VST
Vận tải và Thuê tàu biển Việt Nam ·UPCOM ·2026Q1
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TTM · Applied to: EPS, ROE, ROA, Net Margin, Asset Turnover, Debt/Equity
What Is Changing
On a TTM 2026Q1 basis, VST has not accelerated revenue sharply, but profitability is improving visibly — earnings have been recovering gradually over multiple periods. However, 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 | 141.1 | 150.6 | 132.5 | 122.5 | 119.6 | 129.9 | 133.0 | 122.4 | 110.7 | 108.7 | 106.4 | 122.1 |
| Growth | -6% | +14% | +8% | +2% | -8% | -2% | +9% | +11% | +2% | +2% | -13% | — |
| Net Income | 56.1 | -49.3 | 246.7 | 2.4 | 47.5 | 33.2 | 3.1 | 92.3 | 89.3 | 56.2 | -15.5 | 516.8 |
| Net Margin | 39.77% | -32.73% | 186.16% | 2.00% | 39.69% | 25.53% | 2.36% | 75.40% | 80.66% | 51.72% | -14.53% | 423.30% |
Drivers of VST's profit
Net profit attributable to parent increased vs last year, mainly helped by better other profit. Supporting and offsetting drivers:
Net profit attributable to parent increased vs prior quarter, mainly helped by better other profit. Supporting and offsetting drivers:
Financial Highlights
Detailed analysis of each financial dimension
ROE = Profit Margin × Asset Turnover × Equity Multiplier
ROE fell from -24.4% to -51.7% — leverage weakened the most, though net margin still provided support.
Is the profit sustainable?
Margins improved (+12.0pp), but earnings still rely significantly on non-core sources — warrants closer scrutiny.
What is driving the margin?
Net margin expanded to 46.83%, rising 12.0pp. Core operating signals are improving as SG&A / Revenue fell 0.9pp are enough to offset pressure from Gross margin fell 10.4pp (with additional support from Other profit / Revenue rose 23.7pp and Net financial result / Revenue rose 1.4pp).
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
Other income accounts for 113.0% of PBT and lifted net margin by 25.1pp — separate the operating contribution from this source.
Is capital being used efficiently?
Return on capital rose, but cash cycle lengthened by 2.1 days — working capital needs watching.
Is capital being deployed efficiently?
ROIC expanded to 17.62%, rising 19.5pp. That translates to 17.62 in after-tax operating profit for every 100 units of operating capital. The main driver is NOPAT margin narrowed 7.5pp, with capital turnover fell 1.51x.
Capital efficiency improved through NOPAT margin — this is a quality-led improvement when operating profit leads.
CAPITAL EFFICIENCY TREND
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Balance Sheet
ROIC is improving — the asset structure below shows how capital is being allocated. Balance sheet is exceptionally sound — liabilities at -2.22x equity, with a net cash position equivalent to 0.92x equity.
Over the last 12 months, working capital released 10.7bn of cash, mainly thanks to higher payables. Pressure from higher receivables and higher inventories only partly offset that benefit.
Working Capital Drivers
TTM YoY · 2025Q1 -> 2026Q1
Working Capital Efficiency
Cash conversion cycle lengthened by 2.1 days versus the same period last year. The main moves came from DIO fell 5.3 days, DSO rose 9.0 days, and DPO rose 1.6 days.
Working capital cycle lengthened mainly due to slower receivables collection — receivables quality needs monitoring.
Watchpoints
CCC is up by +2.1 days, indicating weaker working-capital turnover versus the prior year.
DSO increased by +9.0 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 147.0bn.
Leverage & Liquidity
Leverage warrants monitoring, with net debt / equity at -0.92x and interest coverage only at -1.50x.
At present, short-term debt accounts for 59.5% of total debt, cash equals 5.3% of debt, and total debt stands at 356.0bn.
Watchpoints
Interest coverage is -1.50x, leaving limited room to absorb financing costs.
Cash / debt stands at 5.3%, 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 147.0bn in 2025, against investing cash flow of -268.5bn.
Post-investment cash flow was negative +121.5bn. Financing cash flow was positive +120.3bn.
CFO / net income was 0.17x.
After spending +304.2bn on fixed-asset investment, the business generated trailing free cash flow of −261.5bn.
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 operating efficiency, with net margin improving 12.0 pp. The next item to monitor is the earnings mix, when non-core contribution is -6.8%. The main risk still sits in leverage and liquidity, with interest coverage at -1.50x.
Improvement: operating efficiency is getting better, with trailing-12M net margin at 46.83% after expanding 12.0pp versus the same period last year.
Watchpoint: the earnings mix still needs monitoring, with net financial result still accounting for -6.8% of PBT and CFO / net income currently at 0.17x.
Key risk: leverage and liquidity still require discipline, with interest coverage only at -1.50x.
Statement Data
| Item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Net Revenue
|
525.2 | 496.0 | 437.7 | 778.0 | 502.5 |
|
Cost of Goods Sold
|
511.5 | 426.7 | 445.8 | 543.8 | 0.0 |
|
Gross Profit
|
13.6 | 69.4 | -8.1 | 234.3 | 39.2 |
|
Financial Expenses
|
22.0 | 38.9 | 50.4 | 94.1 | -88.3 |
|
Selling Expenses
|
6.4 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 12.3 | -6.9 |
|
General and Administrative Expenses
|
39.0 | 36.2 | 30.9 | 28.9 | -24.8 |
|
Operating Profit
|
-47.2 | -0.6 | -87.8 | 117.0 | -70.3 |
|
Profit Before Tax
|
256.3 | 220.8 | 560.4 | 217.4 | 0.3 |
|
Net Income
|
247.3 | 217.9 | 557.8 | 214.5 | -2.1 |
|
Profit Attributable to Parent
|
247.3 | 217.9 | 557.8 | 214.5 | -2.1 |
|
Earnings per Share
|
3,585.00 | 3,239.00 | 8,379.00 | 3,405.00 | -34.00 |
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