After updating cash flow forecasts for 2024, the Board of Directors of PJSC EsEfAi increased its recommendation on dividends for 9 months of 2024. He proposed to allocate 10.9 billion rubles for the payment of interim dividends, which is 227.6 rubles per ordinary share. This is stated in the company's message.
The Board of Directors recommended the date on which the persons entitled to receive dividends are determined — December 23, 2024. The shareholders' meeting will be held on December 11.
Recall that the Board of Directors of PJSC "EsEfAi" recommended shareholders to pay dividends for 9 months of 2024 in the amount of 5.45 billion rubles at the rate of 113.8 rubles. per share.
SFI (PJSC "EsEfAi") is a public diversified investment holding company with a portfolio of assets consisting of Russian companies. SFI combines leasing and insurance assets, invests in large minority stakes in industrial and retail companies.
According to the company's published report, at the end of June 2023, the main shareholders were: EsEfAi Trading LLC (57.2% of shares), Lanbury Trading Limited (18.6%), Daglis JSC (10%), CAO VSK (1.5%). The largest final beneficiary is Said Gutseriev.
The list of subsidiaries includes the leasing companies Europlan and Region Estate, where EsEfAi owns 100% of the shares. The company controls the VSK Group by 49%.
SFI's net profit under IFRS in the first half of 2024 amounted to RUB 15.2 billion, which is 39% more than in the same period of the previous year. Operating income and financial income reached RUB 22.4 billion, an increase of 23%.
The net profit of PJSC "EsEfAi" for 9 months of 2024 according to RAS increased 3 times to 17.676 billion rubles from 5.919 billion rubles a year earlier. Revenue increased to RUB 26.18 billion from RUB 5.08 billion. Management expenses amounted to 1.6 billion rubles, of which 1.3 billion rubles were one—time expenses related to the IPO of PJSC LC Europlan.
