ANAN ANAN expects 3Q14 earnings to be in the black from 3Q13 net loss of Bt96mn on booking revenue from a condo. The company is launching a new project worth Bt14.5bn, pushing backlog up from Bt17.5bn and generating revenue until 2016. It expects to reach its revenue target of Bt9bn as there is overwhelming demand. (Thun […]
Read More →AAV No deal for Skymark — AAV denies Japanese news that the Malaysian low cost airline is negotiating to acquire Skymark Airline in Japan which is facing financial distress. (Thun Hoon, 20/08/14) Comment: Skymark shares have risen some 30% on these rumours, no idea if there is truth behind them, wouldn’t see why AirAsia needs […]
Read More →Ticon is one of the few names to be in red today, down another 6% by mid-day, reasons being: ROJNA (its major shareholder and an Industrial Estate player) proposed to subscribe for all the remaining shares of 25.1 mn after the TSR’s were excised. (basically 25 mn warrants were unexercised) The purchase price will be […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC will invest Bt800mn into its Serenade clients by launching the “Serenade Emerald” privilege club. It expects this to help push its customer base to 2.3mn by the end of this year. (Kao Hoon, 22/007/14) AJD AJD to benefit from digital TV coupons, expected to be distributed by September 15th. Management expects set-top box […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 219 mn AUCT – Strange transaction a match by the buyers/sellers on the market RS – This Sorat fellow has been constantly buying shares in RS for the past few years in order to become more prominent in RS TVO – A director buys a substantial stake in TVO, are margins […]
Read More →CENTEL CENTEL expects flat performance in 2Q14 from 1Q14. Although this is its low season, it expects bookings to recover. Net margin for each business is expected to expand. It is confident that total revenue will reach target of Bt19bn. (Tun Hoon, 16/06/14) Comment: CENTEL still a 2nd rate version of MINT, its food business […]
Read More →AOT Directors resign en masse — Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT) reports that the following directors resigned from AOT Board of Directors and all other positions, effective June 6, 2014: 1. Squadron Leader Sita Divari 2. Police General Krisna Polananta 3. Police Lieutenant General Pharnu Kerdlarpphon and 4. Mr. Wattana Tiengkul. (SET, 09/06/14) […]
Read More →BGH Buys new hospital in Nakorn Pathom — BGH has announced the acquisition of Sanamchan Hospital, a 198-bed private hospital in Nakorn Pathom, plus its two hospitals. The investment cost is Bt3.66bnn (SET) Comment: And the growth machine for BGH continues, still think it can comfortably go to THB 20/share, just wait for the day […]
Read More →From the Bangkok Post: The sub-committee is empowered and authorised to consider and approve large-scale investment projects worth from 200 million baht to 750 million. It is also tasked with screening and proposing projects with values in excess of 750 million baht for the main board’s consideration and approval. So with the BOI reporting 291 […]
Read More →The facts: Applications were valued @ THB 234 bn down 10% YoY w/ project numbers of 291 down 48% YoY Led by auto’s, petrochem and power plants Foreign projects rose YoY 28% Main investors were Japan, US, China and S. Korea So what? Growth in the SME area is suffering, that goes without saying, but […]
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