/KASE, July 17, 2024/ – National company Food contract corporation JSC (Astana), whose bonds are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with an auditor's report on the company's consolidated financial statement for 2023.

According to the audited data as of December 31, 2023 (in th. KZT, unless otherwise specified):

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                                           as of         as of 
Indicator                           Dec. 31, 2023 Dec. 31, 2022
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Equity                                 91,849,578    79,539,685
Total assets                          275,715,238   268,580,113
Total liabilities                     183,865,660   189,040,428
Sales                                  25,349,283    78,322,100
Gross margin                            1,189,812    10,249,758
Net income (net loss)                 -18,992,990   -15,859,361
Book value of ordinary share, tenge        583.79        631.61
ROA, %                                      -6.89         -5.90
ROE, %                                     -20.68        -19.94
ROS, %                                     -74.93        -20.25
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The company's financial statements for 2023 were audited by Ernst and Young LLP. According to the auditor's opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material aspects, the financial position of National company Food contract corporation JSC and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 and their consolidated financial results and consolidated cash flows for the year ended as of the specified date in accordance with IFRS.

The report is available on KASE website – see more

[2024-07-17]