Here below is an impressive update today, by Infoquest, as we see it quotes the MD stating profits of 448 mill. Baht for first 9 months, an increase of 44.5% vs. same period last year, note for all of 2024 FSMART earned 430 mill. Baht net profit. So no question, FSMART (6.50)...
Thailand just completed a major new international IPO, SET listed under symbol MRDIYT or MR. D.I.Y. HOLDING (THAILAND) PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED. 655 million shares were offered at 8.60 Baht. Same price for everyone!
It was a soft-flop as it opened weak and then just barely on its first traday...
PSP what I think is a solid growth stock pick. Unaffected by US tariffs (in fact indirectly benefiting), in a semi-defensive industry along low technology risks. A clear market leader trading trading 20% below its August '23 IPO, since doubling since it earnings.
I now like PRIMA MARINE PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED (PRM, 6.00). The company described itself as follows:
"The Company Group provides one-stop services of shipment and floating storage units of crude oil, refined oil products, and liquefied petrochemicals to the customers upon customer demands and provides services of Offshore Support Vessel
My new choice on a high quality, high dividend REIT pick for high income seeking more prudent investors. (Yielding 28 times more then plain vanilla Thai Bank Savings deposit yields.)
The SET index likely bottoming-out now, in my view. Here is my pick today on this mkt. bottom-call, as I see it. Mideast tension are high for sure, but gold prices are not hitting new highs. Thai politics are bad, but its priced in the mkt. already. Of course as always...
Here is an interim update. Quality companies with ultra high dividends was/is the right place to be if you are in Thailand as a longer term investor. While US stocks took a tumble as here sensed. Accumulate China ETF stocks, is in place since early 2024. A global de-dollarization is...
Total revenues soared in calendar year 2024 to 3.51 Bill., as compared to 3.01 Bill. Baht for year 2023 -itself a new record revenue-year back then. 2024 hence saw a 16.5% revenue, "top-line", increase last year. Impressive as in the past tame top-line growth was concerned, by some analysts. EBIT (earnings before interest, deprecation and taxes) shows record...