AAV AAV reported 4Q18 loss of Bt358mn caused by rising fuel price. 9M18 earnings were Bt340mn, 66%YoY. Passengers grew by 4%YoY in 3Q18. (Kao Hoon, 13/11/18) Comment: And oil prices still aren’t even at all time highs. Part of suspects a decent turnaround in airline earnings in 12 months after all the news is done…as […]

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So after yesterday’s market update a random thought came to mind, have volumes really dropped? So here’s a quick chart on the daily turnover vs rolling 30 day average turnover on the SET. So what? No idea, but declining volumes are never a good sign, especially on the way down.

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BEM BEM reported 3Q18 earnings of Bt3.12bn, +231.8%YoY, mainly from asset write-off. 9M18 profit was Bt4.83bn, +104.4%YoY. Revenue from tolls was Bt2.56bn and revenue from power plant was Bt1.22bn. (Thun Hoon, 12/11/18) Comment: Big BOOM!  BGRIM BGRIM reported 3Q18 earnings of Bt795mn, +40%YoY, driven by growth in commercial operations of its power plant. It will […]

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So the impact re the Trump tweet is done? Ok back to basics, 3Q18 #’s are coming out, some have been awful i.e. the airlines, some have been great i.e. the petrochem/energy players. Banks were meh at best, though that’s a sector issue given the country’s demographics and the declining nature of non-interest income. What’s […]

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Property limits So there’s been noise in the market over the past few months with the BOT first coming out saying that they want to stop the search for yield characteristics in the property market. And on Friday it was announced that the below regulations will come into effect by 1 April 2019.  Property price […]

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Sontirat mulls CPTPP membership. Thailand is studying the pros and cons of joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) that is due to take effect on Dec 30, said the Commerce Ministry. Six out of the total 11 members of the CPTPP have already ratified the partnership, said Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong. […]

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Managing Director, Mr. Boon Choon Kiat discusses the company’s strategy and outlook in The Executive Talk (TET). TET: What is CHEWA’s growth strategy? We are very open to multiple avenues for growth, we will continue to organically grow our business with the expansion of residential projects for both high-rise and low-rise projects throughout Bangkok. Also, […]

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AIT AIT reported 3Q18 earnings of Bt61.8mn, -50%YoY. It expects revenue to drop and costs to stabilize next year. Backlog is Bt2.2bn. It is bidding for new projects to raise backlog. (Kao Hoon, 8/11/18) Comment: The traditional IT sector in Thailand has been dead ever since the military came in. ATP30 ATP30 reported 3M18 earnings […]

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ASK ASK expects 4Q18 loans to grow in line with economic expansion It expects loan growth of 10- 15% from last year’s Bt30bn. It expects NPL ratio to reduce to 2% due to loan quality improvement and strict debt collection. (Thun Hoon, 7/11/18) BBL BBL targets loan growth of 5% next year driven by government […]

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