
rMc
s.A.
Notes to the annual accounts as at
31st December 2024
in2023
(corn
40%, sunflower 28o/o,wheal27%). The Group
returned to its traditional crop
structure in 2024
(corn
60%, sunflower 22o/o,
wheat 19o/o).
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
a
nd d istri
bution
i nfrastructure.
The Group successfully exports through the
Black
Sea corridor and
also uses alternative
logistics
routes.
IMC has invested in
its
own
grain
railway wagons. ln 2024, the
company
purchased
205
wagons 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 B0% of the
grain produced
by the
company using our own
railway wagon fleet.
lncreased sales volumes and
prices
for
grain
allowed to
reduce the total debt as at the
end of
2024
to USD
23,3 million
(USD
45,7 million 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't December
2024
the
Group
was
in compliance
with
all
loans
covenants.
ln response to abovementioned
impacts,
the Group
has taken the following actions:
-
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.
-
lt is
planned
to sow all
100%
of the
land. Area
under these
crops is
planned
as 59o/o,23oh
and
19o/o of the total crop mix in 2025
(corn
60%, sunflower
22oh, wheat 18o/o f or 2024).
-
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.
-
The
Group
successfully exports through the Black Sea corridor and also
uses alternative
logistics routes
-
by rail across the western borders of Ukraine and
river navigation through
the Danube. To strengthen
logistical
autonomy, a
fleet of
grain
trucks and
grain
hopper
cars
was
purchased,
which will help improve operational efficiency and
increase IMC's
export capabilities.
-
The
Group
is fully
provided
with agricultural
materials for the
upcoming
sowing season
2025, as well as machineries
for
the
field works.
-
The
Group
has
sufficient
working capital and access to
financing. The Group has
balanced
proportions
between the
volume
of
renewable short-term credit lines and
long-
term
investment
programs.
-
The
Group
is fully
compliant
with all sanction's rules and
regulations
against
Russia and
Belarus.
IMC
does
not
cooperate
with
any company,
organization or bank that cooperates
or
has
any business
relations with
companies,
organizations or banks
in Russia and
Belarus.
-
The Group's companies continue to
pay
all taxes
required by law and to comply with all
business
rules, regardless
of
martial law.
Management
prepared
Groups budget for the next
12 months with the following assumptions
-
the impact of the
war
on business
will
continue
for the next 12 months;
-
further development of the
war
will not severely affect
the Group's assets;
20