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TTGK k58 Hoang Thanh Long
TTGK k58 Hoang Thanh Long
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................5
1. Rationale of the study...........................................................................................................5
2. Objectives of the study..........................................................................................................6
3. Object and scope of the study...............................................................................................6
4. Research Methods.................................................................................................................6
5. Report structure....................................................................................................................6
CHAPTER 1. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR BUSINESS ASSESSMENT OF FINTECH COMPANIES.....7
1.1. Some definitions................................................................................................................7
1.1.1 The concept of business.............................................................................................7
1.1.2 The concept of business performance........................................................................7
1.2. Importance of business performance analytics.................................................................8
1.3. Factors affecting business performance of enterprises.....................................................9
1.3.1. External factors..........................................................................................................9
1.3.2. Internal factors........................................................................................................10
1.4. Indicators reflecting business performance.....................................................................11
1.4.1. Gross profit margin..................................................................................................11
1.4.2. Net profit margin.....................................................................................................12
1.4.3. Return on assets (ROA)............................................................................................12
1.4.4. Return on equity (ROE).............................................................................................13
1.4.5. Current ratio............................................................................................................14
CHAPTER 2. ANALYZE THE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF THE EUP TECHNOLOGY JOINT STOCK
COMPANY........................................................................................................................................15
2.1. Overview of the internship..............................................................................................15
2.1.1. General information about the enterprise...............................................................15
2.1.2. History and development process of enterprises......................................................15
2.1.3. Organizational structure of the enterprise...............................................................16
2.2. Analysis of the company's performance based on indicators..........................................17
2.2.1. Overview of the business situation of the enterprise...............................................17
2.2.2. Analysis of the company's performance through revenue and profit.......................20
2.2.3. Analysis of the company's capital efficiency through ROA and ROE.........................23
2.2.4. Analysis of the company's solvency.........................................................................25
2.3. Evaluation of the company's business activities..............................................................27
2.3.1. Achievements...........................................................................................................27
2.3.2. Shortcoming.............................................................................................................29
CHAPTER 3: PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE THE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF THE EUP TECHNOLOGY
JOINT STOCK COMPANY..................................................................................................................31
3.1. Improve product and service quality............................................................................31
3.2. Improve the financial performance..............................................................................32
3.3. Deploy automatic customer analytic system................................................................33
3.4. International cooperation............................................................................................33
3.5. Improve the working efficiency....................................................................................34
CONCLUSION...................................................................................................................................36
REFERENCES....................................................................................................................................38
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
CEO Chief Executive Officer
ROA Return on Asset
ROE Return on Equity
EdTech Education Technology
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2. 1. Organization structure of EUP Technology Joint Stock Company.......16
Figure 2. 2. Downloads and revenue of Mazii application from 2018-2021............18
Figure 2. 3. Downloads and revenue of Hey Japan application from 2018-2021....18
Figure 2. 4. Downloads and revenue of Migii JLPT application from 2018-2021...19
Figure 2. 5. Revenue of EUP Joint Stock Company from 2018-2021.....................20
Figure 2. 6. Gross profit and Gross profit margin of EUP Joint Stock Company from
2018-2021...............................................................................................................21
Figure 2. 7. Net profit and Net profit margin of EUP Joint Stock Company from
2018-2021...............................................................................................................23
Figure 2. 8. Return on Assets (ROA) of the EUP company from 2018-2021..........24
Figure 2. 9. Return on Equity (ROE) of the EUP company from 2018-2021..........25
Figure 2. 10. Current ratio of the EUP company from 2018-2021...........................26
Figure 2. 11. Performed revenue vs Planned revenue (2019-2021).........................28
Figure 2. 12. Performed profit vs Planned profit (2019-2021).................................28
INTRODUCTION
Vietnam's economy is growing quickly and more fully integrating with the
global economy thanks to the market system. According to the national ranking of
the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) of Harvard University, Vietnam's economy
increased 12 places, ranked 52nd in the world in terms of diversification and
modernization of production capacities and national exports in the period from 2015-
2020. One of the fastest growing industries during this period was the information
technology industry. In the period 2016-2020, the information technology industry has
an average growth rate of 14.7%/year, higher than the economic growth rate and the
industry's target (10%), according to the report of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
In particular, in the first 6 months of 2021, the information technology industry
continued to grow with total revenue of Vietnam reaching nearly 65 billion USD, an
increase of about 22% over the same period in 2020.
Educational technology is a sub-branch of the information technology industry.
Vietnam's educational technology (EdTech) market is being evaluated as extremely
potential and attracts great attention from investors, especially in the context of the
Covid-19 outbreak. According to the Vietnam Education Technology Report 2021,
Vietnam is in the top 10 educational technology markets with the largest growth rate
in the world with a rate of about 44.3%.
In that such favourable situation, organization managers in the EdTech sector
need to comprehend the unique circumstances of the business in order to survive
and grow over the long term. They must specifically consider corporate
performance, accomplishments, and constraints in order to develop solutions to
raise income and capital efficiency.
In addition, the growth of the Internet has strengthened and deepened the
interaction between the economies of the world. This has increased the chances for
enterprises to expand internationally. Organizations must expand faster and stronger
and use capital wisely to take advantage of this opportunity, especially for medium-
sized businesses like EUP Technology Joint Stock Company.
Being aware of the above importance, I choose the topic: "Analysis of business
performance of EUP Technology Joint Stock Company".
2. Objectives of the study
The object of this study is the business performance of EUP Technology Joint
Stock Company
The scope of the study:
Research space: The report focuses on analyzing the business performance of
Eup Technology Joint Stock Company
Research time: the period of 4 years from 2018 to 2021
4. Research Methods
and margins, among other metrics, are explained by the nature of the business sector
in which the company operates, the economic context, seasonality, or the level of
market competition.
Business performance, which is strongly related to commercial effectiveness,
is the ability of a corporation to adopt optimal organization with the goal of
providing a product or service that satisfies the expectations of consumers and
customers. Business performance is an economic term that describes how
effectively a corporation uses its resources to accomplish specified goals based on
its inputs and outputs. According to Neely (2003), a multi-dimensional collection of
predetermined performance measures is the foundation of the business measurement
system that is built for the planning and administration of a corporation.
Both qualitative and quantitative metrics are available. They are called key
performance indicators (KPIs). These KPIs allow a business to manage its sales
strategy by creating several dashboards. There are numerous KPIs, including
conversion rate, customer loyalty rate, customer acquisition cost, sales analysis and
a salesperson's turnover.
Business performance is also known as the ability of maximizing
commercial revenue using the available material and human resources. Quantitative
KPIs may be measured fairly easily, but it is still difficult for businesses to truly
comprehend qualitative performance indicators. However, businesses are no longer
reluctant to develop performance assessment criteria, both quantitative and
qualitative, for all tasks, including support functions, in order to include incentive
compensation requirements.
1.2. Importance of business performance analytics
The interest rates have a direct influence on the daily life of each economic
entity. It affects decisions made by individuals such as spending or saving, buying a
home or buying bonds, or depositing money in a savings account. For example,
people who have money when interest rates are low, they will invest in shopping, or
save the opposite if interest rates are high, they will use it for loans. For people who
need to borrow capital, if the interest rate is low, they will borrow more to invest in
business, on the contrary, if the interest rate is high, they will have to balance the
loan appropriately.
Interest rates also affect the economic decisions of businesses such as using
money to invest in buying new equipment for factories or to deposit savings in a
bank. Because of these effects, interest rates are one of the most closely watched
variables in the economy
1.3.1.3. Technological environment
With a pervasive and diverse space, technological changes affect many parts
of society. These impacts are mainly through new products, process technologies,
and materials. The technology segment includes the institutions and activities
involved in creating new knowledge and translating that knowledge into new
outputs, products, processes, and materials.
One of the most important effects of technological change is that it can affect
the barriers to entry and reshape industry structures. In fact, the Internet represents a
major technological change, and it appears to pave the way for a process of creative
destruction that spans many industries.
1.3.1.4. Global environment
Internal resources can be divided into two categories: tangible resources and
intangible resources. Tangible resources are visible and quantifiable, including
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By estimating the amount of money left over from product sales after
deducting the cost of goods sold (COGS), analysts can determine the financial
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health of a company. The gross profit margin, also known as the gross margin ratio,
is typically represented as a percentage of sales.
Cost of goods sold (COGS) is deducted from net sales to get a company's
gross profit margin percentage (gross revenues minus returns, allowances, and
discounts). To determine the gross profit margin in percentage terms, this amount is
then divided by net sales.
One of the most crucial measures of a company's financial health is its net
profit margin. A business can determine whether its existing procedures are
effective and estimate earnings based on revenues by monitoring growth and
reductions in its net profit margin. It is easy to compare the profitability of two or
more firms regardless of size since organizations represent net profit margin as a
percentage rather than a monetary value.
This metric includes all factors in a company's operations, including:
Total revenue
Additional income streams
COGS and other operational expenses
Interest expense on debt obligations
Investment income and income from secondary operations
One-time payments for unusual events such as lawsuits and taxes
Formula and Calculation for Net Profit Margin:
Where:
R = Revenue
COGS = Cost of goods sold
E = Operating and other expenses
I = Interest
T = Taxes
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Net income is the sum of a company's income, net expenses, and taxes for a
specific time period. In order to compute average shareholders' equity, equity at the
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beginning of the period is added. The period shall start and conclude at the same
time as the period in which the net income is earned.
The income statement includes net income for the full fiscal year, often
known as the trailing 12 months. The balance sheet, which is a running balance of
all changes in a company's assets and liabilities over time, is where investors can
find their equity.
1.4.5. Current ratio
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From 2016 to 2017, the company was officially established with a scale of 5
employees and developed 5 applications
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In 2018, the company built and developed the Pipop application, increasing
the size of 10 employees
In 2019, the company built and developed more applications: Migii JLPT,
Voiky, Hanzii, Easy Korea
In 2020, the company built and developed 2 more applications: Hey Japan,
Janki
In 2021, the company continues to build and develop applications: Migii Toeic,
Dunno, Jaemy, Easy Chinese
2.1.3. Organizational structure of the enterprise
CEO
HR
Sales Project Technical Marketing
Accounting
Mobile
programming
Tester
Digital ads
Source: https://eupgroup.net/gioi-thieu
Directors: includes the chief executive officer, who is the legal
representative of the company and has the highest executive authority in the
company.
Sales Department: the department is responsible for advising the CEO on
issues related to the sale of the company's products and services; consulting
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Up to now, the EUp Technology Joint Stock Company creates and runs more
than 10 various language learning applications to provide users with a
comprehensive online learning experience. Each product has distinct advantages,
integrated clever features, a well-defined roadmap, regularly updated content, and a
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personalized review process to support everyone's learning at the proper rate and
depth. Famous language learning tools including the Mazii Japanese Dictionary,
Hanzii Chinese Dictionary, and Jaemy Korean Dictionary are among the company's
core product offerings.
Among EUP's products, the Japanese dictionary application Mazii is the
most successful. This application contributed the most to the revenue of the
company in 2021. After nearly 5 years of development, the Mazii Japanese
dictionary application has achieved certain achievements such as capturing 80% of
the market share of Japanese dictionary brands, more than 11 million downloads,
reaching 3.2 million users, etc
Figure 2. 2. Downloads and revenue of Mazii application from 2018-2021
Unit: VND, downloads
Mazii App
12,000,000 45,000,000,000
40,000,000,000
10,000,000
35,000,000,000
8,000,000 30,000,000,000
25,000,000,000
6,000,000
20,000,000,000
4,000,000 15,000,000,000
10,000,000,000
2,000,000
5,000,000,000
- -
1 2 3 4
Downloads Revenue
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epidemic that has prevented most Japanese learners from attending face-to-face
classes and forming a habit of self-study through online applications.
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5,000,000 25,000,000,000
4,000,000 20,000,000,000
3,000,000 15,000,000,000
2,000,000 10,000,000,000
1,000,000 5,000,000,000
- -
2018 2019 2020 2021
Downloads Revenue
2.2.2.1. Revenue
According to the income statement of EUP Technology Joint Stock
Company, the company's revenue has had an impressive increase in the period of
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Revenue(VND)
140,000,000,000
120,000,000,000
100,000,000,000
80,000,000,000
60,000,000,000
40,000,000,000
20,000,000,000
-
2018 2019 2020 2021
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Gross profit
60,000,000,000 44%
43%
50,000,000,000
42%
40,000,000,000 41%
40%
30,000,000,000
39%
20,000,000,000 38%
37%
10,000,000,000
36%
- 35%
1 2 3 4
Gross profit Gross profit margin
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in 2020 also improved, reaching 42.2%. In 2021, the company's gross profit reached
a record level within 5 years of operation, reaching VND 50.7 billion and growing
by 37% compared to 2020. Gross profit margin in 2021 continued to increase and
reached over 43%.
Net profit
25,000,000,000 17.5%
17.0%
20,000,000,000
16.5%
15,000,000,000 16.0%
15.5%
10,000,000,000 15.0%
14.5%
5,000,000,000
14.0%
- 13.5%
2018 2019 2020 2021
Net profit Net profit margin
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years of operation. However, net profit margin in 2021 slightly decreased compared
to 2021, reaching 17%.
2.2.3. Analysis of the company's capital efficiency through ROA and ROE
12.00%
10.00%
8.00%
6.00%
4.00%
2.00%
0.00%
2018 2019 2020 2021
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25.00%
20.00%
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%
2018 2019 2020 2021
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Current ratio
108.00%
106.00%
104.00%
102.00%
100.00%
98.00%
96.00%
94.00%
92.00%
90.00%
2018 2019 2020 2021
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performance, which helps to increase the amount of cash and receivables from
customers in the company's financial statements. However, in 2021, the current ratio
has dropped significantly to 103%. In 2021, part of the company's short-term assets
has been converted into long-term assets. Although the business generally still
maintains the ability to pay short-term debts, the instability of the current ratio can
bring unforeseen difficulties if the company's business results suddenly decrease in
revenue and net income growth.
2.3. Evaluation of the company's business activities
2.3.1. Achievements
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2020 and 2021 are two extremely difficult years for Vietnamese businesses
because the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic has brought all production and sales
activities in the economy to a halt. Many businesses have faced a lot of financial
difficulties because of declining revenue, increasing debt and operating costs. Even
a number of businesses went bankrupt. However, with the characteristic of
operating in the field of information technology, EUP Technology Joint Stock
Company quickly adapted to the situation and offered many solutions to turn
difficulties into opportunities of development. Thanks to the ability to apply
technology to continuously improve old products and develop many new
applications, the company has continuously exceeded its revenue and profit targets.
Therefore, EUP company has developed rapidly in the past 2 years.
Figure 2. 11. Performed revenue vs Planned revenue (2019-2021)
Unit: Percentage
Revunue
140,000,000,000 120%
120,000,000,000
115%
100,000,000,000
80,000,000,000 110%
60,000,000,000 105%
40,000,000,000
100%
20,000,000,000
- 95%
2019 2020 2021
Performed revenue
Planned revenue
performed against planned(%)
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Net profit
25,000,000,000 160%
140%
20,000,000,000 120%
15,000,000,000 100%
80%
10,000,000,000 60%
5,000,000,000 40%
20%
- 0%
2019 2020 2021
Performed profit Planned profit
performed against planned(%)
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data systems, causing unfair competition among companies in the same industry.
EUp Technology Joint Stock Company's competitors include Go Japan, Hello
Chinese, Duolingo, etc.
In a market where like products are becoming more and more popular, the
company will find it difficult to occupy the market, diversify products and
marketing to consumers. This requires the company to continuously invest in
product improvement, technology content and user experience to be able to
continue to stand and develop, otherwise it will be eliminated very quickly.
2.3.2.2. The risk of face-to-face language learning classes returning after the
Covid-19 epidemic
The company's revenue and profit recorded significant growth in 2020 and
2021. This can be partly explained by the fact that the Covid 10 epidemic has made
online learning and teaching activities difficult. further stalled. However, by 2022,
this activity has been normalized again. This will cause the company to compete
again with traditional classrooms. The number of competitors coming from these
traditional classes is enormous and indeterminable. Therefore, the company may
have to offer more marketing strategies such as discounts, vouchers, etc. in order to
attract new customers and retain old customers. This will greatly affect the revenue
and profit of the company.
2.3.2.3. Risks of short-term debt increase
The information technology is one of the fields that requires a huge initial
investment. In the coming years, the company has ambitions to introduce more new
and attractive products. Therefore, the company will have to promote investment
capital in research and development activities. Part of the funding may come from
short-term bank loans. This will increase debt and reduce the company's current
ratio while this ratio in recent years has not been at a really safe level. If short-term
borrowing to invest in research and development does not bring corresponding
revenue and profit, the company may face problems with finance, debt repayment
and other operating costs.
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Enterprises in the field of education technology not only compete with each
other within a country but also have to compete with products from abroad.
Therefore, the company needs to make efforts to improve not only the quality of
products but also the quality of customer service.
In the field of educational technology, the market for customers changes very
quickly. Improving and diversifying products will help the company increase the
scale of customers using the product quickly and grow faster than other competitors.
While the company's competitors are trying to compete by lowering product costs,
EUP company has been acutely aware that only product innovation and
diversification can help the company continue to grow in the long term. Products
with more features, easier to use and bring more benefits to customers will be
popular and have a higher selling price, helping not only increase revenue but also
increase profit margin for the company. Some of the measures to help the company
improve the product's features include implementing gamification, a social network
that connecting learners, ...
Gamification is the strategic attempt to enhance systems, services,
organizations, and activities by creating similar experiences to those experienced
when playing games in order to motivate and engage users. Learning is a matter of
reinforcing the relevant stimuli and response. Repetition is important to learning
especially for skills like writing, reading or arithmetic. In Wright, Betteridge and
Buckby (1984), it is shown that many students find that playing games helps to keep
their interest in the material and boosts learning motivation. From the above studies,
EUP company should plan to develop gamification system on its language learning
products in order to increase the learning efficiency of customers. From there,
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customers will feel that the company's products bring more value and are loyal to
the product
For group learning system, there are many research showing that learning is
more efficient when the learners contact and discuss with each other. According to
Barkley, Cross & Major (2005); Davis (1993), group discussions are better
remembered because when presented with the same information in small groups,
students tend to learn more and retain it longer than when it is delivered in other
instructional styles. The above statement also includes language learning. By
applying technology, EUP company can create a community of customers to help
them connect and learn from each other. This feature can be integrated right on each
product. In each of these communities, learners can chat, voice chat or video call
with each other to improve language learning efficiency.
Besides, the company also needs to promote the quality of customer care to
create the number of loyal customers for the company. Some product features that
should be added include chat box with customer care, list of product questions and
answers, etc.
3.2. Improve the financial performance
The company needs to regularly monitor and evaluate capital sources and the
efficiency of their use. It is very important to balance the ratio of mobilized capital
sources. It will help the company to be financially secure and pay its debts.
Therefore, the company needs to maintain the audit regime twice a year in order to
assess the business performance and improve the efficiency of financial
management.
Currently, capital from debt accounts for about 50% of EUP's total capital.
This is a quiet risky number. In order to avoid payment risks, capital sources from
debt should be handled quickly, repay on time and limit additional if unnecessary.
On the other hand, capital from business profits or new shareholders needs to be
added because this is a safe and long-term capital source for the company.
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On the other hand, the risks of losing market share to competitors and the
risk of declining revenue are tending to increase. In the first six months of 2022, the
company's revenue did not grow year on year, according to the latest semi-annual
report. However, the company is planning to raise capital from new investors to
invest in new products. Good performance of ROA and ROE will be highly
appreciated by investors and shareholders. In order to maintain the performance of
ROA and ROE, the company might face the challenge of reducing cost. Salary and
administrative expenses account for more than 50% of the company's annual
expenses. Therefore, some measures to help the company cut down on these
expenses include cutting down on unnecessary staff, adding tasks and training
multi-task skills for other employees, as well as using some automatic business
management systems such as Ecount ERP, Piacom, Fastwork, ...
3.3. Deploy automatic customer analytic system
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CONCLUSION
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company keep up with technology trends in the world in order to achieve the goals
of stable growth and international expansion.
At the end of the report, I would like to express my sincere thanks to PhD.
Nguyen Thi Minh Thu for teaching and helping me throughout the process of
making this internship report. At the same time, I would like to thank Mr. Nguyen
Van Trinh – the CEO of the EUP Technology Joint Stock Company - as well as
other staffs and managers in the company for helping me during my internship and
guiding me to approach the actual operation of the business.
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