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DMZ increased its profit to UAH 0.5 bln in 2023

29 July , 2024  

Dnipro Metallurgical Plant (DMZ, formerly Evraz-DMZ), a part of DCH Steel of businessman Aleksandr Yaroslavsky’s DCH group, posted a net profit of UAH 504.591 million in 2023, up from UAH 4.225 million in 2022.
According to the announcement of the general meeting of shareholders scheduled for August 29, 2024, in remote mode, it is planned to allocate UAH 454.601 million of the 2023 profit to repay losses of previous years.
The shareholders intend to leave the rest of the net profit undistributed.
The shareholders will consider 13 items on the agenda, including the report of the Supervisory Board, the report of the Executive Body, the report and conclusions of the Audit Committee, the auditors’ report for the year, approval of the results of financial and economic activities for the year and distribution of profits.
In addition, the shareholders will terminate the powers of the members of the Supervisory Board and the Audit Commission, amend the charter and the Regulations on the Supervisory Board, cancel the Regulations on the Audit Commission and other bodies, and elect new members of the SB.
As reported, in 2022, DMZ earned a net profit of UAH 4.225 million, while in 2021 it amounted to UAH 1 billion 725.157 million. In 2023, DMZ increased its rolled metal output by 86.2% compared to 2022, to 105.6 thousand tons, and coke output by 38.5%, to 292.7 thousand tons.
In 2021, DMZ earned a net profit of UAH 1 billion 725.157 million, while it ended 2020 with a net loss of UAH 394.091 million. In 2022, the plant reduced its rolled steel production by 74.2% compared to 2021, to 58.4 thousand tons, and coke production by 56.3%, to 211.3 thousand tons.
DMZ specializes in the production of steel, pig iron, rolled products and products made from them.
On March 1, 2018, DCH Group signed an agreement to buy Dnipro Metallurgical Plant from Evraz.
As of the first quarter of 2024, Drampisco Limited (Cyprus) owns 97.7346% of DMZ shares.
The authorized capital of the company is UAH 574.994 million, with a share price of UAH 0.25.

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