AST

Dịch vụ Hàng không Taseco ·HOSE ·2026Q1

▲▲ Improving positively

Operating efficiency is improving Net margin 20.07%, +3.63pp YoY
Price
71,000
Latest close
02 Jun 2026
P/E 10.86x
P/B 3.92x
EPS 6,537
BVPS 18,123
ROE 39.3%
ROA 30.2%
Profit Margin 15.6%
Asset Turnover 1.93x
Equity Mult. 1.30x

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.

TTM REVENUE
VND 1,898bn
+38.0%YoY
NET MARGIN
20.07%
+3.6ppYoY
TTM NET PROFIT
VND 381bn
+68.5%YoY
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

TTM

Net profit attributable to parent increased vs last year, mainly helped by higher gross profit. Supporting and offsetting drivers:

Gross profit ↑ 369.1bn
Associates income ↑ 27.0bn
Selling expenses ↑ 177.0bn
Administrative expenses ↑ 52.6bn
Minority interests ↑ 26.8bn
TTM

Net profit attributable to parent increased vs prior quarter, mainly helped by higher gross profit. Supporting and offsetting drivers:

Gross profit ↑ 122.2bn
Associates income ↑ 11.0bn
Other profit ↑ 5.1bn
Selling expenses ↑ 59.9bn
Administrative expenses ↑ 11.4bn
Tax ↑ 9.6bn

Financial Highlights

Detailed analysis of each financial dimension

ROE = Profit Margin × Asset Turnover × Equity Multiplier

2025Q1 34.6% = 16.4% × 1.63 × 1.29
2026Q1 50.5% = 20.1% × 1.93 × 1.30

ROE rose from 34.6% to 50.5% — all three components improved, with asset turnover contributing the most.

Net margin: 20.1% +3.6pp Asset turnover: 1.93x +0.30x Leverage: 1.30x +0.01x

Is the profit sustainable?

Margins are improving and earnings quality is solid — a durable foundation for ROE.

very positive positive stable watch under pressure

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

Net Margin 20.07% +3.6pp
Gross Margin 64.19% +2.4pp
SG&A / Revenue 42.70% +0.5pp

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

ROIC 63.94% +22.6pp
NOPAT Margin 20.09% +3.5pp
Capital Turnover 3.18x +0.69x
Average Invested Capital 596.2bn +45.1bn

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

Receivables increased → lower CFO: −72.5bn
Inventories increased → lower CFO: −28.7bn
Payables increased → higher CFO: +58.9bn

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

Cash conversion cycle is lengthening

CCC is up by +4.0 days, indicating weaker working-capital turnover versus the prior year.

Receivables collection is slowing

DSO increased by +1.6 days, pointing to slower receivables turnover.

Working Capital Efficiency

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

Receivables 8.2 days +1.6 days
Inventory 51.4 days −5.3 days
Payables 31.7 days −7.7 days
Cash Conversion Cycle 27.9 days +4.0 days

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 refinancing pressure is meaningful

Short-term debt accounts for 100.0% of total debt, raising near-term refinancing needs.

Leverage and liquidity trend

Net Debt / Equity -0.22x −0.03x
Interest Coverage 68.24x −66.94x
Cash / Debt 547.7% +158.3pp
Short-term Debt / Total Debt 100.0% 0.0pp
CFO / NI 1.09x −0.55x

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

CFO TTM 323.1bn +46.4bn
Cash Capex 116.6bn +58.6bn
FCF TTM +206.5bn −12.2bn

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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