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Alexey Kirichok ...
  • Andrew Keeley
  • Andrey Kuznetsov
  • Anton Stroutchenevski
  • Artem Vinogradov
  • Cole Akeson
  • Irina Lapshina
  • Kirill Rogachev
  • Mikhail Krasnoperov
  • Rodion Lomivorotov

CIS Market Daily - November 7, 2018

MARKET COMMENT - RUSSIA OUTPACES PEERS YESTERDAY; US RESULTS COMING OUT AS EXPECTEDAfter Monday's holiday, yesterday assets traded in Moscow had a chance to catch up with the positive trend, leading the RTS to gain a solid 1.4% to 1,151. Russia's 1.3% gain in MSCI terms put it at the top of the more liquid EMs, while the MSCI EM ended the day flat. US developments so far have come out as expected. This morning, APAC markets look constructive, while we expect a flat open for the RTS.STORIES> US announces Skripal findings; midterms coming out as expected> Russian prices up 0.4% m-o-m in October> Rosneft 3Q18: Strong cash flow; one-offs lower expected dividend yield> Bashneft 3Q18 review: Working capital release at last> Alrosa 3Q18 IFRS preview: High EBITDA margin on improved sales mix> VTB to make another acquisition> VTB 3Q18 IFRS preview: Expecting few surprises> Russian retail: Disrupted by specialists
Underlyings
ALROSA PJSC

AK Alrosa PAO. AK Alrosa PAO (Aktsionernaya kompaniya ALROSA PAO or ALROSA Company PJSC), formerly AK Alrosa OAO, is a Russia-based company which is principally engaged in the exploration, mining, manufacture and sales of diamonds. Its operations include five Integrated Mining and Processing Complexes: Mirny, Udachny, Aikhal, Anabar and Nyurba located in the Sakha Republic; sorting divisions and diamond cutting and polishing division. The Company is a member of variable diamonds associations. It operates through several representative offices, branches and subsidiaries, including Alrosa-Nyurba OAO, Almazy Anabara OAO and Severalmaz OAO.

Bashneft

ANK Bashneft' PAO, formerly ANK Bashneft' OAO is a Russia-based company, which is active within the oil and gas industry. Its principal activities include the extraction, exploration and production of crude oil and oil products. The Company operates through a number of branches and subsidiaries, including network of gas filling stations. In addition, it operates various fields, such as Yangareiskoe and Sabriyaginskoe located in the Nenetsk regions. ANK Bashneft' OAO sells its products on the domestic market, as well as abroad. In July 2013, it completed the consolidation of petrochemical assets within United Petrochemical Company (UPC). In December 2013, it acquired LLC Bashneftegazrazvedka. In February 2014, it consolidated 100 % in Bashneft Trading AG. In March 2014, it acquired LLC Burneftegaz. In August 2014, the Company acquired OPTAN network of filling stations.

Lenta International PJSC

Lenta is a hypermarket group based in Russia. Co. operates 87 hypermarkets in 50 cities across Russia and 16 supermarkets in the Moscow region with a total of approximately 571,328 sq.m. of selling space. Co. also operates four distribution centers for hypermarkets and one for supermarkets. operates three hypermarket formats: Standard, typically with approximately 7,000 sq. m. of selling space (smaller than many Western European hypermarkets) and 24,000 stock keeping unit (SKUs); Compact, typically with approximately 5,000 sq. m. of selling space and 20,300 SKUs; and Supercompact, typically with approximately 3,000 sq. m. of selling space and 15,000 SKUs.

Magnit PJSC

Magnit is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. operates in the retail and distribution of consumer goods under the Magnit name. Co.'s retail operations are operated through convenience stores, cosmetic stores, hypermarkets and other. Most of its stores are located in the Southern, Central and Volga regions. Co. also operates stores in the North-Western, North-Caucasian, Urals and Siberian regions. As of Dec. 31 2014, Co.'s stores chain consisted of 9,711 stores: 8,344 convenience stores, 190 hypermarkets, 97 Magnit Family stores and 1,080 drogerie stores in 2,108 cities and towns throughout the Russian Federation.

Magnit PJSC Sponsored GDR RegS

O Key Group

O'key Group is a Russian retailer. Co.'s principal business activity is operation of retail chain in Russia under brand name O'KEY. Co. provides customers with fresh produce (fresh foods and delicatessen products) and non-food goods (cosmetics, clothing, shoes, household cleaning products, domestic appliances, toys, sports and fitness products, etc.). Co.'s stores follow two formats: hypermarkets and supermarkets. Co. manages approximately 71 stores (42 hypermarkets and 29 supermarkets) across North Western, Southern, Central, Urals and Siberian regions.

Rosneft Oil Co.

OJSC OC Rosneft is a vertically-integrated Russian oil and gas company with upstream and downstream operations in each of Russia's oil-producing regions. Headquartered in Moscow, Co. operates ten oil and gas producing enterprises across Russia and is involved in over ten exploration projects. In addition to its upstream operations, Co. also owns two refineries, which have a combined capacity of 10 million tons per year, as well as four main oil export terminals and a nationwide network of over 600 service stations. Co.'s downstream operations consist of its crude oil export structure, refining operations and nationwide network of marketing subsidiaries.

Rosneft Oil Co. Sponsored GDR RegS

VTB Bank (GDR)

VTB Bank PJSC

Bank VTB PAO is a Russia-based bank engaged in the provision of financial services. The Bank reports five segments: Corporate-Investment banking includes operations with corporate customers that are large business customers and banking financial institutions, as well as operations on the securities market; Mid-Corporate banking covers operations with medium business corporate customers; Retail business includes operations with individuals and small business corporate customers, and offers operations on Internet and mobile Point-of-Sale acquiring, plastic cards, payroll services and financial consulting, among others; Treasury comprises operations to manage liquidity, operations on financial and interbank markets, cash flow management and debit financing operation; as well as Other business includes two business: Construction and development involves operations undertaken by Company in the construction and development industry, and Other activities represent non-banking business.

X5 Retail Group N.V. Sponsored GDR RegS

X5 Retail Group is a holding company. The main activity of Co. is the development and operation of grocery retail stores. Co. operates a retail chain of soft-discount, supermarket and hypermarket stores under the brand names "Pyaterochka", "Perekrestok" and "Karusel" in major population centres in Russia, including but not limited to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhniy Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Kazan, Samara, Lipetsk, Chelyabinsk, Perm, Ekaterinburg and Kiev, Ukraine.

Provider
Sberbank
Sberbank

​Sberbank CIB Investment Research is a research firm offering equity, fixed income, economics, and strategy research. It covers analysis on all aspects of Russia’s capital markets, issues and industries. The firm analyzes trends in Russia and combines local knowledge with a global perspective. It processes macroeconomic data, market and company-specific news, stock quotes and other information for providing research reports. The firm provides details and latest prices on the most traded names and most traded paper on all segments Russian market. In strategy research, it provides thematic research, tips and descriptions of the methodology used to evaluate companies.

Analysts
Alexey Kirichok

Andrew Keeley

Andrey Kuznetsov

Anton Stroutchenevski

Artem Vinogradov

Cole Akeson

Irina Lapshina

Kirill Rogachev

Mikhail Krasnoperov

Rodion Lomivorotov

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