BEAUTY BEAUTY believes 2017 revenue growth would be more than 20%. It plans to continue expanding business abroad and in Thailand. (Khao Hoon, 2/8/17) Comment: The growth would now be determined on their ability to expand overseas, domestically its seems to have reached “peak beauty” ha…ha…ha…. BIG BIG to go into the photo printing business. […]
Read More →On Bloomberg last week they put up a quick article on AOT. It’s a well-known fact that tourism is one of the few bright spots for Thailand for the past …. forever. And there is only one pure play for it and that is AOT. The problem however is that it is the most expensive […]
Read More →EARTH KTB to send legal officers to investigate EARTH after it filed for bankruptcy with the Central Bankruptcy Court with total debt of Bt47.5bn, higher than its assets of Bt31.8bn (Bangkok Biz, 1/8/17) Comment: “Where did our money go krub?” FTE FTE signals brighter 2H17 earnings, driven by private and public projects with total […]
Read More →If you want a good summary highlighting every issue that Thailand is facing at the moment then you could do far worse than this one, here’s a snippet and a link to the rest of the article. Raising Thailand’s global skills game is not easy when you are on your 20th education minister in 17 […]
Read More →There’s a lot of sectors in the red…and unless the government pulls a magical rabbit out of the hat, I have my doubts that the market will remain positive by year end. Consumer spending may still be weak, infrastructure spending isn’t exactly setting things alight and won’t really impact the economy until 2019 at the […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC is paying a dividend of Bt3.51/share, XD on August 7. 1H17 earnings fell 16% due to depreciation and higher expense. 2Q17 net profit decreased 6.2% to Bt7.2bn. (Khao Hoon, 31/7/17) AOT AOT expects FY2017 (Oct 2016-Sep 2017) tourist arrival growth of 8-10%, driven by government measures to boost the tourism industry. (Thun Hoon, […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 19.4 mn n/a Sell(s) THB 2.4 bn BAT-3K – A sale to new shareholders in BAT-3k
Read More →Minister of Transportation to propose Purple Line to cabinet this week. The contract for the Thai-Chinese railways will not be finished this month. (Thai Post, 24/7/17) Finance seeks cabinet nod for B40bn in handouts. The Finance Ministry will seek cabinet approval in the next week or two for a 40-billion-baht budget to assist people who […]
Read More →BCH BCH signals strong 2H17 performance, driven by revenue from Social Security patients and better performance at WMC. (Thun Hoon, 27/7/17) Comment: WMC had been a drag on BCH ever since they launched it 4-5 years ago. The market is still betting on a turnaround in #’s something that has yet to be sustainable. BCPG […]
Read More →BPP BPP is expanding in both domestic and international markets. It bought a 28MW solar farm in Japan. It plans to invest US$82mn in 2H17 in both M&D deals and auction in order to underwrite long-term growth. (Thun Hoon, 26/7/17) EARTH SET asks EARTH for more detailed explanation. The SET is responding to the company’s […]
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