Vasta Announces Third Quarter 2021 Results
Vasta Platform Limited (NASDAQ: VSTA) reported its 3Q21 results, showing a 7% growth in subscription revenue year-over-year, while total net revenue fell 12%. Affected by COVID-19, the non-subscription revenue dropped significantly due to reduced textbook sales. Adjusted EBITDA decreased by 35% to R$168 million, driven by lower net revenue and higher provisions for doubtful accounts. Notable developments include the acquisition of Eleva platform and a distribution agreement with Instituto Presbiteriano Mackenzie, enhancing Vasta's market position.
- 7% growth in subscription revenue year-over-year.
- Acquisition of Eleva platform enhances growth potential.
- Exclusive distribution agreement with Instituto Presbiteriano Mackenzie.
- 12% decline in total net revenue year-over-year.
- 35% drop in adjusted EBITDA compared to 2020.
- 57% decrease in adjusted net profit.
SÃO PAULO, Brazil, Nov. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vasta Platform Limited (NASDAQ: VSTA) – “Vasta” or the “Company,” announces today its financial and operating results for the third quarter of 2021 (3Q21) ended September 30, 2021. Financial results are expressed in Brazilian Reais and are presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
HIGHLIGHTS
- Vasta concluded the 2021 cycle with a
7% subscription revenue growth over the same period of last year, or11% excluding PAR (our hybrid subscription product based on textbooks). Total net revenue fell12% , however, as the non-subscription revenue was severely impacted by the deterioration in the textbook business, on the back of Covid-19 (higher reuse of textbooks). - In the third quarter, net revenue contracted
10% year on year, owing to the different seasonality of the ACV recognition observed in 2021, with the concentration of deliveries in some brands in the second quarter. - Adjusted EBITDA totaled R
$ 168 million in the 2021 cycle, a drop of35% versus the 2020 cycle, driven by the reduction in net revenue, coupled with higher provision for doubtful accounts (PDA) and the enhancement in our corporate structure following the IPO in July 2020. Additionally, it was recorded in the 3Q21 a write-off of editorial costs amounting to R$ 20 million , referring to a rationalization of our portfolio considering the changes in the textbook business and our editorial strategy. Excluding this effect, adjusted EBITDA totaled R$ 188 million ,27% lower versus the 2020 cycle, yielding a margin of21% . In the 3Q21, adjusted EBITDA was negative in R$ 29 million , or R$ 9 million excluding the write-off. - The higher PDA reflects the company’s care with provisioning standards, amidst a difficult period for some of our partner schools and the textbook distribution channel. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have opted to support our partners by extending payment terms instead of granting discounts.
- Vasta recorded adjusted net profit of R
$ 28 million in the 2021 cycle,57% down year-on-year. - On October 26, Vasta announced a distribution agreement with Instituto Presbiteriano Mackenzie, pursuant to which Vasta will be the sole and exclusive distributor of the Mackenzie Learning System across all of the basic education segments in Brazil.
- On October 29, Vasta concluded the acquisition of Eleva platform, its biggest acquisition since the IPO. This transaction adds not only a sizeable and complementary portfolio of schools to Vasta’s portfolio, but also a long-term contract through which Vasta will be the exclusive provider of learning systems to almost all K-12 schools held by Eleva.
- The B2B2C platform debuted in October, with Plurall MyTeacher (private classes platform) and Plurall Adapta (adaptive learning platform) recording their first sales.
- On October 31, and with two months to go in the commercial campaign, the 2022 preliminary ACV totaled R
$ 888 million , an organic growth of20% versus the subscription revenue collected in the 2021 cycle, or29% excluding paper-based PAR. With Eleva, the 2022 preliminary ACV was R$ 974 million ,32% higher year-on-year. Nearly100% of our new sales have come from tradition learning systems, complementary solutions, or the newly launched digital textbook platform (which is offered on a fee-per-student basis).
MESSAGE FROM MANAGEMENT
In the third quarter, we concluded the 2021 cycle (4Q20 to 3Q21), one of the most challenging periods of our history. The adverse effects originated by the second wave of Covid-19 severely hit our business, leading to disappointing and below-potential operating results. The 2021 ACV of R
We have reasons to say that the worst was left behind. With the social isolation measures almost fully lifted in the country (as most of Brazilian population is already immunized against Covid-19), we can expect the 2022 school year to be a regular one, without unexpected student dropouts that in the 2021 cycle led to subscription revenue substantially different from the ACV. While we don’t expect non-subscription revenue to recover strongly going forward, we don’t foresee reasons for another sharp reduction either. These two factors mean that Vasta is back to the growth territory in 2022, recovering the ground lost in 2021.
If 2021 was a lost year in terms of financial results, it has been a great year for the expansion of our Plurall platform, still the absolute leader in terms of K-12 web traffic. We particularly celebrate the debut of our B2B2C services: Plurall MyTeacher (private classes platform) and Plurall Adapta (adaptive learning platform) recorded their first sales in October. As it happens with products of this nature, first sales are quite small, but long-term potential is sound, and it could materialize exponentially once the product is better known by our Plurall community. Plurall Store, which offers a series of complementary solutions in partnership with education companies from all over the world, is also live in October, underscoring our platform’s potential to continue expanding through a crescent number of solutions to our clients, ultimately increasing client loyalty and enhancing our long-term growth potential.
On October 26, we announced a distribution agreement with Instituto Presbiteriano Mackenzie (“Mackenzie”), pursuant to which Vasta will be the sole and exclusive distributor of the Mackenzie Learning System across all of the basic education segments in Brazil. Mackenzie, a meaningful participant in the educational sector in Brazil since its foundation, shall remain responsible for the development of the didactic and learning materials of the Mackenzie Learning System and the definition of the system’s pedagogy and methodology. Vasta shall be responsible for support services, technological products and all services relating to the commercialization and expansion of the Mackenzie Learning System brand. The Agreement will start in 2022, in a long-term basis, already contributing to the 2022 ACV.
Finally, on October 29 we closed the acquisition of Eleva platform, our biggest acquisition since the IPO. This transaction adds not only a sizeable and complementary portfolio of schools to our platform, but also a long-term contract through which Vasta will be the exclusive provider of learning systems to almost all K-12 schools held by Eleva, uniquely positioning Vasta to benefit from the consolidation of the fragmented K-12 market. The expected base purchase price (subject to adjustments based on 2021 and 2022 results) is R
On October 31, the 2022 preliminary ACV totaled R
Despite the macroeconomic deterioration, our premium brands Anglo and pH have had a strong performance during this sales campaign, reassuring our perception that quality and reputation remain the name of the game in this business. In this campaign, we have also counted with Fibonacci, our new premium learning system developed in partnership with Colegio Fibonacci, a top-10 school in the National High School Test (ENEM) for more than 10 years. Complementary solutions have continued to ramp-up its penetration over the client base, evidencing the potential of this segment – in the 2021 cycle, only
OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Student Base – Subscription Models
| Values in R$ '000 | 2021 | 2020 | % Y/Y | 2019 | % Y/Y | ||||||||||
| Partner Schools - Core Content | 4,508 | 4,167 | 8.2 | % | 3,400 | 22.6 | % | ||||||||
| Partner Schools - Complementary Solutions | 1,114 | 636 | 75.2 | % | 417 | 52.5 | % | ||||||||
| Students - Core Content | 1,335,152 | 1,311,147 | 1.8 | % | 1,185,799 | 10.6 | % | ||||||||
| Students - Complementary Content | 307,941 | 213,058 | 44.5 | % | 133,583 | 59.5 | % | ||||||||
| Note: Students enrolled in partner schools. | |||||||||||||||
From 2019 to 2021, Vasta grew
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Net Revenue
| 3Q21 | 3Q20 | % Y/Y | 2021 Cycle | 2020 Cycle | % Y/Y | |||||||||||||
| Subscription | 96,207 | 105,849 | -9.1 | % | 740,709 | 691,924 | 7.1 | % | ||||||||||
| Subscription ex-PAR | 86,647 | 108,335 | -20.0 | % | 609,083 | 551,014 | 10.5 | % | ||||||||||
| Traditional Learning Systems | 87,256 | 107,967 | -19.2 | % | 546,342 | 508,751 | 7.4 | % | ||||||||||
| Complementary Solutions | (609 | ) | 368 | n.m. | 62,741 | 42,264 | 48.5 | % | ||||||||||
| PAR | 9,560 | (2,486 | ) | n.m. | 131,626 | 140,910 | -6.6 | % | ||||||||||
| Non-subscription | 30,985 | 35,566 | -12.9 | % | 152,013 | 324,990 | -53.2 | % | ||||||||||
| Total Net Revenue | 127,192 | 141,415 | -10.1 | % | 892,722 | 1,016,914 | -12.2 | % | ||||||||||
| Note: n.m.: not meaningful | ||||||||||||||||||
In the third quarter, net revenue contracted
In the 2021 cycle (4Q20 to 3Q21), subscription ex-PAR revenue increased
Adjusted EBITDA
| Values in R$ '000 | 3Q21 | 3Q20 | % Y/Y | 2021 Cycle | 2020 Cycle | % Y/Y | ||||||||||||
| Net (loss) profit | (70,821 | ) | (40,605 | ) | 74.4 | % | (116,286 | ) | (27,591 | ) | 321.5 | % | ||||||
| (+) Income tax and social contribution | (32,963 | ) | (18,593 | ) | 77.3 | % | (54,248 | ) | (13,436 | ) | 303.7 | % | ||||||
| (+) Net financial result | 18,154 | 18,912 | -4.0 | % | 58,987 | 128,586 | -54.1 | % | ||||||||||
| (+) Depreciation and amortization | 50,593 | 43,516 | 16.3 | % | 194,446 | 162,701 | 19.5 | % | ||||||||||
| EBITDA | (35,037 | ) | 3,229 | n.m. | 82,899 | 250,259 | -66.9 | % | ||||||||||
| EBITDA Margin | -27.5 | % | 2.3 | % | (29.8 | ) | 9.3 | % | 26.2 | % | (16.9 | ) | ||||||
| (+) Non-recurring expenses | 603 | - | n.m. | 6,324 | 922 | 585.9 | % | |||||||||||
| (+) IPO-related expenses | - | - | n.m. | 50,580 | - | n.m. | ||||||||||||
| (+) Share-based compensation plan | 5,834 | 3,824 | 52.5 | % | 28,461 | 6,004 | 374.0 | % | ||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | (28,600 | ) | 7,053 | n.m. | 168,264 | 257,185 | -34.6 | % | ||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin | -22.5 | % | 5.0 | % | (27.5 | ) | 18.8 | % | 26.9 | % | (8.0 | ) | ||||||
| Note: n.m.: not meaningful | ||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA was negative in R
Adjusted net income
| Values in R$ '000 | 3Q21 | 3Q20 | % Y/Y | 2021 Cycle | 2020 Cycle | % Y/Y | ||||||||||||
| (Loss) Profit before taxes | (103,784 | ) | (59,198 | ) | 75.3 | % | (170,534 | ) | (41,027 | ) | 315.7 | % | ||||||
| (-) Taxes paid | - | - | n.m. | (1,167 | ) | (4,611 | ) | -74.7 | % | |||||||||
| (+) Non-recurring expenses | 603 | - | n.m. | 6,324 | 922 | 585.9 | % | |||||||||||
| (+) Share-based compensation plan | 5,834 | 3,824 | 52.5 | % | 28,461 | 6,004 | 374.0 | % | ||||||||||
| (+) IPO-related expenses | - | - | n.m. | 50,580 | - | n.m. | ||||||||||||
| (+) Amortization of intangible assets(1) | 28,987 | 29,043 | -0.2 | % | 114,794 | 104,760 | 9.6 | % | ||||||||||
| Adjusted net (loss) profit | (68,360 | ) | (26,331 | ) | 159.6 | % | 28,458 | 66,048 | -56.9 | % | ||||||||
| (1) From business combinations. Note: n.m.: not meaningful | ||||||||||||||||||
In the cycle, adjusted net profit totaled R
Accounts receivable and provision for doubtful accounts
| Values in R$ '000 | 3Q21 | 3Q20 | % Y/Y | 2Q21 | % Q/Q | ||||||||||
| Gross accounts receivable | 249,628 | 274,264 | -9.0 | % | 336,958 | -25.9 | % | ||||||||
| Provision for doubtful accounts (PDA) | (39,103 | ) | (26,929 | ) | 45.2 | % | (37,898 | ) | 3.2 | % | |||||
| Coverage index | 15.7 | % | 9.8 | % | 5.8 | 11.2 | % | 4.4 | |||||||
| Net accounts receivable | 210,525 | 247,335 | -14.9 | % | 299,060 | -29.6 | % | ||||||||
| Average days of accounts receivable(1) | 85 | 88 | (3 | ) | 119 | (34 | ) | ||||||||
| (1) Balance of net accounts receivable divided by the last-twelve-month net revenue, multiplied by 360. | |||||||||||||||
The increase in the provision for doubtful accounts (PDA) in the 3Q21 reflects our care with our provisioning standards. Consequently, the coverage index increased to
Since the beginning of the pandemic, our approach to credit issues faced by our school partners has been to extend payment terms instead of granting discounts. With the expected normalization of school activities in the upcoming school year, we expect an improvement in the receivable collection of this client segment in 2022. The textbook distribution channel has also been hit by the fast deterioration in sales, causing some of our clients to fall back in payments. As commented before, nearly
Financial leverage
| Values in R$ '000 | 3Q21 | 2Q21 | 1Q21 | 4Q20 | ||||||||
| Financial debt | 812,016 | 505,951 | 687,203 | 793,341 | ||||||||
| Accounts payable from business combinations | 73,713 | 65,201 | 62,973 | 48,055 | ||||||||
| Total debt | 885,729 | 571,152 | 750,176 | 841,396 | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 377,862 | 335,098 | 415,093 | 311,156 | ||||||||
| Marketable securities | 317,178 | 81,090 | 259,581 | 491,102 | ||||||||
| Net debt | 190,689 | 154,964 | 75,502 | 39,138 | ||||||||
| Net debt/LTM adjusted EBITDA | 1.13 | 0.76 | 0.36 | 0.15 | ||||||||
Vasta ended the 3Q21 with a net debt position of R
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION
Vasta will discuss its third quarter 2021 results on November 11, 2021, via a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To access the call (ID: 1557069), please dial: +1 (833) 519-1336 or +1 (914) 800-3898. A live and archived webcast of the call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://ir.vastaplatform.com.
ABOUT VASTA
Vasta is a leading, high-growth education company in Brazil powered by technology, providing end-to-end educational and digital solutions that cater to all needs of private schools operating in the K-12 educational segment, ultimately benefiting all of Vasta’s stakeholders, including students, parents, educators, administrators and private school owners. Vasta’s mission is to help private K-12 schools to be better and more profitable, supporting their digital transformation. Vasta believes it is uniquely positioned to help schools in Brazil undergo the process of digital transformation and bring their education skill set to the 21st century. Vasta promotes the unified use of technology in K-12 education with enhanced data and actionable insight for educators, increased collaboration among support staff and improvements in production, efficiency and quality. For more information, please visit ir.vastaplatform.com.
CONTACT
Investor Relations
ri@somoseducacao.com.br
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains forward-looking statements that can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “expect,” “should,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate” and “potential,” among others. Forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this press release and include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our intent, belief or current expectations. Forward-looking statements are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements due to of various factors, including (i) general economic, financial, political, demographic and business conditions in Brazil, as well as any other countries we may serve in the future and their impact on our business; (ii) fluctuations in interest, inflation and exchange rates in Brazil and any other countries we may serve in the future; (iii) our ability to implement our business strategy and expand our portfolio of products and services; (iv) our ability to adapt to technological changes in the educational sector; (v) the availability of government authorizations on terms and conditions and within periods acceptable to us; (vi) our ability to continue attracting and retaining new partner schools and students; (vii) our ability to maintain the academic quality of our programs; (viii) the availability of qualified personnel and the ability to retain such personnel; (ix) changes in the financial condition of the students enrolling in our programs in general and in the competitive conditions in the education industry; (x) our capitalization and level of indebtedness; (xi) the interests of our controlling shareholder; (xii) changes in government regulations applicable to the education industry in Brazil; (xiii) government interventions in education industry programs, that affect the economic or tax regime, the collection of tuition fees or the regulatory framework applicable to educational institutions; (xiv) cancellations of contracts within the solutions we characterize as subscription arrangements or limitations on our ability to increase the rates we charge for the services we characterize as subscription arrangements; (xv) our ability to compete and conduct our business in the future; (xvi) our ability to anticipate changes in the business, changes in regulation or the materialization of existing and potential new risks; (xvii) the success of operating initiatives, including advertising and promotional efforts and new product, service and concept development by us and our competitors; (xviii) changes in consumer demands and preferences and technological advances, and our ability to innovate to respond to such changes; (xix) changes in labor, distribution and other operating costs; our compliance with, and changes to, government laws, regulations and tax matters that currently apply to us; (xx) the effectiveness of our risk management policies and procedures, including our internal control over financial reporting; (xxi) health crises, including due to pandemics such as the COVID-19 pandemic and government measures taken in response thereto; (xxii) other factors that may affect our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations; and (xxiii) other risk factors discussed under “Risk Factors.” Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update them in light of new information or future developments or to release publicly any revisions to these statements in order to reflect later events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
This press release presents our EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Cash Conversion Ratio, Adjusted Net (Loss) Profit, which are information for the convenience of investors. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Cash Conversion Ratio and Adjusted Net (Loss) Profit are the key performance indicators used by us to measure financial operating performance. Our management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and shareholders. We also use these measures internally to establish budgets and operational goals to manage and monitor our business, evaluate our underlying historical performance and business strategies and to report our results to the board of directors.
We calculate EBITDA as Net profit (loss) for the period / year plus income taxes and social contribution plus/minus net finance result plus depreciation and amortization. The EBITDA measure provides useful information to assess our operational performance.
We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA plus/minus: (a) share-based compensation expenses, mainly due to the grant of additional shares to Somos’ employees in connection with the change of control of Somos to Cogna (for further information refer to note 23 (a) to the Consolidated Financial Statements); (b) Bonus IPO expenses, share based payments offered to certain employees and executives as result of IPO process and (c) other non-recurring expenses composed substantially by restructuring provisions. We understand that such adjustments are relevant and should be considered when calculating our Adjusted EBITDA, which is a practical measure to assess our operational performance that allows us to compare it with other companies that operates in the same segment.
We calculate Free Cash Flow as the net cash flows from operating activities as presented in the statement of cash flows of our financial statements adjusted by debt-like instruments (reverse factoring instruments) less cash flows required for: (i) acquisition of property, plant and equipment; (ii) addition to intangible assets; and (iii) acquisition of subsidiaries. We consider Free Cash Flow to be a liquidity measure, therefore, we adjust our Free Cash Flow metric with amounts that directly impacted the cash flows in the period in addition to the operating activities. The Free Cash Flow measure provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated by our operations, deducting for investments in property and equipment to maintain and grow our business.
We calculate Adjusted Cash Conversion Ratio as the cash flows from operating activities divided by Adjusted EBITDA for the relevant period.
We calculate Adjusted net (loss) profit as the net (loss) profit from the period as presented in Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income adjusted by the same Adjusted EBITDA items, however, added by (a) Amortization of intangible assets from M&A, that includes goodwill and other assets and (b) taxes paid composed by cash effect over income tax and social contribution expenses.
We understand that, although Adjusted net (loss) profit, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Cash Conversion Ratio are used by investors and securities analysts in their evaluation of companies, these measures have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our results of operations as reported under IFRS. Additionally, our calculations of Adjusted net (loss) profit, Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Cash Conversion Ratio may be different from the calculation used by other companies, including our competitors in the education services industry, and therefore, our measures may not be comparable to those of other companies.
REVENUE RECOGNITION AND SEASONALITY
Our main deliveries of printed and digital materials to our customers occur in the last quarter of each year (typically in November and December), and in the first quarter of each subsequent year (typically in February and March), and revenue is recognized when the customers obtain control over the materials. In addition, the printed and digital materials we provide in the fourth quarter are used by our customers in the following school year and, therefore, our fourth quarter results reflect the growth in the number of our students from one school year to the next, leading to higher revenue in general in our fourth quarter compared with the preceding quarters in each year. Consequently, in aggregate, the seasonality of our revenues generally produces higher revenues in the first and fourth quarters of our fiscal year. Thus, the numbers for the second quarter and third quarter are usually less relevant. In addition, we generally bill our customers during the first half of each school year (which starts in January), which generally results in a higher cash position in the first half of each year compared to the second half.
A significant part of our expenses is also seasonal. Due to the nature of our business cycle, we need significant working capital, typically in September or October of each year, to cover costs related to production and inventory accumulation, selling and marketing expenses, and delivery of our teaching materials at the end of each year in preparation for the beginning of each school year. As a result, these operating expenses are generally incurred between September and December of each year.
Purchases through our Livro Fácil e-commerce platform are also very intense during the back-to-school period, between November, when school enrollment takes place and families plan to anticipate the purchase of products and services, and February of the following year, when classes are about to start. Thus, e-commerce revenue is mainly concentrated in the first and fourth quarters of the year.
KEY BUSINESS METRICS
ACV Bookings is a non-accounting managerial metric and represents our partner schools’ commitment to pay for our solutions offerings. We believe it is a meaningful indicator of demand for our solutions. We consider ACV Bookings is a helpful metric because it is designed to show amounts that we expect to be recognized as revenue from subscription services for the 12-month period between October 1 of one fiscal year through September 30 of the following fiscal year. We define ACV Bookings as the revenue we would expect to recognize from a partner school in each school year, based on the number of students who have contracted our services, or “enrolled students,” that will access our content at such partner school in such school year. We calculate ACV Bookings by multiplying the number of enrolled students at each school with the average ticket per student per year; the related number of enrolled students and average ticket per student per year are each calculated in accordance with the terms of each contract with the related school. Although our contracts with our schools are typically for 4-year terms, we record one year of revenue under such contracts as ACV Bookings. ACV Bookings are calculated based on the sum of actual contracts signed during the sales period and assumes the historical rates of returned goods from customers for the preceding 24-month period. Since the actual rates of returned goods from sales during the period may be different from the historical average rates and the actual volume of merchandise ordered by our customers may be different from the contracted amount, the actual revenue recognized during each period of a sales cycle may be different from the ACV Bookings for the respective sales cycle. Our reported ACV Bookings are subject to risks associated with, among other things, economic conditions and the markets in which we operate, including risks that our contracts may be canceled or adjusted (including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic).
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
| Assets | September 30, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||
| Current assets | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 377,862 | 311,156 | |||
| Marketable securities | 317,178 | 491,102 | |||
| Trade receivables | 210,525 | 492,234 | |||
| Inventories | 240,636 | 249,632 | |||
| Taxes recoverable | 23,851 | 18,871 | |||
| Income tax and social contribution recoverable | 5,672 | 7,594 | |||
| Prepayments | 37,632 | 27,461 | |||
| Other receivables | 1,489 | 124 | |||
| Related parties – other receivables | 2,481 | 2,070 | |||
| Total current assets | 1,217,326 | 1,600,244 | |||
| Non-current assets | |||||
| Judicial deposits and escrow accounts | 175,677 | 172,748 | |||
| Deferred income tax and social contribution | 143,477 | 88,546 | |||
| Property, plant and equipment | 164,989 | 192,006 | |||
| Intangible assets and goodwill | 4,939,155 | 4,924,726 | |||
| Total non-current assets | 5,423,298 | 5,378,026 | |||
| Total Assets | 6,640,624 | 6,978,270 |
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (continued)
| Liabilities | September 30, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||
| Current liabilities | |||||
| Bonds and financing | 262,445 | 502,882 | |||
| Lease liabilities | 18,672 | 18,263 | |||
| Suppliers | 186,272 | 279,454 | |||
| Income tax and social contribution payable | 17 | 1,761 | |||
| Salaries and social contributions | 70,910 | 69,123 | |||
| Contract liabilities and deferred income | 8,432 | 47,169 | |||
| Accounts payable for business combination | 20,055 | 17,132 | |||
| Other liabilities | 3,106 | 4,285 | |||
| Other liabilities - related parties | 39,677 | 135,307 | |||
| Loans from related parties | - | 20,884 | |||
| Total current liabilities | 609,586 | 1,096,260 | |||
| Non-current liabilities | |||||
| Bonds and financing | 549,571 | 290,459 | |||
| Lease liabilities | 129,375 | 154,840 | |||
| Accounts payable for business combination | 53,658 | 30,923 | |||
| Provision for tax, civil and labor losses | 641,307 | 613,933 | |||
| Contract liabilities and deferred income | 4,607 | 6,538 | |||
| Total non-current liabilities | 1,378,518 | 1,096,693 | |||
| Shareholder’s Equity | |||||
| Share capital | 4,820,815 | 4,820,815 | |||
| Capital reserve | 56,465 | 38,962 | |||
| Shares in treasury | (11,765 | ) | - | ||
| Accumulated losses | (212,995 | ) | (74,460 | ) | |
| Total Shareholder's Equity | 4,652,520 | 4,785,317 | |||
| Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity | 6,640,624 | 6,978,270 | |||
Consolidated Income Statement
| Jul 01, to Sep 30, 2021 | Jan 01, to Sep 30, 2021 | Jul 01, to Sep 30, 2020 | Jan 01, to Sep 30, 2020 | ||||||||
| Net revenue from sales and services | 127,192 | 549,159 | 141,415 | 654,066 | |||||||
| Sales | 124,125 | 526,697 | 134,182 | 634,895 | |||||||
| Services | 3,067 | 22,462 | 7,233 | 19,171 | |||||||
| Cost of goods sold and services | (79,381 | ) | (260,910 | ) | (62,230 | ) | (277,985 | ) | |||
| Gross profit | 47,811 | 288,249 | 79,185 | 376,081 | |||||||
| Operating income (expenses) | |||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | (96,402 | ) | (304,208 | ) | (83,458 | ) | (265,752 | ) | |||
| Commercial expenses | (33,947 | ) | (119,040 | ) | (35,841 | ) | (116,437 | ) | |||
| Other operating income (expenses) | 698 | 2,202 | 948 | 2,936 | |||||||
| Impairment losses on trade receivables | (3,790 | ) | (21,998 | ) | (1,121 | ) | (12,704 | ) | |||
| (Loss) Profit before finance result and taxes | (85,630 | ) | (154,795 | ) | (40,287 | ) | (15,876 | ) | |||
| Finance income | 10,532 | 21,793 | 5,942 | 14,579 | |||||||
| Finance costs | (28,686 | ) | (69,174 | ) | (24,854 | ) | (101,399 | ) | |||
| Finance result | (18,154 | ) | (47,381 | ) | (18,912 | ) | (86,820 | ) | |||
| (Loss) Before income tax and social contribution | (103,784 | ) | (202,176 | ) | (59,199 | ) | (102,696 | ) | |||
| Income tax and social contribution | 32,963 | 63,641 | 18,593 | 34,797 | |||||||
| (Loss) for the period | (70,821 | ) | (138,535 | ) | (40,606 | ) | (67,899 | ) | |||
| Total comprehensive (loss) income for the period | (70,821 | ) | (138,535 | ) | (40,606 | ) | (67,899 | ) | |||
| (Loss) per share | |||||||||||
| Basic | (0.85 | ) | (1.67 | ) | (0.49 | ) | (0.82 | ) | |||
| Diluted | (0.84 | ) | (1.65 | ) | (0.49 | ) | (0.82 | ) | |||
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| For the nine months ended June 30 | ||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||
| Loss before income tax and social contribution | (202,176 | ) | (102,696 | ) | ||
| Adjustments for: | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 149,492 | 129,059 | ||||
| Impairment losses on trade receivables | 21,998 | 12,704 | ||||
| Provision for tax, civil and labor losses | (775 | ) | (4,966 | ) | ||
| Interest on provision for tax, civil and labor losses | 17,681 | 13,406 | ||||
| Provision for obsolete inventories | 13,936 | 11,941 | ||||
| Interest on bonds and financing | 24,272 | 46,725 | ||||
| Refund liability and right to returned goods | 2,115 | (25,118 | ) | |||
| Imputed interest on suppliers | 3,213 | 2,945 | ||||
| Interest on accounts payable for business combination | 811 | 1,394 | ||||
| Share-based payment expense | 17,503 | - | ||||
| Interest on lease liabilities | 11,602 | 11,337 | ||||
| Interest on marketable securities incurred and not withdrawed | (15,937 | ) | (2,018 | ) | ||
| Disposals of right of use assets and lease liabilities | (3,481 | ) | (1,023 | ) | ||
| Residual value of disposals of property and equipment and intangible assets | 3,411 | 1,931 | ||||
| Changes in | ||||||
| Trade receivables | 262,120 | 133,798 | ||||
| Inventories | (5,618 | ) | (37,941 | ) | ||
| Prepayments | (10,157 | ) | (4,629 | ) | ||
| Taxes recoverable | (3,049 | ) | 22,090 | |||
| Judicial deposits and escrow accounts | (2,929 | ) | 1,029 | |||
| Other receivables | (1,185 | ) | 2,828 | |||
| Suppliers | (92,912 | ) | (79,323 | ) | ||
| Salaries and social charges | 1,062 | 9,484 | ||||
| Tax payable/Income taxes and social contribution | 7,775 | 6,267 | ||||
| Contract liabilities and deferred income | (42,105 | ) | 3,510 | |||
| Other receivables and liabilities from related parties | (96,041 | ) | 219,010 | |||
| Other liabilities | (1,880 | ) | 7,157 | |||
| Cash from operating activities | 58,745 | 379,101 | ||||
| Income tax and social contribution paid | (1,167 | ) | (5,234 | ) | ||
| Interest lease liabilities paid | (11,564 | ) | (10,900 | ) | ||
| Payment of interest on bonds and financing | (24,946 | ) | (49,403 | ) | ||
| Payment of provision for tax, civil and labor losses | (515 | ) | (6,812 | ) | ||
| Net cash from operating activities | 20,553 | 306,752 | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||
| Acquisition of property and equipment | (9,452 | ) | (3,730 | ) | ||
| Additions to intangible assets | (36,763 | ) | (32,226 | ) | ||
| Acquisition of subsidiaries net of cash acquired and payments of business combinations | (33,591 | ) | (8,703 | ) | ||
| Realization of investment in marketable securities | 189,861 | (705,097 | ) | |||
| Net cash applied in investing activities | 110,055 | (749,756 | ) | |||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||
| Suppliers - related parties | (3,676 | ) | (75,846 | ) | ||
| Loans from related parties | - | 65,600 | ||||
| Payments of loans from related parties | (20,884 | ) | - | |||
| Lease liabilities paid | (15,308 | ) | (9,207 | ) | ||
| Parent company's net investment | - | 4,197 | ||||
| Issuance of common shares in initial public offering | - | 1,836,317 | ||||
| Transaction costs in initial public offering | - | (174,683 | ) | |||
| Acquisition of treasury shares | (11,765 | ) | - | |||
| Payments of bonds and financing | (477,651 | ) | (852,136 | ) | ||
| Issuance of public bonds net off issuance costs | 497,000 | - | ||||
| Payments of accounts payable for business combination | (31,617 | ) | - | |||
| Others | - | (76,642 | ) | |||
| Net cash applied in financing activities | (63,901 | ) | 717,600 | |||
| NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 66,706 | 274,596 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 311,156 | 43,287 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 377,862 | 317,883 | ||||
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