COM
Vật tư - Xăng Dầu ·HOSE ·2026Q1
▲ Slightly positive
TTM · Applied to: EPS, ROE, ROA, Net Margin, Asset Turnover, Debt/Equity
What Is Changing
On a TTM 2026Q1 basis, COM has not moved the needle on revenue, but profitability has edged up slightly — earnings have been recovering gradually over multiple periods. What remains unclear is whether this improvement can widen without revenue momentum to back it.
| 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 | 1,022.7 | 956.2 | 926.2 | 865.0 | 905.1 | 959.0 | 981.0 | 1,081.9 | 1,084.7 | 1,144.7 | 1,127.3 | 1,015.6 |
| Growth | +7% | +3% | +7% | -4% | -6% | -2% | -9% | -0% | -5% | +2% | +11% | — |
| Net Income | 4.4 | 15.5 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 11.5 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 19.4 | 14.0 | 0.6 |
| Net Margin | 0.43% | 1.62% | 0.65% | 0.40% | 0.28% | 1.20% | 0.69% | 0.45% | 0.35% | 1.70% | 1.24% | 0.06% |
Drivers of COM's profit
Net profit attributable to parent increased vs last year, mainly helped by higher gross profit. Supporting and offsetting drivers:
Net profit attributable to parent increased vs prior quarter, mainly helped by higher gross profit. Supporting and offsetting drivers:
Financial Highlights
Detailed analysis of each financial dimension
ROE = Profit Margin × Asset Turnover × Equity Multiplier
ROE rose from 5.8% to 6.9% — mainly driven by leverage, despite asset turnover 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 stands at 0.78%, broadly flat versus the same period. Supportive factors and pressure points are offsetting one another.
Margin is nearly flat but the underlying components are moving — this is a transitional phase, more time is needed to see the real trend.
Profitability trend
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Is capital being used efficiently?
Capital efficiency should be read in industry context — ROIC may fluctuate with business specifics.
Is capital being deployed efficiently?
Track how much operating profit the business generates on invested capital.
Industry characteristics make ROIC cyclical — this is a reference signal and should be read with the business context.
CAPITAL EFFICIENCY TREND
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Balance Sheet
ROIC above should be read with industry context — the balance sheet below adds perspective. Balance sheet is exceptionally sound — liabilities at 0.13x equity, with a net cash position equivalent to 0.25x equity.
Inventory ended the period at 53.9bn, roughly 11.2% of total assets.
Over the last 12 months, working capital released 0.8bn of cash, mainly thanks to higher payables. Pressure from higher receivables and higher inventories only partly offset that benefit.
Working Capital Drivers
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Working Capital Efficiency
Cash conversion cycle lengthened by 2.3 days versus the same period last year. The main moves came from DIO rose 3.4 days, DSO rose 0.8 days, and DPO rose 1.9 days.
Working capital cycle lengthened mainly due to slower inventory turnover — more capital is being tied up in inventory.
Watchpoints
CCC is up by +2.3 days, indicating weaker working-capital turnover versus the prior year.
DSO increased by +0.8 days, pointing to slower receivables turnover.
Working Capital Efficiency
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Is financial risk significant?
Financial risk is low — the company has net cash and CFO reached 35.7bn.
Leverage & Liquidity
Leverage looks fairly comfortable, with net debt / equity at -0.25x and interest coverage at 502.09x.
Debt maturity and the cash buffer remain the two key areas to monitor.
Some leverage signals are missing, so the current read should be treated as contextual.
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 35.7bn in 2025, against investing cash flow of -5.3bn.
Post-investment cash flow was positive +30.5bn. Financing cash flow was negative +21.0bn.
CFO / net income was 0.84x.
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
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 earnings conversion is confirmed, with CFO/NI at 0.84x. The next item to monitor is capital efficiency.
Improvement: earnings conversion looks more confirmed, with CFO / net income at 0.84x.
Watchpoint: Capital efficiency needs cycle context.
Statement Data
| Item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Net Revenue
|
3,652.5 | 4,106.5 | 4,342.3 | 4,815.6 | 2,659.7 |
|
Cost of Goods Sold
|
3,461.9 | 3,908.3 | 4,154.7 | 4,683.2 | 0.0 |
|
Gross Profit
|
190.5 | 198.3 | 187.6 | 132.4 | 177.1 |
|
Financial Expenses
|
-0.1 | -0.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
|
Selling Expenses
|
145.9 | 148.5 | 143.5 | 121.7 | -119.5 |
|
General and Administrative Expenses
|
10.9 | 18.0 | 17.4 | 15.8 | -13.8 |
|
Operating Profit
|
35.9 | 34.7 | 28.6 | 0.8 | 46.6 |
|
Profit Before Tax
|
36.0 | 34.2 | 43.0 | 0.9 | 49.9 |
|
Net Income
|
29.0 | 26.9 | 34.5 | 1.3 | 40.2 |
|
Profit Attributable to Parent
|
29.0 | 26.9 | 34.5 | 1.3 | 40.2 |
|
Earnings per Share
|
1,165.00 | 1,316.00 | 2,440.00 | 54.00 | 2,847.00 |
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