- Business
- OPUS GLOBAL Nyrt. (OPUS.BD) serves as a holding company that manages investments across key Hungarian industries including industrial production, agriculture and food processing, tourism, energy, and asset management; it oversees subsidiaries engaged in constructing roads, bridges, public utilities, hydraulic structures, buildings, railway safety equipment, telecommunications installations, and overhead lines; manufacturing electrical equipment, electric household appliances, starches, starch products, sugar, medicinal and edible alcohol, and animal feed; wholesaling cereals, tobacco, sowing seeds, and fodder; operating natural gas and electricity distribution networks covering approximately 40% of Hungary through OPUS TIGÁZ Ltd. and OPUS TITÁSZ Ltd., which manage over 34,000 kilometers of gas pipelines and 26,177 kilometers of electricity lines serving 1.28 million gas customers and 786,000 electricity points; providing support services such as customer billing, meter reading, IT, procurement, and logistics via OPTESZ OPUS Ltd.; electricity network design and construction through OPUS E-LINE Ltd.; and running hotels and spas under the HUNGUEST Hotels and Balatontourist brands alongside property rental and equipment trade. The company, founded in 1912 and headquartered at 1062 Budapest, Andrássy út 59, Hungary, previously known as OPIMUS GROUP Nyrt. until its rebranding in September 2017, operates primarily in Hungary with construction activities extending to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Montenegro, other European countries, and Asia; its energy division represents 43% of consolidated assets and 31% of 2024 revenue, while the group reported consolidated sales of 631.43 billion HUF and EBITDA of 88.47 billion HUF for 2024. Recent developments include the establishment of OPTESZ OPUS Ltd. and OPUS E-LINE Ltd. in 2023 to enhance energy segment synergies and network investments; an equity buyback program commenced under authorization approved on April 30, 2025; transactions with treasury shares reported as of November 2025; and ongoing portfolio optimization in asset management focusing on liquid and minority stakes, with the agriculture and food industry division showing EBITDA and profit growth exceeding prior-year figures. Major shareholders exceeding 5% ownership comprise Konzum PE Magántőke alap indirectly via KPE Invest Kft. and Mészáros Lőrinc, positioning OPUS GLOBAL as a continuous BUX Index constituent and member of MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap, MSCI ACWI Small Cap, and Vienna's CECE index since 2018.