Grodno Meat-Packing Plant
OJSC Grodno Meat-Packing Plant (consolidated statements)
UNP: 500043292 · 25 Myasnitskaya St., Grodno, Republic of Belarus 230005
Identification
Financial statements
k BYN
| Line item | Reporting year | Prior year |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | 233 476 | 194 364 |
| Intangible assets | 1 570 | 1 758 |
| Income-bearing investments in tangible assets | 11 462 | 10 566 |
| Investments in long-term assets | 25 607 | 24 942 |
| Long-term financial investments | 14 041 | 14 041 |
| Long-term receivables | 18 | 120 |
| Total Section I (long-term assets) | 286 176 | 245 795 |
| Inventories | 92 636 | 80 478 |
| — materials | 61 761 | 54 264 |
| — work in progress | 7 328 | 6 228 |
| — finished goods and merchandise | 9 625 | 11 419 |
| — goods shipped | 2 974 | — |
| Deferred expenses | 702 | 527 |
| VAT on acquired goods, works, services | 504 | 787 |
| Short-term receivables | 84 194 | 58 772 |
| Short-term financial investments | 6 298 | 10 081 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 4 156 | 7 231 |
| Other short-term assets | 7 | 7 |
| Total Section II (short-term assets) | 188 582 | 157 883 |
| BALANCE (assets) | 474 758 | 403 678 |
| Charter capital | 31 494 | 31 494 |
| Reserve capital | 120 | 74 |
| Additional capital | 136 821 | 116 978 |
| Retained earnings (uncovered loss) | 148 296 | 128 248 |
| Total Section III (equity) | 316 731 | 276 794 |
| Long-term loans and borrowings | 1 051 | 4 619 |
| Long-term lease liabilities | 43 | 194 |
| Deferred income | 8 968 | 3 457 |
| Total Section IV (long-term liabilities) | 10 075 | 8 889 |
| Short-term loans and borrowings | 66 470 | 28 527 |
| Current portion of long-term liabilities | 15 890 | 27 025 |
| Short-term payables | 63 878 | 61 220 |
| — to suppliers, contractors, providers | 43 469 | 42 736 |
| — on payroll | 5 818 | 4 934 |
| — on lease payments | 795 | 1 193 |
| Total Section V (short-term liabilities) | 147 952 | 117 995 |
| BALANCE (equity and liabilities) | 474 758 | 403 678 |
Computed metrics
Integrity checks
Checks passed: 6 of 6
Signals
- Total credit debt F1.510+F1.610 doubled: 33,146 → BYN 67,521k (+103.7%), the increase falling entirely on the short end — F1.610 28,527 → 66,470.F1.510 · F1.610
- Net profit F2.210 39,203 → 27,897 (−28.8%) while revenue F2.010 grew +7.6% — margin compression. Dividends F4.092 meanwhile rose 4,101 → 7,736 (+88.6%).F2.210 · F2.010 · F4.092
- Operating cash flow F4.040 weakened sharply: 88,511 → BYN 20,732k, margin to revenue 9.7% → 2.1%.F4.040 · F2.010
- Sales profitability 9.23 → 8.62%, net profitability 4.29 → 2.83%: profit on sales F2.060 84,370 → 84,851 barely moved while revenue grew 7.6%.F2.060 · F2.010 · F2.210
- Working capital is tied up: receivables F1.250 58,772 → 84,194 (+43.3%), inventories F1.210 80,478 → 92,636 (+15.1%) against revenue +7.6%.F1.250 · F1.210 · F2.010
- Coverage is at the lower bound: F1.290 188,582 / F1.690 147,952 = 1.28 against 1.34 a year earlier; own working capital (F1.490 316,731 − F1.190 286,176) / F1.290 = +0.16 against +0.20 — both are declining.F1.290 · F1.690 · F1.490 · F1.190
- Operating cash flow F4.040 stays positive — BYN 20,732k; interest F4.093 took 5,736 out of it, while purchases of fixed assets F4.061 came to 30,592, so the flow does not cover them.F4.040 · F4.093 · F4.061
- Revenue F2.010 914,500 → 984,028 (+7.6%), net profit F2.210 positive in both years: 39,203 → BYN 27,897k.F2.010 · F2.210
- Real equity is substantial: F1.410 31,494 + F1.460 148,296 = BYN 179,790k against additional capital F1.450 136,821.F1.410 · F1.460 · F1.450
- Long-term loans F1.510 are shrinking 4,619 → 1,051 and the current portion F1.620 27,025 → 15,890; but this is outweighed by short-term loans F1.610 28,527 → 66,470.F1.510 · F1.620 · F1.610
Recommendation
The enterprise is profitable and growing revenue (+7.6%), but 2025 showed a marked deterioration in the quality of the result: net profit fell by almost a third while turnover grew, the net margin fell from 4.3% to 2.8%, and operating cash flow weakened more than fourfold (flow margin 2.1% versus 9.7%).
Recommendation: Privatization — the business is operationally viable, but the working-capital financing structure and margin compression require management intervention before the short-term credit load becomes critical.
Why privatization. The main warning signal is the more-than-doubling of total credit debt (from 33,146 to 67,521k BYN), with the increase falling on short-term loans that closed the gap from working capital being tied up in grown receivables (+43%) and inventories (+15%). Liquidity is 1.28 against the declared 1.0 threshold, but declining from 1.34. At the same time the foundation is stable: real equity F1.410 + F1.460 = BYN 179,790k, the balance sheet grows on real activity, long-term debt is shrinking, and the flow remains positive.
Confidence: HIGH. The source is the 2025 annual reporting, a complete F1–F4 set; all 6 cross-form consistency checks pass.