LBE

Thương mại và Dịch vụ LVA ·HNX ·2026Q1

▲▲ Improving positively

Operating efficiency is improving Net margin 10.54%, +3.43pp YoY
Price
32,300
Latest close
03 Jun 2026
P/E 4.47x
P/B 1.56x
EPS 7,228
BVPS 20,719
ROE 37.8%
ROA 28.0%
Profit Margin 10.5%
Asset Turnover 2.66x
Equity Mult. 1.35x

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

What Is Changing

On a TTM 2026Q1 basis, LBE is improving on both revenue and margins, suggesting current growth is backed by both scale and operating efficiency — profit is at an all-time high. The next test will be whether this pace holds as the comparison base gets tougher.

TTM REVENUE
VND 173bn
+25.6%YoY
NET MARGIN
10.54%
+3.4ppYoY
TTM NET PROFIT
VND 18bn
+86.0%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 37.0 37.6 29.8 68.7 34.3 17.0 49.1 37.4 2.5 5.8 41.2 39.0
Growth -2% +26% -57% +100% +102% -65% +31% +1387% -56% -86% +6%
Net Income 4.6 6.0 5.2 2.4 5.6 2.3 1.5 0.4 -0.8 0.2 0.9 0.6
Net Margin 12.53% 16.06% 17.29% 3.53% 16.38% 13.51% 2.98% 1.15% -31.95% 4.30% 2.09% 1.52%

Drivers of LBE's profit

TTM

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

Gross profit ↑ 71.9bn
Selling expenses ↑ 58.0bn
Tax ↑ 2.4bn
Financial income ↓ 1.8bn
Administrative expenses ↑ 0.9bn
TTM

Net profit attributable to parent declined vs prior quarter, mainly due to higher selling expenses. Supporting and offsetting drivers:

Gross profit ↑ 5.9bn
Tax ↓ 0.3bn
Financial income ↑ 0.1bn
Selling expenses ↑ 6.8bn
Administrative expenses ↑ 0.5bn

Financial Highlights

Detailed analysis of each financial dimension

ROE = Profit Margin × Asset Turnover × Equity Multiplier

2025Q1 35.4% = 7.1% × 3.47 × 1.43
2026Q1 37.8% = 10.5% × 2.66 × 1.35

ROE rose from 35.4% to 37.8% — mainly driven by net margin, despite asset turnover and leverage moving in the opposite direction.

Net margin: 10.5% +3.4pp Asset turnover: 2.66x -0.81x Leverage: 1.35x -0.09x

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 10.54%, rising 3.4pp. Core operating signals are improving as Gross margin rose 36.4pp are enough to offset pressure from SG&A / Revenue rose 30.5pp (in addition, Other profit / Revenue rose 0.0pp added support while Net financial result / Revenue fell 1.5pp remained a drag).

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

Profitability trend

Net Margin 10.54% +3.4pp
Gross Margin 61.49% +36.4pp
SG&A / Revenue 48.06% +30.5pp

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

Is capital being used efficiently?

Return on capital rose, but cash cycle lengthened by 38.4 days — working capital needs watching.

Is capital being deployed efficiently?

ROIC expanded to 43.77%, rising 10.6pp. That translates to 43.77 in after-tax operating profit for every 100 units of operating capital. The main driver is NOPAT margin rose 3.4pp, with capital turnover fell 0.47x; 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 43.77% +10.6pp
NOPAT Margin 10.64% +3.4pp
Capital Turnover 4.12x −0.47x
Average Invested Capital 42.0bn +12.0bn

Balance Sheet

ROIC is improving — the asset structure below shows how capital is being allocated. Balance sheet is exceptionally sound — liabilities at 0.21x equity, with a net cash position equivalent to 0.27x equity.

Inventory ended the period at 18.5bn, roughly 25.6% of total assets.

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

Cash conversion cycle lengthened by 38.4 days versus the same period last year. The main moves came from DIO rose 44.7 days, DSO rose 2.0 days, and DPO rose 8.3 days.

Working capital cycle lengthened mainly due to slower inventory turnover — more capital is being tied up in inventory.

Watchpoints

Cash conversion cycle remains stretched

CCC stands at 102.3 days, suggesting that working capital remains tied up for a relatively long operating cycle.

Receivables collection is slowing

DSO increased by +2.0 days, pointing to slower receivables turnover.

Working Capital Efficiency

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

Receivables 7.2 days +2.0 days
Inventory 116.6 days +44.7 days
Payables 21.5 days +8.3 days
Cash Conversion Cycle 102.3 days +38.4 days

Is financial risk significant?

Financial risk is low — the company has net cash and CFO reached 5.2bn.

Leverage & Liquidity

Leverage looks fairly comfortable, with net debt / equity at -0.27x and interest coverage at 61.98x.

At present, short-term debt accounts for 34.6% of total debt, cash equals 1342.1% of debt, and total debt stands at 1.4bn.

Leverage and liquidity trend

Net Debt / Equity -0.27x −0.43x
Interest Coverage 61.98x −50.87x
Cash / Debt 1342.1% +1299.3pp
Short-term Debt / Total Debt 34.6% −65.4pp
CFO / NI 0.17x −0.05x

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

Cash Flow

With safe leverage noted above, cash flow below shows the self-funding capacity. Operating cash flow reached 5.2bn in 2025, against investing cash flow of -4.0bn.

Post-investment cash flow was positive +1.2bn. Financing cash flow was positive +16.1bn.

CFO / net income was 0.17x.

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.

Cash Conversion

TTM Cash Conversion · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

CFO TTM 3.1bn +1.0bn
Cash Capex
FCF TTM

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 3.4 pp. The next item to monitor is cash generation still needs confirmation.

Improvement: operating efficiency is getting better, with trailing-12M net margin at 10.54% after expanding 3.4pp versus the same period last year.

Watchpoint: Cash generation still needs confirmation.

Statement Data

Item 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Net Revenue
131.2 106.2 90.7 98.6 73.2
Cost of Goods Sold
33.7 93.9 80.7 86.9 0.0
Gross Profit
97.5 12.3 10.0 11.8 8.2
Financial Expenses
0.4 0.7 0.1 0.3 -0.3
Selling Expenses
70.7 7.1 6.2 6.7 -4.7
General and Administrative Expenses
2.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 -2.0
Operating Profit
24.0 4.0 2.1 2.7 1.8
Profit Before Tax
23.7 3.9 2.0 2.7 1.8
Net Income
18.8 2.9 1.6 2.1 1.6
Profit Attributable to Parent
18.8 2.9 1.6 2.1 1.6
Earnings per Share
9,148.00 1,448.00 728.00 1,815.00 1,393.00

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