Q2 2025 JSL SA Earnings Call (English, Portuguese) Transcript

Aug 07, 2025 / 02:00PM GMT
Release Date Price: $4.03

Key Points

Positve
  • Gross revenue increased to BRL2.8 billion, with an 11% rise in services and a 50% increase in asset sales compared to the same quarter in 2024.
  • EBITDA reached BRL492 million with a margin of 21.6%, up 2.4 percentage points year over year.
  • JSL SA (BSP:JSLG3) signed BRL1.5 billion in new contracts in the second quarter, totaling over BRL3.3 billion in new contracts for the first half of 2025.
  • Cash flow after growth investments was BRL295 million, 22% higher than in the second quarter of 2024.
  • The company received the Gold Seal from the GHG Protocol for the sixth consecutive year and a Silver rating from EcoVadis, indicating strong sustainability practices.
Negative
  • Financial expenses remain under pressure due to high CDI rates, emphasizing the need for a deleveraging strategy.
  • Asset-heavy segment experienced a slight deterioration in service margins, attributed to ongoing contract negotiations and seasonal fluctuations.
  • The company is still in the process of repricing some contracts, which affects current margins.
  • Net profit was impacted by the high base CDI level, resulting in a net profit of BRL36 million.
  • CapEx was significantly reduced, which may limit future growth opportunities if not managed carefully.
Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to JSL's conference call to discuss the results for the second quarter of 2025. This call is being recorded, and a replay will be available on the company's website, ri.jsl.com.br. The presentation will also be available for download. (Operator Instructions)

Before we begin, I'd like to remind you that any forward-looking statements made during this call are based on JSL's management current beliefs and assumptions as well as information available to the company. These statements may involve risks and uncertainties as they relate to future events and therefore, depend on circumstances that may or may not occur. Investors, analysts, and journalists should be aware that events related to macroeconomic conditions and developments in our industry may cause our actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements.

Joining us today are Mr. Ramon Alcaraz, CEO of JSL; and Guilherme Sampaio, CFO and IR Officer.

I will now like to turn the call over to Mr. Alcaraz, who will begin the presentation. Please, Mr.

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