/KASE, June 2, 2023/ – BAST JSC (East Kazakhstan region), whose shares are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with an auditor's report on the company's consolidated financial statements for 2022.

According to the audited data as of December 31, 2022 (in th. tenge, unless otherwise specified):

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                                              as of         as of 
Indicator                              Dec. 31, 2022 Dec. 31, 2021
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Equity                                     7,208,989     4,481,714
Total assets                              14,734,716    13,742,064
Total liabilities                          7,525,727     9,260,350
Sales                                      6,258,717     2,630,919
Gross income                                 460,821        88,522
Net income (net loss)                       -494,720    -1,200,706
Book value of an ordinary share, tenge         4,401         2,977
ROA, %                                         -3.36         -8.74
ROE, %                                         -6.86        -26.79
ROS, %                                         -7.90        -45.64
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The company's financial statements for 2022 were audited by Independent audit company "Centraudit-Kazakhstan" LLP. According to the auditor's conclusion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material aspects, the financial position of BAST JSC and its subsidiary as of December 31, 2022, as well as their consolidated financial results and their consolidated cash flows for the year ended as of the specified date in accordance with IFRS.

The report is available on KASE website (in Russian) at – see more

[2023-06-02]