Vietcap forecasts PVTrans (PVT)'s 2026 core profit after tax to rise 73%, driven by high oil shipping rates amid ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and a 22% increase in fleet DWT in 2025. Vietcap raised its international oil freight rate assumptions for 2026–2030 by 30% for crude oil tankers and 35% for product and chemical tankers. Rates for 2026 are now expected to rise 80% and 54% respectively, while 2027 rates are projected to fall 15% and 20%, smaller declines than previously forecast. Profit in 2027 is still expected to grow 16% on recovering global oil demand, and core EPS is forecast to grow at a 12% compound annual rate over 2026–2028. Risks include higher-than-expected vessel maintenance costs and a faster-than-expected normalization of Hormuz transit, which could push freight rates down.
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Original headline: Giá cước tăng vọt, doanh nghiệp sở hữu sở hữu đội tàu container lớn nhất Việt Nam đứng trước cơ hội lớn
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▲ Likely positiveGemadept Shipping Holding
Relevance: medium
| Market | Vietnam stocks |
|---|---|
| Exchange | HOSE |
| Sector | Industrial Goods & Services |
| Industry | Transportation Services |
| Market cap | 35,064 bn VND |
| P/E | 13.7 |
| P/B | 2.56 |
| Close on 10/15/2026 | 53.00 |
| Change that session | 0.00% |
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▲ Likely positiveVN Container Shipping
Relevance: medium
| Market | Vietnam stocks |
|---|---|
| Exchange | HOSE |
| Sector | Industrial Goods & Services |
| Industry | Transportation Services |
| Market cap | 4,867 bn VND |
| P/E | 14.2 |
| P/B | 0.87 |
| Close on 10/15/2026 | 12.90 |
| Change that session | +0.78% |
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