AAV TAA steps up bundling – Thai AirAsia is stepping up its strategy of bundling ground and sea transport with its flights to allow passengers to reach new destinations. The low-cost carrier is adding the southern island resort of Koh Tao and the northeastern province of Mukdahan to its growing list of flights with sea […]
Read More →AJD AJD maintains triple revenue growth in 2014. It is confident it will be in the black in 2Q14 with higher revenue supported by seasonality. It will book revenue from set top box sales in 3Q14 and is aiming to do a joint venture with a Chinese company to access the game market this quarter. […]
Read More →DTAC DTAC revenue rises on smartphone binge – Total Access Communication, the operator of DTAC, reported a slight increase in its first-quarter revenue, defying the country’s sluggish economy and increased market competition. Service revenue excluding interconnection charges rose by 0.3% in the first quarter of this year, fuelled mainly by the 48.4% increase of mobile […]
Read More →BEC CH3’s analog channel still the main stay – BEC World, the broadcaster of Channel 3, yesterday announced it would operate its existing analog TV channels and three new digital channels at the same time. (Bangkok Post, 22/04/14) ICHI Climbs high on first day — On its first day of trading, ICHI share price increased […]
Read More →ANAN Ananda scales back condo advertising – The SET-listed Ananda Development Plc (ANAN) has capped spending on marketing and advertising at 2.5% of sales, down from 4% last year, as the political turmoil looks set to dampen condo-buying sentiment throughout 2014. (Bangkok Post, 11/04/14) Comment: The pullback in advertising has been throughout all of Bangkok, […]
Read More →AMATA AMATA says 1Q14 investment slowed due to political instability. It expects investment to return once calm is restored. It is negotiating with 7-8 foreign investors. (Khao Hoon, 01/04/14) Comment: Not much of a surprise here, but its good value still @ these prices. AOT AoT banks on ‘airport city’ plan to boost revenue – […]
Read More →BAY BAY’s assets currently at Bt1tn. It expects loan growth of 9% YoY in 2014, made up of 40% big clients, 38% retail clients and 22% SME clients. (Khao Hoon, 27/03/14) BBL BBL expects loan growth of 5-6% YoY in 2014, if the Thai economy expands 3% YoY, assuming there is a working government. (Khao […]
Read More →International Tourist arrivals came out down 8% YoY for Feb and thats grabbed all the headlines, but tourism related stocks (hotels, airlines) have been doing very well in the past 1-2 months b/c all the news re the protests have already been priced in since the first week of the year. The question we’ve been asked […]
Read More →BCP BCP aims at EBITDA of Bt25bn in 2020, brought by a focus on projects with 15% IRR. It expects 2014 EBITDA of over Bt10bn, supported by solar farms. (Khao Hoon, 27/2/14) Bangchak to issue up to Bt8bn in bonds — BCP will issue Bt50-8bn worth of debentures in the second quarter of the year […]
Read More →BJCHI Roadshow end-Feb — BJCHI is preparing for a roadshow for big local institutional investors on 27-28 February 2014, after they expressed interest in its overseas business. It expects to get a project of Bt2bn in Australia. Its current backlog is Bt5bn with gross margin of 40%. It will pay a DPS of Bt2.2. (Khao […]
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