ThaiBev share price in explosive form

In September 2018, I wrote that ThaiBev share price was trading at attractive levels and that represented a good opportunity for accumulation. Since then, ThaiBev share price went on a rampant bull run, surging from $0.60 to the current $0.85. The powerful run represented a whopping 42% increase for ThaiBev share price.

Devastating crash of ThaiBev share price

Given the giddy form of ThaiBev share price, should investors take profit and cash in or hold on with the expectation of further hike in ThaiBev share price? To answer this question, it really depends on your entry and exit levels. If I had entered this counter at $0.60, I would cash in now.

Some readers may say that I have short-term mentality but I don’t really care. A dollar gained is a dollar earned. There are not many SGX-listed stocks that appreciated in value in such short-time, so investors should strive not to be greedy in this sort of market condition. Fundamentally, this counter is a growth stock and therefore, ThaiBev share price is sensitive to its revenue performance.

Certainly, it had been a bitter-sweet journey for ThaiBev investors as ThaiBev share price plummeted following the implementation of a new Excise Tax Act in January 2018. Thailand government mandated that all alcoholic beverages and tobacco products, both imported and domestically produced, to be charged an additional 2% of excise tax. As a result, ThaiBev share price turned bearish and started rolling downhill.

ThaiBev share price in stunning form

But investors were stunned by ThaiBev share price swift turnaround in 2019, following the release of a series of solid financial results. On looking back, it is not difficult to determine the driving factors behind ThaiBev share price for the past few months. The stellar financial results of Q1FY19 were due to a series of major acquisitions in 2018. Revenue surged 60% year-on-year to reach an explosive 72.6billion Baht. Net profit stormed to 7.5billion Baht, an increase of 144%. What a comeback for ThaiBev!

Three major acquisitions helped to fuel revenue performance and turbocharged ThaiBev share price. Among the acquisitions was the [This is a premium article. The rest of the content is blocked and can be accessible by SG Wealth Builder Members only. To read the full content, please sign up as member.]

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