materials during Q3/2017, therefore, COGs per revenue still increase 2% to 82%, comparing to 80% of last year. o Regarding to fierce price competing, company faced with difficult situation in price adjustment
, Thailand’s pastry and bakery industry face fierce competition from both direct and indirect competitors as result from (1) Pastry and bakery industry face a threat from a price war; hence competitors often use
spend on advertising and slow down to increase marketing budget according to Thailand’s mourning period of King Rama 9. However, customers who focus on content services are continue to advertise. 4) Other
– December) historically generates higher revenue and earnings contribution to VGI Group, the mourning period is expected to impact the digital media segment by approximately 1 month in 3Q 2017/18. This impact
renovation of three hotels under Dusit Thani brand, and caused by a temporarily weaker demand from catering and convention during the mourning period and the royal funeral of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Earnings
subsequent mourning period to October 2017, Entertainment and promotional marketing decrease out of respect to the country beloved King and out of request from the Government along with a decrease in private
outlook for 4Q17 should be positive compared to last year after passing the mourning period and Royal Cremation Ceremony since the end of October 2017. For hotel renovations, the Company already completed
in 20172, mainly due to an ongoing postponement of festivities subsequent to the mourning period over the passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej and the shrinkage of advertising spending in a
fierce discounts, revenue grew strongly 23%YoY. Non-mobile enterprise business grew 6% YoY from high growth in Data center, Cloud, Cyber securities, IOT and ICT solutions offset by flat growth in
98 million, a slight decrease of 1.0% yoy, mainly from a decrease in revenue from Dusit Thani College resulting from fierce competitions and dropping in new student enrollment which is a structural