Dnipro Switch Plant JSC (DnSZ, Dnipro), a major Ukrainian manufacturer of turnouts for mainline railways, doubled its net profit in January-September to UAH 296.6 million compared to the same period in 2023.
According to the company’s financial report on its website, net sales revenue for the period increased by 47.8% to UAH 1 billion 585 million.
From operating activities, the company earned UAH 394.8 million in profit (up 9.4%), and gross profit amounted to almost UAH 607 million (+19.3%).
According to the company’s report for the first half of the year, its net profit increased by 57.7% to UAH 114.3 million in January-June 2023, while net income increased by 13.6% to UAH 641.3 million.
Thus, in the third quarter of 2024, the plant increased its net profit by 2.4 times year-on-year to UAH 182.4 million, while net revenue increased by 85.8% to UAH 943.6 million.
Founded in 1916, DnSZ currently produces various types of turnouts for mainline and industrial transport, subways, and track superstructure elements.
The company has a full production cycle, including its own design bureau.
The plant ended 2023 with a net profit of UAH 510.86 million, up 52% year-on-year in 2022, with revenue up 77% to UAH 1 billion 790 million.
In 2023, the company shipped 410 turnouts, 2.33 thousand frame rails and 1.59 thousand individual crosspieces.
The share of exports was 10.4%, with the main importing countries being: Germany, the Baltic States, Turkey, and Georgia.
The average number of employees at the plant was 606 at the beginning of this year.
