Analysis of business results & financial statements · Quý 2/2026
▲ Showing improvement
Trailing net profit reached 15.0bn, rose 9.4bn compared with the same period last year. Key positives came from higher gross profit. Offsetting pressure came mainly from higher administrative expenses, higher tax, and lower financial income. Detailed impact is shown below:
See what is changing ↓- P/E
- 5.51x
- P/B
- 0.99x
- EPS
- 2,324
- BVPS
- 12,958
- ROE
- 20.2%
- ROA
- 3.3%
- Market price
- 12,800 15 Oct 2026
The current picture
What Is Changing
On a TTM 2026Q2 basis, KST is maintaining revenue growth, but margins have not improved proportionally — profit is at an all-time high. What is still missing is the ability to convert top-line growth into better profitability.
Profit bridge
Vs last year · TTM
- Gross profit
- Other
- Administrative expenses
- Tax
- Financial income
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 | 174.7 | 19.7 | 124.0 | 507.6 | 48.5 | 23.0 | 162.0 | 50.2 |
| LNST | 3.6 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 8.6 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
| Net margin | 2.07% | 1.04% | 2.03% | 1.70% | -0.62% | 2.29% | 1.88% | 4.56% |
Revenue
175bnNet income
4bnNet margin
2.07%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 narrowed but earnings quality remains clean — pressure is mainly operational.
Revenue Growth
▲Is growth real and durable?
Trailing-12-month revenue grew 191.1% year on year — but the quarterly pace is slowing (+911% → +260%).
2 of the last 4 quarters grew year on year.
- Revenue TTM
- 826bn +191.1%
- Latest quarter YoY
- +260% slowing
What is driving the margin?
●Net margin stands at 1.81%, 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.
- Net Margin
- 1.81% −0.1pp
- Gross Margin
- 5.02% −5.0pp
- SG&A / Revenue
- 2.90% −5.2pp
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 39.3bn against investing cash flow of -0.1bn (annual cash-flow figures for 2025).
Post-investment cash flow was positive +39.2bn. Financing cash flow was negative +6.6bn.
CFO / net income was 9,65 lần.
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.
Earnings Quality
▲How much income is non-core?
About 96% of pre-tax profit comes from core operations.
Within that, net financial result at +1.8%, other profit at +2.4% of PBT.
- Non-core / PBT
- 4.2% low
- Net financial / PBT
- 1.8%
- Other profit / PBT
- 2.4%
Is capital being used efficiently?
Capital is being used more efficiently — ROIC rose and cash cycle shortened to 7.1 days.
Is capital being deployed efficiently?
▲▲ROIC expanded to 151.99%, rising 108.1pp. That translates to 151.99 in after-tax operating profit for every 100 units of operating capital. The main driver is capital turnover rose 64.69x — the business is generating more revenue per unit of capital, with NOPAT margin narrowed 0.3pp; with invested capital holding roughly steady.
Capital efficiency improved through turnover — a positive sign for asset efficiency, but this momentum needs to hold as capital expands.
Working Capital Efficiency
▲Working capital is being managed more efficiently, supporting overall capital efficiency. Cash conversion cycle improved by 8.1 days versus the same period last year. The main moves came from DIO fell 206.6 days, DSO fell 48.7 days, and DPO fell 247.3 days.
Extended payment timing is the main driver — consider whether this trades off supplier relationships.
DuPont
What drives ROE?
ROE rose from 7.8% to 20.2% — mainly driven by asset turnover, despite net margin moving in the opposite direction.
Is financial risk significant?
Financial risk is low — the company has net cash and CFO reached 39.3bn.
Leverage & Liquidity
▲Leverage looks fairly comfortable, with net debt / equity at −1.44x and interest coverage at 4.25x.
At present, short-term debt accounts for 100.0% of total debt, cash equals 363.0% of debt, and total debt stands at 42.5bn.
- Net Debt / Equity
- −1.44x −1.19x
- Interest Coverage
- 4.25x
- Cash / Debt
- 363.0% +167.1pp
- Short-term Debt / Total Debt
- 100.0% 0.0pp
TTM YoY · 2025Q2 -> 2026Q2
Short-term debt accounts for 100.0% of total debt, raising near-term refinancing needs.
Balance Sheet
●The asset structure shows capital being allocated increasingly efficiently. Balance sheet is exceptionally sound — liabilities at 3.41x equity, with a net cash position equivalent to 1.44x equity.
None
Over the last 12 months, working capital released 136.6bn of cash, mainly thanks to lower inventories. Pressure from higher receivables and lower payables only partly offset that benefit.
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. Even so, cash generation still needs confirmation remains the area to verify in upcoming periods.
- Improvement: earnings conversion looks more confirmed, with CFO / net income at 9.65x.
- Watchpoint: Cash generation still needs confirmation.
What to verify next
Questions for the next period
Whether revenue sustains its +191,1% YoY pace or begins to slow.
Whether margins hold around the current 1.81% level or narrow again.
Whether operating cash flow holds its 39.3bn (cumulative for 2025) level in upcoming periods or weakens.
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