LHG - Strong profit growth in Q4; 2023 results trail our expectations – Earnings Flash
  • 2024-01-19T00:00:00
  • Company Research
  • LHG announced Q4 2023 results with revenue of VND145bn (USD6.0mn; +40% YoY) and NPAT-MI of VND62bn (USD2.5mn; +93% YoY and +111% QoQ). The encouraging Q4 2023 results were mainly due to the handover of a 1.3 ha land plot at an ASP of around USD245/sqm to Greenwitch Vina to build a food flavoring, additive, and seasoning factory.  

  • In 2023, LHG’s revenue declined 37% YoY to VND395bn (USD16mn) while its NPAT-MI fell 18% YoY to VND166bn (USD6.9mn), representing 76% and 80% of our respective full-year forecasts. The lower-than-expected 2023 results were primarily because of a lower IP land sales handover (2.2 ha; per LHG) vs our forecast of 4.0 ha. We anticipate downside risks to our 2024F IP land sales handover projection of 6.5 ha, pending fuller review. 

  • For the IP segment, segment revenue declined 64% YoY to VND131n (USD5.4mn) in 2023, mainly due to a 69% lower YoY IP land sales handover. However, the segment GPM in 2023 jumped 22.8 ppts to 61.7% as 2022 GPM was an abnormally low-base due to a nonrecurring upward revision of development costs for accumulated leased IP area. 

  • In Q4 2023, per LHG, the company signed leasing contract with Orifood Trading & Import Company for an around 1-ha land plot at an ASP of USD250/sqm, which we anticipate could be handed over in 2024F. 

LHG’s 2023 results 

VND bn 

Q4 
 
  2022 

Q4  
 
2023 

YoY 

2022 

2023 

YoY 

2023F 

2023 as % of 2023F 

Net revenue 

103 

145 

40% 

629 

395 

-37% 

521 

76% 

     IP land sales 

32 

77 

140% 

366 

131 

-64% 

234 

56% 

     RBF & dormitory leasing 

35 

41 

20% 

129 

151 

17% 

146 

103% 

     Others 

37 

27 

-27% 

134 

113 

-15% 

140 

81% 

Gross profit 

44 

77 

75% 

256 

202 

-21% 

263 

77% 

SG&A expenses 

-20 

-19 

-3% 

-60 

-64 

6% 

-52 

122% 

EBIT 

24 

58 

140% 

197 

138 

-30% 

211 

66% 

Financial income 

10 

24 

129% 

47 

85 

83% 

54 

158% 

Financial expense 

-3 

-4 

27% 

-14 

-15 

12% 

-16 

95% 

Net income from affiliates 

N.M. 

N.M. 

10 

N.M. 

Net other income 

-74% 

17 

-74% 

221% 

PBT 

39 

79 

103% 

255 

213 

-16% 

261 

82% 

NPAT-MI 

32 

62 

93% 

204 

166 

-18% 

209 

80% 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

GPM 

42.6% 

53.2% 

  

40.8% 

51.1% 

  

50.6% 

  

     IP land sales 

60.3% 

62.3% 

  

38.9% 

61.7% 

  

60.4% 

  

     RBF & dormitory leasing 

54.3% 

55.4% 

  

53.8% 

56.6% 

  

53.8% 

  

OPM 

23.3% 

39.9% 

  

31.3% 

35.1% 

  

40.6% 

  

NPM 

30.9% 

42.5% 

  

32.4% 

42.2% 

  

40.1% 

  

Source: LHG, Vietcap forecast (last updated September 27, 2023) 

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