Interest rate hikes by the Fed and the ECB are keeping equity investors on edge. The Vietnamese economy and stock markets are bending but will not break. Here are a few highlights from our latest Investor Letter:
• Interest rates will rise quickly and sharply.
• The Vietnamese economy has passed our stress test – the growth can withstand crises.
• Vietnam’s forecast for GDP growth is +7.5% for 2022 and +5.5% for 2023.
• Vietnam’s public debt has fallen from 61.4% to 43.1% (2017–2021).
• This year’s earnings growth for listed companies: +25%.
• Vietnam’s P/E ratio for next year is 9.4.
• The compound annual earnings growth rate (CAGR) of Vietnamese banks is an impressive +31.2%.
• Vinhomes will achieve a new record in the presales of housing: USD 5.1 billion.
• The volume of housing production in Hanoi and HCMC is 50,000 units per year, while the need is for 2.6 million new units over the next 10 years.
• CTG bank’s earnings are projected to grow by 51% in 2022.
• CTG is substantially undervalued, relative to BID Bank: P/B 1.1 <> 1.6.
Read the Investor letter from here.
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