AMATA Vietnam government has approved AMATA investment in Amata City Long Thanh, valued at US$258mn. It expects this to open in 2017 and attract US$500mn in foreign investment intially. Management expects Chinese companies to set up plants in this industrial estate, with value reaching US$4bn within ten years. (Thun Hoon, 27/08/15) Comment: Vietnam has a […]
Read More →ANAN ANAN launches 4 new projects worth of Bt11bn. It has set a presales target of 40% per project within Aug 12-16. It is cooperating with Thai Samsung Electronics. (Khao Hoon, 14/8/15)] Comment: And they’re spending quite the small fortune on marketing these projects, you can see their advertisements everywhere in Bangkok ATP30 ATP30 IPO […]
Read More →AOT AOT says there is no impact from the Chinese yuan depreciation. Growth in Chinese tourist was 10-14% for eight months. (Post Today, 13/08/15) Comment: For once, I concur with this government enterprise. ARROW ARROW reported 2Q15 earnings of Bt56mn (+92%YoY). It plans to pay an interim dividend of Bt0.15/share, XD on Aug 21. It […]
Read More →AIS AIS pushes for joint venture with TOT, Mobile leader wants to rent telecom towers – Mobile leader Advanced Info Service Plc (AIS) has submitted a joint-venture proposal to TOT Plc to operate telecom tower sites after its mutual second-generation (2G) mobile concession expires next month. (Bangkok Post, 10/8/15) Comment: Well they need it given […]
Read More →BAY BAY revised down loan growth from 7-9% to 4-6% (excluding loans transferred from BTMU) in response to the slow economy. It reported 2Q15 earnings of Bt4.4bn (+25.9%YoY), 1H15 profit was Bt8.8bn. (Thun Hoon, 22/07/15) Comment: BAY is a special case within the financial sector with its new shareholder driving new loans from Japanese Corporates. […]
Read More →BWG Investors from Qatar are interested in BWG shares due in recognition of its strong fundamentals from waste power plant. Management says 2H15 performance will be good. It expects 2015 revenue of Bt1.5bn. It expects to book revenue from 9.4MW waste power plant next year. (Thun Hoon, 17/06/15) Comment: How did this strange company all […]
Read More →BKD 1Q15 net profit was Bt13.07mn (+17.5%YoY) on revenue of Bt194.88mn (+16.17%YoY) up from 1Q14’s net profit of Bt11.12mn and revenue of Bt167.75mn (Post Today, 13/05/15) CEI CEI will change its name to “Advance Connection Corporation” (ACC) and plans to invest in alternative energy. Management guides to a turnaround in earnings this year. It plans […]
Read More →BRR 2nd plant up and running – BRR reports its second bio power plant with capacity of 8MW has commenced commercial operations and thus begun to generate revenue. Its third power plant with capacity of 9.9MW is still under construction, with completion scheduled for early 2017, after which it will generate income. Currently, earnings contribution […]
Read More →Earlier in the week, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) came out saying that it had concerns about Thailand’s aviation industry, here are the facts & implications: Thai carriers could face a similar fate to that of Indonesia in 2007 when the European Union barred all 51 Indonesian airlines from landing on its runways, citing […]
Read More →BANPU BANPU plans to invest in renewable power plant in China, solar and wind, after the government revealed its incentive plan. In addition, the company will invest in a power plant in Indonesia with a partner to be announced soon. These investments will boost its revenue and profit in the longer term. (Thun Hoon, 17/03/15) […]
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