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STATE-RUN UKRPOSHTA INCREASES NET PROFIT BY 2 TIMES

1 November , 2021  

JSC Ukrposhta in January-September 2021 received UAH 131 million of net profit, which is twice as much as in the nine months of 2020 (UAH 60.9 million).
As the company’s press service reported on Monday, the company increased its net income by 23%, to UAH 8.1 billion.
Ukrposhta notes that the company has increased its volumes and revenues in the main areas of business – remittances, written correspondence, payments. The largest increase occurred in parcels. Thus, among domestic shipments, customers most often chose Ukrposhta Express – here volumes increased by 40% and revenues by 50%. In addition, there was a significant increase in international shipments – volumes increased by 55%, revenues – by 66%.
The company’s labor costs for the specified period increased by 17% and amounted to UAH 4.5 billion. The average salary of employees in full-time equivalent compared to nine months of last year increased by 16.5% and amounted to UAH 9,949.
In addition, Ukrposhta paid UAH 2.4 billion in taxes, single social security tax, fees and mandatory payments in January-September.
“The increase in revenue and profit to UAH 131 million [twice as much as in the same period last year] was due to the growth in the level of trust and business volumes from our customers, especially in the segment of parcels that showed the best dynamics. Given the state of the postal infrastructure, profit is not an end in itself. But it allows us to confidently continue the investment projects that we have already begun, which next year will improve the quality of services for customers and will be a powerful impetus in the development of the company,” Ukrposhta CEO Igor Smelyansky is quoted as saying.

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