OREANDA-NEWS. December 15, 2010. Ukrainian rating magazine Gvardiya has published the rating "Gvardiya 500. Rating of the richest companies of Ukraine."

National rating magazine Gvardiya (Guard) has presented results of Ukraine's richest businesses annual rating, which in 2010 includes 500 companies in the country. The main rating criterion was the company's net income in 2009.

Rating of the richest Ukrainian businesses

SCM ranks second in the main rating "The richest companies" (net income — UAH 63.5 billion.). SCM's company Azovstal Steel Plant is also in the top ten richest Ukrainian companies (ranks fifth).

Rating of the most profitable Ukrainian businesses

Four businesses of the SCM Group have entered the top ten in the rating based on the net income obtained in 2009. Managing company SCM ranks third (UAH 2.2 billion) followed by Severny GOK (ranks fourth with UAH 1.3 billion). Inguletsky GOK (operating under umbrella of the Metinvest Group as well as Severny GOK) ranks eighth (UAH 0.93 billion), while Vostokenergo (DTEK) ranks ninth (UAH 0.88 billion).

Market Ranking

The SCM Group's companies also took high places in the sectoral ranking. For example, FUIB is ranked ninth in the financial sector ranking "The most profitable banks". In addition, the companies of the Group are widely presented in the industrial ratings. Thus, Azovstal Steel Plant (Metinvest) ranks first in the Ferrous Metallurgy ranking. Other SCM Group's companies in the top ten list include Yenakiyevo Steel Plant (YeMZ Group) and Metalen (ranked ninth and tenth respectively). In the Coke and Chemical Industry Ranking Avdeyevka Coke and Chemical Plant is placed second; Krasnodonugol is assessed at fourth in the Mining Industry Ranking, while Khartsyzsk Pipe Plant is number one in the Pipe Industry Ranking. All three Metinvest's GOKs entered the top ten ore mining and processing companies: SevGOK and InGOK occupy the top two positions, while CGOK is placed fourth.