Annual report 2024
Consolidated financial statements
Notes to the Consolidated financial statements
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was expected. Domestic government bonds were the main source of financing the deficit. Ukraine enters 2025 with a more stable
fiscal position than in 2024. External financing this year is expected to fully cover the state budget’s anticipated needs.
Ukraine’s labour market expiriences all the challenges of a full-scale war. The economic shock of the beginning of the Russian
invasion led to a drop in both demand and supply of labour. Later, demand for labour began to recover slowly, however, the
labour market remains less dynamic than before the full-scale invasion.
Russian forces continue to attack Ukraine’s energy system to cause maximum destruction and prolonged power outages. However,
Ukrainian energy workers persist in repairing all damage and strengthening the protection of critical infrastructure. Thanks to
these efforts, Ukraine entered 2025 with minimal or no power outages for residential and industrial consumers. The situation
even allowed for commercial electricity exports during certain hours, helping to balance the system and generating additional
revenue for energy companies.
Going concern
Ukraine continues to face the ongoing full-scale Russian invasion since 24 February 2022, with significant war operations in the
south and east of the country and drone and rocket attacks against civilian infrastructure throughout the whole territory of
Ukraine. War affected the economic and social life of the country and posed a number of operational issues for the Company. At
the time of publication of this Report the war is ongoing and the significant general uncertainties inherent to the continued war
exist.
The Group’s management has analyzed the observable impact of the War on its business as described below, but not limited to:
- As of December 31, 2024, 116 IMC employees are actively serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. All of our enterprises
have been designated as critically important for the functioning of the economy and ensuring the livelihood of the population
during this special period. Throughout 2024, approximately 50% of male employees were granted official deferments from
military service to continue fulfilling their professional responsibilities. Despite the challenges, the Group has managed to
maintain a stable workforce without experiencing labor shortages, with all employees having returned to their roles in offices
or production facilities.
- No critical assets preventing the Group to continue operations are damaged or located in the uncontrolled territories. All of
the Group’s inventories are in good condition and are in safe storage.
- It was sown 100% of the land bank in 2024 (100% in 2023). The structure of crops was changed in the direction of decreasing
areas under corn in favor of sunflower and wheat in 2023 (corn 40%, sunflower 28%, wheat 27%). The Group returned to
its traditional crop structure in 2024 (corn 55%, sunflower 20%, wheat 17%).
- The companies of the Group were provided with heat and power units in order to avoid downtime due to electricity outages
in Ukraine caused by Russia's attacks on Ukrainian power generation and distribution infrastructure.
- The Group successfully exports through the Black Sea corridor and also uses alternative logistics routes.
- IMC has invested in its own grain railway wagons. In 2024, the company purchased 195 wagons (another 10 wagons were
received from the USAID Economic Resilience Activity (ERA)) and plans to add another 95 wagons to its fleet in 2025.
Having own railway wagons fleet will allow IMC to significantly save on the cost of railway logistics. We estimate that
starting next year we will export up to 80% of the grain produced by the company using our own railway wagon fleet.
- Increased sales volumes and prices for grain allowed to reduce the total debt as at the end of 2024 to USD 23,3 mln (USD
45,7 mln as at the end of 2023). The debt reduction was achieved through the repayment of short-term revolving credit
lines, which remained active and, if necessary, the Group can select the credit limit at any time. The Group has committed
to comply with loans covenants. As at 31 December 2024 the Group was in compliance with all loans covenants.
In response to abovementioned impacts, the Group has taken the following actions:
o The safety and well-being of our employees have been the utmost priority amid military actions in Ukraine resulting from
russia’s invasion. IMC has been providing extensive support to its employees. The business processes have been reorganized
to adjust to the existing challenges and to provide continuity to the Group’s activities.
o It is planned to sow all 100% of the land. Area under these crops is planned as 56%, 21% and 18% of the total crop mix in
2025 (corn 55%, sunflower 20%, wheat 17% for 2024).
o To reduce the risk of loss of stocks from destruction due to missile attacks, stocks are placed in different regions and
different locations. To reduce the risk of damage of stocks from long-term storage, alternative shipping routes are being
developed to prevent accumulation of stocks in warehouses, and plastic sleeves are used for storing crops in order to ensure
the most correct storage conditions outside the elevator.