Chief of ADVANC’s pushing the NBTC to decide whether to approve or decline the TRUE-DTAC mega merger, noting that the agency has the legal authority to do so. Comment: The NBTC is having a field day collecting payments from all the groups. AQUA in collab with THR, a unit of THG, opens the Hills Rehab […]
Read More →Last week’s announcement by ADVANC on its proposal to acquire fixed broadband provider Triple T Broadband (TTTBB) is expected to complicate the telecom regulator’s decision on the fate of the merger between TRUE and DTAC, with the sector becoming a duopoly. Comment: It’s not complicated, its very straightforward, the next decade will see great cashflows […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 422 mn GEN – The CEO, becomes the largest shareholder increasing his stake by +15%. NATION – There’s a new major shareholder in town at this fledging paper. SPALI – Husband & wife keep buying. SUPER – CEO keeps buying, he’s been doing so non-stop for years. Sell(s) THB 70 mn […]
Read More →Notable Transactions – Just go through the list – a lot owners/directors are nibbling back into the market. Buy(s) THB 926 mn KOOL – Looks like the major shareholder increased his stake to 25% via a PP GUNKUL – Not often you see him buying, recently they’ve partnered with JMART and GULF. GULF – Oh […]
Read More →BCP sees recovery in fuel sales, after boosting refinery output to >120K bbl/day, sees growth in marketing business, plans to add 80-100 retail stations, boosting total to 1K by end of year, sets Bt39b capex for this year. Comment: There’s still plenty of room for BCP to grow in the retail business. BDMS plans Bt23.5b […]
Read More →BANPU acquires Barnett shale field in Texas with gas production capacity of 225mmscfd from Exxon Mobil for US$750m, lifts total gas production in the US to more than 900mmscfd. Comment: Ya ya ya, share price would’ve been far higher…ok time for me to move on from whining about last year’s recap. Once BANPU has finished […]
Read More →PTTEP: reaffirms solid turnaround after hit by hedging loss in 1Q, sees higher average sales volume in 2Q at 467k boed vs 427k in 1Q, expects gas selling price peak in 4Q on renewal of gas purchase agreement in several projects. Comment: Even my grandmother can trade oil better than this pttep team. At least […]
Read More →GULF’s concluded a deal to invest in a digital asset exchange service of Binance.US, through seed funding of an unspecified amount as it continues to grow its digital tech business. Comment: So the military and friends are ok with another digital exchange set up in Thailand? III expects to submit filing to list air freight […]
Read More →AOT: Vietjet annced resumption of SIA – Danang route, 3 flights/week from Mar 27. Comment: VN was far stricter than Thailand in their restrictions, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see them open up far faster. Hell, even Malaysia is opening up faster than Thailand with less onerous requirements BEM: Office of Transport and Traffic […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 151mn SPALI – And they are still buying! KBS – This is a rarity. One of the management buys ~1% of the shares Sell(s) THB 6.8 bn TGH – just the family restructuring the names/entities holding the stake in TGH
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