Analysis of business results & financial statements · Quý 1/2026
▲▲ Improving positively
Trailing net profit reached 11.5bn, rose 9.7bn compared with the same period last year. Key positives came from higher associates income, lower minority interests, and higher financial income. Offsetting pressure came mainly from lower gross profit, higher administrative expenses, and higher finance costs. Detailed impact is shown below:
See what is changing ↓- P/E
- 33.68x
- P/B
- 0.44x
- EPS
- 576
- BVPS
- 44,418
- ROE
- 1.3%
- ROA
- 1.2%
- Market price
- 19,400 05 Jun 2026
The current picture
What Is Changing
On a TTM 2026Q1 basis, C21 posted a sharp profit increase versus the same period, suggesting a clear improvement from a low base — margins have just broken out to a notably higher level. The point still to be proven is whether this new profit level can hold once the low-base effect fades.
Sector note: developer revenue is recognised at handover — large quarter-to-quarter swings are normal; read on a trailing-12-month basis and against the delivery schedule.
Profit bridge
Vs last year · TTM
- Associates income
- Minority interests
- Financial income
- Gross profit
- Administrative expenses
- Finance costs
Across periods
A single data point, or a trajectory?
Latest eight quarters · Quý 1/2026
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 20.3 | 17.1 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 20.3 | 22.4 | 29.0 | 22.1 |
| LNST | 4.7 | 1.8 | 8.1 | -1.4 | 6.6 | 6.2 | -12.1 | 6.6 |
| Net margin | 23.39% | 10.29% | 37.58% | -6.54% | 32.65% | 27.43% | -41.70% | 30.04% |
Revenue
20bnNet income
5bnNet margin
23.39%Inside the statements
A closer look at what is happening inside the business
A company's statements are read with the questions that fit its type of business.
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 16.23%, rising 8.4pp. Despite pressure from SG&A / Revenue rose 8.1pp and Gross margin fell 3.5pp, the offset came from Other profit / Revenue rose 0.7pp (pressure remains from Net financial result / Revenue fell 3.8pp).
The improvement comes from core operations — this is a high-quality margin expansion.
Developer revenue is recognised at handover — large swings between quarters are a property-sector feature, not a business trend. Read on a TTM basis and against the delivery schedule.
2024Q3: 22.4bn
2025Q1: 20.3bn
2025Q2: 22.1bn
2025Q3: 21.5bn
2025Q4: 17.1bn
2026Q1: 20.3bn
- Net Margin
- 16.23% +8.4pp
- Gross Margin
- 62.60% −3.5pp
- SG&A / Revenue
- 28.53% +8.1pp
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Is capital being used efficiently?
Capital efficiency for residential developers should be read alongside project cycles and handover timing — ROIC fluctuates with handover cycles.
Is capital being deployed efficiently?
●Track how much operating profit the business generates on invested capital.
For real estate developers, ROIC moves with project cycles — this is a reference signal, and the real assessment needs upcoming handover periods.
Balance Sheet
●ROIC for residential developers swings with project cycles and handover timing — the balance sheet below adds perspective. Capital structure is notably light for the real estate sector — liabilities at 0.14x equity, with a net cash position equivalent to 0.04x equity.
Customer advances 0.2bn (as of 2026Q1) — deposits on units/projects not yet handed over: revenue already sold but not yet recognised, a lead indicator of profit in upcoming delivery quarters. Advances rose 280.00% YoY — strong sales locking in future revenue. Advances cover only 26.42% of current inventory — most of the pipeline is not yet pre-sold.
Customer advances: 0.2bn · YoY +0.2bn · QoQ +0.2bn
Locked-in revenue: ~0.01x quarters of revenue (TTM)
Inventory pre-sold: 26.42%
Project inventory splits in two at 2026Q1: 0.9bn near-delivery stock (short-term) and 2.9bn construction-in-progress (long-term). Weighted toward construction-in-progress — more investment is needed before revenue arrives.
Near-delivery (ST): 0.9bn (23.95%)
Construction-in-progress (LT): 2.9bn (76.05%)
For a developer the question is not debt-to-equity but whether borrowings are backed by the project pipeline. At 2026Q1, net debt 34.1bn vs project value 3.8bn — ratio −894.64%; the company is in a net-cash position.
Net debt / project value: −894.64%
None
Over the last 12 months, working capital absorbed 20.6bn of cash, mainly because of higher receivables and higher inventories.
DuPont
What drives ROE?
ROE rose from 1.0% to 1.5% — mainly driven by net margin, despite asset turnover and leverage moving in the opposite direction.
Is financial risk significant?
Financial risk is low — the company has net cash and CFO reached 10.6bn.
Leverage & Liquidity
▼Leverage warrants monitoring, with net debt / equity at −0.04x and interest coverage only at 1.77x.
At present, cash equals 1551.1% of debt and total debt stands at 2.4bn.
Leverage for residential developers should be read alongside project cycles, development inventory, and handover timing.
Interest coverage is 1.77x, leaving limited room to absorb financing costs.
- Net Debt / Equity
- −0.04x
- Interest Coverage
- 1.77x −0.23x
- Cash / Debt
- 1551.1%
- Short-term Debt / Total Debt
- None
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Cash Flow
●With safe leverage noted above, cash flow below shows the self-funding capacity. Operating cash flow reached 10.6bn in 2025, against investing cash flow of 0.3bn.
Post-investment cash flow was positive +10.9bn. Financing cash flow was negative +1.4bn.
CFO / net income was 0,21 lần.
Track how much investment can be funded internally from operating cash flow.
For residential developers, FCF and CFO swing with project cycles — negative during investment phases and positive at handover — not representative of single-year efficiency.
In summary
Research synthesis
What this reporting period is showing
The business is heading the right way, but the current picture is still at partial confirmation — not yet a fully clean case. The positive points have clearly improved, showing the operating base is better than before. The brighter spot is operating efficiency, with net margin improving 8.4 pp. The next item to monitor is capital efficiency. The main risk still sits in leverage and liquidity, with interest coverage at 1.77x.
- Improvement: operating efficiency is getting better, with trailing-12M net margin at 16.23% after expanding 8.4pp versus the same period last year.
- Watchpoint: Capital efficiency needs cycle context.
- Key risk: leverage and liquidity still require discipline, with interest coverage only at 1.77x.
What to verify next
Questions for the next period
Ability to stabilize revenue after a −13,6% YoY decline.
Ability to hold margins around the current 16.23% level.
Cash-flow quality, with operating cash flow currently at 10.6bn in 2025.
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