Business news from Ukraine

Business news from Ukraine

AVK CONFECTIONARY FACTORY SEES UAH 42,000 IN NET PROFIT IN 2018

The net profit of private joint-stock company AVK confectionary factory (Dnipro), the large confectionary producer in Ukraine, fell to UAH 42,000 in 2018 from UAH 330,000 in 2017.
According to a company’s announcement in the information disclosure system of the National Commission for Securities and the Stock Market on holding the general meeting of shareholders on April 26, its assets last year fell by 1.2%, to UAH 565.72 million.
The retained earnings grew by 6.1%, to UAH 110.97 million.
Current liabilities fell by 2.3%, to UAH 311.38 million, and total receivables decreased 6.25, to UAH 307.34 million.
The company plans to send its net profit for 2018 to replenish working capital to cover losses for the previous periods.
AVK group of companies was founded in 1991. Now it produces goods at a confectionery factory in Dnipro. It also owned factories in Donetsk and Luhansk, control over which was lost.

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PHILIP MORRIS UKRAINE SEES 3.4-FOLD RISE IN NET PROFIT IN 2018

Private joint-stock company Philip Morris Ukraine, a large tobacco company in Ukraine, saw a 3.4-fold rise in net profit in 2018 compared with 2017, to UAH 2.147 billion.
According to a company report in the information disclosure system of the National Commission for Securities and the Stock Market on holding the general meeting of shareholders on April 26, its assets last year grew by 5.7%, to UAH 10.51 billion.
The retained earnings soared eightfold, to UAH 2.374 billion. Total receivables grew by 10.4%, to UAH 7.475 billion.
The company plans to leave profit for 2018 in the company until the shareholders made a decision to pay dividends.
As reported, Philip Morris International Inc. cut shipments of cigarettes in Ukraine by 8.8% in 2018.
Philip Morris International is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of tobacco products. It produces cigarettes in more than 50 factories, sells them in 180 countries.
In Ukraine, it has been working for more than 20 years. Its production facilities are based in Kharkiv region.

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EUROCAR PLANT SEES 2.6-FOLD RISE IN NET PROFIT

Eurocar (Solomonove, Zakarpattia region), manufacturing Skoda passenger cars, part of Atoll Holding Group, tentatively saw UAH 182 million in net profit in 2018, which is 2.6 times more than in 2017.
According to the information attached to the agenda of the general meeting of shareholders scheduled for April 25, its uncovered loss as of early 2019 totaled UAH 1.11 billion (UAH 734.24 million in 2017).
According to the draft decision of the shareholders, it is planned to send net profit for 2018 to cover losses of the previous years.
In 2018, Eurocar saw a 7.3% rise in current liabilities, to UAH 372.93 million, while noncurrent liabilities slightly grew to UAH 1.625 billion.
Total receivables as of January 1, 2019 accounted for UAH 426.61 million, falling by 22.4%, and its assets grew by 50.2%, to UAH 2.303 billion.
Net worth as of early 2019 was UAH 304.42 million, while a year ago it was negative – UAH 429.438 million. The charter capital did not change, being UAH 234.48 million.
Eurocar has been manufacturing passenger cars since December 2001.

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ARTWINERY POSTS 26% FALL IN NET PROFIT IN 2018

The net profit of private joint-stock company Artwinery (Donetsk region, formerly Artemovsk Winery) fell by 26% in 2018 compared with 2017, to UAH 49.39 million.
According to a company report on holding the annual general meeting of shareholders on April 24, its assets last year rose by 15.4%, to UAH 729.23 million.
Current liabilities grew by 27.2%, to UAH 365.41 million, total receivables – by 1.5 times, to UAH 221.33 million.
The company plans to approve the payment of dividends from the retained earnings for 2017 in the amount of UAH 60.13 million. Dividends will be paid in the period before October 22, 2019.
Artwinery is the largest Eastern European manufacturer of sparkling wines using classical champagne method. The plant’s capacity is 25 million bottles per year. Its trademarks are Krim, Artyomovskoye, Krimart, Charte, and Soloking. The company exports products to more than 20 countries.
The company said that its share of the Ukrainian sparkling wine market in 2017 totaled 20.6%.

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EKO-DIM CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SEES 1.5-FOLD RISE IN NET PROFIT

Private joint-stock company Eko-dim holding company (Lviv region) in 2018 saw a 1.5-fold rise in net profit, reaching UAH 15.1 million.
According to a company report in the information disclosure system of the National Commission for Securities and the Stock Market on holding of a general meeting of shareholders on April 23, net profit per share in 2018 was UAH 173.10, while in 2017, UAH 109.10 of net profit was per share.
The retained earnings grew by 40%, to UAH 52.5 million.
Total receivables last year rose by 20.7%, to UAH 35.5 million, noncurrent liabilities fell by 87%, to UAH 31 million. Current liabilities decreased 19%, to UAH 50.7 million.
Eko-dim holding company (before July 1, 2010 it was OJSC Mobile Mechanized Convoy No. 9) was founded in 1997. The company is engaged in construction and installation work, has its own concrete plant, a workshop of concrete products, a metalworking site, and a sawmill with a carpentry shop.

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AGROLIGA FROM KHARKIV SEES 38% RISE IN PROFIT IN 2018

The Agroliga group of companies (Kharkiv region) saw EUR 5.75 million in net profit in 2018, which is 38.2% more than in 2017.
According to a report of the holding company of the group – Agroliga Group Plc – on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), revenue slightly fell, to EUR 21.65 million.
Gross profit last year rose by 1.7%, to EUR 6.06 million and operating profit – by 44.9%, to EUR 5.98 million.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) grew 1.6-fold, to EUR 7.01 million. Net debt increased 2.1-fold, to EUR 11.01 million.
Assets expanded 1.7-fold, reaching EUR 42.19 million as of December 31, 2019.
Agroliga has been operating on the Ukrainian agricultural market since 1992. Its enterprises are engaged in growing grain crops, processing sunflower seeds, and dairy farming.
The group cultivates about 10,000 hectares of land.
The majority shareholders of the group are Oleksandr Berdnyk with a share of 41.66%, and Iryna Poplavska with 41.66%.

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