As requested. Here’s the USDTHB vs the 10 year thai gov bond yield over the past 7-8 years. A quick regression showed: High correlation between 2011-3Q14, 2H16 – now. What reason(s) could there be for 3Q14-3Q15 breaking the trend? US Fed rate hike cycle beginning – granted in 2013 they begun talking about it leading […]
Read More →AGE AGE says coal sales are booming in 1Q18, spurred by high demand from China and Vietnam. It believes this will lead to a 25% growth in 2018 sales to close to 3mn tons. It has budgeted Bt200mn to buy 12 ships, as it is going to expand its logistics business to its full potential. […]
Read More →As of writing, things are looking red throughout the region for equities. So to everyone that has said “I’ll buy the dip!” Are you going to?
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 14.6mn N/A Sell(s) THB 35.8 mn N/A
Read More →The yields have been on my mind for the past few months and it’s been rather confusing. The 10 yr Thai gov is @ 2.5% vs the US 10 yr gov bond @ 2.8% The yield on the SET is now at 2.59% So: Is the Thai market safer? Less risky? More attractive for capital […]
Read More →FPO raises GDP growth projection. The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) upgraded its economic growth forecast for this year to 4.2% from 3.8% and raised its estimate for exports. (Bangkok Post, 30/1/18) Cabinet affirms wage hike, relief measures. The cabinet yesterday endorsed the daily minimum wage hike nationwide from April 1, an increase of 5-22 baht […]
Read More →BAY BAY targets 2018 loan growth at 6-8% and it believes performance will be better than last year’s in tandem with economic recovery. It will maintain NPLs under 2.5% and coverage ratio to be at least 140%. It has budgeted Bt20bn for a three-year investment in technology (2018-2020) in order to expand to digital. (Thun […]
Read More →BTW BTW says big projects received this year will grow revenue and earnings. It projects 2018 revenue growth of at least 10%. It currently has backlog of Bt900mn, of which 80% is going to be booked as revenue this year. It plans to bid for new projects worth approximately Bt7bn. It also plans to expand […]
Read More →AMA AMA targets 2018 revenue growth of at least 30% and plans to budget Bt1.45bn to buy three ships, aiming at a capacity increase to more than 100,000 DWT from 86,000 DWT last year. It says palm oil shipping is going well. (Thun Hoon, 31/1/18) Comment: Well its a shipping company, nothing overall special, looks […]
Read More →BEAUTY BEAUTY plans to expand to Russia and India as it has a positive view on beauty market growth. It expects to finalize the plan in two years. It targets 2022 revenue of Bt10bn with Bt4.29bn in 2018. It projects market capitalization of at least Bt100bn, as it plans to continuously expand its business both […]
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