Ittargets a post-tax profit of 9.97 trillion VND (438.6 million USD), ayear-on-year rise of 4 percent and a post-tax dividend for 2017’s businessperformance at the lowest rate of 50 percent (or 5,000 VND per share), GeneralDirector Mai Kieu Lien said at the company’s annual share holders’ meeting onApril 15.
Atthe meeting, Lien revealed that her company sets a goal of 80 trillion VND(3.52 billion USD) in total revenue in 2021, including 19 trillion VND (866million USD) from overseas markets.
Itsaverage yearly growth rate in the domestic market is projected at 10 percent,and the revenue from the domestic market is predicted at 61 trillion VND (2.68billion USD).
Accordingto her, Vinamilk is ready for its strategic development by 2021. The companywill continue studying and developing products to maintain similar growth,while cooperating with overseas partners and expanding its operation in othermarkets, such as the US and New Zealand, to ensure a sufficient source of inputmaterials.
Inthe first quarter of 2017, Vinamilk recorded a yearly rise of 16.1 percent inrevenue and 34 percent in post-tax profit compared to the same period lastyear.-VNA