Slutsk Bakery

OJSC Slutsk Bakery

UNP: 600154157 · 3 Zavodskaya St., Slutsk, Minsk Region, 223610

MonopoliesPrivatization

Identification

UNP600154157
OKED10710 — manufacture of bread and bakery products, and short-shelf-life flour confectionery
Legal formOJSC
Governing bodyGrain Products Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (oversight); 50.10% in communal ownership
State share50.1%
Address3 Zavodskaya St., Slutsk, Minsk Region, 223610

Financial statements

k BYN

Line itemReporting yearPrior year
Fixed assets20 15517 241
Intangible assets417409
Investments in long-term assets221352
Total Section I (long-term assets)20 79318 002
Inventories4 4203 767
— materials3 3932 838
— finished goods and merchandise1 027929
Deferred expenses11950
VAT on acquired goods, works, services2627
Short-term receivables12 79010 626
Cash and cash equivalents10 6086 677
Total Section II (short-term assets)27 96321 147
BALANCE (assets)48 75639 149
Charter capital807807
Reserve capital1414
Additional capital11 2119 334
Retained earnings (uncovered loss)21 23114 388
Total Section III (equity)33 26324 543
Long-term loans and borrowings1132 657
Total Section IV (long-term liabilities)1132 657
Short-term loans and borrowings4 8645 102
Current portion of long-term liabilities2791
Short-term payables10 4896 756
— to suppliers, contractors, providers7 7924 732
— on payroll1 168874
— on lease payments153161
Total Section V (short-term liabilities)15 38011 949
BALANCE (equity and liabilities)48 75639 149

Computed metrics

K1 · Current ratio
1.818
Prior: 1.77(+2.7%)
F1.290 / F1.690
K1 · Own working capital ratio
0.446
Prior: 0.309(+44.2%)
(F1.490 - F1.190) / F1.290
K2 · Sales profitability
14.05%
Prior: 11.92%(+2.13 пп)
F2.060 / F2.010 × 100%
K2 · Net profitability
8.47%
Prior: 6.92%(+1.55 пп)
F2.210 / F2.010 × 100%
K3 · Revenue dynamics
33.9%
(F2.010_N / F2.010_N-1) - 1
K3 · Debt dynamics
-35.9%
(F1.510 + F1.610)_N / (F1.510 + F1.610)_N-1 - 1
Operating cash-flow margin
12.89%
Prior: 11.3%
F4.040 / F2.010 × 100%

Integrity checks

Checks passed: 6 of 6

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

Signals

Yellow flags
  • Short-term payables up 55% (from 6,756 to 10,489k BYN), mainly to suppliers (+65%): working-capital expansion is partly financed by trade credit.
  • Overdue receivables grew by 332k BYN (from 2,439 to 2,771k BYN), including advances paid to suppliers for inventory.
  • Structural dependence on the state order: short-term borrowing is taken to settle with farmers for harvest grain supplied for national needs; state-order grain receivables are rising.
Green signals
  • Strong liquidity: current ratio 1.82 against a 1.25 norm; own-working-capital provision 0.45 against a 0.15 norm.
  • Operating cash flow positive and strong: 11,961k BYN, a 12.9% margin on revenue.
  • Growth on real activity: revenue +33.9% year-on-year (69,284 → 92,768k BYN), confirmed by rising cash receipts from customers (76,603 → 103,352k BYN).
  • Net profit 7,859k BYN (+63.9% year-on-year), net profitability 8.5%, sales profitability 14.1%.
  • Falling debt load: loans and borrowings −35.9% year-on-year; long-term debt cut from 2,657 to 113k BYN.
  • Dividends paid (1,116k BYN) — sustained capacity to distribute profit; overdue obligations near zero.

Recommendation

Suggested outcome
Privatization
Category
Financially strong
Health score
1.28
Confidence level
High

OJSC Slutsk Bakery shows a stable financial position for 2025. Liquidity comfortably exceeds norms (current ratio 1.82; own-working-capital provision 0.45), operating cash flow is strong (11,961k BYN, 12.9% of revenue), sales profitability is 14.1% and net profitability 8.5%. Revenue grew 33.9% with a comparable rise in cash receipts from customers, pointing to real operating momentum rather than revaluation. The debt load is shrinking (loans −35.9%, long-term debt almost fully repaid), overdue obligations are near zero, and equity covers long-term assets. The enterprise pays dividends consistently. Bread and bakery production is not among the sectors strategically critical for state ownership: the market is competitive (resident producers and imports are present in confectionery), and the enterprise's financial health is high. Privatization is recommended — sale of the communal stake (50.10%) with social obligations preserved. Open transition-period questions are clarifying the ownership level (communal stake under sectoral oversight) and the terms for preserving the grain state order.

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