Myronivsky Hliboproduct (MHP) in the first quarter of 2018 received $90 million of net profit, which is 1.6 times more than for the same period in 2017.
According to the holding report on the website of the London Stock Exchange (LSE), its revenue increased by 10%, to $306 million, export revenue was $162 million (53% of the total revenue).
Operating profit decreased by 16%, to $62 million, EBITDA by 4%, to $89 million, gross profit by 6%, to $81 million compared to January-March 2017.
As reported, MHP sold 135,307 tonnes of poultry in January-March 2018, which is 9% more than in the same period of 2017. Export sales of the agricultural holding increased by 28% in the first quarter, to 63,140 tonnes, while the volume of sales in the domestic market fell by 4%, to 72,160 tonnes.
Myronivsky Hliboproduct is the largest poultry producer in Ukraine. It is also engaged in production of grain, sunflower oil, and meat.
The founder and majority shareholder of MHP is Ukrainian businessman Yuriy Kosiuk.
Private joint-stock company Otis (Kyiv) plans to send all net profit for 2017 to pay dividends – UAH 18.835 million or UAH 27.98 per share.
The company reported that the issue will be discussed at an extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders scheduled for June 4, 2018.
ОТІS Investments L.L.C. (Wilmington, Delaware, the United States) would receive UAH 18.411 million and Liftovyk Society LLC – UAH 424,056.
In 2017, Otis cut net profit by 63% in 2017, to UAH 18.834 million and revenue fell by 35.8%, to UAH 477.87 million.
Milkiland, a dairy group with assets in Ukraine, Russia and Poland, saw a 2.1-fold rise in net profit in January-March 2018 year-over-year, to EUR 2.38 million.
According to a report of the group on the website of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), revenue in Q1 2018 fell by 18.5%, to EUR 30.1 million, and gross profit – by 22.6%, to EUR 5.28 million.
In January-March 2018, the group saw EUR 74,000 of operating loss compared with EUR 3.61 million of operating profit a year ago.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) fell by 34.8% year-over-year, to EUR 1.58 million. EBITDA margin fell by 2 percentage points, to 5%.
The Russian market generated 67% of the group’s revenue or EUR 20.12 million, which is 19.8% less than a year ago. The Ukrainian market’s share was 25% of total revenue, a rise by 12.6%, to EUR 6.88 million. Poland occupied 8% of total revenue, a rise by 23%, to EUR 2.26 million.
Whole-milk dairy was the largest segment in terms of revenue and business segments EBITDA providing for c. 60% of revenue – EUR 18.19 million or 16% less year-over-year, cheese & butter segment contributed approximately 27% to the group’s total revenue – EUR 8.22 million (14% down). In ingredients segment, revenue declined 36% year-over-year to EUR 3.7 million depressed by unfavorable international global market conjuncture. It contributed c. 12% to the group’s total revenue.
The Agroliga Group (Kharkiv region) saw EUR 721,000 of net profit in January-March 2018, which is 29% more than a year ago.
According to a quarterly report of the company on the website of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) on Tuesday, revenue grew by 5.7%, to EUR 5.06 million, operating profit – by 11.8%, to EUR 663,000 and gross profit by 4.8%, to EUR 836,000.
Assets as of March 31, 2018 amounted to almost EUR 28.64 million.
Agroliga has been operating in the Ukrainian agricultural market since 1992. Its enterprises are engaged in growing grains, crushing sunflower seeds and dairy farming.
KSG Agro saw $2.2 million of net profit in January-March 2018, which was a 9.7-fold rise year-over-year. According to a company report on the website of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), revenue over the period grew by 33.6%, to $3.9 million.
The company saw a 1.6-fold rise in gross profit, to $1.7 million, and a 2.4-fold rise in operating profit, to $2.6 million.
Assets as of March 31, 2018 totaled almost $61.88 million.
Revenue in the crop planting segment grew 2.6-fold in Q1 2018 year-over-year, to $232,000, and in the processing segment – by 14.9%, to $1.32 million, while in the livestock breeding segment it fell by 10%, to $2.26 million.
KSG Аgro is a vertically integrated agricultural group, working in almost all the segments of the agricultural market, including the production, storage, processing, and sale of agricultural products.
Ovostar Union, one of the leading producers of eggs and egg goods in Ukraine, received $7.3 million of net profit in January-March 2018, which is 1.7 times more than in the same period in 2017. According to the company’s report on the Warsaw Stock Exchange’s website, Ovostar’s revenue increased 1.7-fold, to $33.9 million, due to an increase in sales and prices. Export sales for the reporting period doubled and reached $14.4 million compared to the same period in 2017, while the share of exports in total revenue was 43%.
The gross profit of the company for January-March 2017 increased by 1.9 times, to $11.2 million, while gross margin was 33%. Operating profit doubled to $8.8 million, EBITDA rose by 1.9 times, to $9.5 million, and EBITDA margin stood at 28%. Net operating cash flow for the period amounted to $14.9 million.
“Adhering to the strategy of export markets development, in the first quarter of 2018 the group continued raising its export share, paying special attention to the EU market, which led to a significant increase in revenues from foreign customers,” company director general Borys Belikov said.
