for StanChart Indon. Comment: No more growth nor NIM expansion left in Thailand, Indonesia does look like a far better bet for the next 10-20 […]

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AIMCG: name change to AIM Commercial Growth Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust, ticker remain unchanged BJC: BigC hypermarket sees strong growth in home appliance sales on holiday season, eyes 2-3% sales growth yoy in 4Q. Comment: Markets and financial figures are telling a different story. The issue in the retail market is that they are […]

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Transport Ministry said he has full authority to revise BEM’s concession extension before the expiry date in Feb 2020. CP Group led consortium, including ITD, CK, BEM, signed a Bt224b contract yesterday to build high-speed train route linking 3 major airports, which is expected to boost economic development and create >100K jobs. Comment: And this […]

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BDMS anticipates solid 3Q from seasonal, higher contribution of specialty clinics, re-price room rates, absence of major investment, additional capacity from 172 beds Bangkok International Hospital (BIH) cod in Jul, newly launched Movenpick BDMS Wellness Resort cod 200 rooms in Jun, additional 293 rooms to open in Sept. Comment: I am curious to see how […]

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AIMIRT to buy 4 assets combined worth Bt4.3b including JWD cold storage, TIP cargo warehouse, Siam Chem’s chemical storage and cargo warehouse in Bangkradi Industrial Estates Comment: JWD has a great story, the question is valuation. AOT said repair at Suvarnabhumi’s East runway had been completed. ERW expects earnings momentum remain strong thru 3Q from […]

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BAY sees ytd corp lending +6% yoy frm surged dmd for wrking cap, expts fees inc jump frm multiple M&A deals & overseas expansion. Comment: I just don’t see the banking sector doing well…if someone has a different opinion please share. CHEWA sees +ve surprise 1Q frm better than expted townhome sales and strng condo […]

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BBL sets 4-6% loan growth target, adapts well to IFRS9. Comment: Well IFRS9 may be postponed for the entire sector… BGRIM completed acquisition of 124MW GLOW SPP1 Bt3.3b, boosting capacity by 6% from current 2,076MW. BMTA’s cancelled CHO’s Bt1.665b e-Ticket and Cash Box contracts for breaching of TOR. Comment: And then CHO came out with […]

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ADVANC ADVANC to trade Bt3.30 XD on Wed 20Government says it needs time to consider whether delaying bidding on 5G Comment: It would be ridiculous if the government approves a postponement of payment for the 4G license bidding. Except for TRUE (which is a financial basket case), DTAC and ADVANC make plenty of CF. AOT […]

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CHO  CHO offers PP to Marat Saelim of 118mn shares at Bt1.4297/share. This will give it Bt169mn in funds to support investment in its E-Ticket project, a ten-wheel truck repair center and Khonkaen Smart City. (Kao Hoon, 13/12/18)  Comment: That’s an interesting development, no idea who Marat Saelim are.  ITEL  ITEL got a job from […]

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BCP BCP has budgeted Bt77bn to expand its business over the next four years. It targets EBITDA to reach Bt30bn and market share to reach 18% in 2023. It targets production capacity of 135k bbl/day in 2020. (Kao Hoon, 14/11/18) BEAUTY BEAUTY reported 3Q18 revenue of Bt1.08bn, +26%YoY. 3Q18 earnings were Bt329mn. 9M18 revenue was […]

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