CLX
Xuất nhập khẩu và Đầu tư Chợ Lớn (CHOLIMEX) ·UPCOM ·2026Q1
▲▲ Improving positively
TTM · Applied to: EPS, ROE, ROA, Net Margin, Asset Turnover, Debt/Equity
What Is Changing
On a TTM 2026Q1 basis, CLX has not accelerated revenue sharply, but profitability is improving visibly — profit is at an all-time high. Profit growth is driven mainly by better operations rather than scale expansion — a foundation that tends to be more durable.
| 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 | 139.3 | 139.7 | 128.0 | 122.9 | 123.2 | 134.4 | 126.8 | 132.2 | 126.4 | 135.9 | 131.6 | 127.1 |
| Growth | -0% | +9% | +4% | -0% | -8% | +6% | -4% | +5% | -7% | +3% | +4% | — |
| Net Income | 55.4 | 56.0 | 52.1 | 55.5 | 49.4 | 47.8 | 51.5 | 48.2 | 47.0 | 43.5 | 48.3 | 43.9 |
| Net Margin | 39.74% | 40.10% | 40.69% | 45.14% | 40.14% | 35.61% | 40.63% | 36.45% | 37.18% | 32.00% | 36.73% | 34.51% |
Drivers of CLX's profit
Net profit attributable to parent increased vs last year, mainly helped by higher associates income. Supporting and offsetting drivers:
Net profit attributable to parent increased vs prior quarter, mainly helped by higher associates income. Supporting and offsetting drivers:
Financial Highlights
Detailed analysis of each financial dimension
ROE = Profit Margin × Asset Turnover × Equity Multiplier
ROE rose from 11.1% to 11.7% — mainly driven by net margin, despite asset turnover and leverage moving in the opposite direction.
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 41.32%, rising 3.2pp. The main driver is SG&A / Revenue fell 0.5pp and Gross margin rose 0.1pp, moving in line with the stronger net margin (in addition, Net financial result / Revenue rose 0.4pp added support while Other profit / Revenue fell 0.0pp 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?
Evaluate capital, asset, and working-capital efficiency.
Is capital being deployed efficiently?
ROIC edged up to 11.92%, rising 0.7pp. That translates to 11.92 in after-tax operating profit for every 100 units of operating capital. The main driver is NOPAT margin rose 3.2pp, with capital turnover broadly stable; with invested capital easing up by 85bn.
Capital efficiency improved through NOPAT margin — this is a quality-led improvement when operating profit leads.
CAPITAL EFFICIENCY TREND
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is exceptionally sound — liabilities at 0.33x equity, with a net cash position equivalent to 0.03x equity.
Over the last 12 months, working capital absorbed 67.8bn of cash, mainly because of higher receivables and higher inventories.
Working Capital Drivers
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Working Capital Efficiency
Cash conversion cycle improved by 0.3 days versus the same period last year. The main moves came from DIO rose 1.0 days, DSO fell 1.6 days, and DPO fell 0.4 days.
Working capital cycle is flat — components are offsetting each other.
Watchpoints
DIO increased by +1.0 days, suggesting more capital is being tied up in inventories.
Working Capital Efficiency
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Is financial risk significant?
Financial risk is low — the company has net cash and CFO reached 95.9bn.
Leverage & Liquidity
Leverage looks fairly comfortable, with net debt / equity at -0.03x and interest coverage at 117.87x.
At present, short-term debt accounts for 59.4% of total debt, cash equals 462.5% of debt, and total debt stands at 14.4bn.
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 95.9bn in 2025, against investing cash flow of 25.1bn.
Post-investment cash flow was positive +121.0bn. Financing cash flow was negative +70.0bn.
CFO / net income was 0.14x.
After spending +10.0bn on fixed-asset investment, the business generated trailing free cash flow of +20.8bn.
Cash Conversion
TTM Cash Conversion · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Investment Takeaway
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 3.2 pp. Warning and risk signals are not yet decisive enough to shift the picture.
Improvement: operating efficiency is getting better, with trailing-12M net margin at 41.32% after expanding 3.2pp versus the same period last year.
Statement Data
| Item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Net Revenue
|
513.8 | 517.6 | 518.2 | 594.0 | 455.7 |
|
Cost of Goods Sold
|
351.1 | 358.7 | 372.8 | 451.0 | 0.0 |
|
Gross Profit
|
162.7 | 158.9 | 145.4 | 143.0 | 139.6 |
|
Financial Expenses
|
2.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | -4.5 |
|
Selling Expenses
|
12.6 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 11.9 | -12.1 |
|
General and Administrative Expenses
|
65.8 | 61.3 | 58.7 | 53.4 | -49.6 |
|
Operating Profit
|
228.2 | 218.9 | 200.3 | 198.9 | 184.1 |
|
Profit Before Tax
|
229.3 | 220.2 | 201.2 | 203.6 | 184.5 |
|
Net Income
|
205.9 | 198.2 | 181.3 | 183.7 | 166.1 |
|
Profit Attributable to Parent
|
205.6 | 197.9 | 181.0 | 183.4 | 165.7 |
|
Earnings per Share
|
2,302.00 | 2,214.00 | 1,965.00 | 1,991.00 | 1,913.89 |
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