BANPU BANPU expects revenue to reach US$3.2bn, growing by 20% this year. Coal sales volume was 45mn tons. It expects revenue to grow next year supported by the high price of coal of US$98-108/ton. (Kao Hoon, 16/11/18) BGC BGC reports that its glass packaging factory in Ratchaburi has started up. This increases production capacity by […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC is working with HIP Global to develop NB-IoT Motor Tracker. This equipment will increase the operational efficiency in Metropolitan Police Division 1 and nine police stations around Bangkok. (Kao Hoon, 26/10/18) CK CK is raising its backlog target and maintains growth of 8-10% a year at least for five years. (Thun Hoon, 26/10/18) […]
Read More →AOT AOT entered into joint venture with SAL to improve parking service and airport equipment. It will hold 49% of the JV. It is looking for new investments. (Thun Hoon, 12/10/18) BGRIM BGRIM signed its Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Vietnam’s government. The 257MW plant will start commercial operations on June 30, 2019, boosting revenue […]
Read More →AH AH expects 2H18 revenue to be outstanding, supported by automotive demand growth. It expects 2018 revenue to reach its target. (Thun Hoon, 27/9/18) AOT AOT is asking for approval of a Bt7bn budget for three investment projects. Nitinai Sirismatthakarn, the President, said the second phase expansion of Suvarnabhumi has progressed and the design contract […]
Read More →BANPU BANPU says it is not affected by Indonesia’s currency crisis. It has continued to invest in coal mines in Indonesia and it expects to increase coal reserves to a 15-year level, supporting demand from AsiaPacific. It expects 2018 revenue to grow 25%, backed by an uptrend in coal price. (Thun Hoon, 7/9/18) Comment: I […]
Read More →ASIAN ASIAN management expects a 2Q18 earnings turnaround supported by strong order flows, a new production line and baht depreciation against the US dollar. The company has Bt1bn budgeted for M&A for business expansion and long-term growth. Its dog and cat food under the new “Maria” brand is expected to bring Bt100mn in revenue next […]
Read More →BA BA to service air charters between Koh Samui and major Chinese cities, which it expects will drive load factor to 70%. It plans an aviation kitchen in Chiang Mai as well as a maintenance office. It targets greater than 5% revenue growth in 2018 and is not concerned about higher oil prices since it […]
Read More →AAV AAV targets passenger growth of 18% this year to 23.3mn. Load factor is expected to reach 87%, driven by tourism growth. It will accept delivery of four new airplanes this year to add to its 59-strong fleet. (Thun Hoon, 17/4/18) Comment: Which will mainly come from China BIG BIG says earnings this year will […]
Read More →BGRIM BGRIM plans to add 400 MW to production capacity this year. It reported 2017 earnings of Bt2.126bn and announced a dividend of Bt0.3/share, XD on March 20 . (Khao Hoon, 05/03/18) Comment: Just part of the plan, same story as with GULF, TPIPP BR BR targets 2018 revenue growth of 10-12% from 2017 and […]
Read More →Sitting here I was wondering what really drove the market to be +11% or so in local currency terms and here you go, AOT and PTT represented 1/3 of the move this year whereas GL and TRUE have had the biggest negative impact thus far. Data Source: Bloomberg
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