Steelmaker Hoa Phat Group posted VND19.45 trillion (US$825.8 million) revenue and VND2.3 trillion after-tax in the first quarter of the year, up 28 per cent and 27 per cent year-on-year, respectively.
Vietnamese shares moved against the general trend in the region on Monday, driven down by slumps of heavyweight stocks such as Vingroup, brewer Sabeco and steelmaker Hoa Phat Group.
Listed steel companies have reported disappointing business results in the first quarter despite strong growth in the domestic market, which they have attributed to the high cost of capital.
Hoa Phat Group, the largest steel maker in the country, exported 240,000 tonnes of steel last year, a year-on-year increase of 50.97 per cent, the group said on January 7.
The founder of Viet Nam''s largest steelmaker Tran Dinh Long has been knocked off the Forbes list of the world’s billionaires after shares in Hoa Phat tumbled 30 per cent from the peak recorded in March.
Steelmaker Hoa Phat Group plans to increase its charter capital to VND15.2 trillion (US$675.6 million) this year, double the current level of VND8.42 trillion.