Major insurer PVI posts $13.6 mln Q2 profit, up 61%

By Trang Nguyen
Fri, July 21, 2023 | 12:44 pm GMT+7

Vietnamese insurance giant PVI Holdings reported net revenue of VND1.59 trillion ($67.3 million) and after-tax profit of VND322 billion ($13.6 million) in the second quarter of this year, up 1% and up 61% year-on-year, respectively.

In the period, the corporation's sales and service provision revenue reached VND3.24 trillion ($137.16 million), up 4%, of which original insurance premiums were still the largest source of income with VND2.47 trillion ($104.4 million), up 10.7%.

Notably, PVI's financial revenue stood at VND358 billion ($15.1 million), up 69% year-on-year, mainly from interest on deposits and loans.

PVI headquarters in Pham Van Bach street, Cau Giay district, Hanoi. Photo courtesy of the company.

PVI headquarters in Pham Van Bach street, Cau Giay district, Hanoi. Photo courtesy of the company.

In the first six months of this year, PVI recorded revenue of VND7.24 trillion ($306.3 million) and pre-tax profit of VND694 billion ($29.3 million), up 3% and 32% year-on-year, and fullfilling 53% and 70% of the year plan, respectively.

As of June 30, PVI's total assets had stood at VND28.39 trillion ($1.2 billion), up 9% compared to the beginning of the year. Notably, financial investments were more than VND12 trillion ($507.4 million), accounting for nearly 43% of total assets of which deposits hit more than VND8.8 trillion ($372 million).

PVI reported an after-tax profit of VND877 billion ($37.4 million) in 2022, up 0.8% year-on-year. The corporation's net revenue from its insurance business reached VND6.5 trillion ($277.2 million), up 31%.

On the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX), PVI shares finished at VND58,000 ($2.45) at Thursday's close.

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