Several of PYN Elite’s top holdings companies reported very strong earnings for the first quarter, in spite of earnings growth in the stock market being generally subdued. The mall operator VRE was a particularly strong performer. Thanks to several factors, its earnings growth was 171%, which exceeded even our expectations. The housing company Vinhomes successfully completed block deals for its plot land in spite of the difficult market situation, and this led to earnings growth of 162%. The business of the airport operator ACV will improve as air travel is returning to normal, but earnings growth for the first quarter exceeded expectations at +86%.
Sacombank delivered excellent earnings growth of 49%, in line with our expectations. The banks CTG, TPB, HDB and MBB achieved modest earnings growth due to the general slowdown of economic growth in Vietnam and the interest rate environment. The earnings growth outlook for banks will improve further as economic growth accelerates.
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