HTL Dividend 2026: Truong Long Auto Pays 20% Cash, Profit Up 218%
This Aveluro analysis covers HTL on HOSE in the Automobiles & Parts sector. The classified event type is dividend announcement, with positive sentiment and a deterministic market-impact score of 5.6/10. Aveluro classifies this story as a positive catalyst in the stock's news coverage. Source coverage came from CafeF - Thị trường chứng khoán, classified as a primary/top-tier source.
Key Facts
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Overview
Truong Long Engineering and Auto JSC (HOSE: HTL) has set a 20% cash dividend for fiscal 2025, paying 2,000 VND per share, with a record date of 25 September 2026 and payment scheduled for 26 October 2026. The announcement lands alongside H1 2026 results showing revenue up 78% and net profit up 218% year-on-year, making HTL one of the stronger earnings stories in Vietnam’s listed auto-parts segment.
Key Facts
- Cash dividend of 20% for 2025, equal to 2,000 VND per share; record date 25 September 2026, payment date 26 October 2026.
- About 12 million HTL shares are outstanding, implying a total payout of roughly VND 24B.
- Chairman Nguyễn Thị Kiều Diễm holds more than 3.6 million shares (about 30.7%); board member and director Lã Văn Trường Sơn holds more than 3.7 million shares (about 31%).
- The couple’s combined stake exceeds 61%, entitling them to approximately VND 15B of the dividend.
- Chairatchakarn (Bangkok) Co. Ltd, a Thai shareholder with nearly 3 million shares (about 24.6%), is set to receive close to VND 6B.
- H1 2026 revenue reached about VND 444B, up 78%; gross profit rose 94% to roughly VND 55B; net profit was VND 26.8B, up 218%.
- Truong Long was founded in 1998 in Hồ Chí Minh City and deals in truck sales, repair, warranty, maintenance and auto parts.
What Happened
According to the company’s announcement, 25 September 2026 is the last registration date for shareholders to qualify for the 2025 cash dividend, with settlement on 26 October 2026. With roughly 12 million shares in issue, the payout is estimated at about VND 24B, the bulk of which flows to the controlling shareholder group.
The shareholder structure as of end-June 2026 shows Mr. Lã Văn Trường Sơn, board member and director, as the largest holder with more than 3.7 million shares, or about 31% of charter capital. Chairman Nguyễn Thị Kiều Diễm, his wife, holds more than 3.6 million shares, or about 30.7%. Together they control over 61% of the company and stand to collect roughly VND 15B from this distribution. Thai investor Chairatchakarn (Bangkok) Co. Ltd, with nearly 3 million shares, or about 24.6%, is expected to receive close to VND 6B.
The dividend follows a sharp earnings recovery. Management attributed the weak H1 2025 base to extended Euro 5 type-approval processing at the Vietnam Register, which suppressed vehicle sales. With that bottleneck cleared, H1 2026 revenue rose 78% to about VND 444B and net profit reached VND 26.8B, nearly triple the prior-year figure.
Market Context
HTL trades on the HOSE and closed at 22,300 VND on 14 September 2026. At that price the 2,000 VND dividend equates to a yield of roughly 9% on the announced distribution, though the payout covers 2025 earnings rather than a forward commitment. The stock sits in the automobiles and parts sector, which has been sensitive to registration-cycle timing and import/truck demand rather than broad index momentum. The company’s concentrated ownership means free float is limited, a structural feature that can amplify price moves in both directions.
Strategic Significance
The investment case here rests on two things: an earnings base that is recovering off a regulatory-driven trough, and a shareholder register dominated by insiders and one strategic Thai partner. The Euro 5 approval backlog that depressed H1 2025 was a timing issue rather than a demand collapse, and the 78% revenue rebound supports that reading. For long-term holders, the key question is whether truck sales and after-sales service can sustain margins as the comparison base normalises through 2027. The presence of Chairatchakarn (Bangkok) as a 24.6% holder also signals regional strategic interest in Vietnam’s commercial vehicle distribution chain, which may matter more than any single dividend.
What to Watch
- Q3 2026 earnings release, to test whether the 78% revenue growth rate holds as the low H1 2025 base rolls off.
- Actual dividend disbursement on 26 October 2026 and any update to the outstanding share count.
- Vietnam Register processing times for Euro 5 and subsequent emission-standard vehicle type approvals.
- Any change in the holdings of Chairatchakarn (Bangkok) Co. Ltd or the founding family, including foreign-ownership filings.
- Truck market demand indicators and auto-parts import costs, which drive gross margin after the 94% H1 gross profit increase.