Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC) raised their forecast for Thailand’s export growth to 8% this year. The more upbeat outlook is due to stronger demand from both key and non-key trading partners. The TNSC also noted that the Thai export structure has become more balanced. (IQ Biz, 9/5/2018) Thai Industries Sentiment Index (TISI) dipped in […]
Read More →ANAN ANAN had transfers of Bt3.84bn (+72%) and sales of Bt6.685bn (+51%). It maintains its 2018 transfer target of Bt38bn (+152%). It has Bt53.6bn of backlog. (Thun Hoon, 11/5/18) Comment: But the hangover of Ashton Asoke is going to cap upside regardless of how well the company is performing CHEWA CHEWA had net profit of […]
Read More →AIT AIT reported a 1Q18 net profit of Bt67mn, down 49.4% YoY. Its backlog of Bt3.1bn will be mostly booked this year. It targets 2018 revenue to grow 10% to achieve Bt6bn. (Khao Hoon, 10/5/18) Comment: It has been a difficult period for the IT players since the military took over. AMA AMA will add […]
Read More →Banks SCB, KBANK and BBL will reverse provisions, which will raise profit, if IFRS 9 is postponed to 2022. SCB has made provisions of Bt26bn, KBANK Bt34bn and BBL Bt20bn. KTB has set aside Bt40bn provisions and it will book a profit if AQ can liquidate its land and repay debt. (Kao Hoon, 9/5/18) Comment: So […]
Read More →COM7, KBANK KBANK has partnered with SET-listed COM7, a distributor of peripheral computer devices, to set up mini-branches in Banana IT shops to take advantage of a 50% lower operating cost compared to a normal branch. KBANK plans to open 20 new mini-branches over the next three years and it is in talks with another […]
Read More →AREE Areeya Property Public Co., Ltd. provides luxury brand “THE AVA RESIDENCE Sukhumvit 77” with project value of up to Bt2.5bn and priced at Bt35-80mn per unit under the concept of esthetics and lifestyle.) Bangkok Today, 5 / 18( 7/ Comment: There has not been much news from this company but their stock price has […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 796 mn SUPER – Just a block between the two major shareholders. Sell(s) THB 27 mn N/A
Read More →Same story, if you’re not in the industrials/resources sectors you’re struggling in this market, and I think its time to shift our eyes to the currency markets again. USD seems to be on a mini upward roll.
Read More →Oil Stocks: So we all know that oil pries have recovered in the past 2 years from a low of ~25 to ~70 today. But when we look at the European index for oil stocks versus just PTTEP we scratch our heads…how is is that PTTEP has outperformed? Bongkot/Erawan is just a replacement/continuation, oil pries […]
Read More →And he’s out with his May Commentary, several interesting points here, here’s a few snippets and a link to the rest of the paper. I remain of the view that 2018 will be a positive year for equities, primarily because of performance in the second half and driven by earnings growth. The tax cut should […]
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