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Lekhim reduced its net profit by 36.5%

In 2022, Lekhim JSC (Kyiv) reduced its net profit by 36.5% compared to 2021, to UAH 247.308 million.

According to the company’s announcement in the NSSMC’s information disclosure system, the performance indicators will be considered by its shareholders at an extraordinary meeting on December 4.

In addition, the shareholders plan to amend the corporate governance system and re-elect Valeriy Pechaev as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Tatyana Pechaeva as Deputy Chairman of the Board, Olga Pechaeva as Chief Executive Officer, and Valentina Mazuryk, Lesya Redkina, Lyubov Lazko, and Svetlana Pechaeva as members of the Board of Directors.

Lekhim JSC owns 100% of Lekhim-Obukhov LLC, 98.2% of Lekhim Kharkiv PrJSC, 81% of Technolog (Cherkasy region), 100% of Lekhim-Vilnius CJSC and 100% of Lekhim’s foreign representative office in Uzbekistan.

Lekhim produces more than 200 medicinal products of almost all therapeutic groups, and annually registers more than 10 new drugs. its products are exported to more than 35 countries. One of Lekhim’s anti-tuberculosis drugs is prequalified by the WHO.

As reported, in 2023, Lekhim Group of Pharmaceutical Companies signed a sublicense agreement with the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) for the production of a generic version of the innovative Japanese antiviral drug Ensitrelvir manufactured by Shionogi, which can be used to treat COVID-19. Seven pharmaceutical companies signed sublicense agreements, and Lekhim is the only Ukrainian pharmaceutical manufacturer among them. In addition, the agreement was signed by three generic pharmaceutical manufacturers from China, two companies from India and a company from Vietnam.

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Ukrsibbank increased its net profit by 2.7 times

The net profit of Ukrsibbank (Kyiv) in January-September 2023 amounted to UAH 5.66 billion, which is 2.7 times higher than the same period in 2022, according to the bank’s unconsolidated report for the third quarter.

According to the report, the bank’s net profit for the third quarter amounted to UAH 2.10 billion, which is UAH 0.28 billion more than in the second quarter and UAH 0.72 billion more than in the comparable period of the previous year.

According to the report, Ukrsibbank’s net interest income increased by 60.1% year-on-year to UAH 9.07 billion in January-September 2023, including a 20.9% increase to UAH 3.15 billion in the third quarter, which is UAH 0.10 billion more than in the second quarter of this year.

Net fee and commission income for the first nine months of this year increased by 9.2% to UAH 1.23 billion compared to the results of 2022. However, in July-September, this figure was 7.2% lower than last year, but 7.4% higher than in the second quarter of this year – UAH 0.41 billion.

Overall, net income from operating activities increased by 2.6 times year-on-year, while impairment loss decreased from UAH 2.43 billion in the first nine months of 2022 to UAH 0.25 billion, including only UAH 0.01 billion in the third quarter.

According to the report, in the first nine months of 2023, the bank’s assets grew by 22.7%, reaching UAH 133.09 billion by September 30.

This growth is mainly due to a significant increase in investments in securities – from UAH 45.76 billion to UAH 70.34 billion, mandatory reserves and short-term placements with the NBU – from UAH 5.32 billion to UAH 12.52 billion.

At the same time, the amount of the financial institution’s funds on correspondent accounts, loans and overnight deposits with banks decreased from UAH 34.57 billion to UAH 33.33 billion, as well as cash from UAH 2.7 billion to UAH 2.03 billion.

As for loans and advances to customers, they declined significantly in January-September this year, by 34.7% to UAH 9.62 billion. On the contrary, loans and advances to banks increased by 5.5% to UAH 0.40 billion since December 2022.

The loan portfolio of legal entities decreased by 32.8% to UAH 9.27 billion (excluding allocations to provisions) compared to the same period in 2022, and that of individuals by 32%.

In the first nine months of 2023, Ukrsibbank’s customer accounts increased by 20.1% to UAH 112.50 billion, and equity increased from UAH 13.10 billion to UAH 18.77 billion.

According to the National Bank of Ukraine, as of September 1, 2023, Ukrsibbank ranks 7th in terms of total assets (UAH 73.97 billion) among 64 operating banks in the country. In the third quarter, its network of outlets decreased by 8 to 222 points.

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PrivatBank has tripled its net profit

The net profit of state-owned PrivatBank (Kyiv) in January-September 2023 amounted to UAH 43.37 billion, which is 3 times higher than the same period in 2022, according to the bank’s unconsolidated report for the third quarter.

According to the report, the state-owned bank’s net profit for the third quarter amounted to UAH 13.62 billion, which is UAH 0.082 billion less than in the second quarter, and at the same time UAH 6.08 billion more than in the same period last year.

According to the report, PrivatBank’s net interest income increased by 64.5% year-on-year to UAH 43.18 billion in January-September 2023, including a 40.7% increase to UAH 15.32 billion in the third quarter, which is UAH 1.2 billion less than in the second quarter of this year.

Net fee and commission income for the first nine months of this year increased by 25% to UAH 17.45 billion compared to the results of 2022. However, in the third quarter, this figure was 1.5% lower than in April-June this year, but 1.3% higher than in the third quarter of 2022 – UAH 5.81 billion.

A significant contribution to the improvement of the bank’s financial result was made by a decrease in the loss from impairment for the first nine months of this year to UAH 0.072 billion, while in the same period last year this figure was UAH 17.34 billion. According to the report, in July-September, the bank even made a profit of UAH 0.697 billion under this item, compared to UAH 0.051 billion in the previous quarter and UAH 9.73 billion in the third quarter of last year.

PrivatBank also reports that its total profit for January-September this year reached UAH 49.52 billion, 3.5 times higher than in the comparable period of 2022. However, in the third quarter of 2023, the total profit decreased by 42% compared to the second quarter and amounted to UAH 13.63 billion, exceeding the total profit for the third quarter of 2022 by 43%.

According to the report, in 9M2023, the bank’s assets increased by 12%, reaching UAH 605.26 billion as of September 30.

This growth is explained by the increase in the amount of funds with the NBU from UAH 11.46 billion to UAH 59.32 billion, funds on correspondent accounts and overnight deposits with banks: in Ukraine, they amounted to UAH 2 million for this period (data for 2022 are not available), in the countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) – from UAH 58.1 billion in 2022 to UAH 75.22 billion as of September 30, 2023.

As for loans and advances to customers, they grew by 32% to UAH 89.82 billion in January-September this year. On the contrary, loans and advances to banks decreased by 10.7% to UAH 93.81 billion since December 2022, including UAH 93.14 billion in NBU certificates of deposit (CDs) and UAH 0.67 billion in escrow with the NBU. At the same time, UAH 55.5 billion of these are CDs at 16%, UAH 26.3 billion are CDs at 22%, and UAH 10 billion are CDs at 25%.

The loan portfolio of legal entities grew by 15.8%, including repurchase agreements to UAH 2.87 billion (no data for 2022). The largest increase in the retail portfolio was recorded in credit card loans (+16.8%), consumer loans (+94.5%), and car loans (up 2 times).

Finance lease loans and receivables increased from UAH 167.93 billion to UAH 169.35 billion. Overall, financial leasing receivables decreased significantly in all segments, both for individuals and legal entities, as well as for small and medium-sized businesses and enterprises.

At the same time, investments in securities decreased slightly for the first time this year, from UAH 239.75 billion to UAH 239.18 billion.

In the first nine months of 2023, PrivatBank’s customer accounts increased from UAH 471.97 billion to UAH 509.94 billion, and equity increased from UAH 57.79 billion to UAH 83.11 billion.

The provision for expected credit losses increased from UAH 174.35 billion in 2022 to UAH 182.41 billion in September this year.

According to the National Bank of Ukraine, as of September 1, 2013, PrivatBank is the leader in total assets (UAH 642.3 billion) among 64 operating banks in the country and ranks third in terms of the number of branches – 1131.

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Raiffeisenbank’s net profit increased 2.5 times

Raiffeisenbank (Kyiv) earned UAH 6 billion 135.77 million in net profit in January-September this year, while in the same period of 2022 this figure was UAH 2 billion 394.84 million, according to the bank’s quarterly report.

According to the report, Raiffeisenbank’s net profit for the third quarter amounted to UAH 3 billion 17.11 million, which is 2.8 times higher than in the second quarter and 1.7 times higher than the net profit for the comparable period last year.

According to the report, the bank’s net interest income increased by 41.1% year-on-year to UAH 12.4 billion in January-September 2023. In particular, for the third quarter, this figure amounted to UAH 4.4 billion compared to UAH 3.9 billion in the second quarter and UAH 3.6 billion for the third quarter of 2022.

It is emphasized that the bank’s income from operating activities in January-September amounted to UAH 22.3 billion, which is 37% higher than the result of the previous year.

According to the information provided, Raiffeisenbank received UAH 4.8 billion (or 21% of total income) from interest income on certificates of deposit (CDs) and interest rate swap agreements with the National Bank. At the same time, interest income on domestic government bonds refinanced by the NBU brought the bank UAH 2.5 billion, which is 11% of total income.

The bank reminded that for 9 months of 2022, interest income on DS and interest rate swap transactions amounted to UAH 2.3 billion (or 14% of total income).

“Most of the income from external customers is generated by transactions with residents of Ukraine. Most long-term assets are concentrated in Ukraine,” the financial institution emphasized.

It is noted that net fee and commission income increased by 30.3% to UAH 1.8 billion in the first nine months of this year compared to the results of 2022. However, in the third quarter, this figure was 30% less than in April-June this year, and 33% less than in the third quarter of 2022 – UAH 495 million.

According to the report, since the end of 2022, the bank’s assets have increased by UAH 15.8 billion and reached UAH 182 billion as of September 30. This growth is primarily due to a significant increase in the volume of securities – from UAH 25.4 billion to UAH 41.8 billion.

The amount of cash decreased from UAH 8.2 billion to UAH 7.4 billion, while cash on current accounts with the NBU and other banks increased by 9.2% and 66.5%, respectively, to UAH 12.7 billion and UAH 11.8 billion.

Loans and advances to customers grew slightly compared to the previous quarter, by 6.3% to UAH 53.5 billion, but still remain below the previous year’s level of UAH 61.7 billion. Meanwhile, the debt of other banks increased by 3.5% to UAH 43.7 billion and remains above the 2022 target of UAH 39 billion.

In July-September, the financial institution managed to increase its customer accounts from UAH 146.4 billion to UAH 152.6 billion, while at the end of last year they were at the level of UAH 143.6 billion. Banks’ funds, on the contrary, decreased by UAH 220.5 million to UAH 2.2 billion in the first nine months of 2023.

It is noted that the total amount of the bank’s capital has increased by 36% since December 2022 and reached UAH 23.2 billion, including retained earnings – 4 times, to UAH 6.2 billion. At the same time, Raiffeisen’s liabilities increased from UAH 149.2 billion to UAH 158.9 billion.

The bank spent UAH 2.8 billion on salaries, bonuses, other incentive payments and payroll taxes, compared to UAH 2.6 billion last year.

Raiffeisen Bank was registered in Ukraine in 1992 and is the largest bank with foreign capital in Ukraine. In October 2005, the bank became part of the Austrian banking group Raiffeisen Bank International AG. Currently, Raiffeisen Group owns 68.21% of the bank’s shares, while the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development owns 30%.

According to the National Bank of Ukraine, as of September 1, 2023, Raiffeisenbank ranked 4th (UAH 132.9 billion) among 64 banks operating in the country in terms of assets.

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Ukrgraphit increased its profit by 0.7%

Ukrainian Graphite PrJSC (Ukrgraphite, Zaporizhzhya) posted a net profit of UAH 128.230 million in January-September this year, up 0.7% year-on-year.

According to the company’s interim report, the company increased its revenue by 8.7% to UAH 1 billion 322.508 million in 9M2023.

The company’s retained earnings amounted to UAH 3 billion 833.682 million as of the end of September this year.

As reported, Ukrgraphite increased its net profit by 42.9 times year-on-year to UAH 70.723 million in January-March 2023, but reduced its net income by 11% to UAH 437.326 million.

In 1H2023, the plant earned a net profit of UAH 83.556 million, while it ended the same period last year with a net loss of UAH 22.135 million and increased revenue by 22.6% to UAH 938.909 million.

“In 2022, Ukrgraphite reduced its net income by 41.4% year-on-year to UAH 1 billion 545.562 million, earned a net profit of UAH 52.584 million, while it ended 2021 with a net loss of UAH 317.539 million.

“Ukrgraphite is Ukraine’s leading producer of graphitized electrodes for electric steel-making, ore-thermal and other types of electric furnaces, commercial carbon masses for Soderberg electrodes, and carbon-based lining materials for metallurgical, machine-building, chemical and other industries.

According to the National Depository of Ukraine (NDU), as of the fourth quarter of 2022, Intergraphite Holdings Company Limited (Bermuda) owns 23.9841% of the company, and C6 Safe Group Limited (Cyprus) owns 72.0394%.

The authorized capital of the company is UAH 233.959 million, with a par value of UAH 3.35 per share.

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Net profit of Kredobank exceeded result of previous year by 22 times

In January-September 2023, Kredobank (Lviv) earned UAH 1 billion 509.44 million in net profit, while in the same period of 2022 this figure amounted to UAH 68.45 million, according to the bank’s quarterly report.

According to it, in particular, Kredobank earned UAH 594.65 million in the third quarter, which is UAH 41.6 million less than in the second quarter, but 58 times higher than the net profit for the same period last year (UAH 10.09 million).

According to the report, net interest income, which amounted to UAH 1.45 billion in the first half of 2023, increased by another 61.5% to UAH 2.34 billion in the third quarter, while in January-September 2022 it amounted to UAH 1.48 billion.

In particular, net interest income for the third quarter of this year (UAH 893.44 million) was twice as high as in July-September last year.

It is noted that net fee and commission income increased by 9.3% to UAH 387.47 million in the first nine months of this year compared to last year’s results, but in the third quarter this figure was 5.7% less than in 2022 – UAH 128.3 million.

In January-September 2023, Kredobank increased its reserves by only UAH 23.55 million against UAH 1.24 billion in the same period of 2022.

According to the report, since the second quarter of this year, the bank’s assets have increased by 6.8% and reached UAH 48.72 billion as of September 30. This growth is primarily due to a significant increase in the volume of securities – from UAH 13.51 billion in the second quarter to UAH 16.5 billion in the third quarter. At the same time, the amount of cash and funds with the NBU decreased from UAH 14.71 billion in June to UAH 13.68 billion as of September.

Loans and advances to customers increased slightly compared to the previous quarter – by 3.2% to UAH 12.43 billion, while the amounts due to other banks increased by 12.9% to UAH 4.36 billion.

At the same time, in July-September, Kredobank increased its customer accounts from UAH 39.38 billion in June to UAH 41.48 billion. During this time, the bank’s capital increased from UAH 5.08 billion to UAH 5.83 billion, including retained earnings from UAH 0.91 billion to UAH 1.5 billion.

Kredobank was founded in 1990. Its sole shareholder is the largest bank in Poland – PKO Bank Polski S.A. According to the National Bank of Ukraine, as of September 1, 2023, Kredobank ranked 14th (UAH 52.05 billion) among 64 banks operating in the country in terms of assets.

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