MERLION is No. 43 in the rating of largest Russian companies RBC 500

RBC published the seventh rating "500 largest Russian companies" (RBC-500). MERLION went up 13 positions (from No. 56) with a profit increase of 34%, and has taken position No. 43 this year.

The authors noted the first decrease in total profits in the rating following the pandemic of 2020, as well as a change in the makeup of the top 10 for the first time since 2018. The total profits of Russia's largest companies following 2020 decreased by 4.9% to the previous year's level, making up 84.9 trillion rubles, as follows from the data of RBC 500 rating. This is the first decrease in profits for the whole rating history, which began in 2015. For comparison: the profit of its participants following 2019 rose by 4.3%.

RBC 500 rating identifies the largest Russian companies with expressed sectoral affiliation and analyzes the economic processes taking place in the economic industries. The main indicator of the rating how the companies are ranked is the profit excluding VAT, excise taxes, and export duties (net profit).