Dien May Xanh, a Vietnamese electronics retail chain, plans to raise US$546 million in an initial public offering this year, according to a filing released on May 22.

The company will offer 79.5 million common shares at 80,000 dong (US$3) each.

The sale scheduled for May 27 to June 17 and allocation results due on June 18 and 19. Vietcap Securities is advising the deal.

The filing said the proceeds will be used for growth, debt repayment, and expansion.

The planned listing follows a run of Vietnamese IPOs over the past two years as investor interest rose after FTSE upgraded the market’s status.

Dien May Xanh also targets 2026 revenue of 122.5 trillion dong (US$4.66 billion) and net profit of 7.4 trillion dong (US$279 million).

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🔗 Source: Reuters

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The IPO fits MWG’s wider restructuring plan

The listing is one step in parent company Mobile World Investment Corporation’s (MWG) plan to split its retail operations into separate business units. That plan includes an IPO and public listing for consumer electronics chain Dien May Xanh 1, 2. MWG also plans to list its mobile phone chain, The Gioi Di Dong, by 2030 3. The move follows a similar route at grocery chain Bach Hoa Xanh. Its IPO was delayed during restructuring, and MWG also sought outside funding. In 2024, MWG completed a 5% private placement to investment firm CDH Investments 4. MWG says the goal is to raise capital, increase shareholder value, and give each chain clearer focus with better transparency 1, 3.

The listing shifts attention from local growth to overseas expansion

The IPO opens a new stage for Dien May Xanh. The chain is moving away from fast domestic expansion after building a large store network 5, 2. It now focuses on running stores better, improving service, and avoiding price wars, MWG has said 2, 3. Part of the proceeds may support overseas growth through EraBlue, a joint venture business co-owned with a partner in Indonesia 5, 6. EraBlue has reached break-even and aims to grow to 500 stores. The business also plans its own IPO 3. ……