HCM CITY –Rồng Việt Securities Company has reported a 157 per cent jump in pre-tax profit to VNĐ30.1 billion (US$1.3 million) in the first quarter.
Revenues rose by a more modest 62 per cent to VNĐ63.3 billion ($2.8 billion).
The company said security services accounted for VNĐ33.5 billion ($1.4 million) of revenues with proprietary investment also accounting for a large chunk of its profits.
The company said it was on track to achieve the year’s targets.
It said it would pay 6 per cent dividend for last year in May this year.
By the end of this month it would switch from the Hà Nội to the HCM City stock market, it added. VNS