CLX

Xuất nhập khẩu và Đầu tư Chợ Lớn (CHOLIMEX) ·UPCOM ·2026Q1

▲▲ Improving positively

Operating efficiency is improving Net margin 41.32%, +3.18pp YoY
Price
14,700
Latest close
03 Jun 2026
P/E 5.82x
P/B 0.65x
EPS 2,524
BVPS 22,516
ROE 11.7%
ROA 8.9%
Profit Margin 41.2%
Asset Turnover 0.21x
Equity Mult. 1.32x

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.

TTM REVENUE
VND 530bn
+2.6%YoY
NET MARGIN
41.32%
+3.2ppYoY
TTM NET PROFIT
VND 219bn
+11.1%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 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

TTM

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

Associates income ↑ 16.1bn
Gross profit ↑ 4.5bn
TTM

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

Associates income ↑ 4.8bn
Gross profit ↑ 3.0bn
Financial income ↓ 1.2bn

Financial Highlights

Detailed analysis of each financial dimension

ROE = Profit Margin × Asset Turnover × Equity Multiplier

2025Q1 11.1% = 38.1% × 0.22 × 1.35
2026Q1 11.7% = 41.3% × 0.21 × 1.32

ROE rose from 11.1% to 11.7% — mainly driven by net margin, despite asset turnover and leverage moving in the opposite direction.

Net margin: 41.3% +3.2pp Asset turnover: 0.21x -0.00x Leverage: 1.32x -0.03x

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 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

Net Margin 41.32% +3.2pp
Gross Margin 31.26% +0.1pp
SG&A / Revenue 13.87% −0.5pp

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

ROIC 11.92% +0.7pp
NOPAT Margin 41.14% +3.2pp
Capital Turnover 0.29x −0.01x
Average Invested Capital 1,828.4bn +84.5bn

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

Receivables increased → lower CFO: −2.5bn
Inventories increased → lower CFO: −2.6bn
Payables decreased → lower CFO: −62.7bn

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

Inventory turnover is slowing

DIO increased by +1.0 days, suggesting more capital is being tied up in inventories.

Working Capital Efficiency

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

Receivables 13.7 days −1.6 days
Inventory 7.1 days +1.0 days
Payables 1.9 days −0.4 days
Cash Conversion Cycle 18.8 days −0.3 days

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

Net Debt / Equity -0.03x −0.01x
Interest Coverage 117.87x +51.92x
Cash / Debt 462.5% +193.6pp
Short-term Debt / Total Debt 59.4% +16.8pp
CFO / NI 0.14x −0.31x

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

CFO TTM 30.9bn −57.4bn
Cash Capex 10.0bn −3.4bn
FCF TTM +20.8bn −53.9bn

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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