Lukoil is ¹1 in the ranking of the largest companies Lukoil Neftochim Burgas topped the list of Capital of the 100 largest Bulgarian companies again this year. Revenues of the refinery in 2014 is BGN 6.5 billion. Second is Aurubis Bulgaria with BGN 4.1 billion and commercial company Lukoil Bulgaria is third with BGN 3.2 billion revenue. The first four places (the fourth is NEK) ranking of companies is the same as in 2013, with the difference that the income of the four companies were higher than in 2014. The results show that the 100 largest companies in the country have total revenue of BGN 58 billion, which is 20% of all declared business turnover in 2014. Despite economic growth of 1.7% for the year, the revenues of big business decline. Debut among the top 10 companies in the ranking makes the NPP Kozloduy, which rose from 14th to 10th position. Other companies in the top 10 were Bulgargaz, CEZ Electro Bulgaria, OMV Bulgaria, Kaufland Bulgaria and Saksa.
Source: Standart (02.07.2015)

17 Bulgarian companies fall in among the largest 500 in Central and Eastern Europe 17 Bulgarian companies are shortlisted in the rating of the largest companies in Central and Eastern Europe for 2014. A year earlier their number was 13. The Bulgarian companies’ total turnover reaches EUR 17.99 billion, which is a growth by 4.24%. This is what rating of the International credit insurer Coface - Coface CEE Top 500 shows. It is published for the seventh consecutive year, Companies in the entire region generate total turnover of EUR 572 billion, which exceeds almost half of the total sum of the nominal GDP of these economies. The chart ranks companies, as it takes into account as a key indicator their turnover as well as additional indicators such as number of employees and net profit. Number of Bulgarian companies in the rating is growing, which is definitely a positive sign. As a whole, their turnover also goes up, but at comparatively lower pace, which moves them at lower places in the chart. The leader’s position is occupied by Lukoil Neftochim Burgas again, though the company holds the 23rd place. Aurubis is the industrial company that takes the highest position-52 of all Bulgarian participants. The company registers the most serious growth in profit among Bulgarian enterprises-by nearly 216%. The largest ten local companies in the charts are as follows: Lukoil Neftochim BEH, Aurubis Bulgaria, Lukoil Bulgaria, NEC, Bulgargaz, CEZ Electro Bulgaria, OMV Bulgaria, Kaufland Bulgaria and Saxa
Source: investor.bg (27.08.2015)

Bulgaria's Lukoil Neftochim Remains Third Biggest Company in Southeast Europe Lukoil Neftochim Burgas, the largest crude oil refinery in Southeastern Europe and the largest industrial enterprise in Bulgaria, retained its third position in the latest annual ranking of SeeNews released on Tuesday. The company which specialises in the production of fuel, petrochemicals and polymers retained its ranking from 2013. Its total revenue for 2014 exceeded EUR 3.3 B, the company registering a net loss of more than EUR 272 M. The Top 100 list ranks the 100 biggest companies registered in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia and Montenegro. Two Romanian companies – Automobile Dacia SA and OMV Petrom SA occupy the first two positions with the car manufacturer having ousted the oil and gas producer from the first place in 2014. The other Bulgarian companies on the list are: Aurubis Bulgaria AD (8), Lukoil Bulgaria EOOD (13), the National Electricity Company (15), Bulgargaz EAD (41), CEZ Elektro Bulgaria AD (47), OMV Bulgaria OOD (49), Kaufland Bulgaria EOOD & Co KD (61), Saksa OOD (82), AETs Kozloduy EAD (92) and the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company AD (95).
Source: Standart (07.10.2015)