Industry Report Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 2017 BULGARIA seenews.com/reports This industry report is part of your subcription access to SeeNews | seenews.com/subscription CONTENTS I. KEY INDICATORS II. INTRODUCTION III. REVENUES IV. EXPENSES V. PROFITABILITY VI. EMPLOYMENT 1 SeeNews Industry Report In 2016 there were a total of 9,246 companies operating in I. KEY INDICATORS the industry. In 2015 their number totalled 9,173. The Architectural and engineering activities; technical NUMBER OF COMPANIES IN ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING testing and analysis industry in Bulgaria was represented by ACTIVITIES; TECHNICAL TESTING AND ANALYSIS INDUSTRY BY 8,898 companies at the end of 2017, compared to 9,246 in SECTORS the previous year and 9,173 in 2015. SECTOR 2017 2016 2015 ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES AND RELATED 5,770 6,070 5,997 The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 103,174,000 in TECHNICAL CONSULTANCY 2017. ARCHITECTURAL ACTIVITIES 2,323 2,355 2,352 TECHNICAL TESTING AND ANALYSIS 805 821 824 The industry's total revenue was BGN 1,366,322,000 in 2017, down by 4.68% compared to the previous year. The combined costs of the companies in the Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis III. REVENUES industry reached BGN 1,234,117,000 in 2017, up by 4.96% year-on-year. The total revenue in the industry was BGN 1,366,322,000 in 2017, BGN 1,433,434,000 in 2016 and 1,731,089,000 in 2015. The industry's total revenue makes up 1.42% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017, compared Total revenue to 1.55% for 2016 and 1.94% in 2015. Net sales revenue A total of 13,931 people were employed in the Architectural 1,800,000,0001,731,089,000 and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 1,650,000,000 industry in 2017, compared to 13,841 in 2016 and 14,138 in 1,627,549,000 1,500,000,000 1,433,434,000 2015. 1,366,322,000 1,350,000,000 Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, 1,200,000,000 1,313,553,000 followed by Varna and Plovdiv. 1,244,026,000 1,050,000,000 900,000,000 II. INTRODUCTION BGN 750,000,000 In 2017 the companies in the Architectural and engineering 600,000,000 activities; technical testing and analysis industry numbered 8,898, distributed in 3 sectors. 450,000,000 300,000,000 150,000,000 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE BY SECTORS AND NUMBER OF COMPANIES 0 2,323 2015 2016 2017 The companies in the Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis market of Bulgaria earned combined net sales revenues of BGN 1,244,026,000 in 2017. In annual terms, sales marked a decline of 5.29% compared to 805 2016. In comparison to 2015 they decreased by 23.56%. In 2016 sales dropped by 19.29% year-on-year. The Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis industry total revenue make up 1.42% to the country's GDP in 2017, compared to 1.55% for 2016 and 1.94% in 2015. 5,770 Engineering activities and related technical consultancy Architectural activities Technical testing and analysis 2 SeeNews Industry Report Share in GDP 1.94%2 INDUSTRY'S NET SALES REVENUE STRUCTURE BY SECTORS 16.32% 1.8 1.6 1.55% 1.42% 1.4 13.60% 1.2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 2015 2016 2017 70.08% In 2017 the Architectural and engineering activities; technical Engineering activities and related technical consultancy testing and analysis industry contributed to GDP BGN Architectural activities 1,237,933,000 in Gross value added (GVA) accounting for 0.73% of the total for the country's economy. Technical testing and analysis In the previous year, the industry's GVA amounted BGN The highest growth, of 19.60%, was recorded by Architectural 1,275,309,000, accounting for 0.84% of the total for the activities, while Engineering activities and related technical country in 2016. In 2015 the GVA of the Architectural and consultancy registered the sharpest decline, of 11.85%. engineering activities; technical testing and analysis was BGN 1,564,527,000, or 1.01% of the GVA for the country's TOP COMPANIES' REVENUE BY SECTORS SEGMENT COMPANY TOTAL REVENUE NET SALES economy. (BGN) REVENUE (BGN) ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES AND RELATED TECHNICAL CONSULTANCY GVA BY SECTORS JSC RUSATOM SERVICE BRANCH IN 32,196,000 16,830,000 RANK SECTOR BGN SHARE OF THE BULGARIA COUNTRY'S GVA (%) RISK ENGINEERING AD 26,291,000 22,079,000 1 ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES AND RELATED 873,428,000 0.51 WORLEY NUCLEAR SERVICES EAD 21,654,000 19,301,000 TECHNICAL CONSULTANCY ARCHITECTURAL ACTIVITIES 2 ARCHITECTURAL ACTIVITIES 197,815,000 0.12 AQUA ECOPROJECT SYSTEMS OOD 7,683,000 7,683,000 3 TECHNICAL TESTING AND ANALYSIS 166,690,000 0.10 IRCON OOD 7,287,000 7,264,000 DZZD OBEDINENIE SLIVEN 2013 4,221,000 4,221,000 TECHNICAL TESTING AND ANALYSIS We expect, based on the trend in the last three years, the total SGS BULGARIA EOOD 35,393,000 33,139,000 revenue of the Architectural and engineering activities; VIKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT BULGARIA 14,405,000 14,405,000 technical testing and analysis industry to change at a EOOD compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -11.16% in 2018. PSI PHARMA SUPPORT EOOD 4,865,000 4,862,000 Engineering activities and related technical consultancy contributed net sales revenue of BGN 871,817,000 or 70.08% The top 10 companies in terms of total revenue in of the total net sales in the industry, sector Architectural Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and activities - BGN 202,970,000 (16.32%), and sector Technical analysis accounted for 13.04% of the industry's total in 2017, testing and analysis - BGN 169,239,000 (13.60%). 18.79% in 2016 and 19.47% in 2015. TOP 10 COMPANIES BY TOTAL AND NET SALES REVENUE IN THE INDUSTRY RANK COMPANY TOTAL REVENUE NET SALE (BGN) REVENUE (BGN) 1 SGS BULGARIA EOOD 35,393,000 33,139,000 2 JSC RUSATOM SERVICE BRANCH IN 32,196,000 16,830,000 BULGARIA 3 RISK ENGINEERING AD 26,291,000 22,079,000 4 WORLEY NUCLEAR SERVICES EAD 21,654,000 19,301,000 5 VIKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT BULGARIA 14,405,000 14,405,000 EOOD 3 SeeNews Industry Report 6 FANUC BULGARIA EOOD 13,676,000 13,141,000 7 SOFINVEST EOOD 9,874,000 9,666,000 TOP 10 COMPANIES BY TOTAL REVENUE IN THE FIELD 8 UNIT ENERDGY OOD 8,977,000 8,843,000 ARCHITECTURAL ACTIVITIES WERE: 9 NOVI ENERGIINI I INDUSTRIALNI 7,899,000 0 COMPANY BGN TEHNOLOGII EAD AQUA ECOPROJECT SYSTEMS OOD 7,683,000 10 LUCIANO CONSULTING EOOD 7,852,000 7,852,000 IRCON OOD 7,287,000 DZZD OBEDINENIE SLIVEN 2013 4,221,000 RED VERTEX OOD 3,949,000 The total revenues of the top 10 companies in the VAMOS OOD 2,762,000 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and PLANING EOOD 2,760,000 analysis were 0.19% of GDP in 2017, compared to 0.29% for ARTEC DESIGN EOOD 2,719,000 2016 and 0.38% in 2015. ATELIE SERAFIMOV - ARCHITECTS OOD 2,338,000 PERFECTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL EOOD 2,309,000 The top 10 by assets in the Architectural and engineering STEPHEN GEORGE INTERNATIONAL-BULGARIA EOOD 2,207,000 activities; technical testing and analysis market made up BGN 58,493,000, or 4.70% of the total net sales revenue. The 10 largest companies in terms of total revenue in sector TOP 10 BY TOTAL ASSETS IN THE INDUSTRY Architectural activities earned total revenue of BGN RANK COMPANY BGN 38,235,000 and accounted for 2.80% of the industry's total 1 DANDI PRESHAS METALS KRUMOVGRAD EAD 325,853,000 revenue. 2 TOTAL E&P BULGARIA B.V. – KLON BULGARIA 202,321,000 3 RISK ENGINEERING AD 179,852,000 TOP 10 COMPANIES BY TOTAL REVENUE IN THE INDUSTRY 4 PLAAN CHEH S R O DZZD 79,073,000 TECHNICAL TESTING AND ANALYSIS WERE: 5 OMV OFSHOR BULGARIA GMBH – KLON OFIS BULGARIA 64,259,000 COMPANY BGN 6 WORLEY NUCLEAR SERVICES EAD 57,981,000 SGS BULGARIA EOOD 35,393,000 7 JSC RUSATOM SERVICE BRANCH IN BULGARIA 28,258,000 VIKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT BULGARIA EOOD 14,405,000 8 EUROMAX SERVICES EOOD 22,337,000 PSI PHARMA SUPPORT EOOD 4,865,000 9 TEHNIP ITALI S.P.A.-ITALIYA 20,083,000 DI END VI KONSULT OOD 4,573,000 10 RENA-BULGARIA EOOD 19,816,000 INSTITUT D EXPERTISE CLINIQUE BULGARIE *I.E.C.* - BULGARIE AD 3,971,000 EVROTEST KONTROL EAD 3,075,000 HACH LANGE EOOD 2,781,000 TOP 10 COMPANIES WITH HIGHEST ANNUAL GROWTH IN TP PREMIER RISARCH GERMANIA LIMITED 2,372,000 OPERATING REVENUE IN ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING PRIMORIS BULGARIA AD 2,270,000 ACTIVITIES; TECHNICAL TESTING AND ANALYSIS TEHENERGO EAD 2,156,000 RANK COMPANY Y/Y GROWTH 1 PATSTROYPROJEKT EOOD 38033.33% 2 KONSTRUKTPROEKT OOD 16100.00% The 10 largest companies in terms of total revenue in sector 3 STROL-1000 JOINT STOCK COMPANY AD 8942.86% Technical testing and analysis earned total revenue of BGN 4 AAG - ANDREY ANDREEV GROUP EOOD 7800.00% 75,861,000 and accounted for 5.55% of the industry's total 5 ARCHCONSULT EOOD 6500.00% revenue. 6 SMK INVEST AD 6000.00% 7 URBAN INZHENERING EOOD 5900.00% 8 WHATA OOD 5620.00% 9 ARDIA CORP EAD 5600.00% IV.