Pljevlja coalmine recorded a net profit in the amount of some 4.6 million euros in the first nine months of 2022, compared to a profit of 3.6 million euros in the same period last year.
According to the financial report, coalmine’s sales revenues reached 36.7 million euros at the end of September 2022, which is by 33 % more than in the same period in 2021. At the same time, operating expenses rose by 30.3 %, reaching 18.2 million euros, while salaries, benefits and other personnel expenses reached 9.77 million euros, a 56 % increase year-on-year.
Total assets of Pljevlja coalmine at the end of September 2022 were worth 112 million euros, which is by 29.9 % more than a year before. The company’s long-term provisions and liabilities amounted to 9.7 million euros, while short term liabilities amount to 26.5 million euros. Retained earnings stand at 20.6 million euros.
In April 2018, power utility EPCG announced that it has launched a buyout bid for the entire capital (5,064,443 shares) of Pljevlja coalmine. The bid was valid in the period between 20 April and 4 May and EPCG offered to pay 6.4 euros/share of the coalmine. According to the analysis performed by Deloitte, which said that although the price of Pljevlja coalmine shares stood at 6.9 euros at the end of 2017, the fair price is 6.4 euros/share. According to the decision of the Commission for the Capital Market in early June, EPCG became the majority owner of Pljevlja coalmine.
