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ICD Tân Cảng Sóng Thần ·UPCOM ·2026Q1

▲▲ Improving positively

Operating efficiency is improving Net margin 16.92%, +2.76pp YoY
Price
34,400
Latest close
04 Jun 2026
P/E 7.47x
P/B 1.76x
EPS 4,607
BVPS 19,572
ROE 32.7%
ROA 16.8%
Profit Margin 16.9%
Asset Turnover 0.99x
Equity Mult. 1.95x

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.

TTM REVENUE
VND 526bn
+11.2%YoY
NET MARGIN
16.92%
+2.8ppYoY
TTM NET PROFIT
VND 89bn
+33.0%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 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

TTM

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

Gross profit ↑ 29.3bn
Tax ↑ 5.1bn
Selling expenses ↑ 2.4bn
TTM

Net profit attributable to parent increased vs prior quarter, mainly helped by higher gross profit. Supporting and offsetting drivers:

Gross profit ↑ 9.7bn
Tax ↑ 1.6bn
Administrative expenses ↑ 1.6bn

Financial Highlights

Detailed analysis of each financial dimension

ROE = Profit Margin × Asset Turnover × Equity Multiplier

2025Q1 28.1% = 14.2% × 0.94 × 2.10
2026Q1 32.7% = 16.9% × 0.99 × 1.95

ROE rose from 28.1% to 32.7% — mainly driven by asset turnover, despite leverage moving in the opposite direction.

Net margin: 16.9% +2.8pp Asset turnover: 0.99x +0.05x Leverage: 1.95x -0.16x

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 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

Net Margin 16.92% +2.8pp
Gross Margin 30.68% +2.7pp
SG&A / Revenue 10.63% −0.3pp

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

ROIC 39.80% +5.6pp
NOPAT Margin 16.89% +2.9pp
Capital Turnover 2.36x −0.09x
Average Invested Capital 223.3bn +30.2bn

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

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 47.5 days +3.9 days
Inventory
Payables 41.1 days −4.6 days
Cash Conversion Cycle

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

Net Debt / Equity -0.11x +0.15x
Interest Coverage 118.50x +80.14x
Cash / Debt 377.9% +38.7pp
Short-term Debt / Total Debt 37.3% −40.0pp
CFO / NI 0.25x −1.20x

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

CFO TTM 22.4bn −74.6bn
Cash Capex 23.1bn +2.5bn
FCF TTM −0.8bn −77.2bn

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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