Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 1.2 bn BTS – The Chairman bought back a huge amount of shares post the BTS x JMART Group link up VGI – He bought YUGE amount of shares post the BTS x JMART Group Link up TU – The Chairman thinks his shares are cheap (?) I doubt management’s ability […]

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AMATAV sees better 2H on plan to transfer 300 rai of land in Halong IE Vietnam, while keeping 430 rai land sales target this year. Comment: Their efforts in Vietnam have been rubbish compared to the other players (domestic and international) APCS firms on 40% FY21 revenue growth target >Bt3b supported by strong demand for […]

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CPW maintained 20% FY21 revenue growth target supported by new IT & gadget products launch during the year, larger contribution from online sales, wider margins from IoT & smart home products. Comment: A C-grade version of COM7 ECF sees recovery in furniture mkt on seasonal and weak THB, while Minbu solar PP in Myanmar have […]

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*Effective 1 July SET announced SET50 and SET100 rebalance for 2H21: SET50: Ins : IRPC, KCE, STA, STGT. Outs: AWC, BAM, TOA, VGI. SET100: Ins: AAV, ICHI, NRF, PSL, PTL, SINGER, STGT, SYNEX, TKN. Outs: AWC, BPP, EPG, GFPT, MBK, TOA, TPIPP, TTW, WHAUP. sSET: 34 securities consisting of: Seven Utilities and Power pcl (7UP), […]

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ASAP in talk M&A insurance broker, seeks to branch out from car rent, used cars sales business, launches mobile app penetrate individual clients, target 100k users by end of year. Comment: I am curious to see where this fellow takes his company. I enjoyed talking with him years ago. One of the few people that […]

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AEONTS, VGI, and HUMAN in JV to set up Rabbit Cash, Bt800m registered cap, to expand digital lending platform, including nano finance, by capping interest rate at 15% max. Comment: Love this move by VGI, that damn rabbit card is immensely valuable and now they’ve figured out the partners to use utilise their distribution network. […]

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Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 271 mn VGI – BOOM! What a buy order. So first he buys a stake below 6 before the Kerry IPO is announced. Then BTS sells it’s stake in VGI to investors. And now he’s gone ahead without another massive buy. Sell(s) THB 12 mn N/A

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BJC: open new hypermarket branch, BIGC Mahachai 2, lift total to 151 outlets. BTS: kick-off trial run of North Green line extension (Wat Phra Sri Mahathat – Kukot) 7 stations, target cod in December. Comment: License to print money continues for this conglomerate. MBK: issues free warrants 67.79m units (MBK-W1) for existing holders at 25:1, […]

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Right of first refusal, or as I like to call it, freebie shares. Is this the beginning of a new trend where companies are going to be spinning off subsidiary/associate co’s and offering shares of the new IPO to existing shareholders of the existing listed co? The first one we saw post-lockdown was BWG (Better […]

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AS sees YoY revenue growth this year on >10 games launched, with 5 to be in 2H. Comment: Kicking myself for missing this. BAY cuts FY20 loan growth target to 3-5% from 5-7%, NII to 10-15% contraction yoy from -3% prior, coverage ratio 180-200 bps from 130-150 bps on fragile environment. BWG’s major holder, Komol […]

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