Thanks to large volumes of cash going into the stock market and a record number of new accounts being opened, securities companies posted a successful 2021. Many reported record profits. Of note, Agriseco’s after-tax profit increased four-fold compared to 2020 and more than double the figure posted by BVSC.
SSI Securities has assessed that food and beverage (F&B) stocks will recover and grow in 2022 thanks to the recovery of the economy, changes in consumer preferences, and the development of new modern trade channels. Certain stocks, however, will recover to below pre-pandemic levels, SSI added.
While other securities companies have assessed that the securities market will be better in 2022 than in 2021, SSI Research believes that 2022 will not be an easy year for the market. It predicts that profit growth of listed companies will not be high in the first half but will improve in the second half.
The past two years was a tough time for Vietnam’s economy but its stock market was able to maintain growth momentum. It is expected to continue to grow in 2022 thanks to cooperation from all parties involved.
The securities sector grew significantly in 2021, proving that existing institutions in the stock market are suitable for the high and sustainable development of Vietnam’s economy.
More than 220,000 individual securities accounts were opened in November - the ninth month in succession that new openings passed the 100,000 mark and the first month the number exceeded 200,000. Domestic investors opened more than 1.3 million new accounts in the first eleven months of the year.
There are currently about 50 securities companies licensed to take part in the corporate bond market. Those with strong support from commercial banks hold a market share of more than 50 per cent.
Total State budget revenue in Ho Chi Minh City during the first nine months of 2021 reached nearly VND280 trillion ($12.32 billion), representing 76.5 per cent of the estimate and rising 11 per cent year-on-year, in which revenue from real estate and securities businesses posted the highest increase.