KTS
Đường Kon Tum ·HNX ·2026Q1
▼ Under pressure
TTM · Applied to: EPS, ROE, ROA, Net Margin, Asset Turnover, Debt/Equity
What Is Changing
On a TTM 2026Q1 basis, KTS is declining across multiple metrics versus the same period, suggesting current pressure is not coming from just one side — the growth momentum has held across consecutive periods. What remains unclear is whether the business can stabilize before this trend deepens.
| 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 | 59.5 | 100.9 | 64.2 | 118.8 | 57.1 | 119.2 | 86.1 | 58.3 | 15.4 | 288.8 | 153.4 | 46.6 |
| Growth | -41% | +57% | -46% | +108% | -52% | +38% | +48% | +279% | -95% | +88% | +230% | — |
| Net Income | 2.5 | 3.7 | 11.1 | 14.8 | 4.5 | 20.3 | 11.0 | -0.9 | 0.4 | 23.7 | 12.4 | 1.6 |
| Net Margin | 4.19% | 3.64% | 17.35% | 12.47% | 7.83% | 17.03% | 12.84% | -1.51% | 2.85% | 8.22% | 8.11% | 3.43% |
Drivers of KTS's profit
Net profit attributable to parent declined vs last year, mainly due to lower gross profit. Supporting and offsetting drivers:
Net profit attributable to parent declined vs prior quarter, mainly due to lower gross profit. Supporting and offsetting drivers:
Financial Highlights
Detailed analysis of each financial dimension
ROE = Profit Margin × Asset Turnover × Equity Multiplier
ROE fell from 16.1% to 13.1% — all three components weakened, with leverage being the main drag.
Is the profit sustainable?
Margins narrowed but earnings quality remains clean — pressure is mainly operational.
What is driving the margin?
Net margin fell to 9.35%, losing 1.5pp. The main pressure comes from Gross margin fell 3.1pp and SG&A / Revenue rose 0.9pp (in addition, Net financial result / Revenue rose 2.7pp added support while Other profit / Revenue fell 0.1pp remained a drag).
Margin is under pressure from multiple sides — temporary and structural components need to be separated to properly assess the risk.
Profitability trend
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Is capital being used efficiently?
Capital efficiency is declining — check whether the drag is from margins or turnover.
Is capital being deployed efficiently?
ROIC narrowed to 7.20%, falling 1.1pp. That translates to 7.20 in after-tax operating profit for every 100 units of operating capital. The main pressure came from NOPAT margin narrowed 1.4pp, outweighing the movement in capital turnover; with invested capital holding roughly steady.
Pressure came from the margin side — core operations are weakening, not just a temporary asset-management issue.
CAPITAL EFFICIENCY TREND
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Balance Sheet
ROIC declined — the balance sheet shows how capital is being deployed. Capital structure is balanced — liabilities at 1.18x equity, net debt at 0.93x equity.
Inventory ended the period at 252.3bn, roughly 45.3% of total assets.
Over the last 12 months, working capital released 0.0bn of cash.
Working Capital Drivers
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Working Capital Efficiency
Cash conversion cycle lengthened by 19.5 days versus the same period last year. The main moves came from DIO rose 105.7 days, DSO fell 85.5 days, and DPO rose 0.7 days.
Working capital cycle lengthened mainly due to slower inventory turnover — more capital is being tied up in inventory.
Watchpoints
CCC stands at 291.9 days, suggesting that working capital remains tied up for a relatively long operating cycle.
DIO increased by +105.7 days, suggesting more capital is being tied up in inventories.
Working Capital Efficiency
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Is financial risk significant?
Financial risk is low — leverage is safe, both CFO and FCF are positive.
Leverage & Liquidity
Leverage warrants monitoring, with net debt / equity at 0.93x and interest coverage only at 1.94x.
At present, short-term debt accounts for 95.0% of total debt, cash equals 1.8% of debt, and total debt stands at 244.9bn.
Watchpoints
Interest coverage is 1.94x, leaving limited room to absorb financing costs.
Short-term debt accounts for 95.0% of total debt, raising near-term refinancing needs.
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 4.9bn in 2025, against investing cash flow of -4.0bn.
Post-investment cash flow was positive +0.8bn. Financing cash flow was positive +8.7bn.
CFO / net income was 0.45x.
After spending +3.9bn on fixed-asset investment, the business generated trailing free cash flow of +10.6bn.
Cash Conversion
TTM Cash Conversion · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Investment Takeaway
The business is showing a few weaker signals, but the current magnitude is not yet clear enough to conclude that this is a broader weakening phase. The brighter spot is cash generation. The next item to monitor is effective tax rate looks unusual, with effective tax rate at 2.1%. The main risk still sits in core profitability, with net margin down 1.5 pp.
Improvement: cash generation is recovering, with trailing-12M FCF improving by 12.4bn versus the same period last year.
Watchpoint: the effective tax rate looks unusual, so current net profit may not fully reflect underlying earnings quality.
Key risk: profitability remains under pressure, with trailing-12M net margin at 9.35% after a 1.5pp decline versus the same period last year.
Statement Data
| Item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Net Revenue
|
341.0 | 279.0 | 547.7 | 176.4 | 210.4 |
|
Cost of Goods Sold
|
272.1 | 215.0 | 479.7 | 148.4 | 0.0 |
|
Gross Profit
|
68.9 | 63.9 | 68.0 | 28.0 | 22.6 |
|
Financial Expenses
|
18.6 | 21.2 | 22.6 | 19.6 | -17.2 |
|
Selling Expenses
|
8.1 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
|
General and Administrative Expenses
|
8.3 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 6.2 | -5.7 |
|
Operating Profit
|
36.8 | 33.5 | 41.1 | 11.1 | 8.2 |
|
Profit Before Tax
|
34.8 | 31.4 | 39.6 | 10.5 | 6.8 |
|
Net Income
|
34.1 | 30.9 | 38.2 | 8.0 | 4.8 |
|
Profit Attributable to Parent
|
34.1 | 30.9 | 38.2 | 8.0 | 4.8 |
|
Earnings per Share
|
6,725.00 | 6,097.00 | 7,534.00 | 1,580.00 | 864.00 |
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