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EtalonAnnouncement

02/11/2017 07:30

RNS Number : 3633V
Etalon Group PLC
02 November 2017
2 November 2017
Etalon Group October 2017 Sales Grow by 35% y-o-y
ETALON GROUP PLC ("Etalon Group" or the "Company"), one of Russia's largest and longest-established development and construction companies, is pleased to announce that new contract sales in October 2017 amounted to RUB 4,964 million, an increase of 35% year-on-year. This result was supported by 15% year-on-year growth in average selling price per sqm, which reached RUB 107 ths.
Commenting on the October 2017 operating results, Etalon Group President Viacheslav Zarenkov said:
"As anticipated, we see further acceleration in new contract sales growth in the first month of 4Q 2017, on the back of strong demand for our recently-launched projects. Based on the operating results for October 2017, I am confident that Etalon Group will deliver strong performance for 4Q 2017."
This and other recent announcements are available on the Etalon Group website: http://www.etalongroup.com/investors/news/
Etalon Group IR Team
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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 Etalon LenSpetsSMU subsidiaries. With a 30-year history, Etalon Group has one of the longest and most successful track records in the Russian real estate industry - since its inception, Etalon Group has commissioned 5.5 million sqm.
Etalon Group's strong reputation among consumers supports its pre-sales business model, which helps the Company to minimise external financing needs for on-going projects while maintaining a secure liquidity position: net debt as of 31 December 2016 was RUB 7.8 billion.
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 5 thousand people, and its nationwide sales and marketing network covers 52 Russian cities.
As of 31 December 2016, Etalon Group's portfolio comprised 35 projects, with a total of 2.82 million sqm of unsold net sellable area. JLL valued this portfolio at RUB 115,818 million.
For the year ended 31 December 2016, Etalon Group's new contract sales totalled 496 ths sqm, or RUB 47,443 million. Deliveries in 2016 amounted to 420 ths sqm.
The Company recorded revenue of RUB 49.0 billion and EBITDA of RUB 7.3 billion for the year ended 31 December 2016.
Etalon Group's GDRs have been traded on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange since 20 April 2011.

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