The article is aimed at researching activities of the State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Ukraine.For this end, an analysis of financial results of activity of the State-owned enterprises was carried out, along with an analysis and a comparison of groups of the SOEs according to recommendations on their future status within the framework of strategy of sheepshead bay boats the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine.It is determined that more than a third of the State-owned enterprises recommended to shutdown are dominated by small-assets companies with the close to zero financial results.
About a quarter of companies, among which relatively small enterprises are dominating, are subject to privatization.The exception is the State-owned banks, which are the largest actors in the financial market of the country.Almost all major State-owned enterprises are planned to be left in the public ownership.
The financial result may not be the only criterion for whether a company be left in the here public ownership.It is necessary to pay attention to whether the activity of a company has a social effect which is impossible or very difficult to achieve within the limits of private property.Research on this issue together with development of relevant recommendations are the topic of further study.