Record-breaking profits in 2023, SZB sets plan for 63% profit growth in 2024

In 2023, Sonadezi Long Binh Joint Stock Company (HNX: SZB) recorded a net revenue of nearly 383 billion VND and a net profit of over 116 billion VND, representing a 6% and 9% increase respectively compared to the previous year. This year also marked the highest business performance for SZB since its listing on HNX in 2019.

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According to the audited financial statements for the year 2023, SZB recorded a net revenue of nearly VND 383 billion, an increase of 6% compared to the previous year. The leasing of land and infrastructure business segment remained the main source of revenue with nearly VND 257 billion (accounting for 67% of total revenue), up 8%. Net profit reached over VND 116 billion, an increase of 9%.

Compared to the plan, Sonadezi Long Binh exceeded the total revenue target by 3% and the after-tax profit target by 4% in 2023. This is also the year the Company achieved the highest business results (including revenue and profit) since its listing on HNX at the end of 2019.

Financial Performance of SZB from 2019-2023

Sonadezi Long Binh stated that leasing land and infrastructure business remain their core focus. In 2023, the Company successfully signed new leasing contracts for 2 FDI projects with investors from Germany and China, with a total value of about VND 144 billion.

Regarding the plan for 2024, SZB announced that the Company has completed the signing of contracts and transferred the rights to a 5.7ha land plot in Chau Duc Industrial Park, bringing in a revenue of over VND 108 billion. This project marks a significant increase in revenue in early 2024.

The Company also set a target to fully exploit the remaining 60,000m2 of land in Xuan Loc Industrial Park to achieve 100% occupancy rate; fully utilize the ready-to-rent workshops, with a scale of 11,500m2 in Thanh Phu and Chau Duc Industrial Parks; invest in constructing a group of workshops on a 42,500m2 land plot to ensure the supply for the coming years.

With that spirit, SZB has set an optimistic business plan for 2024 with a target of nearly VND 520 billion in total revenue and over VND 189 billion in after-tax profit, an increase of 29% and 63% respectively compared to 2023. SZB also plans to pay a dividend at a rate of 35%.

Business Plan for 2024 of SZB

Source: SZB

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2024 of SZB is expected to be held on March 28, 2024, at 1, 3A Street, Bien Hoa 2 Industrial Park, Long Binh Tan Ward, Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai Province.

In the stock market, VN-Index experienced a significant decrease on March 8, dropping 1.66% to 1,247.35 points. However, the stock price of SZB went against the market trend, closing at VND 37,600 per share, an increase of 4.16% in the session and a 20% increase since the beginning of 2024.

Price movement of SZB stock since the beginning of 2024

Thanh Tu