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ICD Tân Cảng Sóng Thần ·UPCOM ·2026Q1
▲▲ Improving positively
TTM · Applied to: EPS, ROE, ROA, Net Margin, Asset Turnover, Debt/Equity
What Is Changing
On a TTM 2026Q1 basis, IST 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 | 132.0 | 129.1 | 128.0 | 137.2 | 118.0 | 123.7 | 113.2 | 118.1 | 100.4 | 113.6 | 87.1 | 91.2 |
| Growth | +2% | +1% | -7% | +16% | -5% | +9% | -4% | +18% | -12% | +30% | -5% | — |
| Net Income | 23.5 | 13.3 | 25.0 | 27.2 | 16.9 | 13.5 | 17.3 | 19.3 | 15.5 | 14.1 | 17.3 | 8.5 |
| Net Margin | 17.79% | 10.31% | 19.56% | 19.83% | 14.35% | 10.89% | 15.25% | 16.32% | 15.42% | 12.41% | 19.84% | 9.28% |
Drivers of IST'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 28.1% to 32.7% — mainly driven by asset turnover, despite 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 16.92%, rising 2.8pp. The main driver is Gross margin rose 2.7pp and SG&A / Revenue fell 0.3pp, moving in line with the stronger net margin (in addition, Net financial result / Revenue rose 0.5pp 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
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Is capital being used efficiently?
Evaluate capital, asset, and working-capital efficiency.
Is capital being deployed efficiently?
ROIC expanded to 39.80%, rising 5.6pp. That translates to 39.80 in after-tax operating profit for every 100 units of operating capital. The main driver is NOPAT margin rose 2.9pp, with capital turnover fell 0.09x; with invested capital holding roughly steady.
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
ROIC is improving — the asset structure below shows how capital is being allocated. Balance sheet is exceptionally sound — liabilities at 0.97x equity, with a net cash position equivalent to 0.11x equity.
Over the last 12 months, working capital released 0.0bn of cash.
Working Capital Drivers
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
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
DSO increased by +3.9 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 49.3bn.
Leverage & Liquidity
Leverage looks fairly comfortable, with net debt / equity at -0.11x and interest coverage at 118.50x.
At present, short-term debt accounts for 37.3% of total debt, cash equals 377.9% of debt, and total debt stands at 11.8bn.
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 49.3bn in 2025, against investing cash flow of -16.1bn.
Post-investment cash flow was positive +33.2bn. Financing cash flow was negative +50.8bn.
CFO / net income was 0.25x.
After spending +23.1bn on fixed-asset investment, the business generated trailing free cash flow of −0.8bn.
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 2.8 pp. The main risk still sits in self-funded cash generation remains weak.
Improvement: operating efficiency is getting better, with trailing-12M net margin at 16.92% after expanding 2.8pp versus the same period last year.
Key risk: self-funded cash generation remains weak, with trailing-12M FCF still at 0.8bn.
Statement Data
| Item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Net Revenue
|
512.3 | 455.4 | 417.2 | 381.9 | 338.5 |
|
Cost of Goods Sold
|
359.9 | 325.7 | 303.1 | 274.5 | 0.0 |
|
Gross Profit
|
152.4 | 129.8 | 114.2 | 107.4 | 105.0 |
|
Financial Expenses
|
1.1 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 5.9 | -6.7 |
|
Selling Expenses
|
5.9 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | -2.9 |
|
General and Administrative Expenses
|
49.1 | 46.9 | 41.9 | 41.8 | -44.0 |
|
Operating Profit
|
102.4 | 81.4 | 68.8 | 59.4 | 51.9 |
|
Profit Before Tax
|
103.0 | 82.2 | 68.4 | 63.3 | 52.0 |
|
Net Income
|
82.5 | 65.5 | 54.9 | 50.0 | 41.9 |
|
Profit Attributable to Parent
|
82.5 | 65.5 | 54.9 | 50.0 | 41.9 |
|
Earnings per Share
|
4,475.00 | 3,487.00 | 3,625.00 | 3,296.00 | 2,782.00 |
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