In January-September 2023, Kryvyi Rih Iron Ore Plant (KZHRK) cut its net profit by 45.7% compared to the same period in 2022 to UAH 699.465 million.
According to the interim report of the company, available to Interfax-Ukraine, net income for the period decreased by 18% to UAH 4 billion 430.021 million.
Retained earnings as of the end of September 2023 amounted to UAH 6 billion 210.007 million.
In 2022, KZHRK reduced its net profit by 72.2% to UAH 1 billion 117.502 million and net income by 43.6% to UAH 6 billion 290.171 million. Production in 2022 amounted to 2.888 million tons, while sales volume was 2.383 million tons. The total volume of products exported in 2022 amounted to 84.7% of total sales.
Proven (balance sheet as of January 1, 2023) reserves of rich ores amount to 262.4 million tons with an average iron content of 58.66%.
As reported earlier, in 2021, KZHRK increased its net profit by 2.37 times compared to 2020 to UAH 4 billion 23.95 million, while net income increased by 68.9% to UAH 11 billion 158.331 million.
KZHRK specializes in underground iron ore mining. The company has four mines: “Pokrovska (formerly Zhovtneva), Kryvorizka (Batkivshchyna), Kozatska (formerly Gvardiyska) and Ternivska (formerly Ordzhonikidze and then Lenin).
According to the third quarter of 2023, the main shareholder of KZHRK is Starmill Limited (Cyprus), which owns 99.8812% of its shares.
Earlier it was reported that SCM Group owns a certain share in KZHRK, while Metinvest Group has no relation to KZHRK. At the same time, SCM Group is only an investor, while Privat Group exercises operational control over the plant.
The authorized capital of the company is UAH 1 billion 991.233 million.
