Ukrainian Railway

State-owned rail monopoly Ukrainian Railway (RAILUA) was incorporated as a public JSC in December 2015, consolidating its regional rail operators. The company owns almost 21,000 km of rail track and a fleet of c. 4,000 locomotives, 110,000 freight and 5,000 passenger railcars. RAILUA accounts for 62% of total freight transportation in Ukraine, being the largest freight operator in Europe, and 36% of domestic passenger transportation. It is the largest domestic employer with a c.300,000-strong labor force.
Year 2026 2028
Issue Volume ($m) 703 352
Coupon Rate (% p.a.) 8.25% 7.875%
Coupon Frequency S/A S/A
Maturity date 7/9/2026 7/15/2028
Ratings: Fitch/Moody`s/S&P CC/—/— CC/—/—
Market Price* ($) 85.00 79.00
Market YTM* 21.50% 16.20%
Spread over UST* - -
Note: *Based on bid price.
Year 2021 2022 2023
Net Sales ($m) 3,181 *** ***
EBITDA ($m) 516 *** ***
Net Income ($m) 17 *** ***
EBIT Coverage Ratio (x) 0.43 *** ***
Net Debt/Equity (%) 18.4% *** ***

Latest news about Ukrainian Railway

Feb 25, 2025
| Transportation

Ukrainian Railways — CEO comments on profitability outlook; freight transportation stable in January

The CEO of state rail monopoly Ukrainian Railways (RAILUA), Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, said in a media interview that the company’s operating profit from cargo transportation would drop to UAH 5-6bn in 2025 (from c. UAH 20bn in 2023) if freight tariffs remained unchanged, thus failing to cover a projected operating loss from passenger transportation of UAH 22bn. In related news, Ukrainian Railways reported freight transportation of 14.0 Mt in January, down 0.2% m-o-m and 0.9% y-o-y.
Jan 28, 2025
| Transportation

Ukrainian Railways — 2024 freight transportation up 18% y-o-y to 175 Mt

State rail monopoly Ukrainian Railways (RAILUA) reported 2024 freight transportation of 174.8 Mt, +18% y-o-y, implying a December volume of 14.0 Mt, up 0.5% m-o-m and 2.5% y-o-y.
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