Romanian real estate leasing company Practic [BSE:PRBU] said on Monday it recorded a net profit of 26.9 million lei ($5.8 million/5.4 million euro) in 2023, down from 37.8 million lei in the previous year. Practic's net turnover increased to 42.3 million lei last year, from 37.8 million lei in 2022, the company said in a statement filed with the Bucharest Stock Exchange, BVB. Practic attributed the growth in turnover to multiple factors, such as maintaining the occupancy rate of its streetside commercial spaces around the 98% mark, diversifying its tenant mix, and identifying solutions for renting out office buildings located in non-optimal areas. The company's EBITDA decreased to 34.3 million lei in 2023, from 48.5 million lei in the previous year. Practic owned totat assets worth 481.7 million lei at end-2023, making for a rate of return on assets of 5.58%, down from 7.61% a year earlier. Total liabilities stood at 44.8 million lei, for a solvency ratio of 10.75, up from 10.09 in 2022. Practic was founded in 1962 as a state-owned company that managed food stores in Bucharest. The company was privatised in 1990 and started trading on the BVB in 1996. Practic’s shares last traded on March 22, closing 10.43% lower at 1,030 lei on the Bucharest bourse.
The German company DEHN, a manufacturer of electrical engineering solutions for critical infrastructure, including lightning and surge protection, as well as safety equipment, will open a production site in Piteşti, southern Romania. The facility, the company's first in the country, will expand its capacities to serve customers in Europe. It fits seamlessly into the company's […]
Cluj-based real estate developer Urbano Group announced plans for a new retail park in a project valued at EUR 100 million. The company says it will be the largest retail park in Transylvania. Until now, the developer has obtained the necessary building permits to begin work on Phase 1 of the park, which was named […]
SIGNAL IDUNA ASIGURARE REASIGURARE announces that final approval has been received from the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) for the acquisition of the majority stake in Garanta Asigurări, owned by The Ethniki, Hellenic General Insurance Company, the leading composite insurer in Greece. This transaction marks a key milestone for SIGNAL IDUNA, as the company continues its […]
Bitdefender, a global cybersecurity solutions provider founded by Romanian entrepreneurs Măriuca and Florin Talpeş, has agreed to acquire Mesh Security Limited (Mesh), a provider of advanced email security solutions founded in Ireland. Through the acquisition, Mesh’s email security technology and capabilities will be integrated into Bitdefender’s extended detection and response (XDR) platform and managed detection and response (MDR) services. […]
Several hundred people, mostly women, gathered on Wednesday, June 18, in Bucharest's Victory Square to voice their anger against the killing of women in Romania and demand reforms. Since the beginning of the year, 26 women have been killed. People brought signs displaying messages such as: “Safety for all women,” “Why is it always my fault?” […]
Investment executive Nikolaus Bethlen has been driving a family effort to restore rundown, historic properties in and around the village of Criș, in Mureş county, and repurpose them as part of Bethlen Estates Transylvania, a tranquil retreat where the preservation of the area’s heritage takes center stage. The Bethlen family, with a long line of […]
