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FUIB reduced net profit by 10.1%

First Ukrainian International Bank (FUIB, Kyiv) received UAH 1.22 billion in net profit in the third quarter of 2025, which is 10.1% less than in the same period of 2024, when it amounted to UAH 1.36 billion.

It is noted that pre-tax profit also decreased by 10.1% to UAH 1.63 billion, while net interest income increased by 18.1% to UAH 4.38 billion, and net commission income increased by 43.3% to UAH 0.64 billion.

According to the report, the decline in net profit is mainly due to an increase in impairment losses to UAH 1.1 billion from UAH 0.16 billion in the third quarter of 2024, while the bank’s operating expenses increased by 9% to UAH 2.6 billion, and net income from foreign currency transactions decreased by 21.9% to UAH 0.18 billion.

According to the document, in January-September of this year, the bank significantly increased its portfolio of loans and advances to customers – by 30.2% to UAH 87.13 billion as of September 30, 2025, compared to UAH 66.92 billion at the beginning of 2025.

As of September 30, 2025, the total loan portfolio of the bank’s 20 largest borrowers grew to UAH 12.11 billion, which is 23.9%, or UAH 2.33 billion, more than at the end of 2024, but its share in the loan portfolio, excluding reserves, remained at 13%.

Since the beginning of the year, FUIB’s total assets have grown by 4.4%, or UAH 8.22 billion, to UAH 194.81 billion, while total liabilities have grown by 2.3%, or UAH 3.77 billion, to UAH 168.16 billion.
The bank’s equity increased by 16.4%, or UAH 3.76 billion, to UAH 26.64 billion, of which retained earnings amounted to UAH 16.13 billion.

Overall, in the first nine months of this year, net profit decreased by 7.6% compared to the same period last year, to UAH 4 billion 792.21 million, with net interest income growing by 15.6% to UAH 12.52 billion and net commission income by 43.1% to UAH 2.39 billion.

According to the National Bank, as of September 1, 2025, FUIB ranked fifth among 60 banks in Ukraine with assets of UAH 193.14 billion. The ultimate beneficiary is Rinat Akhmetov.

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Silpo Food earned UAH 956 mln in profit in first nine months of 2025

Silpo Food LLC, part of the Fozzy Group (Kyiv) trade and industrial group, which operates the Silpo grocery supermarket chain in Ukraine, earned UAH 956.591 million in profit in January-September 2025, while in the same period last year, the company incurred a loss of UAH 767 million 071 thousand.

According to a study by YouControl, at the end of the third quarter of 2025, it ranked 6th among the top 10 companies in terms of revenue. Silpo Food’s net sales revenue for the first three quarters of 2025 increased by 13.8% compared to the same period in 2024 and reached UAH 75 billion 872 million 342 thousand.

At the same time, the company’s gross profit for January-September 2025 increased by 23% compared to the same period a year ago, to UAH 24.047 billion, and operating profit increased 1.5 times, to UAH 2 billion 152.7 million.

Silpo Food’s current liabilities as of September increased by 5% to UAH 29.7 billion, while long-term liabilities decreased by 5% to UAH 12.994 billion.
As reported, Silpo Food’s revenue for 2024 increased by 9.8% compared to the previous year, to UAH 93 billion.

Silpo Food LLC was established in early August 2016. According to Opendatabot, the founder of the LLC is PJSC “Closed Non-Diversified Venture Corporate Investment Fund ”Retail Capital” (100%, Kyiv), and the ultimate beneficiary is Volodymyr Kostelman.

As of September 2025, the chain has 310 supermarkets in 62 cities of Ukraine and four Le Silpo delicatessen markets: in Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Odesa.

It is part of the Fozzy Group, a trade and industrial group with more than 826 retail outlets throughout the country. The company develops retail chains of various formats: Silpo supermarkets, Fozzy wholesale hypermarkets, Fora neighborhood stores, Thrash! discount stores, Bila Romashka pharmaceutical supermarkets, and E-ZOO pet stores.

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Nova Poshta increased its revenue by 22.5% but reduced its profit by 6%

Nova Poshta, the leader in express delivery in Ukraine and part of the Nova Group, increased its revenue by 22.5% in January-September 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 to UAH 37.73011 billion and reduced its net profit by 6.2% to UAH 1.54420 billion.

According to the published interim unconsolidated financial statements in accordance with international standards of the company in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, gross profit increased by 28.4% to UAH 7 billion 528.75 million, while operating profit increased by 50.1% to UAH 3 billion 678.24 million.

According to the report, the decrease in net profit is due to an almost threefold increase in income tax to UAH 0.35 billion and financial expenses by 21.8% to UAH 1 billion 686.25 million, as well as a more than twofold decrease in other financial income to UAH 0.76 billion.

As reported, in the first half of this year, Nova Poshta’s net profit decreased by 19.6% to UAH 1.19574 billion, while revenue increased by 22.1% to UAH 24.57127 billion.

As of the end of September this year, Nova Poshta had liabilities of UAH 998.83 million for one bond issue – “F”, as well as obligations to banks in the amount of UAH 6 billion 635.59 million, with equity capital of UAH 12 billion 471.71 million and total assets of UAH 31 billion 505.36 million.

The Nova Poshta website states that the company has 110 terminals and depots throughout the country, with the eight largest terminals located in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Lviv, Dnipro, Odesa, and Zaporizhzhia.

As of October 6, the leader in express delivery in Ukraine had 44,983 service points, including 14,336 branches and 30,647 post offices. In the first half of this year, the branch network grew by 708 points to 13,985, and the number of parcel terminals increased by more than 4,000 to 28,326.

The ultimate beneficial owners of the company are Volodymyr Poperechnyuk and Vyacheslav Klimov.

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Mykolaivcement increased its net profit almost twofold

According to the results for January-September 2025, cement producer Mykolaivcement increased its net profit 1.9 times compared to the same period in 2024, to UAH 455.3 million.

According to information on the company’s website, income from ordinary activities for the first nine months of this year increased by 33.7% compared to the same period in 2024 and amounted to UAH 1.9 billion. Gross profit grew by 48.1% and reached UAH 706.3 million.

According to the company, its retained earnings in January-September 2025 decreased by 80.6% to UAH 109.5 million. Current liabilities in the reporting period increased by 56.8% to UAH 7 million, and long-term liabilities by 0.6% to UAH 1.29 billion. The total amount of the company’s assets in January-September decreased by 23.1% to UAH 1.8 billion.

The company reported that in the third quarter, it produced 204.5 thousand tons of products worth UAH 520.4 million. Sales amounted to 210.7 thousand tons worth UAH 835.8 million. Raw materials account for 64% of the production cost structure, electricity for 15.1%, and packaging for 6.8%.

As noted in the report, in the third quarter of 2025, Mykolaivcement’s activities were significantly affected by martial law, exchange rate fluctuations, and the political and economic situation in the country. A decrease in the amount of construction work due to martial law and a decline in the purchasing power of potential customers led to a decrease in demand for products.

In addition, the company reported that the shortage of skilled workers, the slow pace of Ukraine’s economic recovery, and other macroeconomic and geopolitical factors pose significant challenges for the company.

According to the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC), as of the first quarter of 2025, the sole shareholder of PJSC Mykolaivcement is the Dutch company CRH Ukraine B.V. (100%).

Mykolaivcement is part of the CEMARK group of cement manufacturers and the CRH group of building materials manufacturers.

CRH is a leading manufacturer of building materials in the world and the largest in North America and Europe. It has 3,200 businesses in 28 countries, employing approximately 71,000 people.

The company also has a presence in Asia. CRH’s American depositary shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Stalkanat plans to allocate over UAH 2 mln in profits to dividends

Shareholders of PJSC “Production Association ”Stalkanat” (Odesa) intend to allocate UAH 2 million 86,615 thousand for dividend payments at a rate of UAH 0.01 per share from the 2024 profit.

According to the company’s report in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC), an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting is scheduled for November 21 of this year.

This decision was made by the company’s supervisory board on November 4.

There is one item on the agenda: a decision on the payment of dividends. It is proposed to pay dividends from part of the net profit for 2024 in the amount of UAH 2 million 86 thousand 615.06 at the rate of UAH 0.01 per share by direct payment to shareholders by May 21, 2026. The payment will be made directly to the shareholders’ accounts.

As reported, Stalkanat has previously decided several times to pay dividends to shareholders from the 2024 profit.

In 2024, Stalkanat reduced its net profit by 34% compared to the previous year, from UAH 280.060 million to UAH 184.808 million, but increased its net income by 33.3% to UAH 4 billion 436.786 million. Retained earnings for 2024 amounted to UAH 437.815 million.

Stalkanat is one of the largest manufacturers of steel ropes and reinforcement strands in Eastern Europe. It is the leader in the production of metal products in Ukraine.

According to the NDU data for the first quarter of 2025, David Nemirovsky owns 50% of the company’s shares, Anton Mikhalenko (non-resident) – 23.7%, and Maria Kondratyuk – 23.1%. The company previously reported that Vitaliy Dubovich owns 3.199998% of its shares.

The authorized capital of PJSC Stalkanat currently amounts to UAH 35.472 million, with a share par value of UAH 0.17.

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Datagroup received UAH 94 mln in net profit

Telecommunications operator Datagroup PJSC, which has been part of the DVL group of companies (Datagroup-Volia-lifecell) since September 2024, earned a net profit of UAH 94.04 million in January-September 2025, compared to a net loss of UAH 129.79 million in the same period last year.

According to the report in the NSSMC disclosure system, the company increased its revenue by 17.5% to UAH 1 billion 413.30 million in the first nine months of this year, while gross profit decreased by 6.5% to UAH 381.89 million, and operating profit decreased by 7.2% to UAH 107.45 million.

The company’s report notes that the most important priority remains maintaining stable network operation, its modernization, and further development of services.

“The company continued its initiatives towards systematic investment in improving the reliability of its networks, ensuring their energy efficiency, power backup, and the introduction of GPON technology in Ukrainian cities. The company also optimized the frequency resource used, which significantly increased the average speed of mobile Internet,” Datagroup added.

As reported, the company’s net profit for January-June 2025 was UAH 78.58 million, compared to a net loss of UAH 43.05 million for the same period last year. Revenue increased by 14% to UAH 917.40 million, while gross profit decreased by 3.2% to UAH 267.72 million, and operating profit decreased by 37.7% to UAH 75.34 million.

In September 2024, NJJ Holding, led by French investor Xavier Niel, completed the acquisition of national fixed-line internet service provider Datagroup-Volia and third-largest mobile operator lifecell. The assets were merged into the DVL group.

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