Thanh Cong Textile (TCM) Q2 profit plummeted 95.8%

Thanh Cong Textile (TCM) plans to issue 10.65 million bonus shares

Despite the difficult business situation and the expected shortage of orders in the last months of the year, Thanh Cong Textile (Code TCM) is still planning to issue bonus shares to shareholders.

Specifically, TCM is planning to issue 10.65 million bonus shares to shareholders, equivalent to an issuance ratio of 13%. Thus, each shareholder owning 100 shares will receive an additional 13 newly issued shares.

successful tcm result 2nd profit 958 image 1 — Thanh Cong Textile (TCM) second quarter profit decreased by 95% (Photo TL)

The additional shares will have a par value of VND10,000, the total value of this issuance will be VND106.5 billion. The capital for the issuance will be taken from the development investment fund recorded in the company's financial statements as of December 31, 2022. TCM's charter capital after the issuance of bonus shares will increase to VND927 billion.

On March 30, 2023, Thanh Cong Textile also announced the first interim dividend payment in 2022 in cash. In which, the company's shareholders will receive an interim dividend payment at a rate of 7%. Correspondingly, each shareholder owning 1 share will receive a dividend of 700 VND.

Business has declined for two consecutive quarters, with second quarter profits down 95.8%

The decline in Thanh Cong Textile's business performance is clearly shown in the business results report for the first two quarters of 2023. Specifically, in the first quarter, TCM achieved revenue of VND 876.4 billion, down 21.9% over the same period. Profit after corporate income tax reached VND 55 billion, down 25.4%.

In the second quarter, TCM's business continued to decline, with revenue down to only VND714.5 billion. Profit after corporate income tax was only VND2.3 billion, down 95.8% compared to the same period last year.

Accumulated revenue in the first 6 months of the year reached 1,590.9 billion VND. Of which, gross profit reached 230.8 billion. Financial expenses in the period increased slightly to 57.9 billion VND. However, interest expenses nearly doubled to 20.1 billion VND, showing that debt pressure is increasing in TCM's asset structure.

The company's accumulated profit after tax only reached VND 57.3 billion, down 55.5% compared to the first 6 months of 2022.

Shortage of orders in the second quarter, forecast of difficulties in the third quarter

Thanh Cong Textile's business situation was predicted since May when the company announced its business results decreased by 25% compared to the same period. The shortage of orders occurred in the second quarter and the company only received 77% of the order plan for the third quarter. This predicted a not-so-bright business result for the company.

At the end of the second quarter, TCM's total assets reached VND3,348.7 billion. Of which, the company is holding a large amount of cash and deposits. Cash holdings reached VND303.9 billion while bank deposits accounted for VND307.6 billion. Inventory recorded VND1,225.1 billion, a slight decrease compared to the beginning of the year.

In the capital structure, short-term debt currently accounts for 805.7 billion VND. The company's long-term debt has decreased from 140.1 billion to 90.9 billion VND. TCM's total liabilities are 1,415.1 billion VND while equity accounts for 1,933.6 billion VND.

In equity, it is noteworthy that undistributed profit after tax only accounts for 612.2 billion VND, down more than 100 billion compared to the beginning of the year. Meanwhile, the development investment fund also accounts for a large proportion of 399.5 billion VND.

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