27 Benchmark Average by Thai Industry for 2017 TerraBKK Research observes that under the circumstances of the Thai stock market in mid-2018, assessing the factors of buying and selling is quite unpredictable. Therefore, the most important thing for Thai stock investors to prepare for is to truly study the stocks they hold in their portfolios. If anyone invests in stocks for speculative gains without fundamental support, especially with a high P/E ratio, it can be considered a crisis in your stock portfolio.

             TerraBKK Research has compiled the average performance of key industries, which can be used as a benchmark for analyzing related companies. This includes industry performance for the 12-month period of 2017, such as Net Profit Margin, Return on Asset, Return on Equity, and D/E Ratio, among others. Additionally, it includes median average data by industry, such as P/E Ratio, P/BV Ratio, and Dividend Yield as of July 4, 2018, with details as follows:

             Net Profit Margin for the top three industries in 2017 were Banking (BANK) at 20.3%, Finance and Securities (FIN) at 19.5%, and Real Estate Development (PROP) at 16.7%.

             Return on Asset for the top three industries in 2017 were Mining (MINE) at 12.2%, Healthcare (HELTH) at 8.7%, and Petrochemicals and Chemicals (PETRO) at 8.7%.

             Return on Equity for the top three industries in 2017 were Mining (MINE) at 17.8%, Construction Materials (CONMAT) at 15.7%, and Commerce (COMM) at 15.6%.

             D/E Ratio for the riskiest three industries in 2017 were Banking (BANK) at 7.72 times, Insurance and Life Insurance (INSUR) at 3.41 times, and Finance and Securities (FIN) at 2.8 times.

             Dividend Yield for the top three industries were Mining (MINE) at 8.9%, Steel (STEEL) at 5.1%, and Petrochemicals and Chemicals (PETRO) at 5.2%.

             P/E Ratio for the top three industries were Special Services (PROF) at 114.7 times, Healthcare (HELTH) at 30.8 times, and Tourism and Recreation (TOURISM) at 29.5 times.

              P/BV Ratio for the top three industries were Healthcare (HELTH) at 3.8 times, Paper and Printing Materials (PAPER) at 3.32 times, and Media and Publishing (MEDIA) at 2.42 times ---TerraBKK


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