AUCT : UNION AUCTION PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
YE/2567 (Jan - Dec 2024)
Business Overview

Operates as an intermediary in arranging auction services of all types of property, other auctioned related services to facilitate the owner of the property and the bidder; transportation service, procurement of source of fund for customers who participated in the auction. And there are sale channels through the website.



Financial Statement
2024 2023 2022 2021
Income Statement (MB)
Revenues 1,303.46 1,240.61 953.19 901.69
Expenses 813.21 780.37 611.75 556.55
Net Profit (Loss) 371.29 347.93 251.25 256.09
Balance Sheet (MB)
Assets 2,050.89 1,979.28 1,806.48 1,825.55
Liabilities 1,486.12 1,388.01 1,252.40 1,286.23
Shareholders' Equity 564.77 591.26 554.08 539.32
Cash Flow (MB)
Operating 405.04 709.87 299.98 437.95
Investing -178.09 43.14 -48.15 -168.17
Financing -500.62 -408.30 -320.97 -295.64
Financial Ratio
EPS (Baht) 0.68 0.63 0.46 0.46
GP Margin (%) 50.46 50.02 50.16 53.20
NP Margin (%) 28.49 28.04 26.36 28.40
D/E Ratio (x) 2.63 2.35 2.26 2.38
ROE (%) 64.24 60.75 45.96 48.99
ROA (%) 24.33 24.31 18.80 19.15
Business Plan
  • Upgrading services enhancing performance and increasing the range of services to its customers through online auctions including providing enough information to customers.
  • Diversify to more categories of assets and expand its customer group to end users in order to manage the risk of reliance on limited assets at auction.
  • Proactively marketing online and increasing the group of customers online auction via AUCT Live system.
  • Find partners to increase services and meet customer needs both pre and post-auction.
  • Maintain existing customers and seek new customers.
Sustainable Development Plan
  • Digitalizing the working style
  • Improving IT systems
  • Reduce workflow for more efficient
  • Employee's potential development
  • Reducing unnecessary energy use
Business Highlight
  • The company's revenues and profits are "all-time high" in 2024.
  • Grand opening "AUCT Place": a new auction yard at the headquarters on 29 August 2024.
  • Arranged special events such as EV Corner, SUV Event, Luxury Car, and Korat Bike Fest
  • Added event to selling cars that are more than 10 years old at Rangsit Klong 8 branch.
Performance and Analysis
Business Performance Summary

The Company's revenue from services in the 4/2024 quarter was 317.55 MB decreased by 11.80 MB or 3.6% compared to the same period of the previous year. The revenue from auctions was 270.90 MB decreased by 9.85 MB or 3.5% compared to the same period of the previous year and decreased by 7.46 MB or 2.7% compared to the previous quarter. Revenue from transportation and additional services for the 4/2024 quarter was 46.65 MB decreased by 1.95 MB or 4.0% compared to the same period of the previous year and decreased by 0.16 MB or 0.3% compared to the previous quarter. Due to the volume of vehicles received and the volume of ended auction vehicles slowed down at the end of the 4/2024 quarter.


For 2024, the Company's revenue from services was 1,290.25 MB increased by 57.96 MB or 4.7% compared to the previous year. The revenue from auctions was 1,094.93 MB increased by 59.70 MB or 5.8% compared to the previous year. Revenue from transportation and additional services was 195.32 MB decreased by 1.74 MB or 0.9% compared to the previous year due to the increase in the volume of vehicles received and the volume of ended auction vehicles in overview throughout the year.

Key Milestones

Grand opening "AUCT Place": a new auction yard at the headquarters, to be modern, respond to customer needs, and systematically adjust work processes.

Risk Management Policy
  1. The risk of natural disasters and accidents: the Company has insurance covering natural disasters and accidents. The employees are trained to prepare for the event of natural disasters and accidents.
  2. Risks from utilities system which may impact to the auction process: the Company has arranged the business continuity plan to minimize risks and impacts from interruption of online auction system. Including regular practice BCP plans to reduce the risk of being affected by critical utility problems such as power outages, power surges, or internet failures.
  3. Risk from Properties Being Lost, Damaged and Stolen while under the Company’s Possession: the Company implementing strict access controls, hiring out-sourced 24-hour security guards, and also purchased insurance which covered the Company’s properties. 
  4. ESG Risk:
  • Environmental: to control pollution emitted from transportation or vehicle condition inspection.
  • Social: to establish the policy on fair treatment of employees, provision of medical check-up and safety in the workplace, design the transparent bidding process. There is a policy to protect the privacy rights of the customers and build good relationships with the local communities. 
  • Corporate governance: to stipulated the business ethics manual, the anti-corruption policy and the practices to prevent conflict of interest. The Company also has the strict internal control system which conform to the relevant standards or laws.
Recent Awards and Recognitions

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Revenue Structure
Revenue from auctions 84% Transportation, Add services 14.98% Others 1.02%
Stock Information
mai / SERVICE
Closing price AUCT mai index 14.00 10.00 6.00 440.00 381.67 323.33 265.00 2-1-24 27-3-24 2-7-24 30-9-24 30-12-24
as of 30/12/24 AUCT SERVICE mai
P/E (X) 11.80 82.27 41.84
P/BV (X) 9.35 1.84 1.55
Dividend yield (%) 7.54 2.77 2.47
30/12/24 28/12/23 30/12/22
Market Cap (MB) 4,592.50 6,270.00 5,170.00
Price (B/Share) 8.35 11.40 9.40
P/E (X) 11.80 17.95 21.70
P/BV (X) 9.35 12.59 11.25
CG Report:
Major Shareholders
as of 23/08/2024
MRS. THIDARUT SRITAPAWANG (16.75%)
MR. VARUNYOO SILA (16.18%)
MR. PARKPOOM SILA (16.08%)
THAILAND SECURITIES DEPOSITORY COMPANY LIMITED FOR DEPOSITOR (6.14%)
BNY MELLON NOMINEES LIMITED (6.04%)
OTHERS (38.81%)
Company Information and Contact
http://www.auct.co.th
investor@auct.co.th
0-2033-6555
518/28 Soi Ramkhamhaeng 39 (Thepleela 1) Wangthonglang Bangkok 10310
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