NAP

Cảng Nghệ Tĩnh ·HNX ·2026Q1

▲▲ Improving positively

Operating efficiency is improving Net margin 10.36%, +3.01pp YoY
Price
10,900
Latest close
02 Jun 2026
P/E 9.07x
P/B 0.90x
EPS 1,202
BVPS 12,048
ROE 10.2%
ROA 8.5%
Profit Margin 10.4%
Asset Turnover 0.82x
Equity Mult. 1.21x

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

What Is Changing

On a TTM 2026Q1 basis, NAP 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 250bn
+23.6%YoY
NET MARGIN
10.36%
+3.0ppYoY
TTM NET PROFIT
VND 26bn
+74.2%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 63.4 63.8 56.2 66.4 59.9 45.1 46.4 50.7 65.8 59.7 72.1 57.8
Growth -1% +14% -15% +11% +33% -3% -9% -23% +10% -17% +25%
Net Income 6.3 4.3 5.2 10.1 4.3 3.8 2.7 4.1 6.7 4.7 6.8 5.1
Net Margin 9.92% 6.70% 9.21% 15.27% 7.12% 8.50% 5.72% 8.09% 10.20% 7.88% 9.47% 8.82%

Drivers of NAP's profit

TTM

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

Gross profit ↑ 14.7bn
Financial income ↑ 5.3bn
Administrative expenses ↑ 7.8bn
Tax ↑ 1.4bn
TTM

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

Financial income ↑ 2.5bn
Administrative expenses ↑ 0.4bn
Gross profit ↓ 0.3bn

Financial Highlights

Detailed analysis of each financial dimension

ROE = Profit Margin × Asset Turnover × Equity Multiplier

2025Q1 6.0% = 7.4% × 0.67 × 1.21
2026Q1 10.2% = 10.4% × 0.82 × 1.21

ROE rose from 6.0% to 10.2% — mainly driven by asset turnover, despite leverage moving in the opposite direction.

Net margin: 10.4% +3.0pp Asset turnover: 0.82x +0.14x Leverage: 1.21x -0.00x

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 10.36%, rising 3.0pp. Core operating signals are improving as Gross margin rose 1.2pp are enough to offset pressure from SG&A / Revenue rose 0.1pp (with additional support from Net financial result / Revenue rose 1.7pp and Other profit / Revenue rose 0.4pp).

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 10.36% +3.0pp
Gross Margin 25.98% +1.2pp
SG&A / Revenue 16.12% +0.1pp

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

Is capital being used efficiently?

Capital is being used more efficiently — ROIC rose and cash cycle shortened to 38.0 days.

Is capital being deployed efficiently?

ROIC expanded to 9.52%, rising 3.7pp. That translates to 9.52 in after-tax operating profit for every 100 units of operating capital. Both NOPAT margin rose 2.7pp and capital turnover rose 0.15x, with invested capital holding roughly steady — capital-return quality improved from both sides.

NOPAT margin expansion has lifted ROIC above the deposit-rate threshold but below typical cost of equity — more same-direction periods are needed to confirm a structural shift.

CAPITAL EFFICIENCY TREND

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

ROIC 9.52% +3.7pp
NOPAT Margin 10.27% +2.7pp
Capital Turnover 0.93x +0.15x
Average Invested Capital 269.5bn +8.1bn

Balance Sheet

ROIC is improving — the asset structure below shows how capital is being allocated. Capital structure is conservative with low leverage — liabilities at 0.23x equity, net debt at 0.04x equity.

Over the last 12 months, working capital released 4.8bn of cash, mainly thanks to lower receivables. Pressure from higher inventories and lower payables only partly offset that benefit.

Working Capital Drivers

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

Receivables decreased → higher CFO: +5.4bn
Inventories increased → lower CFO: −0.4bn
Payables decreased → lower CFO: −0.2bn

Working Capital Efficiency

Working capital is being managed more efficiently, supporting overall capital efficiency. Cash conversion cycle improved by 10.0 days versus the same period last year. The main moves came from DIO rose 0.3 days, DSO fell 11.0 days, and DPO fell 0.7 days.

Improvement comes mainly from faster receivables collection — reflects the quality of receivables management.

Watchpoints

Inventory turnover is slowing

DIO increased by +0.3 days, suggesting more capital is being tied up in inventories.

Working Capital Efficiency

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

Receivables 43.6 days −11.0 days
Inventory 6.0 days +0.3 days
Payables 11.5 days −0.7 days
Cash Conversion Cycle 38.0 days −10.0 days

Is financial risk significant?

Financial risk is low — leverage is safe, both CFO and FCF are positive.

Leverage & Liquidity

Leverage looks fairly comfortable, with net debt / equity at 0.04x and interest coverage at 16.16x.

At present, short-term debt accounts for 27.5% of total debt, cash equals 56.3% of debt, and total debt stands at 23.0bn.

Leverage and liquidity trend

Net Debt / Equity 0.04x −0.05x
Interest Coverage 16.16x +0.79x
Cash / Debt 56.3% +32.7pp
Short-term Debt / Total Debt 27.5% +2.3pp
CFO / NI 1.78x −0.95x

TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

Cash Flow

With safe leverage noted above, cash flow below shows the self-funding capacity. Operating cash flow reached 53.9bn in 2025, against investing cash flow of -54.1bn.

Post-investment cash flow was negative +0.2bn. Financing cash flow was positive +6.3bn.

CFO / net income was 1.78x.

After spending +29.5bn on fixed-asset investment, the business generated trailing free cash flow of +16.5bn.

Cash Conversion

TTM Cash Conversion · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1

CFO TTM 46.0bn +5.4bn
Cash Capex 29.5bn −18.0bn
FCF TTM +16.5bn +23.5bn

Investment Takeaway

The business is entering a broader improvement phase — not just stronger earnings but better operating quality as well. Margin, ROIC, and cash flow all improving shows the business is growing in a cleaner and more efficient way than before. Notably, the improvement trend has been confirmed across multiple cycles, from margin to capital efficiency and cash generation. Even so, the earnings mix remains the area to verify in upcoming periods, when non-core contribution is 19.3%.

Improvement: operating efficiency is getting better, with trailing-12M net margin at 10.36% after expanding 3.0pp versus the same period last year.

Watchpoint: cash flow is currently keeping pace with accounting earnings, with CFO / net income at 1.78x. Even so, net financial result still accounts for 19.3% of PBT, so the earnings mix still needs monitoring.

Statement Data

Item 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Net Revenue
246.2 208.0 237.3 191.9 213.8
Cost of Goods Sold
180.1 155.1 180.9 146.2 0.0
Gross Profit
66.1 52.9 56.4 45.7 37.1
Financial Expenses
1.9 1.1 0.8 0.1 -0.1
Selling Expenses
0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.0
General and Administrative Expenses
39.8 33.4 33.7 29.3 -22.7
Operating Profit
29.7 21.1 25.2 19.2 17.7
Profit Before Tax
29.9 21.0 26.4 20.3 19.5
Net Income
24.7 16.9 21.4 16.5 15.8
Profit Attributable to Parent
24.7 16.9 21.4 16.5 15.8
Earnings per Share
1,146.00 786.00 994.00 766.00 575.00

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