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Trends in alcoholic beverages wholesale

Information agency Credinform has prepared a review of trends of the largest alcoholic beverages wholesalers of Russia.

The largest wholesalers (TOP-1000) in terms of annual revenue were selected for the analysis according to the data from the Statistical Register for the latest available periods (2013-2018). The analysis was based on the data of the Information and Analytical system Globas.

Net assets are total assets less total liabilities. This indicator reflects the real value of the property of an enterprise. When the company’s debt exceeds the value of its property, the indicator is considered negative (insufficiency of property).

The largest company in term of net assets is JSC ROUST RUSSIA, NN 7705492717, Moscow. In 2018, net assets value of the company exceeded 14,9 billion RUB.

The lowest net assets volume among TOP-1000 belonged to LLC PIVNOY MIR, INN 8602241022, Moscow, in process of being wound up since 11.11.2015. In 2018, insufficiency of property of the company was indicated in negative value of -2,7 billion RUB.

Covering the ten-year period, the average net assets values of TOP-1000 companies have a trend to increase (Picture 1).

Picture 1. Change in average net assets value in 2009 – 2018 Picture 1. Change in average net assets value in 2009 – 2018

The shares of TOP-1000 companies with insufficient property have trend to increase over the past five years (Picture 2).

Picture 2. Shares of companies with negative net assets value in TOP-1000 Picture 2. Shares of companies with negative net assets value in TOP-1000

Sales revenue
In 2018, total revenue of 10 largest companies was almost 41% of TOP-1000 total revenue (Picture 3). This testifies high level of monopolization.

Picture 3. Change in industry average net profit in 2009-2018 Picture 3. Change in industry average net profit in 2009-2018

In general, there is a decrease in revenue (Picture 4).

Picture 4. Изменение средних отраслевых показателей выручки в 2009 – 2018 годах Picture 4. Изменение средних отраслевых показателей выручки в 2009 – 2018 годах

Profit and loss
The largest company in term of net profit is LLC DISTRIBUTING FIRM RUSLANA, INN 9108118124, the Republic of Crimea. The company’s profit for 2018 amounted to 579 million RUB.

Over the ten-year period, there is a trend to decrease in average net profit (Picture 5).

Picture 5. Change in industry average net profit values in 2009-2018 Picture 5. Change in industry average net profit values in 2009-2018

For the five-year period, the average net profit values of TOP-1000 companies increase with the average net loss value also having the increasing trend (Picture 6).

Picture 6. Change in average net profit and net loss of ТОP-1000 in 2009 – 2018 Picture 6. Change in average net profit and net loss of ТОP-1000 in 2009 – 2018

Key financial ratios
For the five-year period, the average values of the current liquidity ratio were above the recommended one - from 1,0 to 2,0 with a trend to decrease (Picture 7).

Current liquidity ratio (current assets to short-term liabilities) shows the sufficiency of company’s assets to repay on short-term liabilities.

Picture 7. Change in industry average values of current liquidity ratio in 2009 – 2018 Picture 7. Change in industry average values of current liquidity ratio in 2009 – 2018

For the ten-year period, the average values of ROI ratio have a trend to decrease (Picture 8).

ROI ratio is calculated as net profit to sum of shareholders equity and long-term liabilities, and shows the return of equity involved in commercial activities and long-term borrowed funds.

Picture 8. Change in average values of ROI ratio in 2009 – 2018 Picture 8. Change in average values of ROI ratio in 2009 – 2018

Assets turnover ratio is the ratio of sales revenue and company’s average total assets for a period. It characterizes the effectiveness of using of all available resources, regardless the source of their attraction. The ratio shows how many times per year the full cycle of production and circulation is performed, generating the corresponding effect in the form of profit.

For the ten-year period, business activity ratio demonstrated the decreasing trend (Picture 9).

Picture 9. Change in average values of assets turnover ratio in 2009 – 2018 Picture 9. Change in average values of assets turnover ratio in 2009 – 2018

Small enterprises
89% companies of TOP-1000 are registered in the Register of small and medium-sized enterprises of the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation. At the same time, their share in total revenue of TOP-1000 companies amounted to 28,1% that is higher than the national average figure (Picture 10).

Picture 10. Shares of small and medium-sized enterprises in TOP-100, % Picture 10. Shares of small and medium-sized enterprises in TOP-100, %

Main regions of activity
Companies of TOP-1000 are registered in 75 regions of Russia, and unequally located across the country. Almost 35% of companies largest by revenue are located in Moscow (Picture 11).

Picture 11. Distribution of TOP-100 revenue by regions of Russia Picture 11. Distribution of TOP-100 revenue by regions of Russia

Financial position score
Assessment of the financial position of TOP-1000 companies shows that the majority of them have average financial position (Picture 12).

Picture 12. Distribution of TOP-1000 companies by financial position score Picture 12. Distribution of TOP-1000 companies by financial position score

Solvency index Globas
Most of TOP-1000 companies got Superior / High and Strong / Medium index Globas. This fact shows their ability to meet their obligations fully (Picture 13).

Picture 13. Distribution of TOP-1000 companies by solvency index Globas Picture 13. Distribution of TOP-1000 companies by solvency index Globas

Conclusion
Complex assessment of activity of the largest alcoholic beverages wholesalers of Russia, taking into account the main indexes, financial ratios and indicators, demonstrates the prevalence of negative trends (Table 1).

Table 1. Positive and negative trends, evaluation factors
Trends and evaluation factors Relative share of factors, %
Rate of growth (decline) in the average size of net assets up10
Increase / decrease in the share of enterprises with negative values of net assets down-10
Rate of growth (decline) in the average size of revenue down-10
Level of competition down-10
Rate of growth (decline) in the average size of profit (loss) down-10
Growth / decline in average values of companies’ net profit up10
Growth / decline in average values of companies’ net loss down-10
Increase / decrease in average values of total liquidity ratio up5
Increase / decrease in average values of return on investment ratio down-10
Increase / decrease in average values of asset turnover ratio, times down-10
Share of small and medium-sized businesses in the region in terms of revenue being more than 22% up10
Regional concentration down-10
Financial position (the largest share) up5
Solvency index Globas (the largest share) up10
Average value of relative share of factors down-2,1

Up positive trend (factor), Down negative trend (factor).

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Amendments to the laws on children`s vacation

Amendments were made by the Federal Law as of October 16, 2019 №336-FL, aiming at improvement of state regulation of organizing children`s recreation and health improvement to the following legislative acts of Russia:

  • the Federal Law as of November 24, 1996 №132-FL «On the Basics of Tourist Activity in the Russian Federation»;
  • the Federal Law as of July 24, 1998 №124-FL «On basic guarantees of the rights of the child in the Russian Federation»;
  • the Federal Law as of October 6, 1999 №184-FL «On basic principles of organization of legislative (representative) and executive bodies of state power of the subjects of the Russian Federation».

Amendments taken to the legislation obligate legal entities and individual entrepreneurs (IE), providing services on organizing children`s recreation and health improvement to present data necessary for entering to special registers till May 1, 2020.

The following information should be included:

  • provided services on organizing children`s recreation and health improvement, including services on accommodation and meals;
  • dates of putting into operation objects, used by the stationary organizations;
  • reports of compliance to sanitary-epidemiological requirements and issuing dates;
  • results of inspections made by supervising authorities in current and previous year;
  • availability of services for disabled children and those with limited health capacity.

Entities and IE that were not entered to the Register, will be deprived from the right to provide services on organizing children`s recreation and health improvement since June 1, 2020.

Maintenance of Registers of organizing children`s recreation and health improvement is entrusted on the authorized bodies of executive power of the subjects of the Russian Federation.

The Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) provides to the Unified intergovernmental information and statistics system the following data on amount of child and adolescent summer sanitary institutions in Russia (Picture 1):

Picture 1. Amount of child and adolescent summer sanitary institutions in Russia in 2009 – 2018 (units) Picture 1. Amount of child and adolescent summer sanitary institutions in Russia in 2009 – 2018 (units)

According to the Information and Analytical system Globas currently in Russia there are more than 1200 active legal entities with the name «children's health camp». Full information about the above-mentioned companies and their activities is available for the subscribers of Globas.