Rated Corporate Automotive

Truong Hai Group Corporation

Ticker: Unlisted
A- Current rating
Stable Outlook
2 Rating status
0 SPOs published

About the Issuer

Established in 1997 as an automotive distributor, THACO has evolved into a diversified conglomerate operating through fully or majority-owned subsidiaries across multiple sectors, namely, Automotive, Mechanical Engineering & Supporting Industries, Construction and Real Estate, Agriculture, Commercial Services, and Logistics. THACO now operates as the parent and holding company of THACO's group of companies, leveraging synergies across sectors-such as shared infrastructure and integrated supply chains between automotive, manufacturing, and logistics, as well as between construction, real estate, and commercial services-supported by centralized financial management to optimize funding costs and liquidity.

Basic information
Sector level 1 Corporate
Sector level 2 Automotive
Ticker Unlisted
Customer code COM002144

Rating Results

Issuer rating - Long-term
A-
Outlook: Stable
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Credit Opinion

Factors that could lead to an upgrade

(1) demonstrates a sustained track record of strong revenue growth, improvement in profit margin, and cash flow generation from its core businesses, for example, CFO/Debt consistently above 5% or EBITDA margin consistently above 20%; and
(2) achieves material and sustained improvements in leverage and coverage credit metrics, such as Debt/EBITDA ratio maintained lower 6x, and EBIT/Interest Expense ratio maintained above 5x

Factors that could lead to a downgrade

(1) the group increases borrowings significantly to finance new projects while cash generation capacity from these projects is weak or delayed, resulting in weaker leverage metrics. For example, Debt/EBITDA ratio exceeds 10x; and/or
(2) the parent company and/or any group subsidiary faces heightened liquidity risk due to restricted access to bank financing or difficulties in refinancing at market rates

Strengths

(1) A diversified and mutually supportive business model, generating synergies across operating segments
(2) Leading position in the automotive segment, supported by a deeply localized value chain
(3) Strong domestic funding access and banking relationships, supporting liquidity

Challenges

(1) High financial leverage, reflecting concurrent investments in multiple capital-intensive segments
(2) Cyclicality in the automotive segment and high volatility in agriculture, weighing on earnings stability
(3) Complex group structure and high financial interlinkages

Issuer analysis reports

Related sector reports

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Rating Results

LATEST CORPORATE CREDIT RATING RESULTS  |  06/2026
A-
Outlook: Stable

Second Party Opinion

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