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- Nawarat Patanakarn Public Company Limited (NWR.BK) provides construction contracting services, pre-stressed and precast concrete products, steel fabrication, wastewater treatment plant design-build and operation-maintenance, real estate development, and related businesses including water utility management, construction consulting, restaurants, and processed food distribution to government agencies, state enterprises, and private sectors primarily in Thailand and select ASEAN countries. The company undertakes civil engineering projects encompassing buildings, warehouses, industrial plants, utilities, ports, berths, jetties, power plants, electricity generating dams, wastewater treatment systems and plants, tunneling, and pipe jacking works; manufactures and supplies pre-stressed concrete piles, girders, precast concrete pipes, parapets, slabs, sheet piles for land subsidence protection, and fabricated steel products with production facilities in Samut Prakan, Bangna, Samut Sakhon, Chachoengsao, and Chonburi boasting monthly capacities of 20,000 cubic meters for precast products and 1,000 tons for steel; operates real estate projects through subsidiary Mana Development Company Limited including single-detached house developments such as Baranee Park Romklao, Baranee Residence, Baranee Bliss (Rangsit-Khlong 3 and Outer Ring Road-Khlong 5), and condominium Aspen Condo on Sukhumvit 105; manages wastewater utilities via associate Utility Business Alliance Public Company Limited; and diversifies into food products through Taste Maker Company Limited and property joint ventures like ISSI Condominium and The Issara Ladprao with Charn Issara Development PCL. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Samut Prakan, Thailand, the company listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in 1995 with current paid-up capital of 2,585 million baht and holds Category 1A contractor status with the Department of Highways among other government registrations. Recent developments include revenue recognition in 2024 from Aspen Condo condominium transfers and Baranee Park Romklao and Baranee Bliss (Rangsit-Khlong 3) house projects boosting real estate income by 78.78% year-over-year to 338.58 million baht alongside planned 2025 recognition for Baranee Bliss (Rangsit-Outer Ring Road-Khlong 5) valued at 739 million baht; a September 2024 bondholder meeting approval to waive Net Debt to Equity ratio requirements, extend bond maturity by two years, and raise the interest rate by 0.50% per annum; February 2025 lender approval from Siam Commercial Bank for Net Debt to Equity ratio relief effective December 2024; recording of 812.04 million baht impairment loss on financial assets including trade receivables and loans; and ongoing measures to enhance liquidity through new project revenue, debt extension negotiations, cost reductions, and investor outreach amid 2024 net loss of 3,983.53 million baht attributable to equity holders due to construction delays, cost overruns, material price hikes, and public sector investment slowdowns.