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Vinafood 2 to be listed on UPCoM in April 23
Ngoc Thuy 20:54, 2018/04/18
Vietnam Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2) will trade on UPCoM under code VSF with a total of 114.8 million shares priced at VND10,100 (US$0.4) apiece on April 23, according to an announcement from Hanoi Stock Exchange.
Under the equitization plan, Vinafood 2 would sell a portion of its capital to reduce the state ownership to 51%. The company conducted a sale of 23% stake, which brought VND1.16 trillion (US$51 million) to the government in its initial public offering (IPO) in Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange on March 14. 
 
Illustration photo.
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The auction attracted 41 investors, including 40 individual investors and one organization, for the 114.83 million shares on offer. The highest bid value reached VND12,000 (US$0.53) per share. The proceeds were in line with the government's expectation. 
After IPO, it will sell another 25% to strategic investors. 
Vietnam-based multi-sector firm T&T Group was earlier reported to have acquired a 25%  strategic stake in IPO-bound Vinafood 2. With the price for the strategic stake sale expected to at least match the IPO starting price of VND10,100 (US$0.45) per share, T&T Group may have had to pay at least VND1.26 trillion (US$56 million) to purchase the 25% stake.
Based on a report released by Vinafood II, the company has been facing difficulties in business activities of late. Specifically, revenue in 2015 was recorded at VND22.7 trillion (US$1 billion), which is lower than the 2016 revenue of VND26.3 trillion (US$1.1 billion). 
Also in 2015, Vinafood II reported a loss of VND9 billion (US$396.000), taking the accumulated losses to VND1.06 trillion (US$46 million), while in 2013 and 2014 the company suffered losses of VND268 billion (US$11.8 million) and VND907 billion (US$39 million), respectively. 
Vinafood II set the objective of reaching VND11.9 trillion (US$524.8 million) in revenue and VND118 billion (US$5.2) in after-tax profit, respectively, after the equitization. 
Vinafood II  specializes in trade, food import and export, processed food, agricultural products, and storage. The company currently owns a distribution system connecting the southern provinces of Vietnam. 
Vietnam is the world's third-largest rice exporter. The country is projected to export 6.5 million tonnes of rice this year, up 12% from last year.
In period 2018 - 2020, Vinafood 2 set revenue target at VND11.8 trillion (US$518.6 million), VND13 trillion (US$571.3 million), and VND14.3 trillion (US$628.4 million), respectively, for which the company's after-tax profit will be VND118 billion (US$5.2 million), VND134.4 billion (US$5.9 million) and VND176 billion (US$7.7 million), respectively.
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