Sector and company

30
July
FMC – Earnings review – [HOLD] – Solid foundations overcome challenges
In 2Q24, FMC released a VND1,243bn revenue (+20.7% yoy), including revenue’s shrimp products soared by 21.1% yoy thanks to the strong resurgence of export volume, whilst shrimp's ASPs still faced...

25
July
NT2 – Earnings review – [HOLD] – NPAT improved, but outlook is not promising
In 2Q24, revenue NT2 recorded VND2,186bn, a sightly rise of 0.2% compared to the same period. The main reason comes from the improvement in the average selling price to VND2,132...

25
July
TCB – Earnings review – [HOLD] – Consistent recovery
2Q24 PBT grew +38.5%yoy to VND7,827bn from a low-based 2Q23 thanks to (1) improvements in operating incomes for both net interest income (+50.6%yoy) and non-interest incomes (+30%yoy) (2) controlled operating...

24
July
ANV – Brief – [NONRATED] – Earnings appear to be rebounding
In 2Q24, as our observation, NPAT-MI could show signs of bottoming out, but there has not been a significant improvement due to the glimmer selling prices.

22
July
ACB – Brief – [NONRATED] – Tighten cost to keep profit growth
2Q24 PBT grew +16%yoy (to VND5,598bn) thanks to controls in operating expenses and risks provision expenses, per our estimation. 1H2024 PBT rose +5%yoy to VND10,491bn, completing 48% of the 2024...

19
July
Power sector – In-depth – [OVERWEIGHT] – The Way of Water
In 1H24, nationwide electricity consumption reached 153bn kWh, +13% yoy. In our view, the growth drivers likely came from (1) El-Niño’s prolonged intense heat and (2) the economy's recovery. In...

19
July
FPT – Brief – [NONRATED] – 2Q24: Positive growth with highlights on AI
In 2Q24, FPT’s revenue and PBT continued to climb up to VND15.2tn (+22.1% yoy) and VND2.6tn (+20.1% yoy) respectively. Technology continued to be the driver with revenue of VND9.6tn (+30.5%...

15
July
Steel sector – In-depth – [NONRATED] – Building Momentum
In 5M24, the total sale volume of the steel industry is at 11mn tonnes, +15% yoy. We forecast the industry’s sales volume to maintain positive yoy growth. However, the growth...

09
July
Banking – In-depth – [OVERWEIGHT] – On the path to recovery
With the economic recovery, 2H2024 credit demands could accelerate and grow higher than in 2023. NIM could regain improvement from 2Q24 and 2H2024 after slightly falling in 1Q24. Other integrated...