ASAP expects windfall from domestic tourism stimulus package, will add 2k vehicles to replace outgoing fleets to used car portfolio. Comment: Sure it will help some, but at the end of the day, international tourists are a significant portion of rentals. JKN raises capex for new contents to Bt1b from Bt800m, on strong prospects for […]
Read More →BAY stops nano-finance services, Tao-Kae Tun Jai, aims to clear Bt43m accrued debt in portfolio from 2.8k accounting for NPLs of 11% from the segment, no plan to restart programme this year. Comment: One bank out of this nano-finance, I wouldn’t be surprised to sell all of the commercial banks out of it. Expect to […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buying is going through the roof! Buy(s) THB 1.7 bn AMATA – Boom! Vikrom has coming out of his decade of meditation and decided to buy shares TFG – Not sure what’s going on here, buys and sells – SEC reporting issues? MINT – And he’s bought some THB 1.4 bn worth of […]
Read More →BAY tightens credit screening for consumer credit clients especially Gen Y who earns <Bt30k/month, see NPLs, aims to curb NPLs from cards & consumer loans within 0.3% from current 0.2%. Comments: And should this generation of consumers lose access to credit which was freely available to the previous generation. Then don’t expect to see any […]
Read More →ANAN reports sales from 4 newly launched projects topped Bt8.8b, lifts total above Bt24b full year target. Comment: And still consistently beats all expectations… BH signs agreement PRINC to operate Joint & Spine Centre of Prince Suvarnabhumi Hospital owned by PRINC. Comment: PRINC finally making more moves in the industry, and BH needs the additional […]
Read More →Asset World Corp (AWC), a property arm under Charoen of THBEV, to acquire prime prop in BKK and key resort destinations held by the group to develop mixed-use projects and hotels in next 5 years, IPO @ Bt6, September 25-27 and go straight into SET50. Comment: ROE of 3% .. well…TCC buys property, develops it, […]
Read More →AAV AAV reported 4Q18 loss of Bt358mn caused by rising fuel price. 9M18 earnings were Bt340mn, 66%YoY. Passengers grew by 4%YoY in 3Q18. (Kao Hoon, 13/11/18) Comment: And oil prices still aren’t even at all time highs. Part of suspects a decent turnaround in airline earnings in 12 months after all the news is done…as […]
Read More →BCPG BCPG sold two solar farm projects in Japan with total electricity production capacity of 24.53MW to an infrastructure fund. It expects to book the Bt1.1bn proceeds immediately. It targets revenue growth of 15- 50% this year. It continues to set up power plants as planned and studying new investment in power plant projects. (Thun […]
Read More →ANAN ANAN launched IDEO Ratchada-Sutthisan condominium worth Bt1.6bn, boosting sales in 3Q18. Unit price starts at Bt2.49mn. It has contracted CIMBT to issue subordinated debentures at a rate of 8.5% for the first five years. It plans to sell the debentures to local institutions and HNWIs on Sep 20-25. (Thun Hoon, 12/9/18) Comment: Everything is […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC announced that it holds 40 MHz on Super Block 1800 MHz which speeded up 4G by 1530% on mobile phones. One third of its customers are using 4G service. It expects to start the Super Block service in September. It says it has the most frequency spectrum in the industry. (Kao Hoon, 21/8/18) […]
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