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“Donbass Clays” increased its profit by 3 times and plans to pay dividends

31 March , 2025  

According to the results of 2024, Donbass Clay PrJSC (Dorozhne village, Donetsk region) increased its net profit three times compared to 2023 – up to UAH 247.477 million from UAH 81.997 million.

According to the agenda of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the company scheduled for April 29, which will be held in person at the company’s Kyiv office, published in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC), it is planned to consider the report of the executive body on the results of the company’s financial and economic activities for 2024 and make a corresponding decision.

In addition, the agenda includes consideration of the report of the Supervisory Board and the auditor, approval of the results of financial and economic activities for 2024, distribution of profits, and decision on the preliminary granting of consent to enter into significant transactions.

The draft resolutions, a copy of which is available to Interfax-Ukraine, propose, in particular, to distribute the company’s net profit among shareholders and consider the possibility of paying dividends, to approve the payment of net profit for 2024 as dividends to shareholders.

According to the information for the meeting, retained earnings at the end of 2024 amounted to UAH 557.511 million. In 2024, the company earned a net profit of UAH 247.477 million, with a per-share value of UAH 2 million 474.770 thousand and a number of shares of 100.

As reported earlier, in 2023, Donbass Clays PrJSC decreased its net profit by 2.5 times compared to 2022 to UAH 81.997 million, while net income decreased by 7.7% to UAH 371.889 million. Retained earnings at the end of 2023 amounted to UAH 310.034 million.

In 2022, Donbass Clays reduced its net profit by 9.4 times compared to 2021, to UAH 32.217 million from UAH 302.512 million. In 2021, the company increased its net profit by 51.1% compared to 2020, to UAH 302.512 million from UAH 200.216 million.

Donbass Clays was established in 1995. The company is engaged in the extraction and supply of clays and composites from deposits in Donetsk Oblast.

At the end of 2015, the Dutch Watts Blake Bearne International Holdings B.V., a part of the British Watts Blake Bearne (the world’s largest producer of lump clay – IF-U), increased its stake in the authorized capital of Donbass Clay PJSC to 99% from 49%.

According to the third quarter of 2024, Watts Blake Bearne International Holdings B.V. owns 99% of the shares in the company.

The authorized capital of Gliny Donbassa PrJSC is UAH 526.9 thousand, the nominal value of 1 share is UAH 5269.18.

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