Analysis of business results & financial statements · Quý 2/2026
▲ Showing improvement
Trailing net profit reached 82.5bn, rose 7.6bn compared with the same period last year. Key positives came from higher gross profit, higher financial income, and lower finance costs. Offsetting pressure came mainly from higher administrative expenses, higher selling expenses, higher tax, and weaker other profit. Detailed impact is shown below:
See what is changing ↓- P/E
- 6.56x
- P/B
- 1.64x
- EPS
- 4,421
- BVPS
- 17,728
- ROE
- 32.5%
- ROA
- 14.8%
- Market price
- 29,000 20 Oct 2026
The current picture
What Is Changing
On a TTM 2026Q2 basis, IST is improving on both revenue and margins, though the magnitude is still moderate — profit is at an all-time high. This signal only becomes convincing if the improvement continues through the next few periods.
Profit bridge
Vs last year · TTM
- Gross profit
- Financial income
- Finance costs
- Administrative expenses
- Selling expenses
- Tax
- Other profit
Across periods
A single data point, or a trajectory?
Latest eight quarters · Quý 2/2026
| Metric | Q2'26 | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 133.1 | 132.0 | 129.1 | 128.0 | 137.2 | 118.0 | 123.7 | 113.2 |
| LNST | 20.7 | 23.5 | 13.3 | 25.0 | 27.2 | 16.9 | 13.5 | 17.3 |
| Net margin | 15.52% | 17.79% | 10.31% | 19.56% | 19.83% | 14.35% | 10.89% | 15.25% |
Revenue
133bnNet income
21bnNet margin
15.52%Inside the statements
A closer look at what is happening inside the business
A company's statements are read with the questions that fit its type of business.
Is the profit sustainable?
Margins are improving and earnings quality is solid — a durable foundation for ROE.
Revenue Growth
▲Is growth real and durable?
Trailing-12-month revenue grew 6.1% year on year — but the quarterly pace is slowing (+13% → −3%).
3 of the last 4 quarters grew year on year.
- Revenue TTM
- 522bn +6.1%
- Latest quarter YoY
- −3% slowing
What is driving the margin?
▲Net margin edged up to 15.80%, rising 0.6pp. Core operating signals are improving as Gross margin rose 1.3pp are enough to offset pressure from SG&A / Revenue rose 0.8pp (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.
- Net Margin
- 15.80% +0.6pp
- Gross Margin
- 30.41% +1.3pp
- SG&A / Revenue
- 11.71% +0.8pp
TTM YoY · 2025Q2 -> 2026Q2
Cash Flow
▼Is profit converting into cash?
With leverage safe, cash flow shows the self-funding capacity. Operating cash flow reached 49.3bn against investing cash flow of -16.1bn (annual cash-flow figures for 2025).
Post-investment cash flow was positive +33.2bn. Financing cash flow was negative +50.8bn.
CFO / net income was 0,75 lần.
After spending +25.1bn on fixed-asset investment, the business generated trailing free cash flow of +36.5bn.
Earnings Quality
▲How much income is non-core?
About 95% of pre-tax profit comes from core operations.
Within that, net financial result at +5.0%, other profit at +0.2% of PBT.
- Non-core / PBT
- 5.2% low
- Net financial / PBT
- 5.0%
- Other profit / PBT
- 0.2%
Is capital being used efficiently?
Evaluate capital, asset, and working-capital efficiency.
Is capital being deployed efficiently?
▲▲ROIC expanded to 48.85%, rising 5.4pp. That translates to 48.85 in after-tax operating profit for every 100 units of operating capital. Both NOPAT margin rose 0.8pp and capital turnover rose 0.20x, with invested capital holding roughly steady — capital-return quality improved from both sides.
Both margin and turnover contributed — the improvement has a dual foundation and is more durable than a single-pillar expansion.
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.
DSO increased by +2.7 days, pointing to slower receivables turnover.
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What drives ROE?
ROE rose from 31.1% to 32.5% — all three components improved, with net margin contributing the most.
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 −0.29x and interest coverage at 131.00x.
At present, short-term debt accounts for 41.2% of total debt, cash equals 832.9% of debt, and total debt stands at 10.7bn.
- Net Debt / Equity
- −0.29x +0.09x
- Interest Coverage
- 131.00x +82.26x
- Cash / Debt
- 832.9% +319.7pp
- Short-term Debt / Total Debt
- 41.2% −32.9pp
TTM YoY · 2025Q2 -> 2026Q2
Balance Sheet
●The asset structure shows capital being allocated increasingly efficiently. Balance sheet is exceptionally sound — liabilities at 0.97x equity, with a net cash position equivalent to 0.29x equity.
None
Over the last 12 months, working capital released 0.0bn of cash.
In summary
Research synthesis
What this reporting period is showing
The investment case still leans positive, but the improvement right now comes mainly from capital efficiency, even though margin is roughly flat. Notably, the improvement in capital efficiency has been confirmed across multiple cycles.
- Improvement: earnings conversion looks more confirmed, with CFO / net income at 0.75x.
What to verify next
Questions for the next period
Whether revenue sustains its +6,1% YoY pace or begins to slow.
Whether margins hold around the current 15.80% level or narrow again.
Whether operating cash flow holds its 49.3bn (cumulative for 2025) level in upcoming periods or weakens.
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