EX-99.1 2 tmb-20230803xex99d1.htm EX-99.1
Exhibit 99.1

| Earnings Conference Call 2Q23

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| Well prepared to navigate through the cycle 3 HIGHLIGHTS Adjusted EBITDA: Liquidity3 : 1 Excluding Consumer Goods. | 2 Operating Cash Generation = Adjusted EBITDA less Sustaining Capex. | 3 Considers Finnvera credit line. | 4 Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA in the last twelve months. Sales Volume Financial Management Operating Performance 2.5 million tons (vs. 2.7 million tons 2Q22 and 2.5 million tons 1Q23) Pulp: 263 thousand tons (vs. 291 thousand tons 2Q22 and 249 thousand tons 1Q23) Paper1 : Pulp Inventory: Below optimum operational levels Operating Cash Generation2 : Cash cost ex-downtimes: R$3.9 bn (vs. R$6.3 bn 2Q22 and R$6.2 bn 1Q23) R$2.2 bn (vs. R$5.1 bn 2Q22 and R$4.7 bn 1Q23) R$918/ton (vs. R$854/ton 2Q22 and R$ 937/ton 1Q23) US$11.3 bn (vs. US$10.5 bn 2Q22 and R$10.9 bn 1Q23) Leverage4 : US$6.3 bn (vs. US$5.2 bn 2Q22 and US$6.1 bn 1Q23) Net debt: 2.2x in US$ (vs. 2.3x in US$ 2Q22 and 1.9x in US$ 1Q23) Strategic Avenues Closing of Kimberly Clark's tissue assets deal in Brazil Cerrado Project: Paving the way for start-up

| 3,010 6,794 5,935 7,056 6,614 1,259 1,564 2,176 2,842 2,405 PAPER AND PACKAGING BUSINESS Paper Sales¹ (‘000 tons) Average Net Price (R$/ton) Stable EBITDA y-o-y, despite more challenging markets 4 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 LTM 2Q23 792 322 1,114 198 179 178 93 70 85 291 249 263 254 416 633 708 631 37% 40% 36% 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 LTM 2Q23 2,701 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 LTM 2Q23 31% 35% 2Q20 2Q21 Paper Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA Margin² R$ MM R$/ton Margin % 40% Exports Domestic 1 Excluding Consumer Goods. | ² Excluding impact of Management LTI 2Q20: - R$22/ton; 2Q21: - R$22/ton; 2Q22: R$23/ton; 1Q23: - R$10/ton; 2Q23: - R$17/ton; LTM 2Q23: - R$11/ton

| 732 719 562 2,663 2,455 2,513 PULP BUSINESS 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 10,524 LTM 2Q23 23,465 5,600 5,336 3,190 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 LTM 2Q23 Average FX R$ 4.92 R$ 5.20 R$ 4.95 R$ 5.16 Commercial strategy geared to market conditions 5 2,103 2,174 1,269 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 3,602 3,737 2,783 US$ BRL 59% 58% 45% 58% LTM 2Q23 2,230 Sales Volume (‘000 tons) Average Net Price – Export Market (/tons) Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA Margin R$ MM R$/ton Margin % 3,826 741

| PULP BUSINESS Already unsustainable price level for an important share of the industry Marginal BHKP production cost vs. BHKP price (average closing months of 2Q23) 2023 Cash Cost CIF China² - BHKP Market pulp USD/t, Kt 1 China average price (Fastmarkets FOEX) using quotations from the last weeks of each month. | ² Hawkings Wright. US$ por ton – CIF China 0 5.000 10.000 15.000 20.000 30.000 450 400 500 350 550 300 600 250 650 200 700 150 100 25.000 50 0 35.000 40.000 US$530/t 2Q23 US$495/t 2Q23 Nominal Cumulative Capacity Underwater Price BHKP¹: US$515/t 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 2Q15 2Q16 2Q17 2Q18 2Q19 2Q20 2Q21 2Q22 2Q23 BHKP Price¹ Marginal Cash Cost²

| 182 430 190 363 400 363 (38) 1Q23 0 Wood (21) Input 8 Fixed Cost 3 Energy (9) FX (35) 2Q23 937 918 -2% PULP BUSINESS Pulp Cash Cost - 2Q23 vs. 1Q23 (ex-downtimes – R$/ton) Improved performance with lower commodities prices and conclusion of most annual maintenance downtimes 7 Commodity price effect: -R$20/ton Δ Δ Δ Δ Wood Input Fixed Cost Energy FX

| CERRADO PROJECT Significant progress allowing better start-up visibility 8 See here most updated video 1 Inside the fence includes investments in industrial and infrastructure. Physical Progress (inside the fence¹ ) 57% Financial Progress (inside the fence¹ ) 70% Start-up: by June 2024 Capex timeline (R$ billion) 4.2 4.7 0.1 0.7 7.4 8.9 5.1 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Actual Expected

| FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Accumulated Cash Generation - 2H21 to 1H23 (US$ billion) Net Debt (US$ billion) Disciplined capital allocation to deliver shareholder value 9 Average cost of debt (in US$): 4.9% p.a. Average term of debt: 75 months 1 Considers capex on accrual basis. | ² Considers leasing expenses (IFRS 16), derivative cash adjustments, cash advances for wood acquisition, among others. | ³ Considers capex ex-maintenance and KC deal. | 4 Considers Finnvera credit line. Liquidity position4 : US$6.3 billion Leverage: 2.2x in US$ and 2.0x in R$ o Cerrado Project o Parkia and Caravelas o Expansion and modernization projects o Expansion of forestry base o Itaqui Port o Cerrado Project o Acquisition of Kimberly Clark’s tissue business in Brazil o Tissue converter in Espírito Santo o Woodspin o MFC 9.8 5.1 Adjusted EBITDA (2.6) Sustaining Capex¹ (0.2) Working Capital (1.2) Accrued Net Interest (0.7) Others² Capital for Allocation 11.4 11.3 3.6 1.3 Net Debt Jun. 2021 (5.1) Capital for Allocation Modernization and Growth³ Dividends/ Share Buyback Net Debt Jun. 2023 Δ

| FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Hedging strategy mitigates impact of currency appreciation on EBITDA 10 Cash Adjusments (ZCC) R$ million Portfolio Average Jun/2023: Put / Call 5.61 6.51 67% FX gap coverage Mar/2023: US$6.3 billion Jun/2023: US$4.8 billion ZCC Notional¹ 1 Considers EUR/USD hedge with notional of EUR394MM and 1.03 avarage FX. 1,446 1,770 953 928 161 1H23 (actual) Expected cash flow impact considering FX @4.82 2H23 1H24 2H24 1H25

| Takeaways o Cycle proof asset portfolio and business model; o Cash production cost on a downward trend; o Opportunities for liability management on the radar; o Financial discipline and long-term value creation through capital allocation; o Significant progress in strategic avenues.

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