AJD SP still not lifted— The SET is keeping AJD tagged SP, saying it was not satisfied with AJD’s explanation about the capital increase via PP. (Kao Hoon, 2/12/14) Comment: PP’s have been one of the ways speculators use to gain additional shares in a company to “control” the stock price, it is a positive […]
Read More →CPALL CPALL expects 8,100 7-Eleven branches in 2014from currently 7,900. It expects the Thai economy to continue to grow. The company is preparing to launch a large campaign in December. (Kao Hoon, 13/10/14) EASON EASON to focus on foreign markets by setting up factories in Vietnam and Indonesia and a trading company in Malaysia. The […]
Read More →AYUD AYUD hunting for acquisitions – Investment company Sri Ayudhya Capital (AYUD) continues to look for acquisition opportunities as it believes the coming insurance liberalization will force small insurers to seek strategic partners to reduce operating costs. (The Nation, 21/07/14) Comment: The insurance industry has been growing very well in the past decade and AYUD has […]
Read More →BGH Issuing bonds — BGH will issue unspecified currency convertible bond worth no more than Bt10bn with a tenure of ~5 years. The company will use the cash to fund investments. (SET, 19/06/14) Comment: Why?! They are net cash, why would the company bother to do this, wouldn’t a normal bank loan be cheaper? Nuts […]
Read More →ITD/CK/STEC/UNIQ Bidding in e-auction for SRT work — The four lead contractors, ITD, CK, STEC and UNIQ, will move ahead to bid in the e-auction for the dual track railway line Chachoengsao-Klongsipgao after the SRT confirmed that the Tipakorn and China Harbor partnership is legal. The price is expected to be set June 23. (Khao […]
Read More →BEC BEC confirms no need to raise capital after won three channels in the digital TV bidding because it has enough money and it a large amount of content. It expects no need for huge investment and expects a profit in 2014. (Khao Hoon, 5/2/14) Comment: BEC does have a clean balance sheet but it […]
Read More →CPALL CPALL enters new year with plan to penetrate online shopping business — CPALL has set up a new company called “Twenty Four Shopping Co Ltd” to cater to modern consumer demand for 24 hour shopping. The company targets sales of Bt4.3bn in the first year. (CPALL, 08/01/14) Comment: Small overall impact on the total […]
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 →BLAND Bangkok Land condo taps area’s growth – SET-listed Bangkok Land Plc (BLAND) is developing the second phase of its Double Lake condominium project in Muang Thong Thani to cater to higher demand in northern Bangkok. The new phase, worth ~Bt525mn, will comprise two buildings with a combined 298 units priced from Bt1.99mn. It will […]
Read More →CENTEL 2Q13 good — CENTEL said that earnings for 2Q13 were good, benefited by the higher average occupancy rate of 75%. It plans to add 3-4 hotels to its management portfolio in China and expects the deals to be concluded by the end of this year. Its food business is also enjoying steady growth, and […]
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