HCMC – Saigon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corporation (Sabeco, SAB) has set an after-tax profit target of VND4.94 trillion for 2026, up 8% againt a year earlier, according to documents for its annual shareholders’ meeting.
The firm has set its revenue goal at VND28.96 trillion, up 12% year-on-year.
In terms of business strategy for 2026, Sabeco will focus on strengthening its brand and expanding market development activities, including refining its branding, product and distribution strategies in line with consumer trends, while overhauling its distribution system to improve professionalism, efficiency and channel control across product segments.
At the same time, the company aims to deepen its domestic presence while expanding into international markets, step up research and development to enhance product quality and launch new offerings, improve supply chain efficiency across the system, and pursue reforms to boost investment efficiency, cut operating costs and increase productivity.
In 2025, Sabeco reported revenue of VND25.89 trillion, equivalent to 81.2% of the previous year, while after-tax profit rose slightly by 1.7% to VND4.57 trillion.
Closing the trading session today, April 2, SAB inched down by 0.67% day-on-day to VND44,200, with 401,600 shares changing hands.
On the southern bourse, the VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange (HOSE) lost 8.11 points, or 0.48% against the previous session, to end at 1,694.82 points, with 244 losers and 82 winners.
Around 888.2 million shares worth VND27.39 trillion were traded on the bourse, down 5.8% in volume and 6.3% in value. Block deal transactions accounted for VND6.79 trillion.
The VN30 index closed down more than eight points, with 25 decliners and only three gainers.
Among them, VHM hit the ceiling with nearly one million shares still on the buy side at the limit price, while DGC also surged to its upper limit on strong demand, leaving more than 2.6 million shares in excess buy orders. HPG reversed course to edge up 0.7%.
On the downside, losses were relatively modest, with SHB leading the declines at 2.3%, followed by TPB and VPB, both down 2.1%, while most others fluctuated around the 1% mark.
On the northern bourse, the HNX-Index fell by 1.1 points, or 0.44%, to 250.36, with 60 advancers and 88 decliners.
Total trading volume reached more than 67 million shares, worth VND1.24 trillion. Of this, block deals accounted for over one million shares, valued at VND16.2 billion.
