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SLC Agrícola Full Year 2024 Earnings: EPS Misses Expectations

Simply Wall St

March 16, 2025

SLC Agrícola (BVMF:SLCE3) Full Year 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

Revenue: R$6.92b (down 4.4% from FY 2023).
Net income: R$509.4m (down 43% from FY 2023).
Profit margin: 7.4% (down from 12% in FY 2023). The decrease in margin was primarily driven by lower revenue.
EPS: R$1.16 (down from R$2.08 in FY 2023).

revenue-and-expenses-breakdown — BOVESPA:SLCE3 Revenue and Expenses Breakdown March 16th 2025

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

SLC Agrícola EPS Misses Expectations

Revenue was in line with analyst estimates. Earnings per share (EPS) missed analyst estimates by 18%.

The primary driver behind last 12 months revenue was the Land and Agricultural Operation segment contributing a total revenue of R$7.13b (103% of total revenue). Notably, cost of sales worth R$4.61b amounted to 67% of total revenue thereby underscoring the impact on earnings. The most substantial expense, totaling R$1.01b were related to Non-Operating costs. This indicates that a significant portion of the company's costs is related to non-core activities. Explore how SLCE3's revenue and expenses shape its earnings.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 9.1% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 7.2% growth forecast for the Food industry in Brazil.

Performance of the Brazilian Food industry.

The company's shares are down 2.9% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

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