Sberbank is the largest Russian bank in terms of assets and net profit. The year of foundation of the bank is considered to be 1841. Today, Sberbank consists of 17 territorial structures and has more than 19 thousand branches throughout the country.
Sberbank of Russia is in first place in the Russian ranking of banks in terms of assets, its share is 28.7%. Sberbank is also the leader in terms of the volume of individual deposits, as well as the size of the loan portfolio (both corporate and retail).
In 2013, net profit amounted to 392.6 billion rubles, which is 13.4% higher than in 2012. According to this indicator, Sberbank is in first place.
Sberbank shareholders
Organizationally, Sberbank is a joint stock company. The shares have been traded on the Russian stock exchange since 1996. Today they are listed on the RTS and MICEX stock exchanges. American Depositary Receipts are listed on the London Stock Exchange and admitted to trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the US OTC market.
The founder and main shareholder is the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia), which owns 50% of the authorized capital + one voting share. At the end of 2013, the share of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation was 52.32%. The rest of the shares are in public circulation - they belong to Russian and foreign investors (47.68%).
Largely due to the dominant share of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the international agency Fitch assigned a long-term rating to Sberbank at the BBB level at the beginning of 2014 (the forecast is “stable”). The national rating was affirmed at the level of “AAA (rus)” (outlook - “stable”). The agency believes that this contributes to the growth of reliability and the maintenance of the bank's stable positions in the market.
Many believe that G. Gref is the owner of Sberbank. In fact, he performs administrative functions and the role of a manager. G. Gref is the chairman of the bank's board. In total, the bank's board of directors includes 15 people. Although G. Gref owns a certain number of shares, he owns only about 0.002961% of the share
In 2013, Sberbank paid members of the boards of directors remuneration in the amount of 2.38 billion rubles, which is 20% more than in 2012.
How to buy shares of "Sberbank"
Every citizen can become a shareholder and owner of a small share in Sberbank. Today Sberbank is one of the strongest investment ideas on the Russian market, as its shares are trading above the market average.
By law, Russian individuals are prohibited from buying shares directly. This can be done only through specialized professional market participants - brokers. You need to conclude an agreement with them, open a brokerage account, and then start making deals on the stock market. The most convenient way to buy stocks is through online trading. For each transaction, the broker will charge a commission - about 100 rubles.
