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Net profit of Dukat decreased by 14.4 percent

Dukat achieved a net profit of 72.9 million kuna last year, which is 14.4 percent higher than the previous year, according to data from the financial report of this dairy industry.

According to the report, Dukat’s business revenues last year amounted to 1.64 billion kuna, which is 2.3 percent less than in 2014, while business expenses fell by 1.5 percent to 1.6 billion kuna.

Dukat highlights that sales revenues last year amounted to 1.63 billion kuna and were slightly reduced by 0.4 percent compared to the previous year.

The decline in sales revenue was influenced by a decrease in the domestic market, which accounts for 88.9 percent of total sales revenue. Sales revenue in the domestic market amounted to 1.45 billion kuna, representing a year-on-year decrease of 3.1 percent.

At the same time, sales revenue in international markets increased by 27.6 percent to 181.5 million kuna.

“During 2015, the external environment was marked by the continuation of unfavorable economic and sectoral trends from the previous period. At the same time, the period was characterized by the continuation of long-term management activities in the area of optimizing business processes and operating costs, as well as increasing efficiency at all levels of the company’s operations,” states the management of Dukat in explaining the business results.

Dukat also published consolidated financial results for the Dukat Group, which, along with the parent company, consists of 13 affiliated companies in Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Macedonia, Kosovo, and Bulgaria.

Sales revenue of the Dukat Group last year amounted to 3.39 billion kuna, which is 3.7 percent less than in 2014.

The net profit for the past year amounts to 78.9 million kuna and is a decrease of 5.6 percent compared to the previous year.

At the same time, operating profit (EBIT) amounted to 131.2 million kuna, which is an increase of 15.9 percent year-on-year. The increase in operating profit from Dukat is explained by the improvement in the business results of affiliated companies in Slovenia and Serbia.