HDG – Q2 strong office leasing & hotel performance to offset weak hydropower output, in line with our forecast – Earnings Flash
  • 2024-07-31T00:00:00
  • Company Research

HDG announced its Q2 2024 results with revenue of VND560bn (-1% YoY) and reported NPAT-MI of VND74bn (+110% YoY). We attribute the YoY flat revenue to a 28% YoY increase in office leasing & hotel revenue, which offset a 7% decline from the energy segment (mainly due to weak hydropower). The doubled YoY NPAT-MI was mainly due to (1) 25% YoY lower G&A expenses and (2) a 25% YoY decline in financial expenses.

H1 revenue and reported NPAT-MI were VND1.4tn (-7% YoY) and VND296bn (-13% YoY), completing 51%/45% of our respective full-year forecasts. The YoY decline in revenue was mainly due to 17% YoY lower energy revenue outweighing 21% YoY higher revenue from the office leasing & hotel segment. We attribute the YoY weaker NPAT to 25% weaker YoY gross profit from the energy segment (due to the low water inflow and higher contracted sales volume ratio of 98% vs 90% previously) while office leasing and real estate’s gross profit increased 18%/1% YoY, respectively.

H1’s real estate revenue completes 74% of our projection (we are contacting HDG for a breakdown), however, the H1 GPM from real estate sales was 38%, lower than our 2024F forecast of 64% and 2023 actual of 56%. As a result, H1  gross profit completes 46% of our full-year projection. We expect HDG to launch sales of the Charm Villas Phase 3 in H2 2024 but recognize sales over three years (2024-25-26).

* Overall, we see insignificant changes to our 2024F earnings forecast (NPAT-MI of VND652bn, -2% YoY), pending a fuller review, as slightly lower-than-expected financial expenses might potentially offset slightly lower-than-expected energy profit.

* We currently have a MARKET PERFORM rating for HDG with a target price of VND29,300/share.

HDG’s H1 2024 results 

VND bn

Q2 2023

Q2 2024

 YoY

H1 2023

H1 2024

 YoY

% of Vietcap’s 2024F

Revenue

564

560

-1%

1,520

1,408

-7%

51%

  Real estate 

80

84

4%

392

399

2%

76%

  Energy 

375

348

-7%

918

762

-17%

42%

  Office leasing & hotel

97

124

28%

198

239

21%

52%

  Construction & others

12

4

-63%

12

8

-30%

N.M.

Gross profit

280

282

1%

856

720

-16%

45%

  Real estate 

11

32

189%

138

152

11%

46%

  Energy 

225

198

-12%

622

464

-25%

44%

  Office leasing & hotel

36

52

43%

88

103

18%

51%

  Construction & others

8

0

N.M.

8

0

N.M.

N.M.

Selling exp

-3

-1

-61%

-4

-2

-43%

12%

G&A

-67

-50

-25%

-103

-83

-20%

45%

Operating profit

209

231

10%

748

635

-15%

46%

Financial income

10

7

-28%

16

20

24%

64%

Financial expenses

-140

-106

-25%

-289

-202

-30%

42%

   In which, interest expense

-127

-86

-32%

-258

-181

-30%

43%

Other non-operating income

16

6

-65%

19

4

-81%

N.M.

PBT

95

138

45%

494

457

-8%

49%

  - Income tax exp

-19

-26

41%

-60

-81

35%

65%

NPAT before MI

76

111

45%

434

376

-13%

46%

  - Minority interest

-41

-37

-10%

-96

-80

-16%

49%

NPAT-MI

35

74

110%

338

296

-13%

45%

Source: HDG, Vietcap

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