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DSC Securities has disclosed large share purchases in Vietnam Dược liệu Việt Nam Joint Stock Company (DVM), increasing its ownership and making it a major shareholder. The transactions also come as DVM’s financial results for 2025 showed declining revenue and profit.
DSC bought 2.83 million DVM shares on 15 April and 1.8 million shares on 14 April. As a result, its holding rose from 1.9 million shares (4.05%) to 6.54 million shares, equivalent to 13.9% of DVM’s charter capital.
In February 2026, DVM shares had previously traded around 5,000 VND per share. More recently, the stock price recovered to approximately 8,500 VND per share.
For 2025, DVM reported net revenue of 1,451 billion VND, down 8% year-on-year. Net financial income fell 66% to 1.6 billion VND. Administrative expenses increased 47% to nearly 42 billion VND, leading to net profit of about 40 billion VND, down 17%.
Towards the end of 2025, DSC also became a major shareholder of Vidipha (VDP) listed on HOSE. On 8 October 2025, DSC purchased 3.3 million VDP shares, raising its ownership from 1.087 million shares (4.92%) to 4.366 million shares, or 19.77% of charter capital, making it Vidipha’s largest shareholder.
A related party to DSC, Mr. Trinh Quang Nghia, bought 1.376 million VDP shares (6.23% of charter) on 19 November 2025. Prior to this purchase, he did not own any VDP shares.
After DSC became a major shareholder, Mr. Nguyen Duc Anh—Chairman of DSC’s Board of Directors—and DSC’s Chief Executive Officer Bach Quoc Vinh were added to Vidipha’s Board of Directors.
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