VEF
Trung tâm Hội chợ Triển lãm Việt Nam ·UPCOM ·2026Q1
▼ Under pressure
TTM · Applied to: EPS, ROE, ROA, Net Margin, Asset Turnover, Debt/Equity
What Is Changing
On a TTM 2026Q1 basis, VEF is in an offsetting state — revenue softened slightly but margins improved — the growth momentum has held across consecutive periods. More notably, most of the profit comes from non-core sources — this needs careful evaluation before concluding on growth 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 | 121.6 | 113.3 | 46.1 | 4.9 | 44,560.2 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Growth | +7% | +146% | +849% | -100% | +35306305% | -97% | +1515% | -8% | -96% | +2398% | 0% | — |
| Net Income | 139.8 | -15.4 | 167.7 | 348.7 | 14,873.3 | 434.4 | 84.6 | 108.9 | 91.6 | 91.0 | 116.4 | 125.0 |
| Net Margin | 115.00% | -13.55% | 363.54% | 7174.31% | 33.38% | 344182.56% | 2119.08% | 44040.63% | 34136.84% | 1473.81% | 47060.11% | 50536.02% |
Drivers of VEF'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 140.5% to 5.0% — asset turnover weakened the most, though net margin and leverage still provided support.
Is the profit sustainable?
Margins improved (+189.4pp), but earnings still rely significantly on non-core sources — warrants closer scrutiny.
What is driving the margin?
Net margin expanded to 224.16%, rising 189.4pp. Despite pressure from SG&A / Revenue rose 78.7pp and Gross margin fell 73.7pp, the offset came from Net financial result / Revenue rose 405.1pp (pressure remains from Other profit / Revenue fell 14.8pp).
Margin improves from both core operations and non-core items — the core foundation is positive, but the sustainability of non-core contributions needs monitoring.
Profitability trend
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Watchpoints
Financial result accounts for 151.3% of PBT and lifted net margin by 390.3pp — separate the operating contribution from this source.
Is capital being used efficiently?
Capital efficiency is declining — check whether the drag is from margins or turnover.
Is capital being deployed efficiently?
ROIC fell to 4.80%, losing 146.7pp. That translates to 4.80 in after-tax operating profit for every 100 units of operating capital. The main pressure came from capital turnover fell 4.32x — capital is being absorbed faster than revenue is being generated; while invested capital expanded strongly by 2,434bn.
Pressure came from turnover — added capital has not been absorbed quickly enough, a typical investment-cycle dynamic.
Watchpoints
ROIC is currently 4.80% — below the typical cost-of-capital threshold; worth tracking whether upcoming periods can rise above this level.
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 2.52x equity, net debt at 0.56x equity.
Over the last 12 months, working capital released 12,949.0bn of cash, mainly thanks to lower receivables and higher payables. Pressure from higher inventories only partly offset that benefit.
Working Capital Drivers
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Working Capital Efficiency
Cash conversion cycle lengthened by 3549.0 days versus the same period last year. The main moves came from DIO rose 1037.4 days, DSO rose 3994.4 days, and DPO rose 1482.8 days.
Working capital cycle lengthened mainly due to slower receivables collection — receivables quality needs monitoring.
Watchpoints
CCC stands at 3582.9 days, suggesting that working capital remains tied up for a relatively long operating cycle.
DSO increased by +3994.4 days, pointing to slower receivables turnover.
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 is balanced for now, with net debt / equity at 0.56x and interest coverage at 3.16x.
At present, cash equals 4.5% of debt and total debt stands at 1,359.8bn.
Watchpoints
Cash / debt stands at 4.5%, leaving limited liquidity buffer to monitor.
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 7,137.3bn in 2025, against investing cash flow of 3,615.1bn.
Post-investment cash flow was positive +10,752.4bn. Financing cash flow was negative +11,383.2bn.
CFO / net income was 11.95x.
After spending +5,530.1bn on fixed-asset investment, the business generated trailing free cash flow of +2,125.5bn.
Cash Conversion
TTM Cash Conversion · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Investment Takeaway
The business is under real pressure, but the current picture has not turned broadly adverse. A notable area has clearly weakened, making the near-term outlook hard to call bright; even so, other parts of the business are still holding up, with capital efficiency remains weak remaining the main constraint, with ROIC at 4.8%. The next watchpoint is the earnings mix, when non-core contribution is 146.0%. The main offsetting support comes from operating efficiency, with net margin improving 189.4 pp.
Improvement: operating efficiency is getting better, with trailing-12M net margin at 224.16% after expanding 189.4pp versus the same period last year.
Watchpoint: cash flow is currently keeping pace with accounting earnings, with CFO / net income at 11.95x. Even so, net financial result still accounts for 146.0% of PBT, so the earnings mix still needs monitoring.
Key risk: Capital efficiency remains weak.
Statement Data
| Item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Net Revenue
|
44,714.3 | 4.6 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
|
Cost of Goods Sold
|
27,913.7 | 14.4 | 17.6 | 12.9 | 0.0 |
|
Gross Profit
|
16,800.5 | -9.8 | -8.6 | -11.9 | -11.4 |
|
Financial Expenses
|
292.5 | 47.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
|
Selling Expenses
|
75.1 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.1 | -1.7 |
|
General and Administrative Expenses
|
126.0 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 7.4 | -8.1 |
|
Operating Profit
|
19,351.8 | 1,188.6 | 546.1 | 493.4 | 381.6 |
|
Profit Before Tax
|
19,270.0 | 1,185.0 | 544.0 | 418.3 | 381.7 |
|
Net Income
|
15,402.5 | 942.2 | 434.7 | 319.6 | 328.2 |
|
Profit Attributable to Parent
|
15,402.5 | 942.2 | 434.7 | 319.6 | 328.2 |
|
Earnings per Share
|
92,451.00 | 5,655.00 | 2,610.00 | 1,918.00 | 1,969.00 |
Explore Other Stocks In The Same Sector
TLG, ILB, MQN, TTT, SDV, UDL, MLC, USD, EGL, BRS, HEP, IN4, SZE, BTU, MTH, UPC, MTV, MPY, DNE, IBD, NUE, UMC, BMD, HHN, MDA, UCT, QNU, MQB, MND, THU, NAU, MBN, VLP, MTL, MTB, UTT, IHK, SAP, DUS, HTP
Need support? If you need support with content lookup or want to provide feedback about content on the website, please contact us below.