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EX-99.1 2 tm2123946d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

GERDAU S.A.

 

Condensed consolidated interim financial statements

 

as of June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
In thousands of Brazilian reais (R$)
(Unaudited)

 

   Note   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
CURRENT ASSETS               
  Cash and cash equivalents   4    3,026,228    4,617,204 
  Short-term investments   4    2,611,586    3,041,143 
  Trade accounts receivable - net   5    5,785,443    3,737,270 
  Inventories   6    13,801,156    9,169,417 
  Tax credits        1,982,508    1,201,312 
  Income and social contribution taxes recoverable        456,626    1,051,584 
  Dividends receivable        12,712    - 
  Fair value of derivatives   14    8,395    - 
  Other current assets        629,785    591,523 
         28,314,439    23,409,453 
                
NON-CURRENT ASSETS               
  Tax credits        749,250    664,045 
  Deferred income taxes        2,761,575    3,393,354 
  Related parties   16    95,254    134,354 
  Judicial deposits   15    1,826,253    1,825,791 
  Other non-current assets        516,939    590,864 
  Prepaid pension cost        3,964    39,196 
  Investments in associates and joint ventures   8    2,551,923    2,271,629 
  Goodwill   10    11,668,298    12,103,519 
  Leasing        783,844    815,311 
  Other Intangibles        516,963    622,578 
  Property, plant and equipment, net        17,103,345    17,252,915 
         38,577,608    39,713,556 
                
TOTAL ASSETS        66,892,047    63,123,009 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
In thousands of Brazilian reais (R$)
(Unaudited)

 

   Note   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
CURRENT LIABILITIES               
  Trade accounts payable   11    6,895,295    5,437,953 
  Short-term debt   12    247,029    1,424,043 
  Debentures   13    14,072    7,463 
  Taxes payable        835,337    600,089 
  Income and social contribution taxes payable        980,295    810,125 
  Payroll and related liabilities        696,361    591,653 
  Dividends payable        -    510,348 
  Leasing payable        230,056    231,703 
  Employee benefits        -    208 
  Environmental liabilities        169,250    125,992 
  Fair value of derivatives   14    3,829    971 
  Obligations with FIDC   17    45,943    944,513 
  Other current liabilities        858,312    797,082 
         10,975,779    11,482,143 
                
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES               
  Long-term debt   12    12,649,143    13,188,891 
  Debentures   13    2,895,917    2,894,954 
  Related parties   16    31,218    22,855 
  Deferred income taxes        56,000    61,562 
  Provision for tax, civil and labor liabilities   15    1,234,048    1,172,511 
  Environmental liabilities        137,720    171,102 
  Employee benefits        1,715,947    1,861,231 
  Obligations with FIDC   17    -    42,893 
  Leasing payable        603,100    624,771 
  Other non-current liabilities        452,800    514,886 
         19,775,893    20,555,656 
                
EQUITY   18           
  Capital        19,249,181    19,249,181 
  Treasury stocks        (152,973)   (229,309)
  Capital reserves        11,597    11,597 
  Retained earnings        13,043,914    7,292,332 
  Transactions with non-controlling interests without change of control        (2,870,825)   (2,870,825)
  Other reserves        6,632,689    7,407,295 
      EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE EQUITY HOLDERS OF THE PARENT        35,913,583    30,860,271 
                
  NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS        226,792    224,939 
                
  EQUITY        36,140,375    31,085,210 
                
  TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY        66,892,047    63,123,009 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
In thousands of Brazilian reais (R$)
(Unaudited)

 

       For the three-month period ended   For the six-month period ended 
   Note   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020 
NET SALES        19,130,116    8,744,833    35,473,100    17,972,374 
  Cost of sales   21    (13,715,929)   (8,026,768)   (26,262,004)   (16,398,848)
                          
GROSS PROFIT        5,414,187    718,065    9,211,096    1,573,526 
  Selling expenses   21    (168,421)   (97,034)   (323,814)   (216,956)
  General and administrative expenses   21    (307,956)   (209,415)   (622,051)   (459,870)
  Other operating income   21    37,564    639,724    200,420    663,279 
  Other operating expenses   21    (42,875)   (245,997)   (119,188)   (248,425)
  Tax credits recovery   15    393,341    -    393,341    - 
  Impairment of financial assets   21    (125)   (25,467)   (5,161)   (68,759)
  Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies   8    236,979    (4,090)   385,938    6,400 
INCOME BEFORE FINANCIAL INCOME (EXPENSES) AND TAXES        5,562,694    775,786    9,120,581    1,249,195 
  Financial income   22    49,788    50,759    105,696    97,068 
  Financial expenses   22    (343,907)   (390,326)   (657,503)   (715,748)
  Exchange variations, net   22    (115,402)   9,440    (127,271)   56,764 
  Tax credits monetary update   15    462,651    -    462,651    - 
  Gains (Losses) on financial instruments, net   22    4,750    197    3,591    720 
INCOME BEFORE TAXES        5,620,574    445,856    8,907,745    687,999 
     Current   7    (1,140,752)   (74,154)   (1,884,568)   (159,075)
     Deferred   7    (545,345)   (56,379)   (618,164)   7,749 
Income and social contribution taxes        (1,686,097)   (130,533)   (2,502,732)   (151,326)
NET INCOME        3,934,477    315,323    6,405,013    536,673 
ATTRIBUTABLE TO:                         
Owners of the parent        3,916,551    315,272    6,367,890    531,897 
Non-controlling interests        17,926    51    37,123    4,776 
         3,934,477    315,323    6,405,013    536,673 
                          
Basic earnings per share - preferred and common - (R$)   19    2.30    0.19    3.74    0.31 
                          
Diluted earnings per share - preferred and common - (R$)   19    2.29    0.18    3.72    0.31 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
In thousands of Brazilian reais (R$)
(Unaudited)

 

   For the three-month period ended   For the six-month period ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020 
Net income for the period   3,934,477    315,323    6,405,013    536,673 
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss                    
Other comprehensive income from associates and joint ventures   (261,727)   81,325    (106,154)   306,942 
Cumulative translation adjustment   (2,745,927)   1,131,753    (815,629)   5,404,600 
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on net investment hedge   1,226,312    (605,095)   310,665    (3,088,731)
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on financial instruments, net of tax   3,702    3,418    1,461    (15,071)
    (1,777,640)   611,401    (609,657)   2,607,740 
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss                    
Remeasurement of defined benefit pension plan, net of tax   (26,078)   -    (26,078)   - 
    (26,078)   -    (26,078)   - 
                     
Other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax   (1,803,718)   611,401    (635,735)   2,607,740 
                     
Total comprehensive income for the period, net of tax   2,130,759    926,724    5,769,278    3,144,413 
                     
Total comprehensive income attributable to:                    
      Owners of the parent   2,141,185    922,316    5,750,357    3,089,612 
      Non-controlling interests   (10,426)   4,408    18,921    54,801 
    2,130,759    926,724    5,769,278    3,144,413 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.        
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY        
in thousands of Brazilian reais (R$)        
(Unaudited)        

 

             Attributed to parent company’s interest             
               Retained earnings       Other Reserves             
   Capital   Treasury stocks   Capital Reserve   Legal reserve   Tax Incentives Reserve   Investments and working capital reserve   Retained earnings   Operations with non-controlling interests   Gains and losses on net investment hedge   Gains and losses on financial instruments   Cumulative translation adjustment   Pension Plan   Stock Option  

Total parent

company’s interest

   Non-controlling interests   Total Shareholder's Equity 
Balance as of January 1, 2020   19,249,181    (242,542)   11,597    799,297    714,798    4,130,611    -    (2,870,825)   (6,367,200)   (12,062)   11,762,809    (365,863)   145,900    26,955,701    217,426    27,173,127 
2020 Changes in Equity                                                                                
Net income   -    -    -    -    -    -    531,897    -    -    -    -    -    -    531,897    4,776    536,673 
Other comprehensive income (loss) recognized in the period   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (3,088,731)   (15,071)   5,661,517    -    -    2,557,715    50,025    2,607,740 
Total comprehensive income (loss) recognized in the period   -    -    -    -    -    -    531,897    -    (3,088,731)   (15,071)   5,661,517    -    -    3,089,612    54,801    3,144,413 
Long term incentive plan cost recognized in the period   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (2,926)   (2,926)   (3)   (2,929)
Long term incentive plan exercised during the period   -    12,754    -    -    -    (3,506)   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    9,248    -    9,248 
Effects of interest changes in subsidiaries   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    1,364    1,364 
Complementary dividends   -    -    -    -    -    (13)   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (13)   -    (13)
Dividends/interest on equity   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (63,837)   (63,837)
Balance as of June 30, 2020 (Note 18)   19,249,181    (229,788)   11,597    799,297    714,798    4,127,092    531,897    (2,870,825)   (9,455,931)   (27,133)   17,424,326    (365,863)   142,974    30,051,622    209,751    30,261,373 
                                                                                 
Balance as of January 1, 2021   19,249,181    (229,309)   11,597    908,946    887,590    5,495,796    -    (2,870,825)   (8,872,114)   (14,034)   16,550,072    (417,904)   161,275    30,860,271    224,939    31,085,210 
2021 Changes in Equity                                                                                
Net income   -    -    -    -    -    -    6,367,890    -    -    -    -    -    -    6,367,890    37,123    6,405,013 
Other comprehensive income (loss) recognized in the period   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    310,665    1,461    (903,618)   (26,041)   -    (617,533)   (18,202)   (635,735)
Total comprehensive income (loss) recognized in the period   -    -    -    -    -    -    6,367,890    -    310,665    1,461    (903,618)   (26,041)   -    5,750,357    18,921    5,769,278 
Long term incentive plan cost recognized in the period   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (157,073)   (157,073)   (61)   (157,134)
Long term incentive plan exercised during the period   -    76,336    -    -    -    66,418    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    142,754    48    142,802 
Effects of interest changes in subsidiaries   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (4,923)   (4,923)
Complementary dividends   -    -    -    -    -    -    (527)   -    -    -    -    -    -    (527)   -    (527)
Dividends/interest on equity   -    -    -    -    -    -    (682,199)   -    -    -    -    -    -    (682,199)   (12,132)   (694,331)
Balance as of June 30, 2021 (Note 18)   19,249,181    (152,973)   11,597    908,946    887,590    5,562,214    5,685,164    (2,870,825)   (8,561,449)   (12,573)   15,646,454    (443,945)   4,202    35,913,583    226,792    36,140,375 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.        
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS        
In thousands of Brazilian reais (R$)        
(Unaudited)        

 

       For the six-month period ended 
   Note   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020 
Cash flows from operating activities               
Net income for the period        6,405,013    536,673 
Adjustments to reconcile net income for the period to net cash provided by operating activities:               
       Depreciation and amortization   21    1,279,329    1,168,158 
       Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies   8    (385,938)   (6,400)
       Exchange variation, net   22    127,271    (56,764)
       (Gains) Losses on financial instruments, net   22    (3,591)   (720)
       Post-employment benefits        124,389    99,304 
       Stock based compensation        28,610    19,656 
       Income tax   7    2,502,732    151,326 
       Gains on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net        1,867    (12,677)
       Impairment of financial assets        5,161    68,759 
       Provision (reversal) of tax, civil, labor and environmental liabilities, net        63,101    76,019 
       Credit recovery, net        (855,992)   (457,185)
       Interest income on short-term investments        (67,389)   (53,004)
       Interest expense on debt and debentures   22    433,534    510,349 
       Interest on loans with related parties   16    (3,068)   (3,634)
       (Reversal) Provision for net realizable value adjustment in inventory, net   6    (3,415)   (36,296)
         9,651,614    2,003,564 
Changes in assets and liabilities               
Increase in trade accounts receivable        (2,218,579)   (309,921)
Increase in inventories        (5,033,866)   (548,940)
Increase (Decrease) in trade accounts payable        1,641,969    (611,673)
(Increase) Decrease in other receivables        (146)   185,477 
Decrease in other payables        (1,059,255)   (39,031)
Dividends from associates and joint ventures        13,863    11,805 
Purchases of trading securities        (998,343)   (1,742,835)
Proceeds from maturities and sales of trading securities        1,480,923    2,980,706 
Cash provided by operating activities        3,478,180    1,929,152 
                
Interest paid on loans and financing        (470,441)   (521,123)
Interest paid on lease liabilities        (32,091)   (31,227)
Income and social contribution taxes paid        (856,536)   (49,235)
Net cash provided operating activities        2,119,112    1,327,567 
                
Cash flows from investing activities               
Purchases of property, plant and equipment   9    (1,000,723)   (742,247)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment, investments and other intangibles        14,178    18,598 
Purchases of other intangibles        (82,495)   (62,076)
Capital increase in joint ventures        -    (42,782)
Net cash used in investing activities        (1,069,040)   (828,507)
                
Cash flows from financing activities               
Dividends and interest on capital paid        (1,136,364)   (70,483)
Proceeds from loans and financing        310,027    1,927,216 
Repayment of loans and financing        (1,639,034)   (1,297,055)
Leasing payment        (134,626)   (120,917)
Intercompany loans, net        50,531    (28,917)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities        (2,549,466)   409,844 
                
Exchange variation on cash and cash equivalents        (91,582)   513,105 
                
(Decrease) Increase in cash and cash equivalents        (1,590,976)   1,422,009 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period        4,617,204    2,641,652 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period        3,026,228    4,063,661 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

NOTE 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Gerdau S.A. is a publicly traded corporation (sociedade anônima) with its corporate domicile in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Gerdau S.A and subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Company”) is a leading producer of long steel in the Americas and one of the largest suppliers of special steel in the world. In Brazil, the Company also produces flat steel and iron ore, activities which expanded the product mix and made its operations even more competitive. The Company believes it is the largest recycler in Latin America and around the world it transforms each year millions of tons of scrap into steel, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable development of the regions where it operates. Gerdau is listed on the São Paulo, New York and Madrid stock exchanges.

 

The Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements of the Company were approved by the Management on August 3, 2021.

 

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRACTICES

 

2.1 - Basis of Presentation

 

The Company's Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the three-month and six-month periods ended on June 30, 2021 have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (IAS) Nº 34, which establishes the content of condensed interim financial statements. These Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of Gerdau S.A., as of December 31, 2020, which were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board - IASB.

 

The preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements in accordance with IAS 34 requires Management to make accounting estimates. The Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements have been prepared using the historical cost as its basis, except for the valuation of certain financial instruments, which are measured at fair value.

 

The accounting policies applied in this Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements are the same as those applied in the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

2.2 – New IFRS and Interpretations of the IFRIC (International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee)

 

The issued and/or reviewed IFRS standards made by the IASB that are effective for the year started in 2021 had no impact on the Company's Financial Statements. In addition, the IASB issued/reviewed some IFRS standards, which have mandatory adoption for the year 2022 and/or after, and the Company is assessing the adoption impact of these standards in its Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

- Amendment to IAS 1 - Classification of liabilities as Current or Non-current. It clarifies aspects to be considered for the classification of liabilities as Current Liabilities or Non-current Liabilities. This amendment to the standard is effective for fiscal years beginning on/or after January 1, 2023. The Company does not expect material impacts on its Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

- Annual improvements in IFRS 2018-2020 standards. It changes the IFRS 1, addressing aspects of first-time adoption in a subsidiary; IFRS 9, addressing the 10% test criterion for reversing financial liabilities; IFRS 16, covering illustrative examples of leasing and IAS 41, covering aspects of measurement at fair value. These changes are effective for fiscal years beginning on/or after January 1, 2022. The Company does not expect material impacts on its Financial Statements.

 

- Amendment to IAS 16 - Property, plant and equipment: Result generated before reaching the expected conditions of use. It clarifies aspects to be considered for the classification of items produced before the asset is in the projected conditions of use. This amendment to the standard is effective for fiscal years beginning on/or after January 1, 2022. The Company does not expect material impacts on its Financial Statements.

 

- Amendment to IAS 37 - Onerous contract: Cost of fulfilling a contract. It clarifies aspects to be considered for the classification of costs related to the fulfillment of an onerous contract. This amendment to the standard is effective for fiscal years beginning on/or after January 1, 2022. The Company does not expect material impacts on its Financial Statements.

 

- Amendment to IFRS 3 - References to conceptual framework. It clarifies conceptual alignments of this standard with the IFRS conceptual framework. This amendment to the standard is effective for fiscal years beginning on/or after January 1, 2022. The Company does not expect material impacts on its Financial Statements.

 

- Amendment to IAS 1 and IFRS Practice Statement 2 – Disclosure of Accounting Policies. It clarifies aspects to be considered in the disclosure of accounting policies. This amendment to the standard is effective for fiscal years beginning on/or after January 1, 2023. The Company does not expect material impacts on its Financial Statements.

 

- Amendment to IAS 8 – Definition of Accounting Estimates. It clarifies aspects to be considered in the definition of accounting estimates. This amendment to the standard is effective for fiscal years beginning on/or after January 1, 2023. The Company does not expect material impacts on its Financial Statements.

 

- Amendment to IFRS 16 - Leases. It clarifies aspects to be considered in rent concessions that have a direct relation with Covid-19 pandemic. This amendment to the standard is effective for fiscal years beginning on/or after April 1, 2021. The Company does not expect material impacts on its Financial Statements.

 

- Amendment to IAS 12 – Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction. It clarifies aspects to be considered when recognizing deferred tax assets and liabilities related to taxable temporary differences and deductible temporary differences. This amendment to the standard is effective for fiscal years beginning on/or after January 1, 2023. The Company does not expect material impacts on its Financial Statements.

 

2.3 - Risk of disease outbreaks and health epidemics: Covid-19

 

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact global economic activity and represents the risk that the Company, employees, service providers, suppliers, customers and other business partners may be prevented from carrying out certain business activities for an indefinite period, including due to stoppages that may be requested or mandated by government officials or elected by companies as a preventive measure.

 

The Company is following all the Covid-19 pandemic prevention guidelines issued by the competent health agencies in the countries in which it operates. In this regard, the Company adopted a series of measures to mitigate the risk of transmission in the workplace, such as the recommendation of the home office, the creation of crisis committees and the cancellation of national and international trips and participation in external events. The Company also reinforces that the health and safety of people are non-negotiable values. The Company has been daily monitoring the evolution of the pandemic scenario and the impacts that this situation has on the routines of employees, their families and, also, for the business.

 

The nature of our business is complex and, in order to continue operating, much of our work cannot be done remotely. Therefore, our focus is to reduce the risk of the virus spreading through our operations, as operational continuity is essential for jobs, for neighboring communities and for the economies of the countries and regions where we operate. Our plants and offices, therefore, have contingency plans to deal with the ongoing impact of the pandemic, which will continue to be reviewed as the situation evolves.

 

The risks arising from outbreaks of diseases and epidemics, notably those arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, can contribute significantly to the deterioration of economic conditions in Brazil and globally and could, among other consequences, (i) negatively impact even more the global demand for steel or even lower market prices for products, which can result in a continuous reduction in the Company's sales, operating income and cash flows; (ii) make it more difficult or costly to obtain financing for operations or refinance debt in the future; (iii) impair the financial condition of some of the customers and suppliers; and (iv) reduce investment programs. The Company constantly monitors the risks of commodity prices, interest rates and exchange rates, credit risk management and capital management (note 14.c).

 

The Company believes that it has no evidence of any risk of operational continuity. However, changes that deteriorate the economic and business environment, or significant changes in the economy or financial market that result in increased risk perception or reduced liquidity and refinancing capacity, if manifested in a greater intensity than anticipated in the scenarios. contemplated by Management, may lead the Company to review its projections and, eventually, may affect the Company's ability to meet its obligations and / or lead to the recognition of losses due to the non-recoverability of its assets.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

NOTE 3 – CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

3.1 - Subsidiaries

 

The Company did not have material changes of interest in subsidiaries for the period ended on June 30, 2021, when compared to those existing on December 31, 2020.

 

3.2 - Joint Ventures

 

The Company did not have material changes of interest in joint ventures for the period ended on June 30, 2021, when compared to those existing on December 31, 2020.

 

3.3 – Associate companies

 

The Company did not have material changes in interest in associate companies for the period ended on June 30, 2021, when compared to those existing on December 31, 2020.

 

NOTE 4 – CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
Cash   123,392    9,060 
Banks and immediately available investments   2,902,836    4,608,144 
Cash and cash equivalents   3,026,228    4,617,204 

 

Immediately available investments include investments with maturity up to 90 days, immediate liquidity and low risk of fair value variation.

 

Short-term investments

 

   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
Short-term investments   2,611,586    3,041,143 

 

Short-term investments include Bank Deposit Certificates and marketable securities, which are stated at their fair value. Income generated by these investments is recorded as financial income.

 

NOTE 5 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
Trade accounts receivable - in Brazil   3,354,973    2,081,740 
Trade accounts receivable - exports from Brazil   48,568    26,121 
Trade accounts receivable - foreign subsidiaries   2,514,705    1,766,555 
(-) Impairment of financial assets   (132,803)   (137,146)
    5,785,443    3,737,270 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Accounts receivable by aging are as follows:

 

   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
Current   5,393,186    3,466,000 
Past-due:          
   Up to 30 days   292,837    259,756 
   From 31 to 60 days   109,001    48,905 
   From 61 to 90 days   17,474    9,355 
   From 91 to 180 days   36,704    13,636 
   From 181 to 360 days   11,186    15,899 
   Above 360 days   57,858    60,865 
(-) Impairment on financial assets   (132,803)   (137,146)
    5,785,443    3,737,270 

 

NOTE 6 - INVENTORIES

 

   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
Finished products   5,239,351    3,894,698 
Work in progress   3,289,283    2,045,158 
Raw materials   3,540,176    1,934,958 
Storeroom supplies   780,262    786,401 
Imports in transit   954,831    514,321 
(-) Allowance for adjustments to net realizable value   (2,747)   (6,119)
    13,801,156    9,169,417 

  

The allowance for adjustment to net realizable value of inventories, on which the provision and reversal of provision are registered with impact on cost of sales, is as follows:

 

Balance as of January 1, 2020   (39,308)
Provision for the year   (6,562)
Reversal of adjustments to net realizable value   47,259 
Exchange rate variation   (7,508)
Balance as of December 31, 2020   (6,119)
Provision for the year   (2,760)
Reversal of adjustments to net realizable value   6,175 
Exchange rate variation   (43)
Balance as of June 30, 2021   (2,747)

 

NOTE 7 – INCOME AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION TAXES

 

In Brazil, income taxes include federal income tax (IR) and social contribution (CS), which represents an additional federal income tax. The statutory rates for income tax and social contribution are 25% and 9%, respectively, and are applicable for the periods ended on June 30, 2021 and 2020. The foreign subsidiaries of the Company are subject to taxation at rates ranging between 23.0% and 35.0%. The differences between the Brazilian tax rates and the rates of other countries are presented under “Difference in tax rates in foreign companies” in the reconciliation of income tax and social contribution below.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

a) Reconciliations of income and social contribution taxes at statutory rates to amounts presented in the Statement of Income are as follows:

 

   For the three-month period ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020 
Income before income taxes   5,620,574    445,856 
Statutory tax rates   34%   34%
Income and social contribution taxes at statutory rates   (1,910,995)   (151,590)
Tax adjustment with respect to:          
 - Difference in tax rates in foreign companies   (252,247)   116,960 
 - Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies   80,573    (1,391)
 - Interest on equity *   (1,773)   - 
 - Deferred tax assets not recognized   219,982    (87,595)
 - Tax credits and incentives   34,315    1,517 
 - Realization of deferred tax assets not recognized   122,451    3,300 
 - Other permanent differences, net   21,597    (11,734)
Income and social contribution taxes   (1,686,097)   (130,533)
Current   (1,140,752)   (74,154)
Deferred   (545,345)   (56,379)

 

   For the six-month period ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020 
Income before income taxes   8,907,745    687,999 
Statutory tax rates   34%   34%
Income and social contribution taxes at statutory rates   (3,028,633)   (233,919)
Tax adjustment with respect to:          
 - Difference in tax rates in foreign companies   65,256    792,897 
 - Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies   131,219    2,176 
 - Interest on equity *   73,693    - 
 - Deferred tax assets not recognized   -    (725,108)
 - Tax credits and incentives   58,374    2,626 
 - Realization of deferred tax assets not recognized   122,451    3,300 
 - Other permanent differences, net   74,908    6,702 
Income and social contribution taxes   (2,502,732)   (151,326)
Current   (1,884,568)   (159,075)
Deferred   (618,164)   7,749 

 

(*) Brazilian Law 9,249/95 provides that a company may, at its sole discretion, consider dividends distributions to shareholders to be considered as interest on own capital — subject to specific limitations - which has the effect of a taxable deduction in the determination of income tax and social contribution. The limitation is the greater of (i) shareholders’ equity multiplied by the TJLP (Long Term Interest Rate) rate or (ii) 50% of the net income in the fiscal year. This expense is not recognized for the purpose of preparing the financial statements and therefore does not impact net income.

 

b) Tax Assets not booked:

 

Due to the lack of expectation to use tax losses, negative social contribution base and deferred exchange variation arising from some operations in Brazil, the Company did not recognize a portion of tax assets of R$ 719,458 (R$ 764,845 on December 31, 2020), which do not have an expiration date. The subsidiaries abroad had R$ 1,132,153 (R$ 1,180,067 as of December 31, 2020) of tax credits on capital losses for which deferred tax assets have not been booked and which expire between 2029 and 2035 and also several tax losses of state credits in the amount of R$ 1,370,408 (R$ 1,623,459 as of December 31, 2020), which expire at various dates between 2021 and 2040.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

NOTE 8 – INVESTMENTS

 

   Investments in
North America
   Investments in
South America
   Investments in
Special Steel
   Investments in
Brazil
   Others   Total 
Balance as of January 01, 2020   681,807    748,392    224,201    11,473    146,526    1,812,399 
    Equity in earnings   23,494    99,913    8,900    (1,288)   21,550    152,569 
    Cumulative Translation Adjustment   165,479    195,286    (1,949)   -    -    358,816 
    Capital increase   42,782    -    -    -    -    42,782 
    Dividends/Interest on equity   (5,223)   (67,546)   -    -    (22,168)   (94,937)
Balance as of December 31, 2020   908,339    976,045    231,152    10,185    145,908    2,271,629 
    Equity in earnings   119,666    245,212    18,250    (3,708)   6,518    385,938 
    Cumulative Translation Adjustment   (36,333)   (70,526)   1,708    (1,440)   437    (106,154)
    Capital increase   -    -    -    27,500    -    27,500 
    Dividends/Interest on equity   (2,460)   -    (2,763)   -    (21,767)   (26,990)
Balance as of June 30, 2021   989,212    1,150,731    248,347    32,537    131,096    2,551,923 

 

NOTE 9 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

a) Summary of changes in property, plant and equipment – during the three-month period ended on June 30, 2021, acquisitions amounted to R$ 565,595 (R$ 270,659 as of June 30, 2020), and disposals amounted to R$ 15,721 (R$ 2,637 as of June 30, 2020). During the six-month period ended on June 30, 2021, acquisitions amounted to R$ 1,000,723 (R$ 742,247 as of June 30, 2020), and disposals amounted to R$ 16,045 (R$ 5,922 as of June 30, 2020).

 

b) Capitalized borrowing costs – borrowing costs capitalized during the three-month period ended on June 30, 2021 amounted to R$ 7,903 (R$ 5,899 as of June 30, 2020). During the six-month period ended on June 30, 2021 amounted to R$ 15,609 (R$ 13,491 as of June 30, 2020).

 

c) Guarantees – no property, plant and equipment were pledged as collateral for loans and financing on June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

 

NOTE 10 – GOODWILL

 

The changes in goodwill are as follows:

 

   Goodwill   Accumulated
impairment losses
   Goodwill after
Impairment losses
 
Balance as of January 1, 2020   17,445,205    (7,975,894)   9,469,311 
  (+/-) Foreign exchange effect   4,976,383    (2,342,175)   2,634,208 
Balance as of December 31, 2020   22,421,588    (10,318,069)   12,103,519 
  (+/-) Foreign exchange effect   (890,528)   455,307    (435,221)
Balance as of June 30, 2021   21,531,060    (9,862,762)   11,668,298 

 

The amounts of goodwill by segment are as follows:

 

   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
Brazil   373,135    373,135 
Special Steels   3,685,537    3,828,841 
North America   7,609,626    7,901,543 
    11,668,298    12,103,519 

 

NOTE 11 – TRADE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

 

   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
Trade accounts payable - domestic market   4,578,238    3,941,924 
Trade accounts payable - debtor risk   843,194    726,045 
Trade accounts payable - intercompany   24,936    8,958 
Trade accounts payable - imports   1,448,927    761,026 
    6,895,295    5,437,953 

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

The Company has contracts with financial institutions in order to allow its suppliers to receive in advance their receivables through an operation called "Trade accounts payable - debtor risk". In this operation, the suppliers transfer the right to receive their receivables to a financial institution, which in turn, becomes the holder of the rights to the suppliers' receivables. The Company constantly monitors the composition of the portfolio and the conditions established with its suppliers, which have not resulted in significant changes in relation to what had been practiced historically.

 

NOTE 12 – LOANS AND FINANCING

 

Loans and financing are as follows:

 

   Annual interest rate (*)   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
Working capital   7.38%   1,263,855    1,178,557 
Financing of property, plant and equipment and others   3.33%   111,064    333,797 
Ten/Thirty Years Bonds   5.37%   11,521,253    13,100,580 
Total financing        12,896,172    14,612,934 
Current        247,029    1,424,043 
Non-current        12,649,143    13,188,891 
                
Principal amount of the financing        12,735,789    14,413,188 
Interest amount of the financing        160,383    199,746 
Total financing        12,896,172    14,612,934 

 

(*) Weighted average effective interest costs on June 30, 2021, which in a consolidated basis represents 5.56%

 

Loans and financing, denominated in Reais, are substantially adjusted at a fixed rate or indexed to the CDI (Interbank Deposit Certificates).

 

Summary of loans and financing by currency:

 

   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
Brazilian Real (R$)   1,249,819    1,245,988 
U.S. Dollar (US$)   11,532,819    13,366,946 
Other currencies   113,534    - 
    12,896,172    14,612,934 

 

The amortization schedules of long-term loans and financing are as follows:

 

   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
2022(*)   19,716    5,210 
2023   2,027,974    2,108,324 
2024   1,629,496    1,813,225 
2025   687,942    682,422 
2026 on   8,284,015    8,579,710 
    12,649,143    13,188,891 

 

(*) For the period as of June 30, 2021, the amounts represents payments from July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.      

 

a) Credit Lines

 

In October 2019, the Company completed the renewal of the Global Credit Line in the total amount of US$ 800 million (equivalent to R$ 4,002 million as of June 30, 2021). The transaction aims to provide liquidity to subsidiaries in North America and Latin America, including Brazil. The companies Gerdau S.A., Gerdau Açominas S.A. and Gerdau Aços Longos S.A. provide guarantee for this transaction, which matures in October 2024. As of June 30, 2021, the outstanding balance of this credit facility was US$ 40 million (equivalent to R$ 200 million as of June 30, 2021).

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

NOTE 13 – DEBENTURES

 

      Quantity as of June 30, 2020            
Issuance  General Meeting  Issued   Held in treasury   Maturity  June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
15th  November, 9, 2018   1,500,000    -   11/21/2022   1,504,491    1,500,985 
16th - A  April, 25, 2019   600,000    -   05/06/2023   602,539    600,759 
16th - B  April, 25, 2019   800,000    -   05/06/2026   802,959    800,673 
Total Consolidated                   2,909,989    2,902,417 
                           
     Current                   14,072    7,463 
     Non-current                   2,895,917    2,894,954 

 

Maturities of long-term amounts are as follows:

 

   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
2022   1,498,343    1,497,760 
2023   599,175    598,960 
2026   798,399    798,234 
    2,895,917    2,894,954 

 

The debentures are denominated in Brazilian Reais, are nonconvertible, and pay variable interest as a percentage of the CDI – Interbank Deposit Certificate.

 

The average notional interest rate was 0.84% and 1.35% for the three-month and six-month periods ended on June 30, 2021, respectively (0.81% and 1.89% for the three-month and six-month periods ended on June 30, 2020, respectively).

 

NOTE 14 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

a) General considerations - Gerdau S.A. and its subsidiaries enter into transactions with financial instruments whose risks are managed by means of strategies and exposure limit controls. All financial instruments are recorded in the accounting books and presented as short-term investments, loans and financing, debentures, related-party transactions, fair value of derivatives, obligations with FIDC, other current assets, other non-current assets, other current liabilities and other non-current liabilities.

 

The Company has derivatives and non-derivative instruments, such as the hedge for some operations under hedge accounting. These operations are intended to protect the Company against exchange rate fluctuations on foreign currency loans and against interest rate fluctuations. These transactions are carried out considering direct active or passive exposures, without leverage.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

b) Fair value – the fair value of the aforementioned financial instruments is as follows:

 

   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
   Book   Fair   Book   Fair 
   value   value   value   value 
Assets                    
    Short-term investments   2,611,586    2,611,586    3,041,143    3,041,143 
    Related parties   95,254    95,254    134,354    134,354 
    Fair value of derivatives   8,395    8,395    -    - 
    Other current assets   629,785    629,785    591,523    591,523 
    Other non-current assets   516,939    516,939    590,864    590,864 
Liabilities                    
    Loans and Financing   12,896,172    14,753,634    14,612,934    17,014,948 
    Debentures   2,909,989    2,856,253    2,902,417    2,775,619 
    Related parties   31,218    31,218    22,855    22,855 
    Fair value of derivatives   3,829    3,829    971    971 
    Obligations with FIDC (current liabilities)   45,943    45,943    944,513    944,513 
    Other current liabilities   858,312    858,312    797,082    797,082 
    Obligations with FIDC (non-current liabilities)   -    -    42,893    42,893 
    Other non-current liabilities   452,800    452,800    514,886    514,886 

 

The fair values of Loans and Financing and Debentures are based on market premises, which may take into consideration discounted cash flows using equivalent market rates and credit rating. All other financial instruments, which are recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements at their carrying amount, are substantially similar to those that would be obtained if they were traded in the market. However, because there is no active market for these instruments, differences could exist if they were settled in advance. The fair value hierarchy of the financial instruments above are presented in Note 14.g.

 

c) Risk factors that could affect the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ businesses:

 

Price risk of commodities: this risk is related to the possibility of changes in prices of the products sold by the Company or in prices of raw materials and other inputs used in the productive process. Since the Company operates in a commodity market, net sales and cost of sales may be affected by changes in the international prices of their products or materials. In order to minimize this risk, the Company constantly monitors the price variations in the domestic and international markets and may contract financial derivatives for protection.

 

Interest rate risk: this risk is related to the effect of interest rate fluctuations on the value of the Company's financial assets and liabilities or future cash flows and income. The Company evaluates its exposure to these risks: (i) comparing financial assets and liabilities denominated at fixed and floating interest rates and (ii) monitoring the variations of interest rates like Libor and CDI. Accordingly, the Company may enter into interest rate swaps in order to reduce this risk.

 

Exchange rate risk: this risk is related to the possibility of fluctuations in exchange rates affecting the amounts of financial assets or liabilities or future cash flows and income. The Company assesses its exposure to the exchange rate by measuring the difference between the amount of its assets and liabilities in foreign currency. The Company understands that its accounts receivable originated from exports, its cash and cash equivalents denominated in foreign currencies and its investments abroad are more than equivalent to its liabilities denominated in foreign currency. Since the management of these exposures occurs at each operation level, if there is a mismatch between assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency, the Company may employ derivative financial instruments in order to mitigate the effect of exchange rate fluctuations.

 

Credit risk: this risk arises from the possibility of the Company not receiving amounts arising from sales to customers or investments made with financial institutions. In order to minimize this risk, the Company adopt the procedure of analyzing in details of the financial position of their customers, establishing a credit limit and constantly monitoring their balances. Regarding short-term investments, the Company invests solely in financial institutions with low credit risk, as assessed by rating agencies. In addition, each financial institution has a maximum limit for investment, determined by the Company’s Credit Committee.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Capital management risk: this risk comes from the Company’s choice in adopting a financing structure for its operations. The Company manages its capital structure, which consists of a ratio between the financial debts and its own capital (Equity) based on internal policies and benchmarks. The Key Performance Indicators (KPI) related to the “Capital Structure Management” objective are: WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital), Net Debt/EBITDA (Earnings before interest, income tax, depreciation and amortization), Coverage Ratio of Net Financial Expenses (EBITDA/Net Financial Expenses) and Debt/Total Capitalization Ratio. Net Debt is formed by the principal of the debt reduced by cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments (notes 4, 12 and 13). Total Capitalization is formed by the Total Debt (composed of the principal of the debt) and the Equity (Note 18). The Company may change its capital structure, according to economic and financial conditions, in order to optimize its financial leverage and debt management. At the same time, the Company seeks to improve its ROCE (Return on Capital Employed) through the implementation of working capital management and an efficient program of investments in property, plant and equipment. In the long term, the Company seeks to remain within the parameters below, admitting occasional variations in the short term:

 

Net debt/EBITDA   From 1.0 to 1.5 times
Gross debt limit   R$ 12 billion
Average maturity   more than 6 years

 

These key indicators are used to monitor objectives described above and may not necessarily be used as indicators for other purposes, such as impairment tests.

 

Liquidity risk: The Company’s management policy of indebtedness and cash on hand is based on using the committed lines and the currently available credit lines with or without a guarantee in export receivables for maintaining adequate levels of short, medium, and long-term liquidity. The maturity of long-term loans and financing, and debentures are presented in Notes 12 and 13, respectively.

 

Sensitivity analysis:

 

The Company performed a sensitivity analysis, which can be summarized as follows:

 

Impacts on Statements of Income
Assumptions  Percentage of change   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020 
Foreign currency sensitivity analysis   5%   20,966    51,744 
Interest rate sensitivity analysis   10 bps    65,047    88,302 
Sensitivity analysis of changes in prices of products sold   1%   354,731    179,724 
Sensitivity analysis of changes in raw material and commodity prices   1%   198,872    114,550 
Sensitivity analysis of Swap of interest rate   50bps   -    114 
Currency forward contracts   5%   12,808    775 
Commodity contracts   5%   8,174    - 

 

Foreign currency sensitivity analysis: As of June 30, 2021, the Company is mainly exposed to variations between the Real and the Dollar. The sensitivity analysis carried out by the Company considers the effects of a 5% increase or reduction between the Real and the Dollar in its non-hedged debt. In this analysis, if the Real appreciates against the Dollar, this would represent a gain of R$ 20,966 and R$ 2,762 after the effects arising from the net investment hedge described in note 14.f - (R$ 51,744 and R$ 2,762 on June 30, 2020, respectively). If the Real depreciates against the Dollar this would represent an expense of the same value. Due to the net investment hedge, the variations are minimized when the exchange variation and income tax accounts are analyzed.

 

The net amounts of trade accounts receivable and trade accounts payable denominated in foreign currency do not represent any relevant risk in the case of any fluctuation of exchange rates.

 

Interest rate sensitivity analysis: The interest rate sensitivity analysis made by the Company considers the effects of an increase or reduction of 10 basis point (bps) on the average interest rate applicable to the floating part of its debt. The calculated impact, considering this variation in the interest rate totals R$ 65,047 on June 30, 2021 (R$ 88,302 on June 30, 2020) and would impact the Financial expenses account in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The specific interest rates to which the Company is exposed are related to the loans, financing, and debentures presented in Notes 12 and 13, and are mainly comprised by Libor and CDI — Interbank Deposit Certificate.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Sensitivity analysis of changes in sales price of products and price of raw materials and other inputs used in production: The Company is exposed to changes in the price of its products. This exposure is associated with the fluctuation of the sale price of the Company’s products and the price of raw materials and other inputs used in the production process, mainly for operating in a commodity market. The sensitivity analysis made by the Company considers the effects of an increase or of a reduction of 1% on both prices. The impact measured considering this variation in the price of products sold, considering the revenues and costs for the six-month period ended on June 30, 2021, totals R$ 354,731 (R$ 179,724 on June 30, 2020) and the variation in the price of raw materials and other inputs totals R$ 198,872 on June 30, 2021 (R$ 114,550 on June 30, 2020). The impact in the price of products sold and raw materials would be recorded in the accounts Net Sales and Cost of Sales, respectively, in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company does not expect to be more vulnerable to a change in one or more specific product or raw material.

 

Sensitivity analysis of interest rate swaps: The Company has exposure to interest rate swaps for some of its loans and financing. The sensitivity analysis calculated by the Company considers the effects of either an increase or a decrease of 50 bps in the interest curve for Pre x DI operations. These variations represent an income or expense of R$ 0 (R$ 114 on June 30, 2020). These effects would be recognized in the Consolidated Income Statement.

 

Sensitivity analysis of currency forward contracts: the Company has exposure to dollar forward contracts for some of its assets and liabilities. The sensitivity analysis carried out by the Company considers the effects of a 5% increase or decrease in the Dollar against the Peruvian Nuevo Sol, and its effects on the mark-to-market of these derivatives. A 5% increase in the Dollar against the Peruvian Nuevo Sol represents an income of R$ 12,808 (R$ 775 on June 30, 2020) and a 5% decrease in the Dollar against the Peruvian Nuevo Sol represents an expense of the same amount. On June 30, 2020 the Company still held derivatives in Dollars against the Argentine Peso. Forward contracts in Dollar/Nuevo Sol/Argentine Peso were intended to cover asset and liability positions in Dollars and the effects of the mark-to-market of these contracts were recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Income. Dollar forward contracts to which the Company is exposed are presented in note 14.e.

 

Sensitivity analysis of Commodity contracts: the Company is exposed to Coal forward contracts for part of its imports and liabilities. The sensitivity analysis carried out by the Company considers the effects of a 5% increase or decrease in the international coal price, and its effects on the mark-to-market of these derivatives. A 5% increase in the price of international coal represents income of R$ 8,174 (R$ 0 on June 30, 2020) and a 5% reduction in the Dollar against the Real represents an expense in the same amount. Coal forward contracts were intended to cover imports of this commodity, while the mark-to-market effects of these contracts were recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Income. The coal forward contracts to which the Company is exposed are presented in note 14.e.

 

d) Financial Instruments per Category

 

Summary of the financial instruments per category:

 

June 30, 2021
Assets
  Financial asset at
amortized cost
   Financial asset at fair
value through proft or
loss
   Total 
Short-term investments   -    2,611,586    2,611,586 
Fair value of derivatives   -    8,395    8,395 
Related parties   95,254    -    95,254 
Other current assets   629,785    -    629,785 
Other non-current assets   456,939    60,000    516,939 
Total   1,181,978    2,679,981    3,861,959 
Financial result for the three-month period ended on June 30, 2021   (61,545)   27,799    (33,746)
Financial result for the six-month period ended on June 30, 2021   583,399    77,910    661,309 

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Liabilities  Financial liability at fair
value through profit or
loss
   Financial liability at
amortized cost
   Total 
Loans and financing                        -    12,896,172    12,896,172 
Debentures   -    2,909,989    2,909,989 
Related parties   -    31,218    31,218 
Obligations with FIDC (current liabilities)   -    45,943    45,943 
Other current liabilities   -    858,312    858,312 
Other non-current liabilities   -    452,800    452,800 
Fair value of derivatives   3,829    -    3,829 
Total   3,829    17,194,434    17,198,263 
Financial result for the three-month period ended on June 30, 2021   (1,106)   (225,967)   (227,073)
Financial result for the six-month period ended on June 30, 2021   (5,109)   (869,036)   (874,145)

 

December 31, 2020
Assets
  Financial asset at
amortized cost
   Financial asset at fair
value through proft or
loss
   Total 
Short-term investments   -    3,041,143    3,041,143 
Related parties   134,354    -    134,354 
Other current assets   591,523    -    591,523 
Other non-current assets   530,864    60,000    590,864 
Total   1,256,741    3,101,143    4,357,884 
Financial result for the three-month period ended on June 30, 2020   160,894    22,339    183,233 
Financial result for the six-month period ended on June 30, 2020   553,204    55,341    608,545 
                

 

Liabilities  Financial liability at
fair value through
profit or loss
   Financial liability at
amortized cost
   Total 
Loans and financing                        -    14,612,934    14,612,934 
Debentures   -    2,902,417    2,902,417 
Related parties   -    22,855    22,855 
Obligations with FIDC (current liabilities)   -    944,513    944,513 
Other current liabilities   -    797,082    797,082 
Obligations with FIDC (non-current liabilities)   -    42,893    42,893 
Other non-current liabilities   -    514,886    514,886 
Fair value of derivatives   971    -    971 
Total   971    19,837,580    19,838,551 
Financial result for the three-month period ended on June 30, 2020   (103)   (513,061)   (513,164)
Financial result for the six-month period ended on June 30, 2020   (103)   (1,169,638)   (1,169,741)
                

 

On June 30, 2021, the Company has derivative financial instruments such as interest rate and currency swaps. These derivative financial instruments had their losses and/or realized and unrealized gains presented in the account gains (losses) with financial instruments, net in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

 

e) Operations with derivative financial instruments

 

Risk management objectives and strategies: In order to execute its strategy of sustainable growth, the Company implements risk management strategies in order to mitigate market risks.

 

The objective of the Company with derivative transactions is always related to mitigating market risks as stated in our policies and guidelines. The monitoring of the effects of these transactions is performed monthly by the Financial Risk Management Committee, which validates the mark to market of these transactions. All derivative financial instruments are recognized at fair value in the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Policy for use of derivatives: The Company is exposed to various market risks, including changes in exchange rates, interest rates and commodities prices. The Company uses derivatives and other financial instruments to reduce the impact of such risks on the fair value of its assets and liabilities or future cash flows and income. The Company has established policies to evaluate the market risks and to approve the use of derivative transactions related to these risks. The Company enters into derivative financial instruments solely to manage the market risks mentioned above and never for speculative purposes. Derivative financial instruments are used only when they have a related position (asset or liability exposure) resulting from business operations, investments and financing.

 

Policy for determining fair value: the fair value of derivative financial instruments is determined using models and other valuation techniques, including future prices and market curves.

 

Derivative transactions may include: interest rate and/or currency swaps, currency futures contracts and currency options contracts.

 

The derivatives instruments can be summarized and categorized as follows:

 

      Notional value  Amount receivable   Amount payable 
Contracts  Position  June 30, 2021  December 31, 2020   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
Currency forward contracts                                                           
Maturity in 2021    buyed in US$   US$ 64.0 milion   US$ 9.9 milion    1,229    -             (3,829)       (971)
Commodity Contracts                               
Maturity in 2021    buyed in US$  US$ 2.6 milion   -    7,166    -    -    - 
Total fair value of financial instruments              8,395    -    (3,829)   (971)

 

   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
Fair value of derivatives          
Current assets   8,395               - 
    8,395    - 
Fair value of derivatives          
Current liabilities   (3,829)   (971)
    (3,829)   (971)

 

   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020 
Net Income        
Gains on financial instruments          8,700    823 
Losses on financial instruments          (5,109)   (103)
    3,591    720 
Other comprehensive income          
Losses on financial instruments          1,461    (15,071)
    1,461    (15,071)

 

f) Net investment hedge

 

The Company designated as hedge of part of its net investments in subsidiaries abroad the operations of Ten/Thirty Years Bonds. As a consequence, the effect of exchange rate changes on these debts has been recognized in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.

 

The exchange variation generated on the operations of Ten/Thirty Years Bonds in the amount of US$ 1.8 billion (designated as hedge) is recognized in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.

 

The Company demonstrated effectiveness of the hedge as of its designation dates and demonstrated the high effectiveness of the hedge from the contracting of each debt for the acquisition of these companies abroad, whose effects were measured and recognized directly in the Statement of Comprehensive Income as an unrealized gain, net of taxes, in the amount R$ 310,665 for the six-month period ended on June 30, 2021 (loss of R$ 3,088,731 for the six-month period ended on June 30, 2020).

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

The objective of the hedge is to protect, during the existence of the debt, the amount of part of the Company’s investment in the subsidiaries abroad mentioned above against positive and negative changes in the exchange rate. This objective is consistent with the Company’s risk management strategy. Prospective and retrospective tests demonstrated the effectiveness of these instruments.

 

g) Measurement of fair value:

 

The IFRS defines fair value as the amount for which an asset could be exchanged, or a liability settled, between knowledgeable, willing parties in an arm’s length transaction. The standard also establishes a three-level hierarchy for the fair value, which prioritizes information when measuring the fair value by the Company, to maximize the use of observable information and minimize the use of non-observable information. This IFRS describes the three levels of information to be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 - quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

 

Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 available, where (unadjusted) quoted prices are for similar assets and liabilities in non-active markets, or other data that is available or may be corroborated by market data for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

 

Level 3 - Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data, because market activity is insignificant or does not exist.

 

As of June 30, 2021, the Company had some assets which the fair value measurement is required on a recurring basis. These assets include investments in private securities and derivative instruments.

 

The accounting balances of financial assets and liabilities of the Company, measured at fair value on a recurring basis and subject to disclosure requirements of IFRS 7 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, are as follows:

 

   Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using 
   Balance per financial statements   Quoted Prices in Non-Active Markets
for Similar Assets
(Level 2)
 
   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
Current assets                    
Short-term investments   2,611,586    3,041,143    2,611,586    3,041,143 
Fair value of derivatives   8,395    -    8,395    - 
Other current assets   629,785    591,523    629,785    591,523 
                     
Non-current assets                    
Related parties   95,254    134,354    95,254    134,354 
Other non-current assets   516,939    590,864    516,939    590,864 
    3,861,959    4,357,884    3,861,959    4,357,884 
                     
Current liabilities                    
Short-term debt   247,029    1,424,043    247,029    1,424,043 
Debentures   14,072    7,463    14,072    7,463 
Fair value of derivatives   3,829    971    3,829    971 
Obligations with FIDC   45,943    944,513    45,943    944,513 
Other current liabilities   858,312    797,082    858,312    797,082 
                     
Non-current liabilities                    
Long-term debt   12,649,143    13,188,891    12,649,143    13,188,891 
Debentures   2,895,917    2,894,954    2,895,917    2,894,954 
Related parties   31,218    22,855    31,218    22,855 
Obligations with FIDC   -    42,893    -    42,893 
Other non-current liabilities   452,800    514,886    452,800    514,886 
    17,198,263    19,838,551    17,198,263    19,838,551 

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

h) Changes in liabilities from Cash flow from financing activities:

 

As required by IAS 7, the Company has summarized below the changes in the liabilities of cash flow from financing activities, from its Statement of Cash Flows:

 

       Cash effects   Non-cash effects     
   December 31, 2020   Received/(Paid)
from financing
activities
   Interest Payment   Interest on loans,
financing and loans
with related parties
   Exchange
Variance and
others
   June 30, 2021 
Related Parties, net   (111,499)   50,531    -    (3,068)   -    (64,036)
Leasing payable   856,474    (134,626)   (32,091)   32,091    111,308    833,156 
Loans and Financing, Debentures and Fair value of derivatives   17,516,322    (1,329,007)   (470,441)   435,534    (348,813)   15,801,595 

 

       Cash effects   Non-cash effects     
   January 01, 2020   Received/(Paid)
from financing
activities
   Interest Payment   Interest on loans,
financing and loans
with related parties
   Exchange
Variance and
others
   June, 30, 2020 
Related Parties, net   (95,445)   (28,917)   -    (3,634)   -    (127,996)
Leasing payable   804,269    (120,917)   (31,227)   31,227    169,867    853,219 
Loans and Financing, Debentures and Fair value of derivatives   16,047,021    630,161    (521,123)   510,349    4,308,711    20,975,119 

 

NOTE 15 – PROVISIONS FOR TAX, CIVIL AND LABOR CLAIMS

 

The Company and its subsidiaries are party in judicial and administrative proceedings involving labor, civil and tax matters. Based on the opinion of its legal advisors, Management believes that the provisions recorded for these judicial and administrative proceedings are sufficient to cover probable and reasonably estimable losses from unfavorable court decisions and that the final decisions will not have significant effects on the financial position, operational results and liquidity of the Company and its subsidiaries.

 

For claims whose expected loss is considered probable, the provisions have been recorded considering the judgment of the Management of the Company with the assistance of its legal advisors and the provisions are considered enough to cover expected probable losses. The balances of provisions are as follows:

 

I) Provisions

 

   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
a) Tax provisions   760,001    706,104 
b) Labor provisions   442,351    428,821 
c) Civil provisions   31,696    37,586 
    1,234,048    1,172,511 

 

a) Tax Provisions

 

Tax provisions refer mainly to discussions related to ICMS, IPI, social security contributions, offsetting of PIS and COFINS credits and incidence of PIS and COFINS on other revenues.

 

b) Labor Provisions

 

The Company is party to a group of individual and collective labor and/or administrative lawsuits involving various labor amounts and the provision arises from unfavorable decisions and/or the probability of loss in the ordinary course of proceedings with the expectation of outflow of financial resources by the Company.

 

c) Civil Provisions

 

The Company is party to a group of civil, arbitration and/or administrative lawsuits involving various claims and the provision arises from unfavorable decisions and/or probable losses in the ordinary course of proceedings with the expectation of outflow of financial resources for the Company.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

The changes in the tax, labor and civil provisions are shown below:

 

   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
Balance at the beginning of the year   1,172,511    809,299 
(+) Additions   192,661    559,513 
(+) Monetary correction   34,262    104,473 
(-) Reversal of accrued amounts   (164,141)   (304,678)
(+) Foreign exchange effect on provisions in foreign currency   (1,245)   3,904 
Balance at the end of period   1,234,048    1,172,511 

 

II) Contingent liabilities for which provisions were not recorded

 

Considering the opinion of legal advisors and management’s assessment, contingencies listed below have the probability of loss considered as possible (but not likely) and due to this classification, accruals have not been made in accordance with IFRS.

 

a)Tax contingencies

 

a.1) The Company and its subsidiaries Gerdau Aços Longos S.A. and Gerdau Açominas S.A. have lawsuits related to the ICMS (state VAT) which are mostly related to credit rights and rate differences, whose demands totaled R$ 473,506.

 

a.2) The Company and certain of its subsidiaries in Brazil are parties to claims related to: (i) Imposto sobre Produtos Industrializados - IPI, substantially related to IPI credit on inputs, whose demands total the updated amount of R$ 371,838; (ii) PIS and COFINS, substantially related to disallowance of credits on inputs totaling R$ 1,228,153, (iii) social security contributions in the total of R$ 139,259 and (iv) other taxes, whose updated total amount is currently R$ 611,434.

 

a.3) The Company and its subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos SA are parties to administrative proceedings related to Withholding Income Tax, levied on interest remitted abroad, linked to export financing formalized through "Prepayment of Exports Agreements "(PPE) or" Advance Export Receipt "(RAE), in the updated amount of R$ 1,262,105, of which: (i) R$ 904,607 correspond to six lawsuits of the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A. that are being processed at the administrative level, where currently two lawsuits recently judged unfavorably at the lower court (Federal Revenue Judgment Office - DRJ) are awaiting the filing of a Voluntary Appeal by the Company, a lawsuit is at the first instance of the Administrative Council for Tax Appeals (CARF) awaiting the judgment of the Voluntary Appeal filed by the Company, and, finally, another 3 lawsuits that are in the Superior Chamber of Tax Appeals (CSRF) of the CARF, for judgment of Special Appeals filed by the Company; and (ii) R$ 357,498 correspond to two lawsuits of Gerdau S.A., which are in the Superior Chamber of Tax Appeals (CSRF) of CARF, for judgment of Special Resources and Appeal filed by the Company.

 

a.4) The Company is party to administrative proceedings related to goodwill amortization pursuant to articles 7 and 8 of Law 9,532/97, from the basis of calculation of Corporate Income Tax (IRPJ) and Social Contribution on net income (CSLL), resulting from a corporate restructuring started in 2010. The updated total amount of the assessments is R$ 438,249, of which: (i) R$ 24,595 corresponds to a process in which the opposite Declaration Embargoes were rejected against the decision that granted the official appeal in favor of the National Treasury, and the Special Appeal filed by the Company is pending of judgment; (ii) R$ 199,459 corresponds to a lawsuit in which the Company impugnation was rejected by the Federal Revenue Judgment Office (DRJ) and filed a Voluntary Appeal with the Administrative Tax Appeals Council (CARF), which is pending of judgment; (iii) R$ 69,785 correspond to a lawsuit in which the Company had its challenge partially provided and filed a Voluntary Appeal with the Administrative Council for Tax Appeals (CARF), which is pending of judgment; and (iv) R$ 144,410 correspond to a Notice of Infraction received by the Company on December 2, 2019, against which it presented an Objection on December 27, 2019, deemed partially valid by the Federal Revenue Judgment Office (DRJ), pending judgment by the Council Administrative Tax Appeals (CARF) the Voluntary Appeal filed.

 

a.5) Gerdau S.A. (as successor of Gerdau Aços Especiais S.A.) and its subsidiary Gerdau Internacional Empreendimentos Ltda. are parties to administrative and judicial proceedings relating to IRPJ — Corporate Income Tax and CSLL — Social Contribution Tax, in the current amount of R$ 1,258,370. Such lawsuits relate to profits generated abroad, of which: (i) R$ 1,034,547 correspond to two lawsuits of the subsidiary Gerdau Internacional Empreendimentos Ltda. One of the lawsuits is pending in the lower court, awaiting judgment in the Tax Enforcement Embargoes opposed by the Company and another is pending in the Federal Regional Court of the 4th Region, where the appeals filed by the Company and the National Treasury will be judged in view of the partial judgment rendered in the Tax Execution Embargoes opposed by the Company; and (ii) R$ 223,823 correspond to a lawsuit involving Gerdau S.A. (as successor of Gerdau Aços Especiais S.A.), pending in the first instance awaiting judgment in the Tax Enforcement Embargoes opposed by the Company.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

a.6) Gerdau S.A. (by itself and as successor of Gerdau Aços Especiais S.A.) and its subsidiaries Gerdau Aços Longos S.A. and Gerdau Açominas S.A. are parties to administrative and judicial proceedings relating to the disallowance of goodwill amortization generated in accordance with Article 7 and 8 of Law 9,532/97 — as a result of a corporate restructuring carried out in 2004/2005 — from the tax base of the Corporate Income tax - IRPJ and Social Contribution on Net Income - CSLL. The updated total amount of the assessments amounts to R$ 8,086,018, of which: (i) R$ 5,405,894 correspond to four lawsuits of Gerdau SA (as successor of Gerdau Aços Especiais S.A.) and its subsidiaries Gerdau Aços Longos S.A. and Gerdau Açominas S.A., whose administrative discussion has already ended and are currently in the process of judicial collection, with the companies offering judicial guarantees, under precautionary measures, through Guarantee Insurance, and initiated the legal discussions in Embargoes to Execution, in the respective lawsuits, and in the Embargoes to Execution filed by Gerdau S.A. (as successor of Gerdau Aços Especiais S.A.), on April 8, 2021, in a judgment made at the Federal Regional Court of the 4th Region, the appeal filed by the National Treasury was dismissed, maintaining the sentence that dismissed the tax assessment; and also, in the Embargoes to Execution filed by the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A. (as successor of Gerdau Comercial de Aços S.A.), the appeal filed by the National Treasury against the sentence that is pending of judgment by the Regional Federal Court of the 2nd Region that dismissed the tax assessment; (ii) R$ 319,936 corresponds to a lawsuit of the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A., in which part of the debt whose administrative discussion has already ended and is under judicial discussion, and the appeal is pending of judgment by the Regional Federal Court of the 2nd Region filed by the National Treasury against the sentence that upheld the Embargoes to Execution and acknowledged the insubstantiation of the tax assessment; (iii) R$ 297,239 corresponds to a lawsuit filed by the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A., in which part of the debt whose administrative discussion has ended is under judicial discussion, in which is pending of analysis the embargoes of opposition filed by the Company against the sentence that dismissed its Embargoes to Tax Enforcement; (iv) R$ 4,316 corresponds to a lawsuit filed by subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A., which is at the Superior Chamber of Tax Appeals (CSRF) of CARF to judge the Special Appeal filed by the Company; (v) R$ 68,395 correspond to a lawsuit of the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A., whose administrative discussion ended, and which is pending at the lower court awaiting a decision in the Embargoes to Tax Enforcement filed by the Company; (vi) R$ 136,296 corresponds to a lawsuit filed by Gerdau S.A. (as successor of Gerdau Aços Especiais S.A.), which is in the Superior Chamber of Tax Appeals (CSRF) of CARF for judgment of the Special Appeal filed by the Company; (vii) R$ 152,758 corresponds to a lawsuit filed by the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A., which is at the Superior Chamber of Tax Appeals (CSRF) of CARF to judge the Special Appeals filed by the Company and the National Treasury; (viii) R$ 108,061 corresponds to a lawsuit filed by Gerdau S.A. (as successor of Gerdau Aços Especiais S.A.), which is at the Superior Chamber of Tax Appeals (CSRF) of CARF for judgment of the Special Appeal filed by the Company; (ix) R$ 562,637 corresponds to a lawsuit filed by the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A., which is pending in the first instance of the Administrative Council for Tax Appeals (CARF) awaiting judgment of the Voluntary Appeal filed by the Company; (x) R$ 490,574 pending before the first instance of the Administrative Council for Tax Appeals (CARF), which awaits judgment of the Voluntary Appeal filed by the Company; (xi) R$ 142,595 corresponds to a lawsuit of the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A., separated from the process mentioned in item "vii" above, and which is currently in the judicial collection phase, and pending of sentence the embargoes against the Tax Enforcement that were opposed by Company; and (xii) R$ 397,317 corresponds to a lawsuit of the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A., separated from the lawsuit mentioned in item “vii” above, and which the Company is preparing to start the judicial discussion.

 

The Company's tax advisors confirm that the procedures adopted by the Company regarding the tax treatment of profits earned abroad and the goodwill amortization, which led to the aforementioned lawsuits, have complied with the strict legality and, therefore, these lawsuits are classified as possible loss (but not likely).

 

Brazilian federal authorities and the judiciary branch are investigating certain issues relating to CARF proceedings, as well as specific political contributions made by the Company, with the purpose of determining whether the Company engaged in any illegal conduct.  The Company previously disclosed that, in addition to its interactions with Brazilian authorities, the Company was providing information requested by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  The Company has since been informed by the SEC’s staff that it has closed its inquiry and therefore is not seeking any further information from the Company regarding these matters. The Company believes it is not possible at this time to predict the term or outcome of the proceedings in Brazil, and that there currently is not enough information to determine whether a provision for losses is required or any additional disclosures.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

b)Civil contingencies

 

b.1) A lawsuit arising from the request by two civil construction unions in the state of São Paulo alleging that Gerdau S.A. and other long steel producers in Brazil share customers, thus, violating the antitrust legislation. After investigations carried out by the Economic Law Department (SDE — Secretaria de Direito Econômico), the final opinion was that a cartel exists. The lawsuit was therefore forwarded to the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) for judgment, which resulted in a fine to the Company and other long steel producers, on September 23, 2005, an amount equivalent to 7% of gross revenues in the year before the Administrative Proceeding was commenced, excluding taxes (fine of R$ 245,070, updated by the judicial accountant on August 1, 2013 to R$ 417,820).

 

Two lawsuits challenge the investigation conducted by the Competition Defense System and its merits judgment, whose grounds are procedural irregularities, especially the production of evidence, based on an economic study, to prove the inexistence of a cartel. The Court, upon offer of bank guarantee letter, granted the suspension of the effects of CADE’s decision. Both actions were dismissed, and their respective appeals were also rejected by the Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region. Against both decisions, appeals were lodged with the Superior Court of Justice and the Federal Supreme Court, after admissibility judgment, the appeal to the Superior Court of Justice was admitted and well as substitution of the guarantee offered by insurance guarantee in a decision of October 8, 2019.

 

In the same order in which the Vice president Judge gave suspensive effect to the Special Appeal, in order to change the guarantee, the Extraordinary Appeal was dismissed, on the grounds of violation of res judicata with recognized general repercussion. Against this decision, the Company filed an Internal Appeal for the TRF1 Plenary, which was dismissed. The Company awaits publication of the judgment to assess the feasibility of filing another appeal.

 

Regardless of the result of its resources, the Company will continue to seek all legal remedies to defend its rights.

 

The Company denies having been engaged in any type of anti-competitive conduct and it is certain that it has not practiced the conduct attributed to it, understanding shared by its legal consultants, who consider it is possible to reverse its condemnation.

 

b.2) The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to other demands of a civil nature that collectively have a discussion amount of approximately R$ 350,195. For these demands, no accounting provision was recorded, since they were considered as possible losses, based on the opinion of its legal counsel.

 

c)Labor Contingencies

 

The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to other labor claims that together have an amount of approximately R$ 190,565. For these claims, no accounting provision was made, since these were considered as possible losses, based on the opinion of its legal counsel.

 

III) Judicial deposits

 

The Company has judicial deposits related to tax, labor and civil lawsuits as listed below:

 

    June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
Tax    1,609,203    1,597,995 
Labor    82,333    95,234 
Civil    134,717    132,562 
     1,826,253    1,825,791 


The balance of judicial deposits as of June 30, 2021, in the amount of R$ 1,520,475, corresponds to judicial deposits made up to June 2017, referring to the same discussion on the inclusion of the ICMS in the tax base of PIS and COFINS, that awaits termination of the lawsuits before the Brazilian courts in order to be returned to the Company.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

The Company and its subsidiaries made judicial deposits and accounting provisions, which in turn were updated in accordance with the SELIC rate, which were referred to the unpaid amounts of PIS and COFINS since 2009, because the collection of which was fully suspended, due to the mentioned judicial deposits.

 

On March 15, 2017, the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court (STF — Supremo Tribunal Federal) ruled on a claim related to this matter, and by 6 votes to 4, concluded: “The ICMS does not comprise the tax base for PIS and COFINS assessment purposes”. The STF decision, in principle, affects all the judicial proceedings in progress, due to its general repercussion. Some of these lawsuits already have a favorable final and unappealable decision.

 

The first of these became final on July 19, 2019, assuring to the Company: i) the right to recover undue payments before the proposed action, in the amount of R$ 122 million (R$ 79 million net of related expenses), and ii) the right to withdraw the judicial deposits made during the course of this action, which was made on September 16, 2019, in the amount of R$ 179 million. The Company recognized the gain when the decision was final and unappealable, considering for the purposes of calculation the exclusion of the ICMS informed in the invoices, and enabled its credit before the Federal Revenue Service of Brazil, which was granted, having started the offsetting procedures.

 

The second became final on December 18, 2019, assuring to the Company: i) the right to recover undue payments made before the filing of the lawsuit, as well as during its processing, in the amount of R$ 280 million (R$ 185 million net of related expenses), and ii) the right to withdraw judicial deposits made during the course of this action, which was made on May 27, 2020, in the amount of R$ 189 million. The Company recognized the gain when the decision was final and unappealable, considering for the purposes of calculation the exclusion of the ICMS informed in the invoices, as expressly recognized in the final and unappealable decision, and enabled its credit before the Federal Revenue Service of Brazil, which was granted, having started the compensation procedures.

 

The third became final on June 29, 2020, assuring to the Company: i) the right to recover undue payments made before the filing of the lawsuit, as well as during its processing, in the amount of R$ 147 million (R$ 135 million net of related expenses), and ii) the right to withdraw judicial deposits made during the course of this action in the amount of R$ 193 million. The Company recognized the gain when the decision was final and unappealable, considering for the purposes of calculation the exclusion of the ICMS informed in the invoices and awaits the withdrawal of judicial deposits and the qualification of its credit before the Federal Revenue Service of Brazil in order to start the offsetting procedures.

 

The fourth became final on November 18, 2020, assuring to the Company: i) the right to recover undue payments made before the filing of the lawsuit, as well as during its processing, in the amount of R$ 940 million (R$ 902 million, net of related expenses), and ii) the right to withdraw judicial deposits made during the course of this action in the amount of R$ 3 million. The Company recognized the gain when the decision was final and unappealable, considering for the purposes of calculation the exclusion of the ICMS informed in the invoices and authorized its credit with the Federal Revenue Service of Brazil, which was granted, having started the offsetting procedures.

 

The fifth became final on February 24, 2021, assuring to the Company the right to recover undue payments made before the filing of the lawsuit (undue in respect of period of January/2009 to April/2009), in the amount of R$ 73.5 million (R$ 45.8 million, net of related expenses). The Company recognized the gain when the decision was final and unappealable, considering for the purposes of calculation the exclusion of the ICMS informed in the invoices and authorized its credit with the Federal Revenue Service of Brazil, which was granted, having started the offsetting procedures.

 

The sixth became final on March 25, 2021, assuring to the Company the right to recover undue payments made before the filing of the lawsuit (undue in respect of period of January/2009 to April/2009), in the amount of R$ 5.7 million (R$ 3.6 million, net of related expenses). The Company recognized the gain when the decision was final and unappealable, considering for the purposes of calculation the exclusion of the ICMS informed in the invoices and it is preparing the documents to qualify its credit with the Federal Revenue Service of Brazil.

 

It is important to note that the Company also has two lawsuits for repetition of undue payment that are awaiting the respective final and unappealable decision. In such actions, the Company is seeking recognition of R$ 683 million (R$ 643 million, net of related expenses) referring to credits prior to the filing of lawsuits, as well as a writ of mandamus, whose estimated undue amount is of R$ 237 million (R$ 213 million, net of related expenses) which became final and unappealable on July 23, 2021, assuring to the Company the right to recover undue payments made during the period from December/2006 to December/2010.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

On May 13, 2021, the Federal Supreme Court ruled the Embargoes for Declaration that the National Treasury Attorney's Office had opposed, alleging that the Supreme Court's decision was silent on certain points, and requesting the modulation of the effects of the decision. In that judgment, the STF accepted, in part, the Embargoes for Declaration, to modulate the effects of the judgment whose production will take place after March 15, 2017 (date on which RE No. 574.706 was judged), except for lawsuits or administrative proceedings filed up to that date, and rejected the embargoes regarding the allegation of omission, obscurity or contradiction and, in the point related to the ICMS excluded from the calculation basis of the PIS-COFINS contributions, it signed the understanding that it is the ICMS informed in the invoice.

 

After this judgment, the concept of virtually certain for the purposes of the entry of economic benefits and recognition of the asset and the corresponding gain started to be demonstrated. Thus, even though the lawsuits pending judgment on June 30, 2021 have not yet become final and unappealable, the Company recognized in the 2nd quarter of 2021, with sufficient reliability, the amounts of tax credits to which it is entitled, net of related expenses, in the amount of R$ 856 million, of which R$ 393 million was recognized in the Tax Credits Recovery line and R$ 463 million recognized in the Tax Credits Monetary Update line. Such credits are related to (i) 2 unappealable repetition actions that still await the respective final and unappealable decision on June 30, 2021 and (ii) a writ of mandamus with final and unappealable occurred on July 23, 2021, assuring to the Company the right to recover undue payments made during the period from December/2006 to December/2010.

 

Due to the economic moment strongly impacted by the pandemic caused by Covid-19, as well as the fact that the procedural legislation expressly provides the equivalence of cash and guarantee insurance, the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A. requested the replacement of the amounts deposited by it over the years regarding the Inclusion of ICMS in the tax base of PIS and COFINS for a guarantee insurance presented by the Company, in the amount of R$ 1.7 billion, which complies with all the requirements established by the PGFN (Attorney General of the National Treasury) and can be converted into income at any time, ensuring that the Public Treasury receives all the amounts that may eventually be due at the end of the process.

 

In the lower court decision, therefore, there was a decision to release the funds deposited by the Company. The Public Treasury appealed to the Court and obtained a decision reversing the release of the amounts. The Company, then, filed a complaint to settle divergence between the decision handed down by Federal Judge Ferreira Neves, member of the 4th Specialized Panel of the Federal Regional Court of the 2nd Region, in the case files of process nº 50003743-37.2020.4.02.0000, and the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court (Theme nº 69). With an initially favorable injunction, the decision was later suspended to await the statement by the National Treasury regarding the fine for bad faith litigation applied to the Company. After the manifestation, which did not bring any additional element in relation to the fine for bad faith litigation applied, the Minister understood that the Complaint was not applicable due to the lack of exhaustion of ordinary channels.

 

Regarding the fine for bad faith litigation, applied due to the allegation of alleged attempt to mislead the Judiciary, the Company informs that it has always manifested itself in the file with procedural good faith and is confident that this will be clarified during the process.

 

IV) Eletrobrás Compulsory Loan — Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. (Eletrobrás)

 

The Compulsory Loan, instituted by the Brazilian government in order to expand and improve the energy sector of the country was charged and collected from industrial consumers with monthly consumption equal or greater than to 2000kwh through the “electricity bills” issued by the electric power distribution companies, was converted into credits to the taxpayers based on the annual value of these contributions made between 1977 and 1993. The legislation sets a maximum 20 years period to return the compulsory loan to the taxpayers, providing Eletrobrás the possibility of anticipating this return through the conversion of those loans in shares of its own issuance.

 

Prior to the conversion of the credits into shares, those credits were monetary corrected through an indexer and quantifier, called Standard Unit (SU). However, the compulsory loan was charged to the companies in their monthly electricity bills, consolidated during the year, and only indexed by the SU in January of the following year, resulting in a lack of monthly monetary correction during the years of collection, as well as interest. This procedure imputed to taxpayers’ considerable financial losses, particularly during the periods when the monthly inflation rates stood at high levels. In order to claim the appropriate interest and monetary correction subtracted by the methodology applied by Eletrobrás, the Company (understood to be legally entities existing at the time and that later became part of Gerdau S.A.) filed lawsuits claiming credits resulting from differences on the monetary correction of principal, interest, default interest and other accessory amounts owed by Eletrobrás due to the compulsory loans.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

In 2015, cases involving representative amounts were definitively judged by the Superior Court of Justice - STJ favorable to the Company so that no further appeals against such decisions apply (“final judgment”). For claims with a final judgment, it yet remains the enforcement of ruling (or execution phase) where the actual amounts to be settled will finally be calculated. Obtaining favorable decisions represented by the final judgment mentioned above, suggests that an inflow of economic benefits may occur in the future.

 

The Company recognized in the 2nd quarter/2020 result, the amount of R$ 436 million (net of expenses incurred for its realization), corresponding to four processes that evolved into its closing and liquidation phase.

 

The Company still has other lawsuits pending before the Judiciary, dealing with the subject, with final and unappealable decisions on the merits, favorable to the Company, totaling approximately R$ 1,350 million. With regard to these processes, there are still substantial uncertainties on the timing, the way and the amount to be realized so that it is not yet practicable to reasonably determine that the realization of the gain arising from these decisions has reached a level of virtually certain and that the Company has control over such assets, which implies that such gains are not recorded until such conditions are demonstrably present.

 

NOTE 16 - RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

a)Intercompany loans

 

   Maturity   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
Assets               
Joint Venture               
Gerdau Corsa SAPI de C.V.   January 1, 2022    95,254    117,092 
                
Others               
Fundação Gerdau        -    17,262 
         95,254    134,354 
Liabilities               
Joint venture               
Bradley Steel Processors Inc.   August 1, 2022    (22,600)   (22,855)
                
Others               
Fundação Gerdau   December 31, 2022    (8,618)   - 
         (31,218)   (22,855)

 

   For the six-month period ended 
   June 30, 2021    June 30, 2020 
Net financial income  3,068    3,634 

 

b)Operations with related parties

 

During the three-month period ended on June 30, 2021, the Company, through its subsidiaries, performed commercial operations with some of its associate companies and joint ventures in sales of R$ 195,539 (R$ 173,579 as of June 30, 2020) and purchases in the amount of R$ 86,582 as of June 30, 2021 (R$ 28,931 as of June 30, 2020). The net balance totals R$ 108,957 as of June 30, 2021 (R$ 144,647 as of June 30, 2020). During the six-month period ended on June 30, 2021, the Company, through its subsidiaries, performed commercial operations with some of its associate companies and joint ventures in sales of R$ 386,165 (R$ 327,823 as of June 30, 2020) and purchases in the amount of R$ 146,227 as of June 30, 2021 (R$ 76,632 as of June 30, 2020). The net balance totals R$ 239,938 as of June 30, 2021 (R$ 251,192 as of June 30, 2020).

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Additionally , the Company recorded revenues of R$ 150 and R$ 300 in the three-month and six-month periods ended on June 30, 2021, respectively (R$ 129 and R$ 258 on June 30, 2020, respectively), derived from rental agreement.

 

Guarantees granted

 

Related Party   Relationship   Object   Original Amount    Maturity    Balance as of June 30, 2021    Balance as of December 31, 2020 
Gerdau Corsa S.A.P.I. de C.V.   Joint-venture   Financing Agreements   3,866,121    Oct/24    2,335,855    2,242,865 

 

c)Price conditions and charges

 

Loan agreements between Brazilian companies carry interest based on the CDI (Interbank Deposit Certificate) and Libor rate plus exchange variance, when applicable. Sales of products and purchases of inputs are made under terms and conditions agreed between the parties.

 

d)Management compensation

 

The Company paid to its management salaries, benefits and variable compensation totaling R$ 13,324 for the three-month period ended on June 30, 2021 (R$ 1,751 for the three-month period ended on June 30, 2020) and R$ 21,958 for the six-month period ended on June 30, 2021 (R$ 9,221 for the six-month period ended on June 30, 2020).

 

The contributions for the defined contribution plan, related to the management of the Company, totaled R$ 483 for the three-month period ended on June 30, 2021 (R$ 370 on June 30, 2020) and R$ 964 for the six-month period ended on June 30, 2021 (R$ 817 on June 30, 2020).

 

The cost of social charges , related to the management of the Company, totaled R$ 5,371 for the three-month period ended on June 30, 2021 (R$ 1,791 on June 30, 2020) and R$ 9,242 for the six-month period ended on June 30, 2021 (R$ 6,661 on June 30, 2020).

 

The cost of long-term incentive plans recognized in income and attributable to key management (members of Board of Directors and executive officers) totaled R$ 4,542 during the three-month period ended on June 30, 2021 (R$ 4,855 for the three-month period ended on June 30, 2020) and R$ 9,192 during the six-month period ended on June 30, 2021 (R$ 9,388 for the six-month period ended on June 30, 2020).

 

e)Other information from related parties

 

The Company has contracted a convertible loan into equity interest with the company Brasil ao Cubo Construção modular Ltda., which is presented in the line of Other non-current assets, in the amount of R$ 60,000 on June 30, 2021. Contributions to the assistance entities Fundação Gerdau, Instituto Gerdau and Fundação Ouro Branco, classified as related parties, amounted R$ 30,104 (R$ 25,344 on June 30, 2020). The defined benefit pension plans and the post-employment health care benefit plan are related parties of the Company and the details of the balances and contributions have been presented in the Employee Benefit Note in the Company's annual Financial Statements.

 

NOTE 17 - OBLIGATIONS WITH FIDC - INVESTMENT FUND IN CREDIT RIGHTS

 

Part of the assets resulting from the favorable judgments of credits with Eletrobrás mentioned in Note 15 iv, were used to set up a Non Standardized Credit Right Investment Fund, constituted and duly authorized to operate by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (“FIDC NP Barzel”). On July 14, 2015, the single quota of that FIDC was sold in the acquisition of minority interests’ transaction in subsidiaries of Gerdau S.A.

 

The Company assures the FIDC, through the transfer agreement price adjustments clause, minimum return on the transferred amount of the credit’s rights on the lawsuits. However, where the amounts received in the lawsuits exceed the transferred amount, monetarily adjusted, the Company will be entitled to a percentage of that gain. Additionally, the Company has the right of first offer to repurchase those receivables in the event of sale by the Fund, in accordance with the contract subscribed. On April 5, 2021, the Fund decided to sell part of the credit rights and the Company exercised its right of first offer, acquiring such rights at their respective book values, upon payment of R$ 954,916. On June 30, 2021, the Company has the amount of R$ 45,943 recognized in the account “Obligations with FIDC” in the Current liabilities (R$ 944,513 and R$ 42,893 on December 31, 2020, as Current Liabilities and Non-current liabilities, respectively).

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

NOTE 18 – EQUITY

 

a) Capital – The Board of Directors may, without need to change the bylaws, issue new shares (authorized capital), including the capitalization of profits and reserves up to the authorized limit of 1,500,000,000 common shares and 3,000,000,000 preferred shares, all without nominal value. In the case of capital increase through subscription of new shares, the right of preference shall be exercised in up to 30 days, except in the case of a public offering, when the limit is not less than 10 days.

 

Reconciliation of common and preferred outstanding shares is presented below:

 

   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
   Common shares   Preferred shares   Common shares   Preferred shares 
Balance at the beginning of the period   571,929,945    1,129,231,487    571,929,945    1,127,010,827 
Exercise of stock option   -    4,414,905    -    2,220,660 
Balance at the end of the period   571,929,945    1,133,646,392    571,929,945    1,129,231,487 

 

On June 30, 2021, 573,627,483 common shares and 1,146,031,245 preferred shares are subscribed and paid up, with a total capital of R$ 19,249,181 (net of share issuance costs). Ownership of the shares is presented below:

 

   Shareholders 
   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
Shareholders  Common   %   Pref.   %   Total   %   Common   %   Pref.   %   Total   % 
Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A.*   557,898,901    97.3    -    0.0    557,898,901    32.4    557,898,901    97.3    2,147,800    0.2    560,046,701    32.6 
Brazilian institutional investors   3,167,533    0.6    220,135,995    19.2    223,303,528    13.0    3,397,955    0.6    227,262,531    19.8    230,660,486    13.4 
Foreign institutional investors   3,281,385    0.6    483,113,712    42.1    486,395,097    28.3    3,142,148    0.5    492,076,396    42.9    495,218,544    28.8 
Other shareholders   7,582,126    1.3    430,396,685    37.6    437,978,811    25.5    7,490,941    1.3    407,744,760    35.6    415,235,701    24.1 
Treasury stock   1,697,538    0.2    12,384,853    1.1    14,082,391    0.8    1,697,538    0.3    16,799,758    1.5    18,497,296    1.1 
    573,627,483    100.0    1,146,031,245    100.0    1,719,658,728    100.0    573,627,483    100.0    1,146,031,245    100.0    1,719,658,728    100.0 

 

*Metalurgica Gerdau S.A. is the controlling shareholder of the Company and Frepar Participações S.A., Gepar Participações S.A., Jopar Participações S.A. and Klapar Participações S.A. are the ultimate controlling shareholders of the Company. 

 

Preferred shares do not have voting rights and cannot be redeemed but have the same rights as common shares in the distribution of dividends and priority in the capital distribution in case of liquidation of the Company.

 

b) Treasury stocks

 

Changes in treasury shares are as follows:

   June 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
   Common   R$   Preferred
shares
   R$   Common   R$   Preferred
shares
   R$ 
Balance at the beginning of the period   1,697,538    557    16,799,758    228,752    1,697,538    557    19,020,418    241,985 
Exercise of long-term incentive plan   -    -    (4,414,905)   (76,336)   -    -    (2,220,660)   (13,233)
Balance at the end of the period   1,697,538    557    12,384,853    152,416    1,697,538    557    16,799,758    228,752 

  

These shares will be held in treasury for subsequent cancelling or will service the long-term incentive plan of the Company and its subsidiaries or subsequently sold on the market. The average acquisition cost of the treasury preferred shares was R$ 12.31.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

c) Capital reserves - consists of premium on issuance of shares.

 

d) Retained earnings

 

I) Legal reserves - under Brazilian Corporate Law, the Company must transfer 5% of the annual net income determined on its statutory books in accordance with Brazilian accounting practices to the legal reserve until this reserve equals 20% of the paid-in capital. The legal reserve can be utilized to increase capital or to absorb losses but cannot be used for dividend purposes.

 

II) Tax incentive reserve - under Brazilian Corporate Law, the Company may transfer to this account part of net income resulting from government benefits which can be excluded from the basis for dividend calculation.

 

III) Investments and working capital reserve - consists of earnings not distributed to shareholders and includes the reserves required by the Company’s by-laws. The Board of Directors may propose to the shareholders the transfer of at least 5% of the profit for each year determined in its statutory books in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil to this reserve. Amounts can be allocated to the reserve only after the minimum dividend requirements have been met and its balance cannot exceed the amount of paid-in capital. It is also recognized in this account the difference between the average amount of the treasury stocks and transactional value of the share in the case of stock option exercised and assignment of preferred shares. The reserve can be used to absorb losses, if necessary, for capitalization, for payment of dividends or for the repurchase of shares.

 

e) Operations with non-controlling interests - correspond to amounts recognized in equity for changes in non-controlling interests.

 

f) Other reserves - Includes gains and losses on net investment hedge, gains and losses on financial instruments accounted as cash flow hedge, cumulative translation adjustments, expenses recorded for stock option plans and actuarial gains and losses on postretirement benefits.

 

NOTE 19 – EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS)

 

Basic 

 

   For the three-month period ended on 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020 
   Common   Preferred   Total   Common   Preferred   Total 
                         
   (in thousands, except share and per share data)   (in thousands, except share and per share data) 
Basic numerator                              
Allocated net income available to Common and Preferred shareholders   1,313,398    2,603,153    3,916,551    106,011    209,261    315,272 
                               
Basic denominator                              
Weighted-average outstanding shares, after deducting the average of treasury shares   571,929,945    1,133,563,761         571,929,945    1,128,960,152      
Earnings per share (in R$) – Basic   2.30    2.30         0.19    0.19      

 

   For the six-month period ended on 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020 
   Common   Preferred   Total   Common   Preferred   Total 
                         
   (in thousands, except share and per share data)   (in thousands, except share and per share data) 
Basic numerator                              
Allocated net income available to Common and Preferred shareholders   2,137,216    4,230,674    6,367,890    178,927    352,970    531,897 
                               
Basic denominator                              
Weighted-average outstanding shares, after deducting the average of treasury shares   571,929,945    1,132,150,022         571,929,945    1,128,245,551      
Earnings per share (in R$) – Basic   3.74    3.74         0.31    0.31      

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Diluted

 

   For the three-month period ended on 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020 
Diluted numerator          
Allocated net income available to Common  and Preferred shareholders          
Net income allocated to preferred shareholders   2,603,153    209,261 
Add:          
Adjustment to net income allocated to preferred shareholders in respect to the potential increase in number of preferred shares outstanding, as a result of the long-term incentive plan   5,866    613 
    2,609,019    209,874 
           
Net income allocated to common shareholders   1,313,398    106,011 
Less:          
Adjustment to net income allocated to common shareholders in respect to the potential increase in number of preferred shares outstanding, as a result of the long-term incentive plan   (5,866)   (613)
    1,307,532    105,398 
           
Diluted denominator          
Weighted - average number of shares outstanding          
Common Shares   571,929,945    571,929,945 
Preferred Shares          
Weighted-average number of preferred shares outstanding   1,133,563,761    1,128,960,152 
Potential increase in number of preferred shares outstanding due to the long-term incentive plan   7,652,079    9,893,557 
Total   1,141,215,840    1,138,853,709 
           
Earnings per share – Diluted (Common and Preferred Shares) - in R$   2.29    0.18 

 

   For the six-month period ended on 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020 
Diluted numerator          
Allocated net income available to Common  and Preferred shareholders          
Net income allocated to preferred shareholders   4,230,674    352,970 
Add:          
Adjustment to net income allocated to preferred shareholders in respect to the potential increase in number of preferred shares outstanding, as a result of the long-term incentive plan   11,467    1,118 
    4,242,141    354,088 
           
Net income allocated to common shareholders   2,137,216    178,927 
Less:          
Adjustment to net income allocated to common shareholders in respect to the potential increase in number of preferred shares outstanding, as a result of the long-term incentive plan   (11,467)   (1,118)
    2,125,749    177,809 
           
Diluted denominator        
Weighted - average number of shares outstanding        
Common Shares   571,929,945    571,929,945 
Preferred Shares          
Weighted-average number of preferred shares outstanding   1,132,150,022    1,128,245,551 
Potential increase in number of preferred shares outstanding due to the long-term incentive plan   9,192,519    10,690,358 
Total   1,141,342,541    1,138,935,909 
           
Earnings per share – Diluted (Common and Preferred Shares) - in R$   3.72    0.31 

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

NOTE 20 – LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLANS

 

Restricted Shares and Performance Shares Summary:

 

Balance as of January 1, 2020   13,018,407 
Granted   3,146,696 
Canceled   (1,777,100)
Exercised   (1,918,669)
Balance as of December 31, 2020   12,469,334 
Granted   1,880,189 
Canceled   (1,563,367)
Exercised   (4,318,893)
Balance as of June 30, 2020   8,467,263 

 

The Company recognizes the cost of the long-term incentive plan through Restricted Shares and Performance Shares based on the fair value of the options granted on the grant date during the vesting period of each grant. The grace period for the year is 3 years for grants made as from 2017 and 5 years for grants made up to 2016. The costs with long-term incentive plans recognized in the income statement in the three-month period ended on June 30, 2021 was R$ 17,391 (R$ 10,713 on June 30, 2020). The costs with long-term incentive plans recognized in the income statement in the six-month period ended on June 30, 2021 was R$ 28,610 (R$ 19,656 on June 30, 2020).

 

As of June 30, 2021 the Company has a total of 12,384,853 preferred shares in treasury and, according to note 18, these shares may be used for serving this plan.

 

NOTE 21 – EXPENSES BY NATURE

 

The Company opted to present its Consolidated Statement of Income by function. As required by IAS 1, the Consolidated Statement of Income by nature is as follows: 

 

   For the three-month periods ended   For the six-month periods ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020 
Depreciation and amortization   (630,498)   (611,529)   (1,279,329)   (1,168,158)
Labor expenses   (1,719,595)   (1,270,126)   (3,410,531)   (2,670,977)
Raw material and consumption material   (10,437,903)   (5,600,991)   (19,887,231)   (11,455,018)
Freight   (927,934)   (544,123)   (1,684,914)   (1,104,695)
Other expenses/income   (481,812)   61,812    (869,793)   (330,731)
Tax credits recovery   393,341    -    393,341    - 
    (13,804,401)   (7,964,957)   (26,738,457)   (16,729,579)
                     
Classified as:                    
Cost of sales   (13,715,929)   (8,026,768)   (26,262,004)   (16,398,848)
Selling expenses   (168,421)   (97,034)   (323,814)   (216,956)
General and administrative expenses   (307,956)   (209,415)   (622,051)   (459,870)
Other operating income   37,564    639,724    200,420    663,279 
Other operating expenses   (42,875)   (245,997)   (119,188)   (248,425)
Impairment of financial assets   (125)   (25,467)   (5,161)   (68,759)
Tax credits recovery   393,341    -    393,341    - 
    (13,804,401)   (7,964,957)   (26,738,457)   (16,729,579)

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

NOTE 22 – FINANCIAL INCOME

 

   For the three-month periods ended   For the six-month periods ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020 
Income from short-term investments   31,913    22,037    69,210    54,039 
Interest income and other financial incomes   17,875    28,722    36,486    43,029 
Financial income total   49,788    50,759    105,696    97,068 
                     
Interest on debts   (219,304)   (282,494)   (433,534)   (510,349)
Monetary variation and other financial expenses   (124,603)   (107,832)   (223,969)   (205,399)
Financial expenses total   (343,907)   (390,326)   (657,503)   (715,748)
                     
Exchange variations, net   (115,402)   9,440    (127,271)   56,764 
Tax credits monetary update   462,651    -    462,651    - 
Gains (Losses) on financial instruments, net   4,750    197    3,591    720 
Financial result, net   57,880    (329,930)   (212,836)   (561,196)

  

NOTE 23 – SEGMENT REPORTING

 

Information by business segment:                                            
                                             
   For the three-month periods ended 
   Brazil Operation   North America Operation   South America Operation   Special Steels Operation   Eliminations and Adjustments   Consolidated 
   June 30,
2021
   June 30,
2020
   June 30,
2021
   June 30,
2020
   June 30,
2021
   June 30,
2020
   June 30,
2021
   June 30,
2020
   June 30,
2021
   June 30,
2020
   June 30,
2021
   June 30,
2020
 
Net sales   8,940,247    3,561,214    6,611,677    3,978,694    1,307,633    554,243    2,649,820    892,745    (379,261)   (242,063)   19,130,116    8,744,833 
Cost of sales   (5,442,545)   (3,148,236)   (5,419,150)   (3,729,719)   (1,002,218)   (470,863)   (2,243,111)   (908,178)   391,095    230,228    (13,715,929)   (8,026,768)
Gross profit   3,497,702    412,978    1,192,527    248,975    305,415    83,380    406,709    (15,433)   11,834    (11,835)   5,414,187    718,065 
Selling, general and administrative expenses   (186,208)   (106,639)   (136,577)   (98,525)   (33,068)   (23,256)   (50,831)   (37,096)   (69,693)   (40,933)   (476,377)   (306,449)
Other operating income (expenses)   4,422    16,554    4,205    25,401    5,941    1,242    3,455    9,953    (23,334)   340,577    (5,311)   393,727 
Tax credits recovery   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    393,341    -    393,341    - 
Impairment of financial assets   (1,942)   (8,539)   -    (14,966)   (229)   (709)   1,066    (1,253)   980    -    (125)   (25,467)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies   (2,418)   84    96,351    (7,865)   132,871    (644)   8,704    (1,298)   1,471    5,633    236,979    (4,090)
Operational income (Loss) before financial income (expenses) and taxes   3,311,556    314,438    1,156,506    153,020    410,930    60,013    369,103    (45,127)   314,599    293,442    5,562,694    775,786 
Finacial result, net   (128,566)   (100,162)   (44,333)   (72,218)   (86,658)   (10,469)   (58,440)   (53,520)   375,877    (93,561)   57,880    (329,930)
Income (Loss) before taxes   3,182,990    214,276    1,112,173    80,802    324,272    49,544    310,663    (98,647)   690,476    199,881    5,620,574    445,856 
Income and social contribution taxes   (804,180)   (51,603)   (264,830)   (28,888)   (86,483)   (11,331)   (71,479)   22,639    (459,125)   (61,350)   (1,686,097)   (130,533)
Net income (Loss)   2,378,810    162,673    847,343    51,914    237,789    38,213    239,184    (76,008)   231,351    138,531    3,934,477    315,323 
                                                             
Supplemental information:                                                            
Net sales between segments   379,261    200,973    -    18,819    -    -    -    22,271    -    -    379,261    242,063 
                                                             
Depreciation/amortization   318,642    274,900    142,558    189,581    49,948    36,821    119,350    110,227    -    -    630,498    611,529 

  

Information by business segment:                                            
                                             
   For the six-month periods ended 
   Brazil Operation   North America Operation   South America Operation   Special Steels Operation   Eliminations and Adjustments   Consolidated 
   June 30,
2021
   June 30,
2020
   June 30,
2021
   June 30,
2020
   June 30,
2021
   June 30,
2020
   June 30,
2021
   June 30,
2020
   June 30,
2021
   June 30,
2020
   June 30,
2021
   June 30,
2020
 
Net sales   15,823,429    6,975,495    12,499,631    7,944,706    2,756,534    1,253,360    5,079,940    2,330,218    (686,434)   (531,405)   35,473,100    17,972,374 
Cost of sales   (9,928,588)   (6,156,859)   (10,571,624)   (7,378,129)   (2,064,320)   (1,064,494)   (4,387,883)   (2,315,627)   690,411    516,261    (26,262,004)   (16,398,848)
Gross profit   5,894,841    818,636    1,928,007    566,577    692,214    188,866    692,057    14,591    3,977    (15,144)   9,211,096    1,573,526 
Selling, general and administrative expenses   (356,457)   (237,519)   (291,048)   (214,027)   (68,532)   (53,452)   (109,388)   (84,481)   (120,440)   (87,347)   (945,865)   (676,826)
Other operating income (expenses)   5,148    18,015    11,344    35,964    8,569    9,815    47,352    33,707    8,819    317,353    81,232    414,854 
Tax credits recovery   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    393,341    -    393,341    - 
Impairment of financial assets   (3,316)   (33,329)   (3,576)   (30,276)   (617)   (906)   1,368    (4,248)   980    -    (5,161)   (68,759)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies   (3,708)   (271)   119,666    (25,438)   245,212    18,799    18,250    2,553    6,518    10,757    385,938    6,400 
Operational income (Loss) before financial income (expenses) and taxes   5,536,508    565,532    1,764,393    332,800    876,846    163,122    649,639    (37,878)   293,195    225,619    9,120,581    1,249,195 
Finacial result, net   (231,484)   (207,823)   (95,214)   (79,649)   (123,610)   (11,894)   (114,693)   (99,990)   352,165    (161,840)   (212,836)   (561,196)
Income (Loss) before taxes   5,305,024    357,709    1,669,179    253,151    753,236    151,228    534,946    (137,868)   645,360    63,779    8,907,745    687,999 
Income and social contribution taxes   (1,339,111)   (94,100)   (406,083)   (80,997)   (185,153)   (36,141)   (128,447)   36,074    (443,938)   23,838    (2,502,732)   (151,326)
Net income (Loss)   3,965,913    263,609    1,263,096    172,154    568,083    115,087    406,499    (101,794)   201,422    87,617    6,405,013    536,673 
                                                             
Supplemental information:                                                            
Net sales between segments   603,738    470,707    16,515    25,445    16,297    -    49,884    35,253    -    -    686,434    531,405 
                                                             
Depreciation/amortization   628,319    535,393    311,663    350,160    102,470    69,225    236,877    213,380    -    -    1,279,329    1,168,158 
                                                             
    June 30,
2021
    December 31
, 2020
    June 30,
2021
    December 31,
2020
    June 30,
2021
    December 31,
2020
    June 30,
2021
    December 31,
2020
    June 30,
2021
    December 31,
2020
    June 30,
2021
    December 31
, 2020
 
Investments in associates and joint ventures   32,537    10,186    989,212    908,338    1,150,730    976,046    248,348    231,152    131,096    145,907    2,551,923    2,271,629 
Total assets   25,149,621    21,099,735    19,267,985    18,583,439    6,412,682    5,448,922    11,203,451    11,233,676    4,858,308    6,757,237    66,892,047    63,123,009 
Total liabilities   8,372,630    7,469,541    5,172,359    5,261,820    1,980,169    1,360,098    2,154,867    1,994,575    13,071,647    15,951,765    30,751,672    32,037,799 

  

The main products by business segment are:

Brazil Operation: rebar, bars, shapes, drawn products, billets, blooms, slabs, wire rod, structural shapes and iron ore.

North America Operation: rebar, bars, wire rod, light and heavy structural shapes.

South America Operation: rebar, bars and drawn products.

Special Steel Operation: stainless steel, round, square and flat bars, wire rod.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

The column of eliminations and adjustments includes the elimination of sales between segments and corporate expenses in the context of the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.

 

The Company's geographic information with net sales classified according to the geographical region where the products were shipped is as follows:

 

Information by geographic area:                             
   For the three-month periods ended 
   Brazil   Latin America (1)   North America (2)   Consolidated 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020 
Net sales   9,613,177    3,713,654    1,933,819    715,378    7,583,120    4,315,801    19,130,116    8,744,833 

 

(1) Does not include operations of Brazil    

(2) Does not include operations of Mexico        

 

Information by geographic area:                             
   For the six-month periods ended 
   Brazil   Latin America (1)   North America (2)   Consolidated 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020 
Net sales   17,233,612    7,384,350    3,771,759    1,607,069    14,467,729    8,980,955    35,473,100    17,972,374 

 

    June 30, 2021    December 31, 2020    June 30, 2021    December 31, 2020    June 30, 2021    December 31, 2020    June 30, 2021    December 31, 2020 
Total assets   31,008,064    28,752,629    8,089,864    7,042,462    27,794,119    27,327,918    66,892,047    63,123,009 

 

(1) Does not include operations of Brazil

(2) Does not include operations of Mexico 

 

IFRS require that the Company disclose the net sales per product and country unless the information is not available and the cost to obtain it would be excessive. Accordingly, management does not consider this information useful for its decision-making process, because it would entail aggregating sales for different markets with different currencies, subject to the effects of exchange differences. Steel consumption patterns and the pricing dynamics of each product or group of products in different countries and different markets within these countries are poorly correlated, and thus the information would not be useful and would not serve to conclude on historical trends and progresses. In light of this scenario and considering that the information on net sales by product and country is not maintained on a consolidated basis and the cost to obtain net sales per product and country would be excessive compared to the benefits that would be derived from this information, the Company is not presenting the breakdown of net sales by product and country.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2021

(In thousands of Brazilian Reais – R$, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

NOTE 24 – IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS

 

The impairment test of goodwill and other long-lived assets is tested based on the analysis and identification of facts or circumstances that may involve the need to perform the impairment test. The Company performs impairment tests of goodwill and other long-lived assets, based on projections of discounted cash flows, which take into account assumptions such as: cost of capital, growth rate and adjustments applied to flows in perpetuity, methodology for working capital determination, investment plans, and long-term economic-financial forecasts.

 

To determine the recoverable amount of each business segment, the Company uses the discounted cash flow method, taking as basis, financial and economic projections for each segment. The projections are updated to take into consideration any observed changes in the economic environment of the market in which the Company operates, as well as premises of expected results and historical profitability of each segment.

 

The impairment test of goodwill allocated to the business segments is carried out annually in December and it is anticipated if events or circumstances indicate that it is necessary. In the test carried out in the year 2020, the Company carried out a sensitivity analysis of the discount rate and perpetuity growth rate using the analysis of the scenario described above, given its potential impacts on cash flows, where an increase of 0.5% in the cash flow discount rate for each segment would result in an recoverable amount exceeding the carrying amount as shown below: a) North America: exceeding the carrying amount by R$ 4,589 million; b) Special Steels: exceeded the book value by R$ 1,568 million; c) South America: exceeded the book value by R$ 3,757 million; and d) Brazil: exceeded the book value by R$ 11,348 million. On the other hand, a decrease of 0.5 % in the perpetuity growth rate of the cash flow of each business segment would result in a recoverable amount exceeding the book value as shown below: a) North America: exceeded the book value by R$ 4,914 million; b) Special Steels: exceeded the book value by R$ 1,754 million; c) South America: exceeded the book value by R$ 3,867 million; and d) Brazil: exceeded the book value by R$ 11,809 million.

 

The Company concluded that there are no indications that demand the performance of the impairment test of goodwill and other long-lived assets for the period ended on June 30, 2021.

 

The Company will maintain over 2021 its constant monitoring of the steel market in order to identify any deterioration, significant drop in demand from steel consuming sectors (notably automotive and construction), stoppage of industrial plants or activities relevant changes in the economy or financial market that result in increased perception of risk or reduction of liquidity and refinancing capacity. Although the projections made by the Company provide a challenging scenario, events that impact economic environment and business, if manifested in a greater intensity than that anticipated in the assumptions made by management, may lead the Company to revise its projections of value in use and eventually result in impairment losses.

 

NOTE 25 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

I) On August 2, 2021, the Company proposed the anticipation of the mandatory minimum dividend on income of the current fiscal year, stipulated in its Bylaws, to be paid in the form of dividends, which will be calculated and credited on the shareholding interest owned on August 16, 2021, in the amount of R$ 921.0 million (R$ 0.54 per common and preferred share), with payment on August 26, 2021, which was submitted and approved by the Board of Directors on August 3, 2021. 

 

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