BDMS BDMS reports 3Q17 earnings of Bt2.2bn, down 4.6% YoY. It expects 4Q17 will recover in tandem with high season, which will increase the number of both international and domestic patients. (Khao Hoon, 31/10/17) Comment: Not quite accurate given that the company hasn’t announced earnings yet. EPCO EPCO says 3Q17 earnings were good, supported by […]
Read More →DTAC DTAC reports 3Q17 net profit of Bt601mn, decreasing 8.8% with 9M17 net profit of Bt1.5782bn decreasing by 23.50%. However, it reports strong EBITDA margin of 41% as a result of adapting a digital platform to its main business. (Khao Hoon, 19/10/17) Comment: EBITDA seems to be the way people are valuing DTAC, hence the […]
Read More →AGE AGE set up subsidiary “AGE Marine Logistics” for its water transport logistics business. It currently has eight ships and targets revenue proportion from this business of 2% in the first year. It plans to order four more vessels, bringing its total to ten in 2018. It says that revenue from this business is sustainable […]
Read More →AMATA AMATA will use 8,000 rai to develop “Smart city”, partnering with SAAB from Sweden. It plans to start the investment in early 2018 and establish a joint venture company for aircraft parts production and aviation practice center. It also believes 2017 land sales will reach 1,000 rai. (Thun Hoon, 6/10/17) Comment: Its interesting that […]
Read More →BA BA signals 3Q17 earnings will turn positive from 2Q17, as number of passengers and load factor have increased significantly. It is going to open a new route, Bangkok-Phu Quoc to expand its presence in CLMV and increase revenue in the long term. Flights are expected to start on October 29. (Thun Hoon, 4/10/17) Comment: […]
Read More →ALT ALT is ready to get into telecommunication infrastructure, supported by backlog of Bt390mn, around 60% of which will be recorded as a revenue in 2H17, driving company growth. (Khao Hoon, 28/9/17) Comment: There is something interesting here, they started out as one of the partners for AIS and are trying to build a network […]
Read More →BIZ BIZ plans to sign contract for distribution of new cancer radiation treatment machine in October. It expects to increase projects in hand to Bt1.3bn and also plans to get 3-4 new projects, worth Bt400-500mn. It targets to sell at least four machines. It also says that many domestic and foreign funds have expressed interest […]
Read More →CK CK expects backlog to increase to more than Bt100bn. It also expects to get new projects worth at least Bt40bn from joining bidding for Bt200bn in projects. It is preparing to get CKP’s hydropower plant construction project worth Bt100bn. (Thun Hoon, 19/9/17) Comment: Its now just funny money for the big 4 contractors JSP […]
Read More →ADVANC THCOM CSL ADVANC announced the purchase of 250mn shares of CSL from DTV Service, subsidiary of THCOM for Bt7.80/share, giving THCOM cash of Bt1.95bn. It will also buy 84mn shares from SingTel for Bt655mn. (Thun Hoon, 14/9/17) Comment: At 15x PE for CSL it isn’t the cheapest price…effectively its a right pocket left pocket […]
Read More →BAY Inflow of Japanese investments in EEC benefits BAY. Krungsri bank says the many Japanese investors moving into EEC to make new investment will benefit its business and it plans to cooperate with KBANK, KTB, BBL and SCB to extend loans for big investment projects. BAY had the highest loan growth of peers in 2Q17. […]
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