BMCL Still no SRT decision on capital increase — The State Railway of Thailand has hired outside consultant to study BMCL’s need for additional capital. The report will be completed by November 29, after which SRT will make its decision. (Khao Hoon, 22/11/13) Comment: It will still most likely go through, SRT can’t risk BMCL […]
Read More →CK BMCL in the black in two years — CK guarantees that BMCL will be profitable in two years. It also announced that it will buy any shares remaining from BMCL’s capital increase after rights offering. 3Q13 profit was Bt937mn, a 945% increase YoY, while 9M13 grew strongly from a loss thanks to share of […]
Read More →BBL Working to increase NIM — BBL will increase its net interest margin (NIM) and remains confident that it will not affect net profit. Capital reserve for 4Q13 will be in line with expectations and corporate loans will grow 8% this year. (Khao Hoon, 08/11/13) Comment: As much as we like to joke about them […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 374 mn BGH – K. Praset continues his buying of BGH this time to the tune of THB 303 mn SIRI – A director buying a block from the President @ thb 69mn Sell(s) THB 77 mn SIRI – See above
Read More →APCO Raising growth target again — APCO is raising its earnings target again to growth of 70-75% YoY. The company expects 4Q13s to be outstanding as it is the high season. (Khao Hoon, 11/10/13) Comment: Never heard of this company before, no idea what it is CPALL Cutting MAKRO holding — CPALL is planning to […]
Read More →CPALL Expects 13-15% sales growth — CPALL is confident that sales will grow by 13-15%, and insists that it will continue to expand despite the domestic consumption slowdown. (Khao Hoon, 03/10/13) Comment: The key story here is on how they are re financing their debts from the MAKRO takeover DTAC 3mn 3G customers — DTAC […]
Read More →ANAN Treasury program spurs price — Price of ANAN rocketed to hit a one month high after the company announced plans to repurchase 333.30mn shares (10% of total shares). The total value of the repurchase scheme is estimated to be Bt500mn. Management is confident that earnings will exceed market expectations, and promised dividend will start […]
Read More →BEAUTY Confident in target — BEAUTY is confident revenues will hit target growth of 30% and said that the economic slowdown will have no impact on its business, with sales in the second half expected to continue to grow, supported by the opening of new branches and launch of new products. The company expects to […]
Read More →ANAN -JV with Japanese developer — ANAN has announced that will be setting up a joint venture with a Japanese developer, Mitusui Fudosan Residential Company, “Ananda MF Asia Co., Ltd” with an investment budget of more than Bt1.8bn. The first project, “Ideo Q Rama 4”, a condominium project worth Bt6.5bn near the Sam Yan MRT […]
Read More →HMPRO HomePro bullish on sales — Home Product Center Plc, the operator of HomePro hardware stores, is confident of achieving 15% sales growth this year to Bt39.71bn despite the economic slowdown and weak purchasing power. As up to 80% of Home Pro’s customers are homeowners, they still spend on home repairs or renovations no matter […]
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