Similarly to last year, oil companies OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) and Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO) had higher sales in lei, taking advantage of the rise in fuel prices and the depreciation of the leu.
The weaker leu also favored companies with significant exports, such as fertilizer producer Azomures (AZO.RO) and car components producer Compa Sibiu (CMP.RO). Drug distributors Ropharma Brasov (RPH.RO) and Farmaceutica Remedia Deva (RMAH.RO) also boasted higher turnovers.
Small companies continued to see declines. It is the case of suppliers of materials for constructions and infrastructure, such as Teraplast (TRP.RO), Prefab (PREH.RO), and VAE Apcarom (APC.RO), of oil equipment manufacturer Uztel (UZT.RO) and of power transformer manufacturer Retrasib (RTRA.RO), and of glassware manufacturer Stirom (STIB.RO), whose turnover fell amid the general decline of internal consumption.
Other 53 listed companies are set to publish their financial results this week.
(English version by Daniela Stoican)