AH Aapico to slim down on costs- Aapico Hitech Plc (AH), the SET-listed automotive parts manufacturer, plans to maintain its 2014 profit margin at 3-4%, the same level as last year, even though its revenue is expected to fall by 5-10% in line with sluggish domestic car sales. (Bangkok Post, 19/03/14) Comment: AH has a […]
Read More →CPN CPN invests Bt50mn in “CPN the Great Chinese New Year 2014” campaign. It hopes to stimulate consumption and aims shoppers growing 10-20%. (Khao Hoon, 23/1/14) Comment: This company has grown with Thailand’s upcountry growth in the past few years, I can’t really believe rumours that they are supporting the protests at all. GLAND GLAND […]
Read More →BAY Expects merger with MUFG to strengthen — BAY expects to be stronger after merging with MUFG, bulked up by that entity’s loan and deposit portfolios. Net profit in 4Q13 is expected to touch Bt4.09bn, a 7.8% YoY increase, supported by the booking of gains from expiration of Vayupak. (Khao Hoon, 24/12/13) BAY out of […]
Read More →BMCL Capital raise okayed by shareholders — Shareholders have given approval for BMCL to raise capital by Bt8.55bn and change its rights offering from 5.9:1 (existing: new shares) to 1.39:1 share. Management says that the recapitalization will help strengthen the firm’s financial position by saving Bt640m on interest expense per year. (Khao Hoon, 12/11/13) Comment: […]
Read More →BAY Bangkok Branch of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ takeover approved by BoT — BAY reports that the Bank of Thailand has approved the entire business transfer of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Limited, Bangkok Branch to BAY. This will take place within one year from the date on which Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ becomes a shareholder of […]
Read More →AP 2H13 to be good — AP expects second half performance to be strong and will book revenue of Bt10bn from its backlog of more than Bt30bn. It expects sales in 2H13 to reach Bt13bn. It has raised the number of project launches this year to 28, a total value of Bt32bn. (Khao Hoon, 11/09/13) […]
Read More →AMATA AMATA in power JV — AMATA has revealed plans for a joint investment in a small power plant project worth more than Bt500mn with a capacity of 264MW after the board approved the joint venture plan of its two newly set up companies “Amata B. Grimm Power 4 and Amata B. Grimm Power 5”. […]
Read More →ANAN Buying more land for a luxury condo — ANAN is investing Bt1.417bn to acquire a new land plot to develop a luxury condominium project worth Bt6.5bn and expects presales to start in 4Q13 with transfers in 2016. The company said revenues will grow by 100% this year and expects transfers for 2013 to amount […]
Read More →BTS wins Jakarta job — BTS has won the contract to design, construct and manage the first monorail line in Jakarta. Management said the job involves two major lines worth Bt24bn. It has also signed a contract for a service and maintenance concession for a period of 40 years with PT Jakarta Monorail. (Khao Hoon, […]
Read More →A helluva lot of transactions last week. Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 458mn BTS – The owner buys back a huge amount of shares, THB 66 mn worth, perhaps in anticipation of the special dividend that will be annouced CPF – Fairly odd transaction here by the Vice President buying 2.7 mn shares @ 30 and […]
Read More →