DGC Q3/2026: Net Profit VND 507B, Down 37% YoY but Up 15% QoQ
This Aveluro analysis covers DGC on HOSE in the Chemicals sector. The classified event type is earnings miss, with negative sentiment and a deterministic market-impact score of 8.4/10. Aveluro classifies this story as a negative catalyst and risk signal for the affected stock. Source coverage came from CafeF - Doanh nghiệp, classified as a primary/top-tier source.
Key Facts
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Overview
Duc Giang Chemicals Group (DGC), listed on HOSE, reported Q3/2026 net revenue of VND 2,469 billion, down 12% year-on-year, and net profit after tax of VND 507 billion, down 37% year-on-year. The result nonetheless marked a second consecutive quarter of sequential profit growth, up 15% from Q2/2026, even as nine-month cumulative net profit fell 46% amid higher input costs and the suspension of its 25 mine.
Key Facts
- Q3/2026 net revenue: VND 2,469 billion, down 12% year-on-year.
- Q3/2026 cost of goods sold: VND 1,963 billion, up 1% year-on-year; gross profit VND 506 billion, down 42%.
- Q3/2026 pre-tax profit: VND 581 billion, down 36% year-on-year but up 15% versus Q2/2026 and 17% versus Q1/2026.
- Q3/2026 net profit after tax: VND 507 billion, down VND 298 billion or 37%; profit attributable to parent shareholders VND 478 billion, down 36%.
- 9M/2026 net revenue: VND 7,009 billion, down 18%; pre-tax profit VND 1,577 billion, down 45%; net profit VND 1,369 billion, down 46%.
- Total assets at 30 September 2026: VND 16,514 billion, down 15% from the start of the year; cash and equivalents VND 230 billion, down 78%.
- Short-term financial investments (all held-to-maturity): VND 9,531 billion, down 23%; total liabilities VND 3,039 billion, down 27%; equity VND 13,475 billion, down 12%.
What Happened
In its consolidated financial statements and an accompanying explanation filing, Duc Giang Chemicals attributed the year-on-year decline in Q3/2026 consolidated net profit to lower revenue and to sharp increases in input material costs, specifically sulfur, electricity, coking coal and ammonia. The company also disclosed that its 25 mine was temporarily halted during the quarter to serve an investigation, which forced it to rely entirely on imported and externally purchased ore.
That sourcing shift raised the cost of goods for yellow phosphorus well above the level of Q3/2025, compressing gross margin despite cost of goods sold rising only 1% in absolute terms. Financial income rose 9% to VND 210 billion, financial expenses rose 32% to VND 25 billion, selling expenses fell 23% to VND 76 billion and general and administrative expenses rose 8% to VND 49 billion. The company did not disclose in the filing the expected timeline for resuming operations at the 25 mine.
Market Context
DGC closed at VND 33,300 on 29 October 2026 on HOSE. The stock sits in the Vietnamese chemicals sector, where earnings are closely tied to yellow phosphorus and phosphatic fertilizer pricing and to input costs for sulfur, coal and electricity. The sequential recovery in quarterly profit, against a still-weak year-on-year comparison, frames the shares against a market that has been sensitive to input-cost inflation and to resource-licensing risk across the materials complex. The filing does not provide a segment-level revenue breakdown.
Strategic Significance
The core question for long-term holders is whether DGC’s margin compression is cyclical or structural. Higher sulfur, coal and ammonia costs are largely external, but the 25 mine suspension converts a low-cost captive ore advantage into an import dependency, and the company has not quantified the cost gap or the remediation timeline. The balance sheet offers some cushion: VND 9,531 billion in held-to-maturity investments against VND 1,391 billion in short-term borrowings, though cash and equivalents fell 78% to VND 230 billion. A durable re-rating depends on restoring captive ore supply and on yellow phosphorus prices holding above the elevated input-cost base.
What to Watch
- Any company disclosure on the status and expected restart date of the 25 mine investigation.
- Q4/2026 results, to confirm whether the 15% sequential profit growth extends into a third quarter.
- Monthly or quarterly movement in yellow phosphorus, sulfur and coking coal prices.
- Licensing or regulatory announcements from provincial authorities regarding the mine.
- Further drawdown in cash and held-to-maturity investments, and any change in short-term borrowings.