PPC.VN

Unloved Quality

Pha Lai Thermal Power Joint Stock Company · Utilities · Vietnam · $109M cap · $36K/day traded

VND 8,710 +0.0% · close 6 Nov · scored 7 Nov

Unloved Quality: Strong and cheap, but the market has not warmed to it.

85
Score
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Quality
61
Value
73
Momentum
49

As of 7 Nov 2026, the MoatMap Score for Pha Lai Thermal Power Joint Stock Company (PPC.VN) is 85/100, ranked against 25,000+ stocks in 38 markets (Quality 61, Value 73, Momentum 49, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
9.4x
peers 11.9x
ROE
6.5%
peers 17.6%
D/E
0.0x
peers 0.4x
Dividend %
5.8%
trailing yield

ABOUT PHA LAI THERMAL POWER JOINT STOCK COMPANY

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Pha Lai Thermal Power Joint Stock Company engages in the generation and sale of electricity business from thermal and natural coal fuel in Vietnam. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Hai Phong, Vietnam.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (VND)

Year2022202320242025CAGRTTM
Revenue5.3T5.8T7.7T6.6T7.6%8.1T
EPS (VND)1,3421,0361,332529.79-26.6%917.04
Shares320.6M320.6M320.6M320.6M0.0%320.6M
Debt——————
Equity5.0T5.0T4.5T4.5T-3.8%—
Op CF-1.1T-303.1B493.1B319.5B-35.2%364.7B
Inv CF755.6B523.0B397.6B114.4B——
Fin CF-144.2B-256.8B-888.8B-64.0B——
PRICE (1Y) · VND+1.5%
8,5408,6088,6758,7438,81028 Sep19 Oct6 Nov
SMA 50SMA 200
Price checkFinding a floorExperimental

No new 52-week low for 4 weeks, 3% above that low, but not back above a rising 50-day average.

SwingsVery calm

Calmer than 96% of stocks we rank over the past year (volatility 15% a year).

How this is worked out

The MoatMap Score weighs the business, its price and its trend. The price check reads only the chart: the price side of the Momentum score, in words.

The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.

In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn (the Turning up rule above) cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.

What it measures: how much the price moved day to day over the past year, scaled to a yearly figure (annualised volatility) and ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.

What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.

Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

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VND 8,710
RSI (14)
51.7
52-Week Range-23.6% from high
Low VND 8,470High VND 11,400

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
61
ROIC
7.8%61.6
ROE
6.5%43.2
GP/Assets
6.3%32.3
Op. Margin
0.5%16.2
FCF/Assets
4.0%74.4
Piotroski
670.8
Int. Cover
36.4x90.7
D/E Ratio
0.00x99.5
Current Ratio
2.81x87.8
Value
73
P/E (TTM)
9.4x80.8
EV/EBITDA
9.3x64.9
P/FCF
13.3x50.8
P/B
0.6x84.1
P/S
0.3x92.3
Div Yield
5.8%87.3
Momentum
49
52W High %
76%49.3
RS 6M
-3%54.0
SMA 50/200
0.92x31.1
EPS Rev 4W
—N/A
EPS Rev 12W
—N/A
EPS Improve
+112%79.8
Q Growth
—N/A

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$109M
P/E (Forward)
4.4x
Gross Margin
4.1%

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Utilities, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of PPC.VN are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapScore
PPC.VNPha Lai Thermal Power Joint Stock Company(you)$109M85
POW.VNPetroVietnam Power Corporation - JSC$1.5B84
CHP.VNCentral Hydropower Joint Stock Company$159M99
GEG.VNGia Lai Electricity Joint Stock Company$171M64
NT2.VNPetroVietnam Power Nhon Trach 2 Joint Stock Company$253M99
VSH.VNVinh Son - Song Hinh Hydropower Joint Stock Company$375M98
TDM.VNThu Dau Mot Water Joint Stock Company$281M32

Peer medians: ROE 17.6% · P/E 11.9x · Gross margin 38.6%

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Pha Lai Thermal Power Joint Stock Company (PPC.VN): Stock Score Summary

Pha Lai Thermal Power Joint Stock Company (PPC.VN) has a MoatMap Score of 85/100 based on Quality (61/100), Value (73/100), and Momentum (49/100) factor scores.

Pha Lai Thermal Power Joint Stock Company engages in the generation and sale of electricity business from thermal and natural coal fuel in Vietnam. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Hai Phong, Vietnam.

Key Financial Metrics

PriceVND 8,710
Market Cap$109M
P/E (TTM)9.44
P/E (Forward)4.45
Price/Book0.62
Return on Equity6.5%
Return on Invested Capital7.8%
Debt/Equity0.00x
Gross Margin4.1%
Operating Margin0.5%
Revenue Growth25.8%
Dividend Yield5.8%
Free Cash Flow$8M

Pha Lai Thermal Power Joint Stock Company operates in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry, part of the Utilities sector (Vietnam).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Pha Lai Thermal Power Joint Stock Company’s (PPC.VN) MoatMap Score?
The MoatMap Score for Pha Lai Thermal Power Joint Stock Company (PPC.VN) is 85/100. It is a composite of Quality (61), Value (73), and Momentum (49), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 25,000+ stocks.
Does Pha Lai Thermal Power Joint Stock Company have an economic moat?
Pha Lai Thermal Power Joint Stock Company (PPC.VN) has a Quality factor score of 61/100. Quality blends several measures of profitability and financial strength, led by gross profit to assets, return on invested capital and free cash flow to assets. A high score describes the financial record a durable advantage tends to leave; it does not prove a moat.
What sector is Pha Lai Thermal Power Joint Stock Company in?
Pha Lai Thermal Power Joint Stock Company (PPC.VN) operates in the Utilities sector, specifically the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry (Vietnam).