HNI

May Hữu Nghị ·UPCOM ·2026Q1

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Operating efficiency is improving Net margin 9.78%, +3.02pp YoY
Price
30,100
Latest close
25 May 2026
P/E 7.64x
P/B 1.33x
EPS 3,939
BVPS 22,589
ROE 18.2%
ROA 12.7%
Profit Margin 9.8%
Asset Turnover 1.30x
Equity Mult. 1.43x

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

What Is Changing

On a TTM 2026Q1 basis, HNI has not accelerated revenue, but profitability is improving more visibly — margins have been expanding consistently over multiple periods. The positive sign is better operations, though this signal only becomes convincing if accompanied by a revenue recovery.

TTM REVENUE
VND 958bn
−19.7%YoY
NET MARGIN
9.78%
+3.0ppYoY
TTM NET PROFIT
VND 94bn
+16.2%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 168.6 198.0 232.6 358.7 191.0 242.4 366.6 393.1 180.0 194.7 196.1 306.0
Growth -15% -15% -35% +88% -21% -34% -7% +118% -8% -1% -36%
Net Income 9.8 57.6 10.7 15.6 9.9 37.7 16.2 16.7 9.1 29.1 9.8 11.1
Net Margin 5.82% 29.08% 4.59% 4.34% 5.19% 15.57% 4.43% 4.25% 5.05% 14.93% 4.98% 3.63%

Drivers of HNI's profit

TTM

Net profit attributable to parent increased vs last year, mainly helped by lower selling expenses. Supporting and offsetting drivers:

Selling expenses ↓ 8.5bn
Finance costs ↓ 7.0bn
Administrative expenses ↓ 5.2bn
Gross profit ↑ 4.1bn
Financial income ↓ 5.8bn
Tax ↑ 3.4bn
TTM

Net profit attributable to parent declined vs prior quarter, mainly due to lower financial income. Supporting and offsetting drivers:

Administrative expenses ↓ 2.8bn
Selling expenses ↓ 0.2bn
Other profit ↑ 0.0bn
Tax ↓ 0.0bn
Financial income ↓ 2.3bn
Gross profit ↓ 0.7bn

Financial Highlights

Detailed analysis of each financial dimension

ROE = Profit Margin × Asset Turnover × Equity Multiplier

2025Q1 17.5% = 6.8% × 1.79 × 1.45
2026Q1 18.2% = 9.8% × 1.30 × 1.43

ROE rose from 17.5% to 18.2% — mainly driven by net margin, despite asset turnover and leverage moving in the opposite direction.

Net margin: 9.8% +3.0pp Asset turnover: 1.30x -0.49x Leverage: 1.43x -0.02x

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 9.78%, rising 3.0pp. Core operating signals are improving as Gross margin rose 3.9pp are enough to offset pressure from SG&A / Revenue rose 0.3pp (in addition, Net financial result / Revenue rose 0.4pp added support while Other profit / Revenue fell 0.2pp remained a drag).

The improvement comes from core operations — this is a high-quality margin expansion.

Profitability trend

Net Margin 9.78% +3.0pp
Gross Margin 18.02% +3.9pp
SG&A / Revenue 7.17% +0.3pp

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

ROIC
NOPAT Margin 9.76% +3.2pp
Capital Turnover
Average Invested Capital

Balance Sheet

ROIC above should be read with industry context — the balance sheet below adds perspective. Balance sheet is exceptionally sound — liabilities at 0.57x equity, with a net cash position equivalent to 0.30x equity.

Over the last 12 months, working capital absorbed 7.3bn of cash, mainly because of higher receivables and higher inventories. Part of that drag was offset by higher payables.

Working Capital Drivers

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

Receivables increased → lower CFO: −6.4bn
Inventories increased → lower CFO: −19.1bn
Payables increased → higher CFO: +18.3bn

Working Capital Efficiency

Cash conversion cycle lengthened by 14.1 days versus the same period last year. The main moves came from DIO rose 12.0 days, DSO rose 13.6 days, and DPO rose 11.6 days.

Working capital cycle lengthened mainly due to slower receivables collection — receivables quality needs monitoring.

Watchpoints

Cash conversion cycle is lengthening

CCC is up by +14.1 days, indicating weaker working-capital turnover versus the prior year.

Receivables collection is slowing

DSO increased by +13.6 days, pointing to slower receivables turnover.

Working Capital Efficiency

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

Receivables 34.5 days +13.6 days
Inventory 59.4 days +12.0 days
Payables 27.3 days +11.6 days
Cash Conversion Cycle 66.6 days +14.1 days

Is financial risk significant?

Financial risk is low — the company has net cash and CFO reached 132.3bn.

Leverage & Liquidity

Leverage looks fairly comfortable, with net debt / equity at -0.30x and interest coverage at 25.86x.

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

Net Debt / Equity -0.30x
Interest Coverage 25.86x +17.25x
Cash / Debt
Short-term Debt / Total Debt
CFO / NI 1.14x −0.32x

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

Cash Flow

With safe leverage noted above, cash flow below shows the self-funding capacity. Operating cash flow reached 132.3bn in 2025, against investing cash flow of -84.3bn.

Post-investment cash flow was positive +48.0bn. Financing cash flow was negative +35.7bn.

CFO / net income was 1.14x.

After spending +96.7bn on fixed-asset investment, the business generated trailing free cash flow of +10.2bn.

Cash Conversion

TTM Cash Conversion · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

CFO TTM 106.9bn −10.9bn
Cash Capex 96.7bn +79.4bn
FCF TTM +10.2bn −90.3bn

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 3.0 pp. The next item to monitor is capital efficiency.

Improvement: operating efficiency is getting better, with trailing-12M net margin at 9.78% after expanding 3.0pp versus the same period last year.

Watchpoint: Capital efficiency needs cycle context.

Statement Data

Item 2025 2024 2023 2022
Net Revenue
980.3 1,182.1 869.5 1,128.9
Cost of Goods Sold
807.0 983.8 726.8 945.5
Gross Profit
173.3 198.4 142.7 183.4
Financial Expenses
4.5 11.8 7.5 12.0
Selling Expenses
14.2 22.8 14.4 15.1
General and Administrative Expenses
57.5 59.0 52.5 59.1
Operating Profit
118.4 131.0 90.0 117.0
Profit Before Tax
118.6 133.7 91.6 115.9
Net Income
93.7 105.9 73.5 90.4
Profit Attributable to Parent
93.7 105.9 73.5 90.4
Earnings per Share
3,547.00 4,009.00 2,781.00 3,422.00

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