Asean-focused. Ex-Head of Thai Research

Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA

Asean (Thailand) Focused Independent Research

M Corp Review

M Corp is led by Athaporn Arayasantiparb who served as Head of Research for UOB and ANZ in Thailand and was an award-winning telecoms analyst at UBS in 2010 (AsiaMoney Thailand category) and Regional Strategist for DMG in Singapore. Prior to that, he also served as Kasikornbank credit analyst and scholar. He has a total work experience of 17 years, of which 14 were in research and 4 in research management roles. He started his career as an engineer for PTT and currently manages family investments. He holds an MBA from Stern (NYU) and CFA Charter since 2006. Apart from IPO Radar, which focuses on future listings, MCorp Review also provides six on-going thematic series ranked by frequency in descending order, namely: 1) Silicon Stories (technology) 2) Sathorn Series (financial services) 3) Thai-Coons (billionaire origin stories) 4) Reality Check (data-driven, investigative) 5) Thai Media Spotlight; and 6) Thai Macro Watch (global market drivers).

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The two largest restaurant groups in Thailand, MINT and CENTEL, are both hotel operators. Yet, there are two things MCorp Review highlights here. Firstly, there is little or no synergy between hotels and restaurants. In fact, a better match would have been retailing, since most chain restaurants are located in malls. Secondly, the word "dominant" should never be associated with MINT and CENTEL. Despite their obvious size, we suspect that they do not account for even half of the industry. This is…

The two largest restaurant groups in Thailand, MINT and CENTEL, are both hotel operators. Yet, there are two things MCorp Review highlights here. Firstly, there is little or no synergy between hotels and restaurants. In fact, a better match would have been retailing, since most chain restaurants are located in malls. Secondly, the word "dominant" should never be associated with MINT and CENTEL. Despite their obvious size, we suspect that they do not account for even half of the industry. This is…

Thai Restaurants (Part I): Industry Structure and Key Success Factors

<div class="content-highlight">We ran through the list of Valentine-themed stocks and found that it's almost impossible to find anything reasonable from a valuation standpoint these days. (AIS used to be a Valentine themed stock, but it isn't anymore. More on that later yo.) Valentines is just over a week from today. Technically, less than 1% of the Thais are Christians, but if you think that's gonna stop teenagers from celebrating Valentines, think again! Since Chinese New Year came early ( <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/momentum-stocks-for-the-chicken-new-year" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:8321">Momentum Stocks for the Chicken</a>…</div>

We ran through the list of Valentine-themed stocks and found that it's almost impossible to find anything reasonable from a valuation standpoint these days. (AIS used to be a Valentine themed stock, but it isn't anymore. More on that later yo.) Valentines is just over a week from today. Technically, less than 1% of the Thais are Christians, but if you think that's gonna stop teenagers from celebrating Valentines, think again! Since Chinese New Year came early ( Momentum Stocks for the Chicken…

Quick Run Down on Valentine Stocks...Sad!

Only Gets Hotter from Here On. Summer typically starts in February in Thailand. In the South, there are only two seasons, but elsewhere, summer will stretch between February to around May. We are not saying every stock in this article is a buy. What we're saying is that for them, summer usually acts as an important sales catalyst or at least a time when they gain attention from investors yo. The rainy season, which starts in late May and goes all the way to October, is by far the country's…

Only Gets Hotter from Here On. Summer typically starts in February in Thailand. In the South, there are only two seasons, but elsewhere, summer will stretch between February to around May. We are not saying every stock in this article is a buy. What we're saying is that for them, summer usually acts as an important sales catalyst or at least a time when they gain attention from investors yo. The rainy season, which starts in late May and goes all the way to October, is by far the country's…

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JCK Hospitality Public Company Limited owns and operates a chain of fast food restaurants. The Company offers a wide range of Thai and Japanese dishes and beverages. JCK Hospitality serves customers in Thailand.

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Thai Restaurants (Part I): Industry Structure and Key Success Factors

The two largest restaurant groups in Thailand, MINT and CENTEL, are both hotel operators. Yet, there are two things MCorp Review highlights here....

Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA

Quick Run Down on Valentine Stocks...Sad!

We ran through the list of Valentine-themed stocks and found that it's almost impossible to find anything reasonable from a valuation standpoint...

Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA

This Ain't Winterfell, Summer Is Coming!

Only Gets Hotter from Here On. Summer typically starts in February in Thailand. In the South, there are only two seasons, but elsewhere, summer...

Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA

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