The leading Ukrainian mobile communications operator Kyivstar (Kyiv) in 2018 saw UAH 6.802 billion in net profit, which is 10.3% more than in 2017, according to a company announcement on holding the annual general meeting of shareholders scheduled for April 22, 2019.
According to the report, the retained earnings of the company at the end of the year totaled UAH 15.778 billion compared with UAH 16.217 billion a year ago.
“To determine that the accumulated retained earnings of the company as of the end of 2018 are retained earnings that are subject to further distribution in the form of dividends (annual or interim) or any other use as decided by the general meeting of shareholders of the company,” the company said in a draft decision of the meeting.
In accordance with the announcement, at the end of 2018, Kyivstar had UAH 5.2 billion of free cash.
Its noncurrent liabilities for the year increased slightly, to UAH 0.34 billion, while the current liabilities by 80.3%, to UAH 7.78 billion, and the total receivables decreased 23.8%, to UAH 1.03 billion.
In 2018, the company increased its fixed assets by 13.5%, to UAH 8.11 billion, and its total assets increased by 14.1%, to UAH 24.81 billion.
Kyivstar is a Ukrainian mobile communications operator. VEON international group (earlier VimpelCom) is the shareholder in Kyivstar. The group’s shares are listed on NASDAQ (New York).
PrJSC Carlsberg Ukraine (Zaporizhia), one of the largest brewing companies in Ukraine, in 2018 increased its net profit by 1.5 times compared with 2017, to UAH 1.634 billion.
According to a company report in the information disclosure system of the National Commission on Securities and the Stock Market, its assets amounted to UAH 4.757 billion (6.3% less), retained earnings some UAH 1.643 billion (11% less). The total debtor indebtedness amounted to UAH 648.3 million (20% more), current liabilities some UAH 1.585 billion (5.5% less). The company has no long-term liabilities.
The company plans to pay UAH 1.329 billion in dividends for 2018, the payment term is until October 24, 2019. The rest of the profit will remain at the disposal of Carlsberg Ukraine.
Carlsberg Ukraine is part of Carlsberg Group, one of the leading brewing groups in the world, whose products are sold in more than 150 countries.
Bogdan Motors automobile company, which unites the production assets of Bogdan Corporation, in 2018, according to preliminary data, received a net profit of UAH 25.83 million, while a year earlier its loss was UAH 957.19 million.
According to the agenda of a general meeting of shareholders scheduled for April 22, the uncovered loss of Bogdan Motors amounted to UAH 6.418 billion by the beginning of the current year.
According to the draft decision of the meeting, it is planned to keep profit undistributed and not to pay dividends.
The current liabilities of the company over the past year increased by almost 11.4%, to UAH 7.914 billion, while it had no long-term liabilities.
The total debtor indebtedness last year rose by 43.7%, to UAH 825.898 million, assets as a whole increased by 31%, to UAH 2.593 billion.
By January 1, 2019, the net worth of Bogdan Motors amounted to ‘minus’ UAH 5.231 billion, charter capital to UAH 1.101 billion.
PJSC Viola pharmaceutical factory (Zaporizhia) received UAH 29.381 million in net profit in 2018, which is 147.7% more than in 2017 (UAH 11.863 million).
According to a company report in the information disclosure system of the National Commission on Securities and the Stock Market, the company’s assets in 2018 increased by 24%, to UAH 150.892 million.
Viola pharmaceutical factory was established in 1944. It produces medicinal plant raw materials in packs and filter bags, herbal teas, spirit tinctures, extracts, syrups, oils and oil solutions, alcohol solutions, aqueous solutions, ointments, gels, medical powders, and other products.
The ultimate beneficiary of the plant is Vitaliy Sofiychenko.
PJSC Kharkiv Biscuit Factory in 2018 saw a 44.5% fall in net profit, reaching UAH 86.8 million.
According to a company report in the information disclosure system of the National Commission for Securities and the Stock Market on holding a general meeting of its shareholders scheduled for April 19, the retained earnings in a year came to UAH 1.147 billion (a rise of 8% year-over-year) and assets totaled UAH 1.365 billion (a rise of 5%).
Noncurrent liabilities accounted for UAH 6.2 million (a rise of 19%), current liabilities – UAH 103 million (a fall of 20%) and total receivables – UAH 509.3 million (a rise of 8%).
According to the draft decision of the shareholders, it is planned to send the rest of net profit after making mandatory payments in the amount of UAH 85.1 million to production development.
Kharkiv Biscuit Factory produces flour confectionery. Its annual capacity is around 40,000 tonnes of products.
The enterprise is part of Biscuit-Chocolate Corporation founded in 2004. It also incorporates public joint-stock company Kharkivchanka confectionery factory, Prestige Trade House LLC, public joint-stock company Pervukhinsky sugar refinery, Krasnohradsky Mlyn LLC and public joint-stock company Skovoroda Agrofirm.
JSC Turboatom (Kharkiv), the largest manufacturer of turbine equipment in Ukraine, 75.2% shares of which belong to the state, tentatively saw UAH 764.235 million in net profit in 2018, which is 7.6% more than in 2017.
Thus, Turboatom’s net profit target being UAH 763.166 million was slightly exceeded.
According to an agenda of the general meeting of the company’s shareholders scheduled for April 17, 2019 and posted in the information disclosure system of the National Commission for Securities and the Stock Market, retained earnings as of January 1, 2019 totaled UAH 3.629 billion.
The issue of distributing net profit for 2018 and the approval of annual dividends was put on the agenda of the meeting.
The draft minutes of the meeting has several options for profit distribution, in particular, to send 90% of net profit to pay dividends (UAH 687.75 million) and 10% to cover expenses foreseen in the financial plan for 2019 or to send 80% and 20%, 75% and 25% and 50% each respectively.
According to the report, in 2018, Turboatom increased current liabilities by 11%, to UAH 1.715 billion and noncurrent liabilities fell by 17.8%, to UAH 253.07 million.
Total receivables remained almost unchanged, being UAH 1.457 billion. Assets grew by 4.6%, to UAH 7.555 billion. Net worth as of early 2019 accounted for UAH 5.587 billion, including UAH 105.62 million of the charter capital.
The financial plan of Turboatom for 2019 foresees net profit to be UAH 798.3 million and net revenue UAH 2.737 billion.
Turboatom is the sole producer of turbine equipment in Ukraine for hydro, heat and nuclear electricity stations. The enterprise supplies its products to 45 countries in Europe, Asia, Americas and Africa.
