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Business news from Ukraine

Ukrenergomashiny increased its revenue by 48% and profit by 61% in nine months

JSC Ukrenergomashiny (Kharkiv) ended January-September of this year with net sales revenue of UAH 914 million, which is 48.4% more than in the same period of 2024.

According to the company’s financial report in the disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC), its net profit increased by 61.5% to UAH 0.95 million.

The company received UAH 17.8 million in operating profit (UAH 15.5 million last year), and gross profit more than doubled last year’s figure, amounting to UAH 278.6 million.

As reported, in the first half of this year, Ukrenergomash’s net profit amounted to UAH 0.49 million, while in the same period last year it was UAH 20.81 million, and net income decreased by 3.4% to UAH 469.

Thus, in the third quarter, the plant received UAH 0.46 million in net profit, while in July-September 2024, the loss amounted to UAH 20.2 million, and net income increased 3.4 times to UAH 445.2 million.

The company notes that in the third quarter, in particular, it shipped equipment for the Aksu TPP (Kazakhstan), sets of power equipment for the Zmiiv TPP, Burshtyn TPP, Darnytsia TPP, Zaporizhstal CHP, sets of turbine equipment for the Nizhnednistrovskaya HPP, and the Teri HPP (India).

Fifty-two traction electric motors were delivered to the tram car manufacturer Tatra-Yug, and three traction units were delivered to MTRZ LLC.

Ukrenergomashyna JSC names foreign companies as its main competitors, in particular, Andritz (Austria), Voith (Germany), General Electric (USA), and Bharat Heavy Electric Ltd. (India). Competition in the domestic and foreign markets is high.

The value of concluded but not yet executed agreements (contracts) as of the end of the third quarter of 2025 is almost UAH 7.7 billion (excluding VAT), and the total amount of payments remaining to be paid under these contracts is UAH 2.78 billion.

JSC Ukrenergomashiny, more than 75.22% of whose shares are owned by the state, is the only manufacturer of turbine equipment for hydro, thermal, and nuclear power plants in Ukraine. It also produces electric motors for rail and urban transport.

In 2024, it more than doubled its net income to almost UAH 799 million and received UAH 0.88 million in net profit compared to UAH 0.2 million in 2023.

As of October 1, 2025, the average number of full-time employees was 2,640 (2,740 at the beginning of the year).

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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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Ukrtelecom increased its revenue to UAH 3.8 bln in first nine months of 2025

Ukrtelecom, Ukraine’s largest fixed-line operator, increased its revenue by 5.6% in January-September 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, to UAH 3.8 billion, and its EBITDA by 6.6%, to UAH 906 million.

According to the company’s press release on Friday, revenue from fiber-optic internet services grew by 11.3%, and the share of subscribers using fiber-optic internet reached 80%.

The operator added that in January-September 2025, more than 3.5 thousand km of fiber-optic lines were laid, and in total, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, more than 20 thousand km of optics have been built, which has enabled 1.4 million households to connect to fiber-optic internet. In total, fiber-optic internet is currently available to over 3.3 million users.

Ukrtelecom specified that this year, over 90 medical and nearly 160 educational institutions were also connected to fiber-optic internet, increasing their total number to over 1,360 and about 1,860, respectively.

It is noted that the company’s commercial rental income for the third quarter of 2025 exceeded UAH 400 million, while last year this figure was UAH 325 million.

In the first nine months of 2025, Ukrtelecom paid UAH 1.175 billion in taxes and fees to the budget, which is more than 17% better than the same indicator last year.

As reported, in January-June 2025, Ukrtelecom received total revenue of almost UAH 2.47 billion, which is approximately 7.4% higher than in the same period of 2024, while EBITDA decreased by approximately 12.9% to over UAH 540 million.

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Odeskabel increased its net income by 10%

In July-September of this year, the large Ukrainian cable plant Odeskabel received net sales revenue of UAH 734.4 million, which is 10% more than in the third quarter of last year.

According to the description of economic activity in the company’s interim report, during this period it produced 2,103 tons of copper cable and wire products worth UAH 696.4 million, compared to 1,531 tons worth UAH 578.2 million in the third quarter of last year.

Average selling prices for cable products for the reporting period of 2025, as in 2024, ranged from UAH 600,000 to UAH 1.5 million/km, depending on the brand size.

In July-September 2025, products worth UAH 171.9 million were exported, which is 23.3% of sales, while last year during this period, exports amounted to UAH 148.7 million (22.3%).

As in the previous year, the plant used 70-80% of its equipment during the reporting period.

The report does not contain data on financial results for January-September 2025 or 2024.

As reported, in the first quarter of this year, the plant increased its net income by 70.2% compared to the same period in 2024, to UAH 738 million, and in the second quarter, by 33.5% compared to the same period last year, to UAH 737.4 million.

PJSC “Odeskabel” produces a wide range of communication, radio frequency, digital, and LAN cables, with the widest range of products on the Eastern European market. It also produces power and heating cables, wires, and cords.

In Ukraine, the company’s products are used by telecommunications operators and energy networks, among others.

As of October 1, 2025, the plant employed nearly 820 people.

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Odeskabel increased its net income by third

In April-June of this year, the large Ukrainian cable plant Odeskabel received net sales revenue of UAH 737.4 million, which is 33.5% more than in the second quarter of last year.

According to the company’s interim report, during this period, it produced 2,279 tons of copper cable and wire products worth UAH 722.8 million, compared to 1,700 tons worth UAH 578.2 million in the second quarter of last year.

Average selling prices for cable products for the reporting period of 2025, as in 2024, ranged from UAH 600,000 to UAH 1.5 million/km, depending on the brand size.
In April-June 2025, products worth UAH 134.5 million (18.2% of sales) were exported, while in the second quarter of last year, products worth UAH 139.5 million (25.3%) were exported.

As in the previous year, the plant used 70-80% of its equipment during the reporting period.
The report does not contain data on financial results (profit or loss) for the second quarter of both 2025 and 2024.

Odeskabel lists the following issues affecting its operations: high interest rates on bank loans, lack of state orders for domestic manufacturers’ products, refusal of foreign partners to cooperate with Ukraine in the context of the war, and complications in crossing the border for business trips.

According to the company’s interim report for the first quarter of this year, it increased its net sales revenue by 70.2% compared to the same period in 2024, to UAH 738 million, with exports accounting for 22% of sales (UAH 159.7 million), compared to 23.6% (UAH 98.4 million) in the first quarter of 2024.

PJSC “Odeskabel” produces a wide range of communication, radio frequency, digital, and LAN cables, with the most extensive range on the Eastern European market. It also produces power and heating cables, wires, and cords.

In Ukraine, the company’s products are used by telecommunications operators and energy networks, among others.
At the end of the first half of the year, the plant employed more than 800 people.

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Ukraine’s state budget revenues grew by 25% over nine months, reaching UAH 2.71 trln

Taxes, fees, and mandatory payments to the general and special funds of Ukraine’s state budget amounted to UAH 2.71 trillion over the first nine months of 2025, while cash expenditures amounted to UAH 3.63 trillion, which is approximately 25.0% and 22.1% higher than the corresponding figures for the first nine months of 2024.

According to operational data from the State Treasury Service, which the Ministry of Finance published on its website, general fund revenues increased by 24.5% to UAH 1.92 trillion, while expenditures increased by 20.4% to UAH 2.82 trillion.

In September this year, state budget revenues increased by 28.7% compared to September last year, to UAH 298.5 billion, including the general fund – by 69.6%, to UAH 208.4 billion. This is due to the receipt of grants worth UAH 53.9 billion last month, while in September 2024 there were none.

It is noted that the largest source of revenue in January-September this year remains VAT on goods imported into the customs territory of Ukraine – UAH 390.3 billion (UAH 342.3 billion in the first nine months of 2024).

After raising the military tax from 1.5% to 5% and introducing a condition for reserving a salary of UAH 20,000 this year, personal income tax and military tax moved from fourth to second place in terms of revenue for the first nine months of this year – UAH 260.9 billion compared to UAH 154.7 billion last year.

In third place this year is VAT on goods produced in Ukraine – UAH 231.6 billion for refunds of UAH 131.2 billion (UAH 197.6 billion for refunds of UAH 109.7 billion), while corporate income tax amounted to UAH 219.7 billion (UAH 200.9 billion) and fell to fourth place, with excise tax almost catching up with it at UAH 210.5 billion (UAH 150.9 billion).

In addition, dividends and parts of the net profit of state-owned companies amounted to UAH 64.5 billion (UAH 66.6 billion), import and export duties – UAH 40.0 billion (UAH 35.7 billion), and rent payments for the use of subsoil resources – UAH 31.5 billion (UAH 36.3 billion).

The Ministry of Finance added that another UAH 84.2 billion (UAH 38.6 billion) was added to the budget from the National Bank’s profits, and grants amounted to UAH 308.8 billion (UAH 268.3 billion).
Revenues from the unified social tax to pension and social insurance funds in January-September 2025 increased by 21.9% to UAH 479.2 billion, including in September by 19.3% to UAH 55.7 billion.

The Ministry of Finance also reported that as part of the financing of the general fund of the state budget, state borrowings to it in January-September 2025 amounted to UAH 1.32 trillion, or 92.9% of the plan, including UAH 382.3 billion received on the domestic market from the placement of government bonds (UAH 390.8 billion for the first nine months of 2024), including UAH 90.1 billion in foreign currency – $1.44 billion and EUR 638.3 million. At the same time, UAH 172.0 billion was raised through the issuance of military government bonds.

According to the release, approximately $22.6 billion or UAH 938.1 billion was received from external sources, including approximately $14.5 billion under the ERA, with the total volume of this mechanism amounting to $50 billion.

In addition, Ukraine received another EUR 6.14 billion from the EU under the Ukraine Facility preferential long-term loan, $0.96 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and $0.26 billion from the World Bank for the projects “Transforming Health Care through Reform and Investment in Efficiency” (THRIVE), “Creating Resilient Infrastructure in Vulnerable Environments in Ukraine” (DRIVE), and “Modernization of the Social Support System for the Population of Ukraine.”

Payments on the repayment of public debt for January-September 2025 amounted to UAH 450.9 billion, or 95.4% of the plan, and payments on servicing amounted to UAH 246.3 billion, or 96.3% of the plan.

As reported, the 2025 state budget was approved with revenues of UAH 2 trillion 327.1 billion, including the general fund – UAH 2 trillion 133.3 billion (excluding grants and international assistance), and expenditures of UAH 3 trillion 929.1 billion, including the general fund – UAH 3 trillion 591.6 billion. At the end of July, the Verkhovna Rada, at the government’s suggestion, increased this year’s budget expenditures by UAH 400.5 billion and revenues by UAH 147.5 billion, but in October, the government again proposed to increase defense expenditures by another UAH 317 billion.

In 2024, the state budget received UAH 3 trillion 120.5 billion in revenues, which is UAH 448 billion, or 16.8%, more than the 2023 state budget. The general fund’s revenue growth amounted to UAH 513.9 billion, or 30.9%, to UAH 2 trillion 177 billion, in particular, international financial assistance in the form of grants amounted to UAH 453.6 billion compared to UAH 433.9 billion in 2023.

State budget expenditures in 2024 increased by UAH 464.5 billion, or 11.6%, compared to 2023, to UAH 4 trillion 479.3 billion, in particular, under the general fund – by 15%, or UAH 454.5 billion – to UAH 3 trillion 488.8 billion.

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