Potanin became the richest Russian version of the global list of Forbes – Gazette

Potanin became the richest Russian version of the global list of Forbes – Gazette

CEO and co-owner of “Norilsk Nickel” Vladimir Potanin became the richest Russian in the world list of the American Forbes and 60th in the world. The magazine estimated the state of a businessman in a $ 15.4 billion – a $ 2.8 billion more than a year ago. The Russian rating of 200 richest businessmen Potanin in 2014 was the eighth with a fortune of $ 12.6 billion. The leaders of the list he was not even once. The representative of Potanin Forbes refused to comment on the assessment.

Prior to this three years in a row the richest Russian was the principal owner of USM Holdings – Alisher Usmanov. A year ago, his fortune Forbes estimated at $ 18.6 billion. This year, the estimate of $ 4.2 billion less. Only the Forbes list were 17 businessmen, but their condition for the year mainly decreased (on average by 2.2%). Most of all – by 5% to $ 11.6 billion – reduced state NLMK owner Vladimir Lisin, Roman Abramovich remained the same ($ 9.1 billion). The only one who has increased state except Potanin – the owner of “Severstal” Alexey Mordashov, follows from the rankings. Among the billionaires two newcomers: the owner of SPI alcohol Group Yuri Scheffler with a fortune of $ 1.75 billion and principal shareholder of the Irkutsk Oil Company Nikolai Bujnov ($ 1.7 billion).

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Public companies are valued at market prices, non-public – on the basis of financial performance. Taking into account the cash that the business received from the sale of the business, as well as dividends received. Compilers rating appreciate works of art, collections, real estate and expensive personal assets: aircraft, yachts. Also estimated debts – both the companies and debt raised for the purchase of a business.

Assessing the state of the business, Forbes estimates the cost of business, personal assets and debts (see. Incision). “Interros” Potanin owns 30.3% of “Norilsk Nickel”. For six months in 2014 the company’s EBITDA increased by 9% to $ 2.5 billion (data for the year so far). Net profit increased almost 3 times – up to $ 1.5 billion. For 2014 the capitalization of “Norilsk Nickel” on the LSE fell by almost 17% to $ 22.5 billion. But Forbes has finished counting February 13, said the source in the publication. On this day, the capitalization of “Norilsk Nickel” rose to $ 30.1 billion. “Interros” also received a record dividends for the first nine months. In the past year, “Norilsk Nickel” paid to shareholders almost 2.5 times more than in the same period of 2013 .: $ 2.8 billion. The company’s share Potanin had $ 842 million.

The main growth state Potanin was due to rise in price of “Norilsk Nickel”: the businessman is no more assets that the deteriorating economic situation in Russia can give an increase in the state of several billion dollars, according to BCS analyst Kirill Chuiko. “Last year, much more expensive copper and nickel, in addition, the company has helped devaluation of the ruble,” – explains the analyst of “Alfa Capital” Andrew Schenck. The prices for iron ore, on the contrary, fell, which affected the financial results of “Metalloinvest” Alisher Usmanov, and his other assets are not feeling too well, the analyst said. In general, the state has grown from those in whose portfolio of more marketable assets, says Schenk. Evaluation of non-public companies may be less accurate: make it qualitatively, not having access to internal financial information, it is difficult, he concluded.