CEN
CENCON Việt Nam ·UPCOM ·2026Q1
▲ Showing improvement
TTM · Applied to: EPS, ROE, ROA, Net Margin, Asset Turnover, Debt/Equity
What Is Changing
On a TTM 2026Q1 basis, CEN is still improving profit despite revenue not recovering, suggesting cost efficiency or the earnings mix is aiding current results — earnings have been recovering gradually over multiple periods. What is still missing is enough revenue momentum to make this profit level 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 | 14.2 | 19.9 | 22.2 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 26.3 | 29.0 | 18.6 | 21.0 | 29.3 | 18.5 | 14.5 |
| Growth | -29% | -11% | +20% | -2% | -29% | -9% | +56% | -11% | -28% | +58% | +28% | — |
| Net Income | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Net Margin | 1.37% | 0.11% | 0.75% | 0.09% | 0.05% | 0.30% | -0.27% | 0.36% | 0.13% | -0.28% | 0.82% | 0.34% |
Drivers of CEN's profit
Net profit attributable to parent increased vs last year, mainly helped by lower selling expenses. Supporting and offsetting drivers:
Net profit attributable to parent increased vs prior quarter, mainly helped by lower selling expenses. Supporting and offsetting drivers:
Financial Highlights
Detailed analysis of each financial dimension
ROE = Profit Margin × Asset Turnover × Equity Multiplier
ROE is broadly flat at 0.2% — the components are offsetting one another.
Is the profit sustainable?
Margins are improving and earnings quality is solid — a durable foundation for ROE.
What is driving the margin?
Net margin edged up to 0.53%, rising 0.5pp. Core operating signals are improving as Gross margin rose 0.2pp are enough to offset pressure from SG&A / Revenue rose 0.1pp (with additional support from Other profit / Revenue rose 0.4pp and Net financial result / Revenue rose 0.1pp).
Most of the margin increase comes from non-core items — core operations have not kept pace, this is a margin expansion to watch carefully.
Profitability trend
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Is capital being used efficiently?
Capital efficiency should be read in industry context — ROIC may fluctuate with business specifics.
Is capital being deployed efficiently?
Track how much operating profit the business generates on invested capital.
Industry characteristics make ROIC cyclical — this is a reference signal and should be read with the business context.
CAPITAL EFFICIENCY TREND
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Balance Sheet
ROIC above should be read with industry context — the balance sheet below adds perspective. Balance sheet is exceptionally sound — liabilities at 0.01x equity, with a net cash position equivalent to 0.09x equity.
Inventory ended the period at 75.5bn, roughly 34.2% of total assets.
Over the last 12 months, working capital released 20.7bn of cash, mainly thanks to lower inventories. Pressure from higher receivables and lower payables only partly offset that benefit.
Working Capital Drivers
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Working Capital Efficiency
The inventory build-up noted above is reflected in a longer cash cycle. Cash conversion cycle lengthened by 67.2 days versus the same period last year. The main moves came from DIO rose 57.0 days, DSO rose 13.8 days, and DPO rose 3.5 days.
Working capital cycle lengthened mainly due to slower inventory turnover — more capital is being tied up in inventory.
Watchpoints
CCC stands at 440.0 days, suggesting that working capital remains tied up for a relatively long operating cycle.
DSO increased by +13.8 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 15.9bn.
Leverage & Liquidity
Track net leverage, interest coverage, and the liquidity buffer on the balance sheet.
Debt maturity and the cash buffer remain the two key areas to monitor.
Some leverage signals are missing, so the current read should be treated as contextual.
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 15.9bn in 2025, against investing cash flow of 1.2bn.
Post-investment cash flow was positive +17.1bn. Financing cash flow was negative +1.0bn.
CFO / net income was 53.38x.
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
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 earnings conversion is confirmed, with CFO/NI at 53.38x. The next item to monitor is capital efficiency. The main risk still sits in working capital is tied up too long in the operating cycle, with CCC extended to 440 days.
Improvement: earnings conversion looks more confirmed, with CFO / net income at 53.38x.
Watchpoint: Capital efficiency needs cycle context.
Key risk: working capital remains tied up for too long, with cash cycle at 440.0 days.
Statement Data
| Item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Net Revenue
|
79.4 | 94.9 | 89.7 | 186.5 | 26.7 |
|
Cost of Goods Sold
|
75.1 | 89.1 | 84.8 | 178.6 | 0.0 |
|
Gross Profit
|
4.3 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 2.4 |
|
Financial Expenses
|
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | -0.7 |
|
Selling Expenses
|
1.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | -0.2 |
|
General and Administrative Expenses
|
2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.6 | -1.1 |
|
Operating Profit
|
0.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
|
Profit Before Tax
|
0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
|
Net Income
|
0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
|
Profit Attributable to Parent
|
0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
|
Earnings per Share
|
11.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
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