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May
Seafood – Sector Note – On its upswing trend
The seafood export thrived to USD2.5bn (+46% yoy) in 1Q22, mainly driven by sales revival in all markets for all seafood categories. Hence, 24 listed seafood exporters recorded a VND16tn revenue (+47.5% yoy) and VND1,281bn NPAT (+2.4x yoy). We maintain OUTWEIGHT rating even the seafood stocks were up sharply in1H22. We believe the rally is persisting through 3Q22F given clear earnings momentum backed by sound business conditions.