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EtalonAnnouncement

29/10/2014 11:02

RNS Number : 9432T
Etalon Group Limited
10 October 2014
10 October 2014
EtalonGroupRecognised as Leader forBIMTechnologyin Russia
Etalon Group Limited ("Etalon Group" or the "Company"), one of Russia's largest and longest-established development and construction companies, has been recognised at the Autodesk University Russia 2014 international conference as a leader inimplementation of Building Information Modelling ("BIM") technology for its construction projectsin St. Petersburg and Moscow.
Etalon Group uses Building Information Modelling to generate and manage digital versions of buildings and infrastructure at its projects, using detailed three-dimensional models that contain comprehensive, structured information about each object. 
The Company uses BIM as its core project management platform throughout a project life cycle, enabling it to produce reports and analyse projects starting from the pre-design stage, model construction plans, and continuously monitor progress, costs, safety and other parameters. 
Etalon Group CEO Anton Evdokimov said: "Etalon Group is the only company in Russia that uses BIM throughout a project life-cycle. It is not only an important planning tool that helps us to reduceconstruction costs, but it is one of our key management information systems for ongoing, comprehensive monitoring of our construction projects."
This and other recent announcements are available on the Etalon Group website: http://www.etalongroup.com/investors/news/
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About Etalon Group
Founded in 1987 by Viacheslav Zarenkov, Etalon Group has become one of Russia's largest development and construction corporations. The Company focuses on middle class residential real estate in the Moscow and St. Petersburg metropolitan areas, where it operates through Etalon Invest and LenSpetsSMU subsidiaries. With a 27-year history, Etalon Group has one of the longest and most successful track records in the Russian realestate industry.
Since its inception, Etalon Group has commissioned 3.9 million sqm. The Company is currently implementing its post-IPO construction programme, which is on track to achieve fourfold growth in construction volumes between 2010 and 2016 (from 209 ths sqm to 800 ths sqm). Etalon Group's CAGR for deliveries in 2010-2013 was 31%.
Etalon Group's strong reputation among consumers supports its pre-sales business model, which helps the Company to minimise external financing needs for ongoing projects while maintaining a secure liquidity position: net debt as of 31 December 2013 was just USD 6 million.
The Company is vertically integrated, which helps it to control costs, quality and timing, as well as to demonstrate best-in-class profitability.Etalon Group employs over 4,500 people, and its nationwide sales and marketing network covers 36 Russian cities.
As of 31 December 2013, Etalon Group's portfolio comprised 28 projects, with a total of 3.44 million sqm of unsold net sellable area. Jones Lang LaSalle valued this portfolio at USD 2,727 million, a 15% increase in the market value from YE 2012.
For the year ended 31 December 2013, Etalon Group's new contract sales totalled 356 ths sqm, or RUB 30,227 million. Deliveries in 2013 totalled 468 ths sqm. The Company recorded revenue of RUB 39.9 billion and EBITDA of RUB 9.4 billion, with an EBITDA margin of 24% for the year ended 31 December 2013.
Etalon Group Limited's GDRs have been traded on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange since 20 April 2011.

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