Here are my thoughts on the above names: Asian Insulators (AI): The recovery in their earnings over the past 3 years have been outstanding, +300% in 2012, +36% last year and 1Q14 was already up +30%. Chularat Hospital (CHG): Potential takeover target for BGH and still a decent performer in the hospital sector Dcon Products […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 1.8 bn CGD – Family member buys a huge block stake, upcoming projects + REIT on the cards MC – Husband and wife seem to be splitting up, the wife will continue to run the show as she has done since the company’s inception. NWR – The owner still sees value […]
Read More →ADVANC Wholly-owned subsidiary SBN takes 29% stake in IH or Bt3.6mn. It expects this deal will support the establishment of a fiber optics project. (Khao Hoon, 11/06/14) IEC IEC expects net profit growth in 2014 and to eliminate accumulated loss. It expects to pay a dividend in 2015, the first in 15 years, and is […]
Read More →BEAUTY BEAUTY open to more foreign partners as it hopes this will put it in the lead in the ASEAN hub. The company plans to invest Bt200mn to open 78 new branches to help bump profits up by 20% a year. It said that the political turmoil has not harmed performance – sales in April […]
Read More →AIT Backlog over Bt3.7bn. It is confident that 2014 revenue will meet target of Bt6.2bn. It aims to bid for new projects worth Bt7.6bn. It reported 1Q14 net profit of Bt199.17mn, +34.84% YoY after completing more projects. (Khao Hoon, 12/05/14) Comment: But on an EPS basis growth is half what was reported due to the […]
Read More →Ohhh a local M&A case! Finally some fun times! VGI Global Media Plc, Thailand’s largest transit-media provider and a unit of BTS Group, has acquired 24.43% of Master Ad Plc (MACO), the country’s largest outdoor media firm. The acquisition is worth 662 million baht or nine baht a share. A quick intro on both firms […]
Read More →AGE AGE to conclude deal for 9MW capacity biomass power plant with partner within 2H14. It expects investment to be Bt700mn. (Khao Hoon, 25/04/14) Comment: This deal will be done between QTC, AGE and 2 other partners I believe, its been around in the news for a while now ASP ASP leads in net profit […]
Read More →AOT Admits to traffic fall in 1H14 — AOT says the political situation has pressured passenger traffic down in 1H14 to the point where management is not certain it will meet its revenue growth target of 10% YoY. It is considering reducing landing fees to give airlines an incentive to come to Thailand. (Khao Hoon, […]
Read More →AP AP expects a great 2014. It expects 2014 presales and revenue of Bt21bn on current backlog of ~Bt11bn. It will launch 19 new projects worth Bt26bn. (Tun Hoon, 06/02/14) Comment: Valuations for AP have become attractive, the whole property sector in fact, we view this all as a trading opportunity BJCHI BJCHI won new […]
Read More →BMCL BMCL gains from political protest which has raised average passengers to 360,000 a day, +30%. The MD expects a good performance in 1Q14. The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand is preparing to sell bidding envelops for the Blue Line next month. (Khao Hoon, 28/1/14) Comment: At least there are some beneficiaries to the […]
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