CMC

Đầu tư CMC ·HNX ·2026Q1

▲▲ Improving positively

Operating efficiency is improving Net margin 6.87%, +7.53pp YoY
Price
10,000
Latest close
28 May 2026
P/E 5.80x
P/B 0.73x
EPS 1,724
BVPS 13,637
ROE 13.2%
ROA 5.5%
Profit Margin 6.9%
Asset Turnover 0.80x
Equity Mult. 2.41x

TTM · Applied to: EPS, ROE, ROA, Net Margin, Asset Turnover, Debt/Equity

What Is Changing

On a TTM 2026Q1 basis, CMC 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. However, a significant portion of profit is supported by non-core sources, making the picture not entirely clear.

TTM REVENUE
VND 126bn
+53.3%YoY
NET MARGIN
6.87%
+7.5ppYoY
TTM NET PROFIT
VND 9bn
+1698.5%YoY
Net financial result / PBT
54.9%
affects earnings quality
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 23.1 33.3 46.8 22.6 21.5 30.9 13.6 16.0 18.2 23.9 12.0 5.3
Growth -31% -29% +107% +5% -30% +128% -15% -12% -24% +98% +128%
Net Income 0.1 4.1 3.0 1.4 0.1 -0.1 -2.6 2.0 0.9 -1.7 0.4 3.4
Net Margin 0.62% 12.32% 6.44% 6.14% 0.69% -0.25% -19.35% 12.57% 4.95% -6.94% 3.17% 64.52%

Drivers of CMC's profit

TTM

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

Financial income ↑ 6.0bn
Finance costs ↓ 5.3bn
Tax ↑ 1.4bn
TTM

Net profit attributable to parent declined vs prior quarter, mainly due to higher administrative expenses. Supporting and offsetting drivers:

Financial income ↑ 0.2bn
Selling expenses ↓ 0.1bn
Administrative expenses ↑ 0.2bn
Finance costs ↑ 0.1bn
Gross profit ↓ 0.0bn
Tax ↑ 0.0bn

Financial Highlights

Detailed analysis of each financial dimension

ROE = Profit Margin × Asset Turnover × Equity Multiplier

2025Q1 -0.9% = -0.7% × 0.52 × 2.58
2026Q1 13.2% = 6.9% × 0.80 × 2.41

ROE rose from -0.9% to 13.2% — mainly driven by asset turnover, despite leverage moving in the opposite direction.

Net margin: 6.9% +7.5pp Asset turnover: 0.80x +0.28x Leverage: 2.41x -0.17x

Is the profit sustainable?

Margins improved (+7.5pp), but earnings still rely significantly on non-core sources — warrants closer scrutiny.

very positive positive stable watch under pressure

What is driving the margin?

Net margin expanded to 6.87%, rising 7.5pp. Core operating signals are improving as SG&A / Revenue fell 1.5pp are enough to offset pressure from Gross margin fell 4.3pp (with additional support from Net financial result / Revenue rose 11.4pp).

Most of the margin increase comes from non-core items — core operations have not kept pace, this is a margin expansion to watch carefully.

Profitability trend

Net Margin 6.87% +7.5pp
Gross Margin 7.30% −4.3pp
SG&A / Revenue 3.71% −1.5pp
Non-core / Revenue 4.37% +11.4pp

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

Watchpoints

Financial result is supporting margin

Financial result accounts for 54.9% of PBT and lifted net margin by 11.4pp — separate the operating contribution from this source.

Is capital being used efficiently?

Evaluate capital, asset, and working-capital efficiency.

Is capital being deployed efficiently?

ROIC expanded to 5.70%, rising 6.1pp. That translates to 5.70 in after-tax operating profit for every 100 units of operating capital. Both NOPAT margin rose 7.5pp and capital turnover rose 0.27x, with invested capital holding roughly steady — capital-return quality improved from both sides.

NOPAT margin led the improvement, but the ROIC level has not yet cleared typical cost of capital — margin needs to hold in coming periods rather than being a one-period rebound.

CAPITAL EFFICIENCY TREND

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

ROIC 5.70% +6.1pp
NOPAT Margin 6.88% +7.5pp
Capital Turnover 0.83x +0.27x
Average Invested Capital 151.7bn +4.2bn

Balance Sheet

ROIC is improving — the asset structure below shows how capital is being allocated. Leverage is elevated, requiring monitoring — liabilities at 1.30x equity, net debt at 1.16x equity.

Inventory ended the period at 34.8bn, roughly 21.8% of total assets.

Over the last 12 months, working capital released 0.0bn of cash.

Working Capital Drivers

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

Receivables were broadly stable → neutral CFO:
Inventories were broadly stable → neutral CFO:
Payables were broadly stable → neutral CFO:

Working Capital Efficiency

Track receivable, inventory, and payable turns to judge working-capital efficiency.

Track DSO, DIO, DPO components to evaluate working capital turnover efficiency.

Watchpoints

Receivables collection is slowing

DSO increased by +3.9 days, pointing to slower receivables turnover.

Working Capital Efficiency

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

Receivables 8.8 days +3.9 days
Inventory 195.8 days −184.8 days
Payables
Cash Conversion Cycle

Is financial risk significant?

Check leverage, liquidity, and cash-flow conversion.

Leverage & Liquidity

Leverage warrants monitoring, with net debt / equity at 1.16x and interest coverage only at 3.59x.

At present, short-term debt accounts for 100.0% of total debt, cash equals 1.8% of debt, and total debt stands at 82.0bn.

Watchpoints

Net leverage is elevated

Net debt / equity stands at 1.16x, increasing balance-sheet pressure.

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 1.16x −0.35x
Interest Coverage 3.59x +3.66x
Cash / Debt 1.8% −1.5pp
Short-term Debt / Total Debt 100.0% +0.1pp
CFO / NI 3.30x −2.17x

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

Cash Flow

With safe leverage noted above, cash flow below shows the self-funding capacity. Operating cash flow reached 47.8bn in 2025, against investing cash flow of -21.5bn.

Post-investment cash flow was positive +26.2bn. Financing cash flow was negative +10.6bn.

CFO / net income was 3.30x.

Track how much investment can be funded internally from operating cash flow.

Cash capex or FCF data is incomplete, so the cash-conversion view is only partial.

Cash Conversion

TTM Cash Conversion · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

CFO TTM 28.6bn +31.5bn
Cash Capex
FCF TTM

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 7.5 pp. Even so, earnings quality still needs closer monitoring because net financial result remains elevated. The main risk still sits in leverage and liquidity, with interest coverage at 3.59x.

Improvement: operating efficiency is getting better, with trailing-12M net margin at 6.87% after expanding 7.5pp versus the same period last year.

Watchpoint: cash flow is currently keeping pace with accounting earnings, with CFO / net income at 3.30x. Even so, net financial result still accounts for 54.9% of PBT, so the earnings mix still needs monitoring.

Key risk: leverage and liquidity remain a pressure point, with net debt / equity at 1.16x and a thin cash buffer.

Statement Data

Item 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Net Revenue
124.2 78.6 50.7 49.3 36.8
Cost of Goods Sold
115.0 68.4 50.0 42.1 0.0
Gross Profit
9.2 10.3 0.8 7.2 -3.2
Financial Expenses
2.7 8.3 -1.5 15.3 0.3
Selling Expenses
0.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 -0.5
General and Administrative Expenses
4.2 3.6 3.6 3.3 -3.1
Operating Profit
10.0 0.5 1.1 -1.7 3.3
Profit Before Tax
10.0 0.4 1.0 -1.8 3.3
Net Income
8.5 0.1 0.7 -1.8 3.3
Profit Attributable to Parent
8.5 0.1 0.7 -1.8 3.3
Earnings per Share
1,660.00 32.00 153.00 -384.00 730.00

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