Cherkasy Bus JSC ended 2023 with a net profit of UAH 182.44 million, which is 2.8 times higher than in 2022, according to the information on the agenda of the general meeting of shareholders of the JSC for 2021-2023.
According to the draft decision of the meeting scheduled for April 17, published in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC), the shareholders intend to keep the profit at the disposal of the company. The net profit of UAH 65.019 million received in 2022 and UAH 22.84 million for 2021 is also planned to be retained by the company.
The meeting also intends to approve the planned net profit for 2024 in the amount of UAH 52.72 million.
According to Cherkasy Bus, at the beginning of this year, its retained earnings amounted to UAH 151.3 million, while in 2022 and 2021, the uncovered loss amounted to UAH 22.6 million and UAH 88.9 million, respectively.
According to the agenda, the company’s shareholders intend, among other things, to approve the report of the Supervisory Board for 2021-2023, measures to improve the financial condition of the JSC in 2024 and maintain production facilities.
In addition, it is planned to introduce the position of corporate secretary, exclude the audit committee from the JSC’s bodies, and re-elect the supervisory board.
According to the company, in 2023, its assets increased by 53.6% to UAH 805.12 million, including total receivables, which almost doubled to UAH 342 million, and inventories increased by 43.8% to UAH 377.22 million.
The company has increased its current liabilities by 34.8% to UAH 358.8 million by 2022, while long-term liabilities grew slightly to UAH 116.9 million.
Founded in 1994, Cherkasy Bus produces small class Ataman buses (including school buses), as well as other wheeled vehicles based on Japanese Isuzu units.
The plant reportedly planned to invest UAH 200 million in the production of larger buses.
According to the Clarity-project website, in 2023 the company doubled its net income by 2022 to UAH 1 billion 725.8 million.
According to the NSSMC, as of the third quarter of 2023, Oleksandr Dorosh, business manager of Isuzu-Ataman Ukraine, owns 42.2883% of the shares of Cherkasy Bus, three individuals, including long-time Chairman of the Board Vitaliy Raabe, own 7.9275% each, and two others own 5.3999% and 8.2498%, respectively.
The authorized capital of the company is UAH 162.97 million.
During the four months of the 2023-2024 heating season, electricity consumption by the Ukrainian industry amounted to about 9.38 billion kWh, which is 23% more than in November-February 2022-2023 (7.61 billion kWh).
“Due to the stable operation of the power grid, the Ukrainian industry increased electricity consumption by 23% during the heating season,” the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine said on Wednesday.
At the same time, in November 2023, the growth was 25.75% compared to the same period of the previous year, in December – 37.56%, in January 2024 – 27.58%, and in February – 6.17%.
“The development of industry and the economy is impossible without the stable operation of the power system. This is ensured primarily due to large-scale repairs in the energy sector, which will continue in the future, and our military, which protects the infrastructure from enemy attacks,” said Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko.
During this period, electricity consumption by households also increased by almost 12% – 12.64 billion kWh versus 11.3 billion kWh.
According to the Ministry of Energy, in November-February 2023/2024, Ukrainian power generating enterprises produced more than 41.53 billion kWh of electricity, which is 16% higher than the production volume for the same period in the autumn-winter period (AWP) 2022/2023.
More than half of this electricity was generated by Ukrainian NPPs – 22.17 billion kWh, which is 22% more than in the four months of the previous Winters.
At the same time, HPPs increased electricity production by 7.5% to 4.16 billion kWh, TPPs by 10% to 13 billion kWh, and RES by 25% to 2.03 billion kWh.
“Intergal-Bud” has received certificates of commissioning of the first house of Residential Complex CITY HUB and the tenth house in Residential Complex “Nivki Park”, the press service of the company reported.
According to the data of the Unified State Electronic System in the sphere of construction, in the commissioned first house of Residential Complex CITY HUB – 255 apartments, in the tenth house of Residential Complex “Nivki City” – 283 apartments.
Intergal-Bud” reminds that the certificate of construction completion is the basis for participation of the object in the state programs “єOsela” and “єVidnovlenia”.
CITY HUB is a business class project located in Solomenskyi district of the capital, on Mokra Street (Kudryashova Street), 8-10. The residential complex will have two houses, which are united by a stylobate, under which there is a large parking lot for 300 cars.
LCD “Nivki Park” at 67 Beresteisky Ave. is a comfort class project, 12 residential buildings with height of 12, 16-17 floors, 2931 apartments in total. The complex includes an underground parking lot for 580 parking spaces.
The construction company “Intergal-Bud” has been working in the market of residential real estate since 2003. The company has built 170 houses, 20 residential projects are at the stage of realization. The total area of the projects is 4.6 mln sq. m.
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DIM Group of Companies has commissioned its second facility since the beginning of 2024, the New Autograph residential complex has received a certificate of completion, the company’s press service reports.
“New Autograph is an example of a popular and liquid concept of a multifunctional residential complex based on the concept of a 15-minute city on the Left Bank of Kyiv, one minute from Peremoha Park. These are two buildings of 18-26 floors in 4 sections, 810 apartments. The project includes a cozy courtyard, recreation areas, a children’s playground, a sports ground, and a well-thought-out commercial infrastructure,” shared the details Oleksandr Nasikovsky, co-founder and managing partner of DIM Group.
According to him, modern architecture, aesthetics, quality, energy independence and service combined with an environmentally friendly location are the ideal components of this comfort-plus residential complex, which will ensure maximum comfort for residents and liquidity of this property for many years.
The press service clarified that the residents of the complex will receive artesian water, individual heating in their apartments, designer lobbies, well-thought-out layouts, infrastructure, a closed adjoining territory, a green courtyard without cars, and underground parking for car owners. Security is provided by round-the-clock security and video surveillance. The building will be serviced and maintained by the management company DIM Expert, which has been servicing all DIM’s commissioned facilities for over six years.
DIM Group was founded in 2014 and consists of six companies covering all stages of construction. To date, it has commissioned 12 buildings in six residential complexes with a total residential area of over 218 thousand square meters. Six residential complexes of “comfort+” and “business class” categories are under construction: “New Autograph, Metropolis, Park Lake City, Lucky Land.
In 2024, the area under soybeans in Ukraine will be expanded by 10-15%, according to UkrAgroConsult, the information and analytical agency.
“During the 2023/24 marketing year (MY, July-2023 – June-2024), the price of soybeans on both domestic and export markets is quite steady, having recovered from the fall at the beginning of the season. In 2024/25 MY, Ukraine is guaranteed to receive a record soybean harvest, which cannot but put pressure on prices. Moreover, the soybean market is very sensitive to the trends in the global market not only for soybeans but also for its processed products and sunflower meal,” the analysts said.
In their opinion, even if the average yield is achieved, the soybean harvest in 2024/25 MY will reach the record level. This will allow potentially more than 60% of the crop to be exported.
In the current conditions, Ukraine’s favor is not only the demand of key buyers (EU countries, Turkey and Egypt), which will remain in the new season, but also their relative territorial proximity and the possibility of transportation outside the Red Sea, experts emphasized. At the same time, they reminded that the experience of the last two seasons clearly demonstrates the logistics, especially maritime logistics, for realizing the export potential.
“The absence of import bans by the EU countries and the functioning of a temporary sea corridor allows us to consider a rather optimistic scenario for the next season,” UkrAgroConsult predicts.
“In 2023, Kernel, one of the largest Ukrainian agro-industrial groups, strengthened its position as a port operator by acquiring a tanker, two bulk carriers and terminals for transshipment of sunflower oil in Odesa’s Pivdennyi and Chornomorsk ports and on the Danube River, said Yevhen Osypov, CEO of the agricultural holding.
“The agricultural holding has long been a port operator. We have several terminals through which we export. Over the past year, we have invested and purchased terminals for transshipment of sunflower oil. We did not have self-propelled terminals before. We used the services of partners,” he said at the Business Breakfast with Forbes Ukraine on Wednesday.
Osipov noted that the bulk of the agricultural holding’s terminals were concentrated in Mykolaiv. After losing Mykolaiv ports to the full-scale war, Kernel had to invest in new supply chains for sunflower oil to the global market and acquired terminals in Pivdennyi and Chornomorsk ports and on the Danube River to ensure exports. The agricultural holding’s SEO called the acquisition of vessels one of the elements of Kernel’s sustainable development.
“At some stage, we did not understand whether the corridor would work or not (the Black Sea Grain Initiative – IF-U), and the volumes (of agricultural products – IF-U) need to be exported. We realized that we need to invest in the fleet to ensure the possibility of export,” he said.
Mr. Osipov confirmed that Kernel currently owns one tanker and two bulk carriers, which provide the agricultural holding with 30% of sunflower oil and 20% of bulk cargo exports.
The group is currently exploring this area and has formed a new team to manage the fleet.
“These are slightly different competencies that the agricultural holding did not have before. This business is very competitive and not as simple as it seems at first glance,” admitted the SEO and added that the existing military bonus makes this business efficient.
Mr. Osipov noted that due to military risks, Kernel has not been buying new vessels and is considering investing in newer ones, although not this year – first it intends to learn how to balance with the existing fleet on the market. Currently, the agricultural holding’s fleet operates on a daily basis, delivering its agricultural products to Romania, the Mediterranean basin and Northern Europe, where it is gaining experience in shipping.
Prior to the war, Kernel was the world’s largest producer of sunflower oil (about 7% of global production) and a major exporter (about 12%). It is one of the largest producers and sellers of bottled oil in Ukraine. In addition, it is engaged in the cultivation and sale of agricultural products.
Kernel’s net profit for FY2023 amounted to $299 million, while the previous year it ended with a net loss of $41 million. The agricultural holding’s revenue for FY2023 decreased by 35% to $3.455 billion, but EBITDA increased 2.5 times to $544 million.
