Vietnamese small auto market brings big profits to car manufacturers

Thaco, a 100% Vietnamese owned automobile company, has released the 2015 finance market which shows a two-fold increase in revenue in the year compared to 2014. The manufacturer had VND41.432 trillion in revenue and post-tax profit of VND7.037 trillion.

As such, the revenue of the company was VND2.8 trillion lower than the targeted figure set at the shareholders’ meeting (VND44.377 trillion). However, its post-tax profit was VND1.18 trillion higher than the target.

Thaco in 2015 for the first time saw the number of cars sold exceeding 80,000, which accounted for 30% of the total market revenue. Meanwhile, the manufacturer only projected a sale of 70,000 of products of different kinds.

With the high growth rate, Thaco’s post-tax profit in 2015 was higher than that of a series of Vietnamese large conglomerates, including Vingroup (real estate developer), Hoa Phat (steel manufacturer) and Masan (food processor), though its total assets were lower.

The profit made by the automobile manufacturer was just third to Vinamilk, the nation’s dairy producer with VND7.965 trillion and Vietnam Gas Corporation VND8.831 trillion.

Thanks to the high profit, the earning per share of the company has reached VND18,758, which is double that of the last year’s same period. By the end of 2015, the company had had the total assets of VND30.81 trillion and accounts payable of VND16.2 trillion.

The financial report released by TMT Automobile JSC also showed a 2015 prosperous year. 

TMT sold 7,360 cars with revenue of VND3.311 trillion and post-tax profits of VND190 billion, three times higher than 2014.

With the satisfactory business results, TMT shares have seen the prices increasing sharply, being now traded at VND41,000 per share.

TMT plans to sell 10,560 products this year, a sharp increase of 44% over 2015. If so, the revenue is expected to reach VND5.803 trillion, up by 75%, and the post-tax profit of VND256 billion, up by 35% if compared with 2015.

The other two listed automobile companies – Hoang Huy Investment & Service JSC (HHS) and Truong Long Automobile Technique (HTL) – both also had a very successful 2015.

HHS reported net profit of VND481 billion, 3.5 times higher than 2014, while HTL VND135 billion, double that in 2013.

Hyundai Thanh Cong, an automobile assembler and distributor, has reported that it sold 27,200 cars in 2015, an increase of 73% over 2014.

Ford Vietnam reported that it made a record in sales in 2015 with the growth rate of 48%. This was the first time in the last 20 years that it had sold more than 20,000 cars.