DEPO Computers Depo Electronics

The company provides a range of IT services from design to commissioning of IT infrastructure and complex solutions, as well as their subsequent maintenance.

DEPO Computers manufactures under the brand name DEPO servers, storage systems, switching equipment, server cabinets and other infrastructure elements, graphics and workstations, personal computers, thin clients, as well as specialized devices for managing digital content and printing equipment.

Performance indicators

The financial year in DEPO Computers is calculated from April 1 to March 31.

2022: Revenue growth by 100% to RUB 10.1 bln

At the end of 2022, the Russian company Depo Computers, which produces server equipment and personal computers, demonstrated revenue of 10.1 billion rubles (revenue of DEPO Electronics LLC from the financial statements for 2021-2022, excluding VAT). This is almost 100% more than the result for the previous year, when sales amounted to 5.1 billion rubles. Such figures are indicated in the data of the Federal Tax Service for Russian Accounting Standards (RAS), published on April 24, 2023. In the ranking " TAdviser100: The largest IT companies in Russia 2023," such an indicator allowed the company to take 55th place.

According to reports, the CNews financial indicators of Depo Computers went up sharply against the background of increased demand for Russian computing equipment. Many foreign suppliers in the current geopolitical situation left the market, and RUSSIAN FEDERATION state customers began to actively introduce import substitution programs. As a result, the number of orders from Russian suppliers of equipment has significantly increased.

Russian company Depo Computers, which produces server equipment and personal computers, showed revenue of 10.1 billion rubles

Net profit of Depo Computers in 2022 reached 533.4 million rubles against 147 million rubles a year earlier. Thus, according to this indicator, the growth exceeded 260%. The company's balance sheet on an annualized basis increased from 5.8 billion rubles to 9.6 billion rubles: the increase was at the level of 65%. It is noted that the indicators are growing rapidly, including due to the rise in price of computer equipment, which is of Russian origin.

According to Depo Computers itself, the company "provides a basis for creating technological sovereignty of Russia in the era of digital transformation." Depo Computers own production combines 11 conveyor lines, and the network of service centers includes more than 200 points. Many of the company's solutions are included in the Register of Industrial Products Produced in the Russian Federation: these are, in particular, fault-tolerant servers for building an infrastructure with a high density of computing resources.^[1]

Areas of activity

Production

Total DEPO Product Line

DEPO Computers manufactures DEPO branded storage systems, servers, graphics and workstations, personal computers, thin clients, as well as server cabinets and other infrastructure elements. Production capacity allows the production of more than 2000 computers and up to 100 servers per shift. During the year, DEPO Computers produces 25 thousand server and 320 thousand computer systems. The production of DEPO Computers ensures high speed of fulfillment of any orders, stable quality and reliability of products.

• Servers and storage systems. A range of servers and storage systems optimized for cloud deployment, virtualization and consolidation of IT infrastructure resources..
• DEPO switches cover more than 90% of the market needs. They are characterized by modern interfaces, a wide variety of ports, maximum data transfer rates and support for the most popular technologies. Both classic switches and advanced SDN/NFV solutions are available.
• Workstations are a solution for designing and working with video and other resource-intensive processes.
• Automated desktops, embedded solutions, and peripherals. Range of AWS versions: personal computers, all-in-ones, workstations, thin clients, tablet computers. Embedded solutions for various operating conditions. Printers and other peripherals for AWS and specialized solutions.
• Infrastructure elements. Solutions for optimal placement of server and switching equipment  in the data center and server rooms. Infrastructure elements for uninterrupted power supply, fire safety, access control, remote monitoring and noise reduction.

Comprehensive solutions

DEPO Computers provides a full range of IT services for the creation and maintenance of the IT infrastructure of enterprises: design and implementation; audit and analysis; development strategy development, as well as business continuity planning. The company offers universal and industry solutions, as well as solutions for individual client tasks. DEPO Computers creates its solutions on the hardware base of DEPO and software of leading world and industry software manufacturers.

Service

DEPO Computers provides warranty and service support for all equipment supplied by it. The DEPO service system is based on the concept of creating a single set of services.

Equipment maintenance is carried out in more than 200 service centers throughout Russia. Both standard warranty and extended service packages are offered for DEPO equipment, which allow you to establish the necessary level of service support and its duration depending on the requirements and tasks of the customer.

The company has developed and implemented an effective quality management system that meets the requirements of ISO/IEC 20,000-1: 2011, GOST ISO 9001-2011 and GOST RV 0015-002-2012.

Deliveries to corporate customers

DEPO Computers is the largest Russian supplier to the corporate sector with the most complete market coverage. DEPO Computers client base: more than 40 thousand corporate clients, including 95% of companies from the list of TOP-500 of the Russian economy.

History

2023: New defendants  and details appeared in the criminal case on the state contract of the Ministry of Defense with the "daughter" of Depo Computers

Until May 24, 2023, it is expected to complete the preliminary investigation in the criminal case on the state contract of Antey LLC, the subsidiary of Depot Electronics (operates on the market under the Depo Computers brand), p. Ministry of Defence Russia This follows from the decision of the Basmanny Court, published in the database of courts Moscow following the meeting held at the end of March 2023^[2]

The case was initiated back in August 2018 by the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia on the grounds of a crime under Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, on the fact of embezzlement of budget funds during the supply of external memory devices to Antey LLC under a state contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense.

The state contract for the supply, which interested law enforcement agencies, was concluded in 2016. The Kommersant newspaper wrote that, according to the investigation, during the implementation of the contract, violations were committed, expressed in overestimation of the cost, as well as "non-compliance with the conditions for the country of production of one of the items of the equipment produced^[3].

The case was initiated in 2018 "(photo - Ekaterina Kuzmina/RBC)"

One of the first arrested in the criminal case was Alexei Irisov, at that time - the general director of Depot Electronics. According to the database of legal entities Kontur.Fokus, "he owns a small share in the company - 1% in the authorized capital. His lawyer in 2018 stated that the contract with the Ministry of Defense "was executed in a timely manner and in full, no claims were received from the state customer^[4].

And in July 2022, it became known about the absentee arrest of the key owner of Depot Electronics, businessman Sergei Eskin. He was put on the international wanted list, follows from the published court documents^[5].

Now, along with Alexei Irisov, the database of Moscow courts lists new persons involved in this case^[6]: M.A. Balabanov, A.A. Voranovsky, Gorshkov A.A., Koveshnikov M.V., Kochepasov S.A., Lebedinets A.V., Orlov A.V. A.M. Solovyov

All of them and Alexei Irisov pass under Art. 159, part 4 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud committed by an organized group or on an especially large scale). They were charged in March and April 2022, and the charge in the final version - in February and March 2023, follows from the published appeal decision of the Basmanny Court^[7].

TAdviser sent a request to Depo Computers, but at the time of publication of the material, the company could not clarify to TAdviser who is who from the list above, and whether there are current employees of the company among them.

The surnames and initials of the names and patronymics of a number of persons from the list coincide with similar data of persons who previously appeared in open sources as related to Depo Computers. For example, the company had a director of the department for work with government agencies named M.A. Balabanov, and a man named M.V. Koveshnikov since 2019 was listed as the general director in the company LLC "Dick," where at that time the founder was Sergey Eskin. In early 2021, this company was liquidated.

A person named S.A. Kochepasov appears as an applicant for a number of previously obtained certificates of conformity for various products of trading Depo and DEPO Computers brands. In the same capacity, the applicant for certificates for Depo products with name A.V. Lebedinets is also present in public databases.

Alexey Orlov, present in the list, is a lawyer who, according to the investigation, provided legal advice to employees of Depot Electronics LLC and Antey LLC. The court document published in the Moscow court database of August 2022 briefly summarizes the version of the investigation about its role in this story:

Orlov A.V. has deep knowledge in the field of public procurement, controlled the employees of Antey LLC and Depot Electronics LLC when preparing documents for the conclusion of a state contract with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation containing deliberately false information[8].

Orlov A.V. maintains contact "with the organizer of the criminal group, who disappeared from the investigation authorities, informing him about the progress of the investigation of the criminal case," said at the same time in the petition of the investigator, voiced in court.

And at the end of March 2023, the Basmanny Court, in particular, considered the case at the request of the investigation to establish a certain period for familiarizing the accused with the materials of the criminal case. Their volume is 165 volumes plus material evidence and other materials attached to the protocols of investigative actions, as well as 4 volumes of additional materials.

The defendants began familiarizing themselves with the case materials in April and May 2022. Now all of them have set a deadline until April 7, 2023.

The court believes that enough time was allocated to familiarize themselves with the case materials, including because "the accused worked for a long time in senior positions in a commercial organization. The performance of duties in this area was associated with significant document flow, study, processing and analysis of a large amount of service documentation. " And Alexey Orlov "has the status of a lawyer, that is, has professional knowledge in the field of jurisprudence^[9] of^[10].

2022

Signing a Grant Support Agreement

In the Moscow region, from June 2022, IT companies and computer manufacturers can receive a grant from the regional budget when creating jobs. On October 25, 2022, the Ministry of State and Public Administration announced the signing of the first grant agreement.

industries Favorable conditions have been created for the active development of IT. Moscow area In you can get federal and regional support measures, including, tax privileges subsidies, grants. This is very important, since the demand for domestic IT solutions is growing, - said the Minister of Public Administration, Information Technology communications and the Moscow Region. Nadezhda Kurtyanik

The agreement was signed with DEPO Computer LLC. The company manufactures computer equipment: automated workstations, laptops, server equipment, graphics and workstations and other elements of the IT infrastructure.

The Ministry of State Administration continues to accept applications from IT companies and computer manufacturers for grants.

You can apply for a grant on the regional portal of public services. To get it, the company must hire 5 or more new highly qualified specialists with a salary of more than 120 thousand rubles per month, be registered in the Moscow region, conduct its main activities in accordance with OKVED 62, 63.11, 26.20 and have accreditation from the Ministry of Digital Industry of Russia (except for manufacturing companies), while revenue from the main type of activity should be at least 70%.

The amount of grants ranges from 96 to 240 thousand rubles per year for 1 new employee, depending on his qualifications. You can spend the grant on the salary of workers and the purchase of new equipment.

Absentee arrest of Sergei Eskin in a fraud case

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow arrested Sergei Eskin in absentia. The wanted owner of DEPO Computers is accused of large-scale fraud (part 4 of article 159 of the Criminal Code). The newspaper Kommersant writes about this on July 28, 2022. Read more here.

2021: Decrease in revenue by 5.9% to RUB 5,129 million

At the end of 2021, the revenue of DEPO Computers amounted to 5,129 million rubles, an increase of 5.9% compared to 2020, which allowed it to take 98th place in the ranking of TAdviser100: The largest IT companies in Russia 2022. The revenue of DEPO Computer LLC from the financial statements for 2020-2021 is indicated. excluding VAT .

2020

Revenue - 5,451 million rubles

At the end of 2020, the revenue of DEPO Computers amounted to 5,451 million rubles.

Participation in the creation of the Computer Engineering Consortium

On April 9, 2020, Yadro informed TAdviser that leading Russian companies, developers and manufacturers of computer technology announced the creation of the ANO Consortium Computing Technology (ANO VT) with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The founders of the organization were PK Aquarius LLC, Business Office LLC (iRU), Depot Electronics LLC, KNS Group LLC (Yadro), Craft Corporation PLC JSC, National Technologies LLC (part of the Automatics concern of Rostec state corporation). Read more here.

Depo will create a PC with a Russian processor and OS for Rosatom. Agreement signed at TAdviser conference

Greenatom, a multifunctional general service center for Rosatom, Baikal Electronics, Depot Electronics and the developer of the Astra Linux special-purpose operating system RusBITech-Astra signed an agreement of intent during the TAdviser conference Import Substitution 2020: Real Experience. This was announced by Baikal Electronics on February 19, 2020.

According to the agreement, the companies plan to jointly create a Russian workstation in the Arm Depot Peresvet line based on the BE-M1000 microprocessor (Baikal-M) with a domestic software package and the possibility of modular expansion. The solution will be adapted to the requirements and systems of the nuclear industry and will contribute to the development and implementation of import-independent solutions in Rosatom. Read more here.

2019: Agreement to establish a consortium to develop the ecosystem of developers and manufacturers of solutions for DSS

On July 10, 2019, an agreement was microelectronics GS Nanotech Petrozavodsk State University signed between the development and production center, Depot Electronics, and a creation agreement consortium aimed at Russia developing developers and manufacturers of products and services in ecosystems storage systems (DSS) to form a market for competitive solutions. More. here

2018: Strategic partnership with GS Group

On October 8, 2018, GS Group Holding and Depo Computers announced a strategic partnership aimed at developing domestic information and communication technologies. The companies will jointly develop the production of computer equipment, peripheral and telecommunication equipment in the Russian Federation and cooperate in expanding the domestic element base and assortment of Russian electronic components.

The contract between GS Group and Depo Computers also provides for the joint development of innovative ICT projects, partnership in their implementation and promotion. The main sites for the implementation of projects within the framework of cooperation will be the Technopolice GS innovation cluster (the GS Group investment project located in Gusev, Kaliningrad Region) and the Depo Computers research and production cluster located in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Region.

Cooperation of innovative Russian companies, localization of high-tech industries and import substitution are necessary and key factors in the development of the entire domestic electronics industry. The competencies and production capabilities of the participants in the Russian electronics market allow us to implement the most complex projects based on domestic technologies, and we see great potential for the development of cooperation, which will make a significant contribution to increasing the competitiveness of Russian technologies in the world market, "said Andrey Bezrukov, director of strategic projects and communications at GS Group holding.

The signed agreement on the joint development of domestic information and communication technologies will increase the level of localization of computer production in Russia. Joint developments of priority innovative projects in the field of IT will help strengthen the technological independence of Russia, create new jobs in knowledge-intensive industries and ensure the construction of an ecosystem of the Digital Economy of the Russian Federation, "says Viktor Urusov, vice president of Depo Computers.

2015

In the top three

According to IDC, according to the results of the second quarter of 2015, the company entered the top three leaders in the desktop ^[11] segment^[12]

Server launch on the Russian Baikal processor

At the IT in the defense industry service conference, which will be held in Tatarstan on May 26-29, 2015 , Depo Computers plans to show its first product based on the Russian Baikal processor, developed by Baikal Electronics (a subsidiary of T-Platforms). Depo Vice President Viktor Urusov shared the details of this product and further plans of the company to develop solutions based on Baikal a few days before the event with TAdviser . For details, see the link .

2014

In the 2nd quarter of DEPO Computers in the top five in the delivery of desktop PCs

According to IDC, according to the results of the second quarter of 2014, DEPO Computers entered the top five leaders in the supply of desktop ^[13]. From a study by IDC Russia Quarterly Server Tracker, according to the results of the first quarter of 2014, it retained its position in terms of revenue in the Russian server market. ^[14]

Specialized solutions

In 2014, DEPO Computers began producing specialized solutions as part of the company's strategy aimed at creating and launching niche specialized devices for business on the Russian market. This strategy will allow DEPO Computers to enter niche, actively developing markets, where the specific properties of the product are important. In the 3rd quarter of 2014, DEPO Embedded digital players were releasedDEPO ^[15] and DEPO Myst R80 secure tablet computersDEPO ^[16].

2013

The company is in the top 3 in terms of revenue from server sales in Russia

According to IDC, according to the results of 2013, DEPO Computers entered the top three in terms of revenue from sales of server products, and also took 4th place in the Russian market for the supply of desktop computers. ^[17]

Cloud services

In April 2013, DEPO Computers opened a new direction - corporate cloud services. ^[18]

As part of the new direction, the company launched the unique DEPO BPaaS cloud platform ("Business Platform as a Service"), which is fully ready for use and provides IT resource management exclusively from a business point of view. DEPO Computers cloud services are available to customers on the www.depocloud.ru. website

An important feature of the DEPO Computers cloud services project is that this is the only offer on the Russian market when the client is given the opportunity to choose one of three popular virtualization platforms depending on the size of the company and business needs: manufactured by Microsoft, VMware and based on open-source technologies.

2012: Rebranding

On September 11, 2012, the company changed its brand image with a new brand name and logo. ^[19]

The new DEPO style reflects all the advantages of the engineering model in a concise sign and up-to-date graphics. The basis of the new original logo - a multi-colored circle, divided into clear graphic segments - symbolizes the uniqueness of the DEPO offering, the completeness and efficiency of systems created in turnkey projects, all the wealth of capabilities of customers who always receive the optimal solution and the maximum return on investment in IT.

"DEPO's new style reflects our leadership and unique customer focus, business scale, and the potential to deliver projects of any complexity. This is a sign of the only Russian vertically integrated company that visualizes a comprehensive solution to the client's problems, "emphasizes Olga Dvoynina, vice president of the company.

2011

The share of servers in revenue exceeded 50%

2011 revenue plan: $210-215 million. If in 2007 the share of servers in DEPO revenue was 15%, then in the 1 half of the 2011 - exceeded 50%, which allowed the company to enter the Top 3 of the Russian market. 15% of DEPO's revenue as of September 2011 comes from IT services. The company reduced the supply of computers to retail by 5 times - from 200 thousand. PC in 2007 to 40 thousand (forecast) in 2011

In 2011, the company implemented more than 3000 engineering and integration projects and produced more than 340 thousand units of computer equipment: from complex server solutions to ^[20]

Engineering and system integration projects accounted for 35% of the company's turnover, production - 65%. Sergey ^[21]

Change of strategy

September 2011: DEPO can no longer be considered just a collector of personal computers, the company says. This is confirmed by the figures: if in 2007 the share of servers in DEPO revenue was 15%, then in the 1 half of the 2011 - exceeded 50%, which allowed the company to enter the Top 3 of the Russian market. 15% of Depo's revenue today comes from IT services. The company reduced the supply of computers to retail by 5 times - from 200 thousand. PC in 2007 to 40 thousand (forecast) in 2011

DEPO CEO Sergei Eskin calls his company engineering - "this is not only a system integrator or IT service provider, it is an effective IT manager who can satisfy literally any business task: from the production of equipment for unique needs to IT management as an outsourcer"^[22]

In this concept of engineering, according to Eskin, the main difference between DEPO Computers and most Russian system integrators: "In projects, we use 80% of what we ourselves produce, due to our own production, we give the customer the best prices and optimal, without excess, functionality."

This transformation is not the first carried out by Sergey Eskin. The business from which DEPO arose was created in the 1990s. as the distribution company Diline (part of the IBS holding), and its own PCs were launched on the market in the early 2000s. The company finally abandoned the distribution business during the crisis period 2008-2009.

"When we created Diline, we focused on the Merysell experience when we started manufacturing computers - equal to Dell. Now we are building an engineering company and IBM is an example for us, "says Eskin.

"But that doesn't mean we'll sell the PC business," he adds. "The principle that we adhere to is to help solve customer problems, and not just sell certain products to him."

Despite comparing its business model with IBM, DEPO considers HP to be the main competitor in Russia. "They, unlike IBM, have a well-built partner channel," says Eskin.

DEPO plans to compete with HP at the expense of lower prices for its products and services. "In servers, the difference with HP is on average 25%, in projects - 35-40%," said the CEO of DEPO. "This is achieved due to the fact that we do not offer redundant solutions."

For 2011, DEPO supplied 80% of standard products and 20% of unique ones. "After 2 years, we aim to make this ratio 50 to 50, and after 5 years - 20 to 80," the company says.

The number of employees in 2011 was 600 people: 200 sales specialists, 200 plant employees, 200 engineers and office employees, of which 30 were product managers, 20 were employees of the research center.

2010: Reduced revenue and increased profitability

By reducing PC shipments, DEPO reduced revenue several times to $170 million in 2010. But business profitability increased - from 7% in 2007 to 25% in 2010.

In 2010, more than 300 complex projects were implemented for corporate customers. ^[23]

2009

44% reduction in fiscal year-on-year revenue

In the 2008 fiscal year (ended March 31, 2009), revenue amounted to about $290 million (-44%), according to analyst Golosnaya from Troika Dialog (the company itself did not publish official statements for the 2008 fiscal year).

The largest PC manufacturer in the Russian Federation in the 1st half of the year

According to Gartner, DEPO Computers is the largest Russian PC assembler. In the first half of 2009, the company sold 110.7 thousand computers and occupied 4.2% of the Russian market.

The revenue plan for 2009 is $200-250 million, DEPO President Sergei Eskin said in an interview with CNews. About 40% of revenue, he said, came in the first two quarters, about 60% - in the second two.

"Our profitability is at the level of Dell," says Sergey Eskin. - Operating profitability - 18-20%, in terms of EBITDA - about 5.5%, which is extremely good for a production and sales company. "

The fall in sales in the company was recorded mainly in third-party products.

"In connection with the crisis, we have practically abandoned distribution - the legacy of the distribution company," says Eskin. - For DEPO products - the fall was by 15-20%. " Now DEPO Computers is making a profit, Sergey Eskin told CNews: "This year the profit will be more than the previous one."

According to the head of the company, this was achieved by reducing unnecessary people, unnecessary inventories and unnecessary resources.

"There are functions directly related to turnover, such as warehouse transactions," explains Eskin. - Their decrease led to a decrease in the number of people. Different parts of the company shrank in different ways. For example, at the peak of the crisis, we stopped all projects where the return was postponed for more than three months. The people on the project teams have been downsized. " Among such projects is Performance PC (high-performance PCs for home users worth from $3 thousand), launched in the fall of 2008. "This direction works, but it has no development, so we were forced to dissolve the team," says Eskin Sergey. The total reduction in personnel in DEPO, according to the general director, amounted to about 20-25%.

Analysts surveyed by CNews estimate DEPO debt at $30 million. In May 2009, the president of the IBS group, Natoliy Karachinsky, named the same amount in an interview with PCWeek.

Depo Computers branch from IBS

On September 4, IBS Group Holding officially announced the sale of its PC and server assembly business - DEPO Computers. 100% of DEPO's shares were bought out by its management. According to Eduard Voronetsky, CEO of K-Systems, about a year before the official announcement of the deal to transfer control of the company from IBS Group Holding to management, there was unofficial information on the market that Sergey Eskin, CEO of the company, became the main shareholder of DEPO.

Rumors about IBS's intention to get rid of iron production have been circulating on the market since the end of 2008, and in April 2009, VTB specialists confirmed this in their review. Analysts explained this by the low profitability of computer production, which, according to Finam estimates, does not exceed 2-4%.

The amount of the transaction, according to Eduard Voronetsky, General Director of K-Systems, was zero:

weighed down by debt and was most likely simply given to management." However, in "Finam" the cost of DEPO was estimated much higher. "The amount of a possible transaction, according to our approximate estimates, may amount to about $60-70 million (taking into account a debt of $30 million)," says Maxim Klyagin, an analyst at Finam Management Management. "Despite the current unfavorable market conditions for PCs and equipment (against the background of falling demand, there is a significant, about 30%, decline in sales), the long-term prospects of the PC assembler can be assessed as quite attractive."

A top executive at another computer assembler also rates Depo's position as "pretty strong."

"Probably, in the context of the crisis, IBS could not find a buyer from the outside, ready to take a chance and acquire a company with a strong brand on the one hand, and large loan debts on the other," he argues on condition of anonymity. - We are talking, rather, about a formal change of owners, who were found "in the near circle." Today, DEPO's positions are quite strong, they are present both in Moscow and in the regions, they poured well into them in order to keep them, but, apparently, the source has dried up. "

Recall that as of March 31, 2009, VTB Capital analysts estimated the total debt of the entire IBS Group at $68 million.

2008

Fiscal revenue $516 million

In fiscal year 2007 (ended March 31, 2008) DEPO's revenue was $516 million.

Opening the System Integration Direction

In 2008, the company opened the direction of system integration. ^[24]

"DEPO Computers has an absolutely market business model, so we must maintain a very high level of competitiveness, stable quality and always go only where there is a real prospect," emphasizes Sergey Eskin. - That is why the future of the business of DEPO Computers is in the engineering of corporate IT, effective management of IT infrastructures of companies of any scale in the capital and regions. At the same time, we do not strive to achieve record business growth rates. Our strategic goal is to increase the quality of solutions and services for corporate customers in the most popular and profitable market segments. "

2007: DEPO's Millionth PC

DEPO Computers sold a million-dollar computer under its own brand. ^[25]

2005: Second place in the Russian PC market

In Q3 2005, DEPO took second place in the Russian PC market after Formosa (Gartner data).

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