AST
Dịch vụ Hàng không Taseco ·HOSE ·2026Q1
▲▲ Improving positively
TTM · Applied to: EPS, ROE, ROA, Net Margin, Asset Turnover, Debt/Equity
What Is Changing
On a TTM 2026Q1 basis, AST is improving on both revenue and margins, suggesting current growth is backed by both scale and operating efficiency — profit is at an all-time high. The next test will be whether this pace holds as the comparison base gets tougher.
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 556.0 | 490.1 | 458.2 | 393.8 | 384.8 | 351.5 | 329.2 | 309.8 | 339.5 | 289.2 | 285.2 | 262.1 |
| Growth | +13% | +7% | +16% | +2% | +9% | +7% | +6% | -9% | +17% | +1% | +9% | — |
| Net Income | 129.0 | 84.8 | 89.7 | 77.5 | 73.8 | 59.6 | 49.6 | 43.0 | 50.1 | 40.0 | 37.3 | 38.9 |
| Net Margin | 23.19% | 17.30% | 19.57% | 19.69% | 19.17% | 16.97% | 15.08% | 13.88% | 14.76% | 13.84% | 13.08% | 14.86% |
Drivers of AST's profit
Net profit attributable to parent increased vs last year, mainly helped by higher gross profit. Supporting and offsetting drivers:
Net profit attributable to parent increased vs prior quarter, mainly helped by higher gross profit. Supporting and offsetting drivers:
Financial Highlights
Detailed analysis of each financial dimension
ROE = Profit Margin × Asset Turnover × Equity Multiplier
ROE rose from 34.6% to 50.5% — all three components improved, with asset turnover contributing the most.
Is the profit sustainable?
Margins are improving and earnings quality is solid — a durable foundation for ROE.
What is driving the margin?
Net margin expanded to 20.07%, rising 3.6pp. Core operating signals are improving as Gross margin rose 2.4pp are enough to offset pressure from SG&A / Revenue rose 0.5pp (in addition, Other profit / Revenue rose 0.2pp added support while Net financial result / Revenue fell 0.6pp remained a drag).
The improvement comes from core operations — this is a high-quality margin expansion.
Profitability trend
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Is capital being used efficiently?
Return on capital rose, but cash cycle lengthened by 4.0 days — working capital needs watching.
Is capital being deployed efficiently?
ROIC expanded to 63.94%, rising 22.6pp. That translates to 63.94 in after-tax operating profit for every 100 units of operating capital. Both NOPAT margin rose 3.5pp and capital turnover rose 0.69x, with invested capital holding roughly steady — capital-return quality improved from both sides.
Both margin and turnover contributed — the improvement has a dual foundation and is more durable than a single-pillar expansion.
CAPITAL EFFICIENCY TREND
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Balance Sheet
ROIC is improving — the asset structure below shows how capital is being allocated. Balance sheet is exceptionally sound — liabilities at 0.50x equity, with a net cash position equivalent to 0.22x equity.
Inventory ended the period at 113.2bn, roughly 11.0% of total assets.
Over the last 12 months, working capital absorbed 42.4bn of cash, mainly because of higher receivables and higher inventories. Part of that drag was offset by higher payables.
Working Capital Drivers
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Working Capital Efficiency
Cash conversion cycle lengthened by 4.0 days versus the same period last year. The main moves came from DIO fell 5.3 days, DSO rose 1.6 days, and DPO fell 7.7 days.
Working capital cycle lengthened mainly due to shorter payment timing — may reflect pressure from suppliers.
Watchpoints
CCC is up by +4.0 days, indicating weaker working-capital turnover versus the prior year.
DSO increased by +1.6 days, pointing to slower receivables turnover.
Working Capital Efficiency
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Is financial risk significant?
Financial risk is low — the company has net cash and CFO reached 310.6bn.
Leverage & Liquidity
Leverage looks fairly comfortable, with net debt / equity at -0.22x and interest coverage at 68.24x.
At present, short-term debt accounts for 100.0% of total debt, cash equals 547.7% of debt, and total debt stands at 41.0bn.
Watchpoints
Short-term debt accounts for 100.0% of total debt, raising near-term refinancing needs.
Leverage and liquidity trend
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Cash Flow
With safe leverage noted above, cash flow below shows the self-funding capacity. Operating cash flow reached 310.6bn in 2025, against investing cash flow of -12.0bn.
Post-investment cash flow was positive +298.6bn. Financing cash flow was negative +220.8bn.
CFO / net income was 1.09x.
After spending +116.6bn on fixed-asset investment, the business generated trailing free cash flow of +206.5bn.
Cash Conversion
TTM Cash Conversion · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Investment Takeaway
The business is entering a broader improvement phase — not just stronger earnings but better operating quality as well. Margin, ROIC, and cash flow all improving shows the business is growing in a cleaner and more efficient way than before. Notably, the improvement trend has been confirmed across multiple cycles, from margin to capital efficiency and cash generation.
Improvement: operating efficiency is getting better, with trailing-12M net margin at 20.07% after expanding 3.6pp versus the same period last year.
Statement Data
| Item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Net Revenue
|
1,726.9 | 1,330.0 | 1,099.7 | 603.6 | 154.1 |
|
Cost of Goods Sold
|
630.8 | 516.9 | 460.4 | 284.2 | 0.0 |
|
Gross Profit
|
1,096.1 | 813.1 | 639.3 | 319.4 | 37.6 |
|
Financial Expenses
|
4.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | -3.0 |
|
Selling Expenses
|
517.5 | 387.9 | 313.9 | 163.9 | -74.2 |
|
General and Administrative Expenses
|
221.6 | 179.6 | 167.8 | 121.2 | -76.1 |
|
Operating Profit
|
385.7 | 256.3 | 170.4 | 36.8 | -128.0 |
|
Profit Before Tax
|
380.2 | 256.1 | 177.6 | 39.2 | -128.4 |
|
Net Income
|
325.8 | 202.4 | 150.6 | 33.8 | -128.5 |
|
Profit Attributable to Parent
|
250.2 | 148.6 | 115.6 | 23.1 | -118.0 |
|
Earnings per Share
|
5,359.00 | 3,179.00 | 2,473.00 | 495.00 | -2,598.00 |
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