HC3

Xây dựng Số 3 Hải Phòng ·UPCOM ·2026Q1

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Operating efficiency is improving Net margin 64.42%, +23.89pp YoY
Price
25,500
Latest close
03 Jun 2026
P/E 11.18x
P/B 0.91x
EPS 2,280
BVPS 27,916
ROE 7.4%
ROA 7.2%
Profit Margin 64.4%
Asset Turnover 0.11x
Equity Mult. 1.03x

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

What Is Changing

On a TTM 2026Q1 basis, HC3 has not accelerated revenue sharply, but profitability is improving visibly — earnings have been recovering gradually over multiple periods. However, a significant portion of profit is supported by non-core sources, making the picture not entirely clear.

TTM REVENUE
VND 73bn
−1.4%YoY
NET MARGIN
64.42%
+23.9ppYoY
TTM NET PROFIT
VND 47bn
+56.7%YoY
Net financial result / PBT
62.0%
affects earnings quality
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 14.5 23.2 20.5 15.0 14.5 21.9 20.7 17.1 18.8 16.1 15.8 15.0
Growth -37% +13% +37% +3% -34% +6% +21% -9% +17% +2% +5%
Net Income 10.9 11.5 18.3 6.4 6.9 5.2 7.3 10.6 13.2 10.5 12.3 20.5
Net Margin 75.28% 49.60% 89.52% 42.54% 47.74% 23.53% 35.50% 62.28% 70.25% 65.13% 78.00% 137.12%

Drivers of HC3's profit

TTM

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

Financial income ↑ 6.3bn
Finance costs ↓ 5.3bn
Gross profit ↑ 2.2bn
Other profit ↑ 1.7bn
Selling expenses ↑ 2.4bn
TTM

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

Financial income ↑ 4.2bn
Finance costs ↓ 0.5bn
Gross profit ↑ 0.5bn
Tax ↑ 0.9bn
Selling expenses ↑ 0.8bn

Financial Highlights

Detailed analysis of each financial dimension

ROE = Profit Margin × Asset Turnover × Equity Multiplier

2025Q1 4.2% = 40.5% × 0.10 × 1.03
2026Q1 7.4% = 64.4% × 0.11 × 1.03

ROE rose from 4.2% to 7.4% — mainly driven by net margin, despite leverage moving in the opposite direction.

Net margin: 64.4% +23.9pp Asset turnover: 0.11x +0.01x Leverage: 1.03x -0.01x

Is the profit sustainable?

Margins improved (+23.9pp), but earnings still rely significantly on non-core sources — warrants closer scrutiny.

very positive positive stable watch under pressure

What is driving the margin?

Net margin expanded to 64.42%, rising 23.9pp. Core operating signals are improving as Gross margin rose 3.3pp are enough to offset pressure from SG&A / Revenue rose 4.2pp (with additional support from Net financial result / Revenue rose 16.2pp and Other profit / Revenue rose 2.5pp).

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

Net Margin 64.42% +23.9pp
Gross Margin 29.12% +3.3pp
SG&A / Revenue 13.43% +4.2pp
Non-core / Revenue 57.30% +18.7pp

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

Watchpoints

Financial result is supporting margin

Financial result accounts for 73.8% of PBT and lifted net margin by 18.7pp — separate the operating contribution from this source.

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

ROIC
NOPAT Margin 56.82% +21.5pp
Capital Turnover
Average Invested Capital

Balance Sheet

ROIC above should be read with industry context — the balance sheet below adds perspective. Capital structure is notably light for the real estate sector — liabilities at 0.07x equity, net debt at 0.00x equity.

Over the last 12 months, working capital released 14.1bn of cash, mainly thanks to lower receivables and lower inventories. Pressure from lower payables only partly offset that benefit.

Working Capital Drivers

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

Receivables decreased → higher CFO: +14.0bn
Inventories decreased → higher CFO: +2.2bn
Payables decreased → lower CFO: −2.1bn

Working Capital Efficiency

The inventory build-up noted above is reflected in a longer cash cycle. Cash conversion cycle lengthened by 34.7 days versus the same period last year. The main moves came from DIO fell 1.6 days, DSO rose 37.1 days, and DPO rose 0.8 days.

Working capital cycle lengthened mainly due to slower receivables collection — receivables quality needs monitoring.

Working capital metrics in this industry should be read alongside business model specifics — DSO/DIO/DPO/CCC can be distorted by operational factors not reflected in raw numbers.

Watchpoints

Cash conversion cycle remains stretched

CCC stands at 333.2 days, suggesting that working capital remains tied up for a relatively long operating cycle.

Receivables collection is slowing

DSO increased by +37.1 days, pointing to slower receivables turnover.

Working Capital Efficiency

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

Receivables 329.1 days +37.1 days
Inventory 9.5 days −1.6 days
Payables 5.5 days +0.8 days
Cash Conversion Cycle 333.2 days +34.7 days

Is financial risk significant?

Check leverage, liquidity, and cash-flow conversion.

Leverage & Liquidity

Leverage looks fairly comfortable, with net debt / equity at 0.00x and interest coverage at 35.74x.

Debt maturity and the cash buffer remain the two key areas to monitor.

Leverage should be read alongside project structure, regulated assets, or industry-specific capital recovery.

Leverage and liquidity trend

Net Debt / Equity 0.00x +0.00x
Interest Coverage 35.74x +30.68x
Cash / Debt
Short-term Debt / Total Debt
CFO / NI 1.51x +3.55x

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

Cash Flow

With safe leverage noted above, cash flow below shows the self-funding capacity. Operating cash flow reached 40.9bn in 2025, against investing cash flow of -5.1bn.

Post-investment cash flow was positive +35.8bn. Financing cash flow was negative +36.5bn.

CFO / net income was 1.51x.

Track how much investment can be funded internally from operating cash flow.

FCF and CFO in this industry should be read alongside investment cycles and business model specifics.

Cash Conversion

TTM Cash Conversion · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

CFO TTM 71.0bn +132.5bn
Cash Capex
FCF TTM

Investment Takeaway

The business is showing brightening signals, but the improvement is still early and not yet thick enough to read as a confirmed trend. The brighter spot is operating efficiency, with net margin improving 23.9 pp. Even so, earnings quality still needs closer monitoring because net financial result remains elevated.

Improvement: operating efficiency is getting better, with trailing-12M net margin at 64.42% after expanding 23.9pp versus the same period last year.

Watchpoint: cash flow is currently keeping pace with accounting earnings, with CFO / net income at 1.51x. Even so, net financial result still accounts for 62.0% of PBT, so the earnings mix still needs monitoring.

Statement Data

Item 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Net Revenue
73.2 78.5 61.8 52.8 61.8
Cost of Goods Sold
52.1 58.6 45.8 37.3 0.0
Gross Profit
21.1 19.9 16.0 15.5 20.5
Financial Expenses
1.9 2.3 -14.0 23.1 4.0
Selling Expenses
2.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 -0.7
General and Administrative Expenses
7.2 6.4 6.6 5.5 -8.8
Operating Profit
42.5 42.2 67.1 38.5 102.8
Profit Before Tax
48.8 46.6 71.0 44.1 124.4
Net Income
40.0 36.4 58.6 38.9 109.0
Profit Attributable to Parent
40.0 36.4 58.6 38.9 109.6
Earnings per Share
1,935.00 1,757.00 2,832.00 1,879.00 14,497.00

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