Grodnooblavtotrans

Open Joint-Stock Company Grodnooblavtotrans

UNP: 590002840 · 25 Ozheshko St., Grodno 230023

Oblast-levelRestructuring

Identification

UNP590002840
OKED49310 — land passenger transport activity
Legal formOJSC
Governing bodyGrodno Oblast Executive Committee
State share99.69%
Address25 Ozheshko St., Grodno 230023

Financial statements

k BYN

Line itemReporting yearPrior year
Fixed assets90 14881 649
Intangible assets10467
Income-bearing investments in tangible assets1 161959
Investments in long-term assets6 823252
Long-term financial investments133
Long-term receivables
Total Section I (long-term assets)99 42982 939
Inventories4 0343 638
— materials4 0323 636
— work in progress
— finished goods and merchandise22
— goods shipped
Deferred expenses170221
VAT on acquired goods, works, services6 6175 439
Short-term receivables8 9948 906
Short-term financial investments
Cash and cash equivalents5 71710 471
Other short-term assets77
Total Section II (short-term assets)25 53928 682
BALANCE (assets)124 968111 621
Charter capital23 49823 498
Reserve capital1313
Additional capital36 04633 413
Retained earnings (uncovered loss)-1 526-2 178
Total Section III (equity)58 03154 746
Long-term loans and borrowings4 6152 188
Long-term lease liabilities28 41127 748
Deferred income12 80012 682
Total Section IV (long-term liabilities)47 03642 657
Short-term loans and borrowings2 1802 654
Current portion of long-term liabilities891377
Short-term payables16 61710 573
— to suppliers, contractors, providers8181 010
— on payroll2 5252 252
— on lease payments10 3244 863
Total Section V (short-term liabilities)19 90114 218
BALANCE (equity and liabilities)124 968111 621

Computed metrics

Current ratio
1.283
Prior: 2.017(-36.4%)
F1.290 / F1.690
Absolute liquidity
0.287
Prior: 0.736
(F1.260 + F1.270) / F1.690
Own working capital ratio
-1.621
Prior: -0.983
(F1.490 - F1.190) / F1.290
Sales profitability
-3.55%
Prior: 0.47%(-4.02 pp)
F2.060 / F2.010 × 100%
Net profitability
0.01%
Prior: 2.38%(-2.37 pp)
F2.210 / F2.010 × 100%
Revenue dynamics
9.08%
(F2.010_N / F2.010_N-1) - 1
Debt dynamics
40.33%
(F1.510 + F1.610)_N / (F1.510 + F1.610)_N-1 - 1
Debt load
0.753
Prior: 0.727
(F1.590 + F1.690) / (F1.590 + F1.690 + F1.410 + F1.460)
Operating cash-flow margin
5.86%
Prior: 7.19%
F4.040 / F2.010 × 100%

Integrity checks

Checks passed: 5 of 6

Balance sheet balances (assets = liabilities)
Cash-flow integrity
Cash-flow residuals
Cash position
Capital transition
Profit consistency

Failed checks indicate gaps or inconsistencies in the source filing itself (typically in form F4, the cash-flow statement), not data-entry errors. The balance sheet (assets = liabilities) reconciles for every enterprise.

Signals

Red flags
  • Loss from core activity: profit on sales swung from +398 to −3,293k BYN, with a loss from current activity of −5,270 — the core carriage business is operationally unprofitable.F2.060 · F2.090
  • Net profit fell to nil (+9k BYN versus +2,020), net profitability down from 2.38% to 0.01% — the positive result was held only by investment income from asset disposals, not by operations.F2.210 · F2.010 · F2.100
  • Negative own-working-capital provision (−1.62 versus −0.98 a year earlier): long-term assets exceed equity, working capital is financed by liabilities.F1.490 · F1.190 · F1.290
Yellow flags
  • A sharp rise in credit load: loans and borrowings +40% year on year; lease obligations are significant (long-term 28,411 + short-term 10,324k BYN).F1.510 · F1.610 · F1.520 · F1.636
  • Current ratio fell almost by half — 1.28 versus 2.02 a year earlier.F1.290 · F1.690
  • Cash shrank from 10,471 to 5,717k BYN; investment outflow doubled (12,456 versus 5,004) on fleet renewal.F1.270 · F4.060
  • A 57% rise in short-term payables (16,617 versus 10,573), including more than a doubling of lease payments.F1.630 · F1.636
Green signals
  • Revenue grew 9.1% year on year (92,697 versus 84,979) — carriage volumes are increasing.F2.010
  • Positive operating cash flow: +5,435k BYN (margin 5.9%) — despite the accounting loss of core activity, operations generate a cash inflow.F4.040 · F2.010
  • Strong capital base: equity 58,031k BYN, real capital excluding revaluation is positive (+21,972); fixed-asset renewal continues (investment in long-term assets grew from 252 to 6,823).F1.490 · F1.410 · F1.460 · F1.140
  • Current ratio remains above the declared threshold of 1.0 (1.28).F1.290 · F1.690

Recommendation

Suggested outcome
Restructuring
Category
Distressed
Health score
0.93
Confidence level
High

The oblast road-transport enterprise retains solvency and is growing revenue (+9%), but its core carriage activity is loss-making: profit on sales went negative (−3,293), loss from current activity −5,270, and the bottom-line net profit fell to nil (+9k BYN), held positive solely by investment income from asset disposals.

Recommendation: Restructuring — restructuring of the operating-and-tariff model and management of the lease load while retaining state participation; outright privatization is not indicated given the operating loss and the social function of scheduled transport.

Why restructuring. The capital base is strong (equity 58,031, real capital positive), liquidity is above the norm, and operating cash flow is positive (+5,435). At the same time the debt and lease load is rising rapidly: loans +40%, lease obligations exceed 38m BYN in total, reflecting active bus-fleet renewal. This is the profile of a socially significant regulated carrier, where operating unprofitability stems from the tariff and cost structure rather than a loss of solvency.

Confidence: HIGH. The source is annual reporting for 2025, a complete F1–F4 set; of the 6 cross-form consistency checks 5 pass — the net-profit reconciliation (F2.210 against F3.151) is unresolved.

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