Exhibit 99.1

 

GERDAU S.A.

 

Condensed consolidated interim financial statements

 

as of June 30, 2025

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

In thousands of Brazilian reais (R$)

(Unaudited)

 

   Note   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
CURRENT ASSETS              
Cash and cash equivalents  4    8,500,933    7,767,813 
Short-term investments  4    472,917    509,030 
Trade accounts receivable - net  5    5,799,331    5,176,958 
Inventories  6    16,042,458    16,504,911 
Tax credits       1,065,641    1,153,122 
Income and social contribution taxes recoverable       712,486    914,395 
Dividends receivable       3,577    125 
Fair value of derivatives  14    18,861    16,921 
Other current assets       690,648    626,148 
        33,306,852    32,669,423 
               
NON-CURRENT ASSETS              
Tax credits       1,900,999    1,744,387 
Deferred income taxes       2,294,001    2,427,648 
Judicial deposits  15    343,639    332,560 
Other non-current assets       264,959    358,806 
Prepaid pension cost       846    9,716 
Fair value of derivatives  14    14,520    35,947 
Investments in associates and joint ventures  8    3,956,460    4,222,317 
Goodwill  10    12,260,053    13,853,114 
Leasing       1,311,781    1,168,694 
Other Intangibles       414,093    400,567 
Property, plant and equipment, net       30,785,867    29,591,314 
        53,547,218    54,145,070 
               
TOTAL ASSETS       86,854,070    86,814,493 

 

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, 2025   December 31, 2024 
CURRENT LIABILITIES              
Trade accounts payable - domestic market  11    4,346,815    3,892,296 
Trade accounts payable - debtor risk  11    410,339    459,899 
Trade accounts payable - imports  11    810,204    1,365,909 
Short-term debt  12    2,511,694    697,049 
Debentures  13    41,736    37,988 
Taxes payable       403,353    411,420 
Income and social contribution taxes payable       87,586    346,208 
Payroll and related liabilities       784,300    918,612 
Leasing payable       410,220    430,727 
Employee benefits       -    186 
Environmental liabilities       307,807    245,429 
Fair value of derivatives  14    1,187    1,747 
Other current liabilities       1,406,757    2,043,921 
        11,521,998    10,851,391 
               
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES              
Long-term debt  12    11,174,675    9,110,972 
Debentures  13    4,362,254    3,790,475 
Deferred income taxes       46,438    163,138 
Provision for tax, civil and labor liabilities  15    2,305,293    2,328,849 
Environmental liabilities       307,187    413,653 
Employee benefits       470,609    545,206 
Leasing payable       1,018,831    849,942 
Other non-current liabilities       522,578    587,081 
        20,207,865    17,789,316 
               
EQUITY  17           
Capital       24,273,225    24,273,225 
Capital reserves       11,597    11,597 
Treasury stocks       (565,507)   (734,278)
Retained earnings       23,143,017    24,238,217 
Transactions with non-controlling interests without change of control       (2,904,670)   (2,904,670)
Other reserves       10,965,306    13,064,668 
EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE EQUITY HOLDERS OF THE PARENT       54,922,968    57,948,759 
               
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS       201,239    225,027 
               
EQUITY       55,124,207    58,173,786 
               
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY       86,854,070    86,814,493 

 

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   Jun 30, 2025   June 30, 2024   Jun 30, 2025   June 30, 2024 
NET SALES       17,525,750    16,615,817    34,901,086    32,826,080 
                         
Cost of sales  20    (15,495,203)   (14,428,921)   (30,923,986)   (28,219,465)
                         
GROSS PROFIT       2,030,547    2,186,896    3,977,100    4,606,615 
                         
Selling expenses  20    (205,407)   (186,192)   (399,319)   (369,199)
General and administrative expenses  20    (351,505)   (344,470)   (700,463)   (662,399)
Other operating income  20    77,346    154,906    101,721    199,902 
Other operating expenses  20    (89,456)   (196,124)   (136,930)   (274,980)
Recovery of Eletrobras Compulsory Loan  20    -    100,860    -    100,860 
Results in operations with joint ventures  3.4    -    -    -    808,367 
Impairment of financial assets  20    (2,631)   (4,264)   (6,579)   (24,358)
Impairment of assets  23    -    (199,627)   -    (199,627)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies  8    26,443    108,082    35,713    187,198 
                         
INCOME BEFORE FINANCIAL INCOME (EXPENSES) AND TAXES       1,485,337    1,620,067    2,871,243    4,372,379 
                         
Financial income  21    140,766    185,285    294,848    359,959 
Financial expenses  21    (456,639)   (371,732)   (893,288)   (714,930)
Buyback of bonds  12.b   (39,646)   -    (39,646)   - 
Exchange variations, net  21    28,074    (377,789)   34,315    (698,424)
Losses on financial instruments, net  21    (7,294)   (33,042)   (38,856)   (19,630)
                         
INCOME BEFORE TAXES       1,150,598    1,022,789    2,228,616    3,299,354 
                         
   Current  7    (348,373)   (289,515)   (623,193)   (639,543)
   Deferred  7    62,272    133,707    16,878    260,042 
Income and social contribution taxes       (286,101)   (155,808)   (606,315)   (379,501)
                         
NET INCOME       864,497    866,981    1,622,301    2,919,853 
                         
ATTRIBUTABLE TO:                        
Owners of the parent       856,286    859,110    1,605,779    2,902,892 
Non-controlling interests       8,211    7,871    16,522    16,961 
        864,497    866,981    1,622,301    2,919,853 
                         
Basic earnings per share - preferred - (R$)  18    0.43    0.41    0.79    1.38 
Basic earnings per share - common - (R$)  18    0.43    0.41    0.79    1.38 
                         
Diluted earnings per share - preferred - (R$)  18    0.42    0.41    0.79    1.37 
Diluted earnings per share - common - (R$)  18    0.42    0.41    0.79    1.37 

 

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 
   Jun 30, 2025   June 30, 2024   Jun 30, 2025   June 30, 2024 
Net income for the period   864,497    866,981    1,622,301    2,919,853 
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss                    
Other comprehensive income from associates and joint ventures   347,677    47,401    (85,746)   165,316 
Cumulative translation adjustment   (1,689,016)   3,113,159    (3,675,815)   4,443,855 
Recycling of cumulative translation adjustment to net income   -    -    -    (407,560)
Unrealized (Losses) Gains on net investment hedge   96,950    (232,157)   284,021    (295,865)
Unrealized losses on financial instruments, net of tax   -    (4,107)   -    (4,399)
    (1,244,389)   2,924,296    (3,477,540)   3,901,347 
                     
Total comprehensive income for the period, net of tax   (379,892)   3,791,277    (1,855,239)   6,821,200 
                     
Total comprehensive income attributable to:                    
      Owners of the parent   (384,872)   3,769,442    (1,857,993)   6,786,363 
      Non-controlling interests   4,980    21,835    2,754    34,837 
    (379,892)   3,791,277    (1,855,239)   6,821,200 

 

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     Total parent
company's interest
    Non-controlling
interests
    Total
Shareholder's Equity
                      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   Long term
incentive plan
             
Balance as of January 1, 2024   20,215,343   (150,182)  11,597   2,528,673   2,914,226   20,471,931   -   (2,904,670)  (8,831,146)  (11,951)  14,504,471   176,612   134,055   49,058,959   179,904   49,238,863 
2024 Changes in Equity                                                                 
Net income   -   -   -   -   -   -   2,902,892   -   -   -   -   -   -   2,902,892   16,961   2,919,853 
Other comprehensive income (loss) recognized in the period   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (295,865)  (4,399)  4,183,735   -   -   3,883,471   17,876   3,901,347 
Total comprehensive income (loss) recognized in the period   -   -   -   -   -   -   2,902,892   -   (295,865)  (4,399)  4,183,735   -   -   6,786,363   34,837   6,821,200 
Increase in Capital through capitalization of Retained earnings   4,057,882   -   -   -   -   (4,057,882)  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Long term incentive plan cost recognized in the period   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (4,906)  (4,906)  18   (4,888)
Long term incentive plan exercised during the period   -   52,889   -   -   -   1,250   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   54,139   13   54,152 
Effects of interest changes in subsidiaries   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (2,838)  (2,838)
Dividend in excess of the minimum estatutory undistributed in 2023   -   -   -   -   -   (175,233)  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (175,233)  -   (175,233)
Dividends/interest on equity   -   -   -   -   -   -   (589,013)  -   -   -   -   -   -   (589,013)  (337)  (589,350)
Balance as of June 30, 2024   24,273,225   (97,293)  11,597   2,528,673   2,914,226   16,240,066   2,313,879   (2,904,670)  (9,127,011)  (16,350)  18,688,206   176,612   129,149   55,130,309   211,597   55,341,906 
                                                                  
Balance as of December 31, 2024 (Note 17)   24,273,225   (734,278)  11,597   2,756,989   2,914,226   18,567,002   -   (2,904,670)  (9,389,675)  (12,734)  22,055,099   215,370   196,608   57,948,759   225,027   58,173,786 
2025 Changes in Equity                                                                 
Net income   -       -   -   -   -   1,605,779   -   -   -   -   -       1,605,779   16,522   1,622,301 
Other comprehensive income (loss) recognized in the period   -       -   -   -   -   -   -   284,021   -   (3,747,793)  -       (3,463,772)  (13,768)  (3,477,540)
Total comprehensive income (loss) recognized in the period   -   -   -   -   -   -   1,605,779   -   284,021   -   (3,747,793)  -   -   (1,857,993)  2,754   (1,855,239)
Effects of the share buyback program   -   (772,504)  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (772,504)  -   (772,504)
Cancellation of treasury stocks   -   889,571   -   -   -   (889,571)  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Long term incentive plan cost recognized in the period   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (284)  (284)  (57)  (341)
Long term incentive plan exercised during the period   -   51,704   -   -   -   (2,357)  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   49,347   10   49,357 
Effects of interest changes in subsidiaries   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (4,787)  (4,787)
Dividend in excess of the minimum estatutory undistributed in 2024   -   -   -   -   -   (203,272)  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (203,272)  -   (203,272)
Dividends/interest on equity   -   -   -   -   -   -   (241,085)  -   -   -   -   -   -   (241,085)  (21,708)  (262,793)
Balance as of June 30, 2025 (Note 17)   24,273,225   (565,507)  11,597   2,756,989   2,914,226   17,471,802   1,364,694   (2,904,670)  (9,105,654)  (12,734)  18,307,306   215,370   196,324   54,922,968   201,239   55,124,207 

 

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  Jun 30, 2025   June 30, 2024 
Cash flows from operating activities             
Net income for the period      1,622,301    2,919,853 
Adjustments to reconcile net income for the period to net cash provided by operating activities:             
Depreciation and amortization  20   1,810,379    1,497,105 
Impairment of assets  23   -    199,627 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies  8   (35,713)   (187,198)
Exchange variation, net  21   (34,315)   698,424 
Gains and losses on derivative financial instruments, net  21   38,856    19,630 
Post-employment benefits      145,762    129,186 
Long-term incentive plans      82,232    75,588 
Income tax  7   606,315    379,501 
Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment      20,260    24,301 
Results in operations with joint ventures      -    (808,367)
Impairment of financial assets      6,579    24,358 
Provision of tax, civil, labor and environmental liabilities, net      (27,370)   92,341 
Tax credits recovery      -    (100,860)
Interest income on short-term investments      (72,693)   (145,247)
Interest expense on debt and debentures  21   573,375    365,501 
Interest expense on lease liabilities      66,391    69,106 
Reversal of net realizable value adjustment in inventory, net  6   (7,454)   (31,099)
       4,794,905    5,221,750 
Changes in assets and liabilities             
Decrease (Increase) in trade accounts receivable      (938,903)   (534,928)
Decrease (Increase) in inventories      (333,718)   (277,048)
(Decrease) Increase in trade accounts payable      219,511    (524,996)
Increase in other receivables      (10,538)   (27,352)
(Decrease) Increase in other payables      (587,477)   (66,950)
Dividends from associates and joint ventures      27,103    13,729 
Purchases of short-term investments      (489,680)   (585,790)
Proceeds from maturities and sales of short-term investments      622,257    1,320,655 
Cash provided by operating activities      3,303,460    4,539,070 
              
Interest paid on loans and financing      (547,286)   (409,533)
Interest paid on lease liabilities      (66,391)   (69,106)
Income and social contribution taxes paid      (774,451)   (1,293,610)
Net cash provided by operating activities      1,915,332    2,766,821 
              
Cash flows from investing activities             
Purchases of property, plant and equipment  9   (3,498,150)   (2,253,652)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment, investments and other intangibles      30,066    1,505,257 
Additions in other intangibles      (74,388)   (81,427)
Payment for acquisition of company control  3.4   (673,272)   - 
Capital increase in joint ventures  8   (88,800)   (65,043)
Net cash used in investing activities      (4,304,544)   (894,865)
              
Cash flows from financing activities             
Purchases of treasury stocks      (772,504)   - 
Dividends and interest on capital paid      (463,399)   (761,385)
Proceeds from loans and financing      8,144,166    1,954,889 
Repayment of loans and financing      (2,907,289)   (1,409,472)
Leasing payment      (234,908)   (217,789)
Intercompany loans, net      -    2,738 
Net cash provided (used) in financing activities      3,766,066    (431,019)
              
Exchange variation on cash and cash equivalents      (643,734)   442,884 
              
Increase in cash and cash equivalents      733,120    1,883,821 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period      7,767,813    3,005,645 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period      8,500,933    4,889,466 

 

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, 2025

(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 and New York stock exchanges.

 

The Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements of the Company were approved by the Management on July 31, 2025.

 

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 period ended on June 30, 2025 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, 2024, 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, 2024.

 

Starting with the disclosure of the results of 2025, the Company began to disclose the information and results of its business segments as follows:

 

· Brazil Segment: includes the long, flat and special steel operations and the iron ore operation located in Brazil and and joint ventures (note 3.2) and associates (note 3.3) companies located in Brazil.

 

· North America Segment: includes the long and specialty steel operations located in Canada and the United States and the joint ventures (note 3.2) located in Canada and Mexico;

 

· South America Segment: includes the operations in Argentina, Peru and Uruguay.

 

With these changes, the information and results of the former Special Steel Segment, which included the special steel operations located in Brazil and the United States, will now be disclosed jointly with the other segments, according to their geographic location, as the Brazil Segment and the North America Segment, respectively.

 

This new format for disclosing information and results is in line with recent changes in the global steel industry scenario, which have led to an increasing regionalization of markets, business dynamics and local currencies of these operations, improving the presentation of Gerdau's results in Brazil and North America, the main regions in which it operates. The comparative information of the segments presented in this Interim Information has been adjusted to reflect this new composition.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

2.2 – New accounting standards

 

The issued and/or reviewed IFRS standards made by the IASB that are effective for the year started in 2025 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 2026 and/or after, and the Company is assessing the adoption impact of these standards in its Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

- Issuance of IFRS 18 – Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements. It will replace IAS 1 – Presentation of Financial Statements, introducing new requirements that will help achieve comparability of the financial performance of similar entities and provide more relevant information and transparency to users. Although IFRS 18 does not impact the recognition or measurement of items in financial statements, its impacts on presentation and disclosure are expected to be widespread, in particular those related to the demonstration of financial performance and the provision of performance measures defined by management within the financial statements. This standard is effective for years beginning on/or after January 1, 2027. The Company is evaluating the impacts on its Financial Statements of adopting this standard.

 

- Issuance of IFRS 19 – Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures. Establishes simplified disclosures requirements for consolidated or individual financial statements of entities eligible for the application of this standard. These rules are effective for fiscal years beginning on/or after January 1, 2027. The Company does not expect material impacts on its Financial Statements.

 

- Amendment to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7 – Amendments to the classification and measurement of financial instruments. It clarifies aspects related to the classification and measurement of financial instruments. This amendment to the standards is effective for years beginning on/or after January 1, 2026. The Company is evaluating the impacts on its Financial Statements of adopting these standards.

 

- Amendment to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7 – Contracts that refer to electricity dependent on nature. Clarifies aspects related to the application and disclosure of purchase and sale contracts exposed to variations in electricity generation dependent on uncontrollable natural conditions and related financial instruments. This amendment to the standards is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. The Company does not expect significant impacts on its Financial Statements.

 

- Annual improvements to IFRS Accounting Standards. It applies amendments to IFRS 1, addressing first-adoption aspects related to hedge accounting; IFRS 7, covering aspects of gain and loss on the reversal of a financial instrument, credit risk disclosures, and the difference between fair value and transaction price; IFRS 9, addressing aspects related to the reversal of leasing liabilities and transaction price; IFRS 10, addressing the determination of the “de facto agent” and IAS 7, addressing aspects related to the cost method. These amendments are effective for years beginning on/or after January 1, 2026. The Company does not expect material impacts on its Financial Statements.

 

2.3 - Increased tariffs on exports to the United States

 

Following the announcement by the United States government of an increase in tariffs on exports of products from Brazil, the Company has been monitoring, carefully, the potential effects that the U.S. tariffs on Brazil could have on the domestic market, such as a ripple effect on the consumption of steel in Brazil.

 

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, 2025, when compared to those existing on December 31, 2024, except in relation to the acquisition of control of Gerdau Summit Aços Fundidos e Forjados S.A., Rio do Sangue Energia S.A., Comercial Gerdau Aços Planos Ltda. e Paranatinga Energia S.A., described in Note 3.4.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

3.2 - Joint Ventures

 

Listed below are the interests in joint ventures:

 

      Equity Interests 
    Total capital(*) 
Joint ventures  Country  June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
Bradley Steel Processors  Canada   50.00    50.00 
MRM Guide Rail  Canada   50.00    50.00 
Gerdau Corsa S.A.P.I. de CV  Mexico   75.00    75.00 
Gerdau Summit Aços Fundidos e Forjados S.A. (Note 3.4)  Brazil   -    58.73 
Juntos Somos Mais Fidelização S.A.  Brazil   27.47    27.47 
Addiante S.A  Brazil   50.00    50.00 
Brasil ao Cubo S.A.  Brazil   44.66    44.66 
MRS Logística S.A.  Brazil   1.32    1.32 

 

 

(*) The voting capital is substantially equal to the total capital. The interests reported represent the ownership percentage held directly and indirectly held in the joint venture.

 

Although the Company owns more than 50% of Gerdau Corsa S.A.P.I. de C.V., it does not consolidate the financial statements of this joint venture entity, due to joint control agreements with the other shareholders that prevent the Company from controlling the decisions in conducting the joint venture’s business. The Company owns 1.32% of MRS Logística S.A. and due to the existence of a shareholders' agreement, a joint venture business and the existence of significant influence provided for in the accounting standard for the application of the equity method is characterized.

 

The Company presents the joint venture information in aggregate, since the investments in these entities are not individually material. The financial information of these joint ventures, accounted for under the equity method, is shown below:

 

      Joint ventures  
Joint ventures     June 30, 2025       December 31, 2024  
Cash and cash equivalents     2,695,590       4,885,784  
Total current assets     5,832,995       8,646,770  
Total non-current assets     22,040,351       19,743,779  
Short-term debt     1,262,846       947,126  
Total current liabilities     4,956,625       5,063,501  
Long-term debt     7,434,241       8,952,910  
Total non-current liabilities     9,667,711       11,436,979  

 

   Joint ventures 
   For the three-month period ended   For the six-month period ended 
Joint ventures  June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024 
Net sales   3,221,970    3,653,287    6,190,731    6,974,116 
Cost of sales   (2,076,303)   (2,450,647)   (4,129,457)   (4,670,156)
Income before financial income (expenses) and taxes   889,539    926,920    1,580,280    1,784,775 
Financial income   316,650    301,245    595,102    582,220 
Financial expenses   (528,892)   (476,845)   (1,033,954)   (933,584)
Income and social contribution taxes   (143,608)   (240,862)   (288,110)   (473,239)
Net income   533,689    511,145    853,113    966,805 
Depreciation and amortization   358,625    319,314    705,639    628,973 
Total comprehensive income for the year, net of tax   533,689    511,145    853,113    966,805 

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

3.3 — Associate companies

 

Listed below is the interest in associate companies:

 

       Equity interests 
     Total capital (*) 
Associate companies  Country   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
Dona Francisca Energética S.A.   Brazil    53.94    53.94 
Newave Energia S.A.   Brazil    40.00    40.00 

 

 

(*) The voting capital is substantially equal to the total capital. The interests reported represent the ownership percentage held directly and indirectly.

 

The Company does not consolidate the Financial Statements of Dona Francisca Energética S.A. despite holding more than 50% of the total capital of this affiliate, due to protection rights granted to other shareholders that prevent the Company from fully implementing decisions regarding the conduct of the affiliate’s business.

 

The summarized financial information of the associate companies, accounted for under the equity method, is shown as follows:

 

   Associate companies 
Associate companies  June 30, 2025    December 31, 2024 
Cash and cash equivalents  37,208    89,078 
Total current assets  203,425    173,927 
Total non-current assets  1,256,761    1,064,426 
Total current liabilities  186,246    54,664 
Total non-current liabilities  96,430    53,305 

 

   Associate companies 
   For the three-month period ended   For the six-month period ended 
Associate companies  June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024 
Net sales   163,334    23,836    280,766    57,029 
Cost of sales   (208,097)   (20,669)   (312,356)   (32,438)
Income before financial income (expenses) and taxes   (58,095)   (7,492)   (51,565)   4,114 
Financial income   (3,598)   3,598    3,791    6,215 
Financial expenses   (19,775)   (644)   (45,632)   (1,532)
Income and social contribution taxes   23,300    1,094    27,675    (3,808)
Net income   (58,168)   (3,445)   (65,731)   4,990 
Depreciation and amortization   14,007    2,926    27,832    5,704 
Total comprehensive income for the year, net of tax   (58,168)   (3,445)   (65,731)   4,990 

 

3.4 — Acquisition of company control

 

a) Gerdau Summit Aços Fundidos e Forjados S.A. (Gerdau Summit)

 

On February 10, 2025, the Company, after fulfilling all the conditions precedent, including approval by the antitrust authorities, concluded the transaction with Sumitomo Corporation and The Japan Steel Works Ltd., for the acquisition of 39.53% and 1.74%, respectively, of the total shares issued by Gerdau Summit Aços Fundidos e Forjados S.A. (“Gerdau Summit”). With the closing of the transaction, the Company owns 100% of the Gerdau Summit’s capital. The acquisition price, paid in cash with own resources, was approximately US$ 32.6 million (equivalent to R$ 188.6 million on the date of completion of the transaction), and as a result of the acquisition, the Company obtained a gain from a bargain purchase of R$ 37.7 million, due to the acquisition price being lower than the fair value of Gerdau Summit, with the gain being recognized in the income statement of the period. Gerdau Summit is located in Pindamonhangaba, in the state of São Paulo, and produces cast and forged steel, especially for the production of cylinders and axles in the steel, aluminum, sugar and ethanol and energy sectors. The transaction is in line with the Company’s strategy of generating greater synergy between its businesses and offering higher value- added products and services to its customers. Gerdau Summit, until then a joint venture, with this transaction becomes a subsidiary of the Company.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

On May 30, 2025, at the Extraordinary General Meeting, it was decided to incorporate Gerdau Summit into Gerdau S.A., without a capital increase and without the issuance of new shares by the Company, with effect from May 31, 2025.

 

The Company assessed the fair value of Gerdau Summit's assets and liabilities and the following table summarizes the fair value of assets and liabilities on the date of acquisition of control of the company:

 

   Book Value   Acquisition's
adjustments
   Fair Value 
Cash and cash equivalents   49,311    -    49,311 
Short-term investments   2,079    -    2,079 
Trade accounts receivable - net   108,989    -    108,989 
Inventories   195,266    -    195,266 
Other current assets   34,317    -    34,317 
Property, plant and equipment, net   323,038    30,743    353,781 
Other non-current assets   72,910    -    72,910 
Current liabilities   (275,028)   -    (275,028)
Non-current liabilities   (36,943)   -    (36,943)
Assets (Liabilities)   473,939    30,743    504,682 
Negative Goodwill   -    (37,706)   (37,706)
Deferred income taxes   -    12,820    12,820 
Assets (Liabilities), net   473,939    5,857    479,796 

 

The amounts recognized as net revenue and net income for the six-month period ended June 30, 2025, presented in the Income Statement, attributable to Gerdau Summit, total R$ 322.7 million and R$21.1 million, respectively.

 

b) Rio do Sangue Energia S.A.

 

On March 21, 2025, the Company completed the acquisition, from Atiaia Energia S.A., of all the shares of Rio do Sangue Energia S.A., owner of the Small Hydroelectric Power Plant (“PCH”) called Garganta da Jararaca, for R$ 244.5 million. The acquisition price was paid in cash on the closing date with its own available resources. The PCH is located in the state of Mato Grosso and will supply renewable energy to Gerdau's steel production units in Brazil, on a self-generation basis. The acquisition of these assets is in line with the Company's strategy of increasing the cost competitiveness of its business by increasing the self-production of clean energy, and in line with the previously announced decarbonization process. The amounts recognized as revenue and net income for the year attributable to Rio do Sangue Energia S.A., included in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements since the acquisition date, are not material. Additionally, the revenues and net profit that would be generated by Rio do Sangue Energia S.A. for the six-month period ended June 30, 2025, if control had been obtained at the beginning of the year, would also not be significant.

 

c) Comercial Gerdau Aços Planos Ltda.

 

On April 11, 2025, the Company acquired 100% of the capital of Kloeckner Metals Brasil Ltda. from Klöeckner & Co.SE, for approximately R$ 42.9 million. As a result of the acquisition, the Company realized a gain on a bargain purchase of R$ 3.6 million, since the acquisition price was lower than the fair value of the acquired company, and the gain was recognized in the income statement for the period. The acquisition price was paid in cash with available equity. Following the acquisition, the Company changed the name of its new subsidiary to Comercial Gerdau Aços Planos Ltda.. The acquired company's business purpose is the sale of steel products and metal cutting and bending, among other activities. The amounts recognized as revenue and net income for the year, attributable to Comercial Gerdau Aços Planos Ltda., included in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements since the acquisition date, are not material. Additionally, the revenues and net profit that would have been generated by Comercial Gerdau Aços Planos Ltda. for the six-month period ended June 30, 2025, if control had been obtained at the beginning of the year, would also not have been significant.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

d) Paranatinga Energia S.A.

 

On April 28, 2025, the Company, together with Atiaia Energia S.A., completed the acquisition of all the shares of Paranatinga Energia S.A., owner of the Small Hydroelectric Power Plant (PCH) called Paranatinga II, for approximately R$197.2 million, net of consolidated cash of R$ 32.8 million. The acquisition price was paid in cash with its own available resources. This SHP is located in the state of Mato Grosso and will supply renewable energy to Gerdau's steel production units in Brazil, on a self-production basis. The acquisition of this asset is in line with Gerdau's strategy of increasing the cost competitiveness of its business by increasing the self-production of clean energy, and in line with the decarbonization process already announced by the Company. The amounts recognized as revenue and net income for the year, attributable to Paranatinga Energia S.A., included in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements since the acquisition date, are not material. Additionally, the revenues and net profit that would be generated by Paranatinga Energia S.A. for the six-month period ended June 30, 2025, if control had been obtained at the beginning of the year, would also not be significant.

 

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

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
Cash   21,890    16,245 
Banks and immediately available investments   8,479,043    7,751,568 
Cash and cash equivalents   8,500,933    7,767,813 

 

Immediately available investments include investments with maturity of up to 90 days or readily redeemable, that means, those that have immediate liquidity and low risk of fair value variation.

 

Short-term investments

 

   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
Short-term investments   472,917    509,030 

 

Short-term investments include securities held for immediate trading or available for future sale and substantially include amounts in investment funds, whose portfolio is composed of Bank Deposit Certificates, government bonds, financial bills and debentures, among others, which are used to manage the cash from the Company’s operating activities and recorded at fair value. Income generated by these investments is recorded as financial income.

 

NOTE 5 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
Trade accounts receivable - in Brazil   2,715,320    2,261,456 
Trade accounts receivable - exports from Brazil   374,178    792,385 
Trade accounts receivable - foreign subsidiaries   2,798,959    2,237,636 
(-) Impairment of financial assets   (89,126)   (114,519)
    5,799,331    5,176,958 

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Accounts receivable by aging are as follows:

 

   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
Current   5,238,717    4,662,821 
Past-due:          
Up to 30 days   510,856    444,927 
From 31 to 60 days   54,590    52,058 
From 61 to 90 days   12,080    24,820 
From 91 to 180 days   25,960    45,108 
From 181 to 360 days   13,846    14,660 
Above 360 days   32,408    47,083 
(-) Impairment on financial assets   (89,126)   (114,519)
    5,799,331    5,176,958 

 

NOTE 6 - INVENTORIES

 

   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
Finished products   7,641,068    7,413,773 
Work in progress   3,718,014    3,795,605 
Raw materials   3,161,004    3,277,924 
Storeroom supplies   1,167,879    1,350,468 
Imports in transit   375,887    696,699 
(-) Allowance for adjustments to net realizable value   (21,394)   (29,558)
    16,042,458    16,504,911 

 

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 01, 2024   (58,172)
Provision for the year   (34,356)
Reversal of adjustments to net realizable value   67,493 
Exchange rate variation   (4,523)
Balance as of December 31, 2024   (29,558)
Provision for the year   (15,469)
Reversal of adjustments to net realizable value   22,923 
Acquisition of company control (Note 3.4)   (746)
Exchange rate variation   1,456 
Balance as of June 30, 2025   (21,394)

 

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, 2025 and 2024. The foreign subsidiaries of the Company are subject to taxation at rates ranging between 23% and 35%. 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, 2025

(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, 2025   June 30, 2024 
Income before income taxes   1,150,598    1,022,789 
Statutory tax rates   34%   34%
Income and social contribution taxes at statutory rates   (391,203)   (347,748)
Tax adjustment with respect to:          
- Difference in tax rates in foreign companies   86,356    159,286 
- Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies   8,990    36,748 
- Interest on equity   (1)   55 
- Interests on tax lawsuits   10,434    10,272 
- Tax credits and incentives   3,274    17 
- Deferred tax assets not recognized   (9,808)   (620)
- Other permanent differences, net   5,857    (13,818)
Income and social contribution taxes   (286,101)   (155,808)
Current   (348,373)   (289,515)
Deferred   62,272    133,707 

 

   For the six-month period ended 
   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024 
Income before income taxes   2,228,616    3,299,354 
Statutory tax rates   34%   34%
Income and social contribution taxes at statutory rates   (757,729)   (1,121,780)
Tax adjustment with respect to:          
- Difference in tax rates in foreign companies   123,661    633,718 
- Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies   12,142    63,647 
- Interest on equity   65    103 
- Interests on tax lawsuits   20,567    21,011 
- Tax credits and incentives   4,344    56 
- Deferred tax assets not recognized   (13,215)   25,572 
- Other permanent differences, net   3,850    (1,828)
Income and social contribution taxes   (606,315)   (379,501)
Current   (623,193)   (639,543)
Deferred   16,878    260,042 

 

b) Tax assets not recognized:

 

The Company did not recognize a portion of tax assets regarding tax losses and negative social contribution from some operations in Brazil in the amount of R$ 312,292 (R$ 300,763 on December 31, 2024), which do not have an expiration date. The subsidiaries abroad had R$ 794,210 (R$ 849,200 as of December 31, 2024) of tax credits on capital losses for which deferred tax assets have not been recognized and which expire between 2029 and 2035 and also several tax losses of state credits in the amount of R$ 272,757 (R$ 326,966 as of December 31, 2024), which expire at various dates between 2031 and 2038.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

NOTE 8 – INVESTMENTS

 

   Investments in
North America
   Others   Total 
Balance as of January 01, 2024   2,766,406    1,092,043    3,858,449 
Equity in earnings   332,262    132,205    464,467 
Cumulative Translation Adjustment   130,116    830    130,946 
Capital increase   -    184,947    184,947 
Additional share purchse   -    7,000    7,000 
Dividends/Interest on equity   (380,130)   (34,523)   (414,653)
Other transactions   -    (8,839)   (8,839)
Balance as of December 31, 2024   2,848,654    1,373,663    4,222,317 
Equity in earnings   56,018    (20,305)   35,713 
Cumulative Translation Adjustment   (85,134)   (612)   (85,746)
Capital increase   -    88,800    88,800 
Disposal in acquisition of company control   -    (277,521)   (277,521)
Dividends/Interest on equity   (20,289)   (6,814)   (27,103)
Balance as of June 30, 2025   2,799,249    1,157,211    3,956,460 

 

NOTE 9 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

a) Summary of changes in property, plant and equipment – during the three-month period ended on June 30, 2025, acquisitions amounted to R$ 1,600,298 (R$ 1,419,775 as of June 30, 2024), and disposals amounted to R$ 17,478 (R$ 21,045 as of June 30, 2024). During the six-month period ended on June 30, 2025, acquisitions amounted to R$ 2,977,034 (R$ 2,278,096 as of June 30, 2024), and disposals amounted to R$ 30,872 (R$ 26,313 as of June 30, 2024).

 

The additions to property, plant and equipment in the six-month period ended on June 30, 2025 include a non-cash effect amounted to R$ 521,116 (R$ 24,444 as of June 30, 2024).

 

b) Capitalized borrowing costs – borrowing costs capitalized during the three-month period ended on June 30, 2025 amounted to R$ 58,187 (R$ 35,385 as of June 30, 2024). Borrowing costs capitalized during the six-month period ended on June 30, 2025 amounted to R$ 89,106 (R$ 65,147 as of June 30, 2024).

 

c) Guarantees – no property, plant and equipment were pledged as collateral for loans and financing on June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

 

NOTE 10 – GOODWILL

 

The changes in goodwill are as follows:

 

   Goodwill   Accumulated
impairment losses
   Goodwill after
Impairment losses
 
Balance as of January 1, 2024   20,367,808    (9,542,660)   10,825,148 
(+) Acquisition of company   116,396    -    116,396 
(+/-) Foreign exchange effect   5,348,256    (2,436,686)   2,911,570 
Balance as of December 31, 2024   25,832,460    (11,979,346)   13,853,114 
(+/-) Foreign exchange effect   (2,830,670)   1,237,609    (1,593,061)
Balance as of June 30, 2025   23,001,790    (10,741,737)   12,260,053 

 

The amounts of goodwill by segment are as follows:

 

   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
Brazil  373,135   373,135 
North America  11,886,918   13,479,979 
   12,260,053   13,853,114 

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

NOTE 11 – TRADE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE (domestic market, debtor risk and imports)

 

   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
Trade accounts payable - domestic market   4,346,815    3,892,296 
Trade accounts payable - debtor risk   410,339    459,899 
Trade accounts payable - imports   810,204    1,365,909 
    5,567,358    5,718,104 

 

Under “Trade Accounts Payable - Domestic Market”, the Company presents balances payable arising from the acquisition of goods and services in the domestic markets of each of the countries where the Company and its subsidiaries operate.

 

The Company has contracts with financial institutions in order to allow its suppliers to anticipate their receivables through an operation called “Trade Accounts Payable – Debtor Risk”. In this operation, suppliers can transfer, at their discretion, the right to receive the securities to a financial institution, which, in turn, becomes the holder of the rights of the suppliers’ receivables. The average discount rate on risk transactions carried out by our suppliers with financial institutions in Brazil and with subsidiaries in the United States was based on market conditions. The transfer of the right to receive the Company’s securities, at the supplier’s discretion, does not change the payment term, nor does it imply the payment of interest by the Company, as the financial cost of such transfer is the responsibility of the supplier. Therefore, the payment term for suppliers at risk drawn varies between 7 and 132 days, with the same payment term for suppliers who do not choose to advance their receivables through the operation called “Trade Accounts Payable – Debtor Risk”.

 

   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024   January 01, 2024 
Trade accounts payable - debtor risk   410,339    459,899    584,320 
                
Amounts received by suppliers from financial institutions that are part of the financing agreement - debt risk, in relation to the outstanding balance mentioned above   399,555    451,420    571,784 

 

The amounts of liabilities under the supplier financing arrangement are considered to be reasonable approximations of their fair values, due to their short-term nature.

 

The balances presented as “Trade Accounts Payable - Imports” substantially refer to the purchase of coal and other raw materials abroad, where in commercial transactions the supplier may require the issuance of a letter of credit or similar risk mitigation instrument to ship the products. On June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, contracts negotiated via letter of credit had a payment term of up to 180 days and rates that also varied, depending on market conditions.

 

The Company permanently monitors the composition of the portfolio and the conditions established with suppliers, which have not undergone significant changes in relation to what had been practiced historically.

 

NOTE 12 – LOANS AND FINANCING

 

Loans and financing are as follows:

 

   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
Ten/Thirty Years Bonds   10,213,308    8,994,067 
Other financing   3,473,061    813,954 
Total financing   13,686,369    9,808,021 
Current   2,511,694    697,049 
Non-current   11,174,675    9,110,972 
           
Principal amount of the financing   13,478,308    9,661,769 
Interest amount of the financing   208,061    146,252 
Total financing   13,686,369    9,808,021 

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2025, the nominal weighted average cost of debts denominated in US dollars is 5.64% p.a. (5.52% p.a. on December 31, 2024), for debts denominated in Real of CDI + 0.21% p.a. (CDI + 0.82% p.a. on December 31, 2024) and for other currencies 4.11% p.a. (3.88% p.a. on December 31, 2024).

 

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, 2025   December 31, 2024 
Brazilian Real (R$)   2,180,220    456,448 
U.S. Dollar (US$)   10,879,051    9,169,319 
Other currencies   627,098    182,254 
    13,686,369    9,808,021 

 

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

 

   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
2026(*)   222,274    167,154 
2027   1,725,905    2,531,696 
2028   11,566    11,075 
2029   8,140    8,420 
2030 on   9,206,790    6,392,627 
    11,174,675    9,110,972 

 

(*) On June 30, 2025, the amounts represents dates from July 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026.

 

a) Credit Lines

 

In September 2022, the Company completed the renewal of the Global Credit Line in the total amount of US$ 875 million (equivalent to R$ 4,775 million as of June 30, 2025) with maturity in September 2027. The transaction aims to provide liquidity to operations 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. As of June 30, 2025, no amount of this credit line was used.

 

The Company and its subsidiaries are not subject to default clauses (covenants) linked to financial ratios. Non-financial performance clauses have been complied with.

 

b) Debt collection

 

In February 2025, the subsidiary Gerdau Açominas S.A. raised debt in the amount of R$ 1,165 millions from a first-class financial institution, with maturity in December of the same year.

 

In March 2025, the Company entered into an addendum to the financing agreement with the Superintendence for the Development of the Central-West Region (SUDECO), brokered by a first-class financial institution, with the total approved amount of approximately R$ 301 million. As of June 30, 2025, the amount actually released to the Company was R$ 93.9 million, with provision for the release of other funds up to the limit of the total amount stipulated in the agreement, depending on the progress of the projects for which the financing is intended. The contract matures in July 2044.

 

In April 2025, the subsidiary Gerdau Açominas S.A. raised debt backed by export contracts for approximately R$ 303 million from a first-class financial institution, with a maturity date of December 2025.

 

In April 2025, the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos raised debt backed by agricultural activities for R$ 750 million from a first-class financial institution, with a maturity date of October 2027. Furthermore, in May 2025, the Company restructured a R$ 428 million debt, due in 2025, from USD to EUR. This last transaction was accompanied by the contracting of a derivative financial instrument with a protective nature, the purpose of which is to index the cost of the debt to the CDI rate.

 

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

In June 2025, the subsidiary Gerdau Trade Inc. raised a bond maturing in June 2035 in the amount of US$ 650 million (equivalent to R$ 3,624 million on the date of the bond issue). Part of the proceeds, in the amount of US$ 238 million (equivalent to R$ 1,327 million on the date of the repurchase), were allocated to the repurchase of part of the Company's bonds whose original maturity was in October 2027. The financial expense incurred in this repurchase, in the amount of R$ 39,646, was recorded in the “Buyback of bonds” line in the Income Statement.

 

c) Assumption of Obligations by Incorporation

 

As described in Note 3.4, in June 2025, Gerdau S.A. incorporated its subsidiary Gerdau Summit Aços Fundidos e Forjados S.A., fully assuming its assets and liabilities. Among the obligations assumed, a debt of R$ 60 million maturing in January 2026.

 

NOTE 13 – DEBENTURES

 

      Quantity as of June 30, 2025             
Issuance  General Meeting  Issued   Held in treasury   Maturity   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
14th  Aug 26, 2014   20,000    20,000    Aug 30, 2034    -    - 
16th April 25, 2019   800,000    -    May 6, 2026    -    812,957 
17th May 29, 2024   1,500,000    -    May 29, 2029    1,513,853    1,510,163 
18th December 10, 2024   1,500,000    -    December 10, 2028    1,506,614    1,505,343 
19th June 05, 2025   1,375,000    -    June 04, 2032    1,383,523    - 
Total Consolidated                     4,403,990    3,828,463 
                             
Current                     41,736    37,988 
Non-current                     4,362,254    3,790,475 

 

Maturities of long-term amounts are as follows:

 

    June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
2026   -   799,538 
2028   1,495,530   1,495,447 
2029 on   2,866,724   1,495,490 
    4,362,254   3,790,475 

 

The debentures are denominated in Brazilian Reais, nonconvertible, and pay variable interest as a percentage of the CDI – Interbank Deposit Certificate. The Company and its subsidiaries are not subject to default clauses (covenants) linked to financial indexes.

 

The average interest rate was 104.48% of the CDI + 0.67% for the three and six-month periods ended on June 30, 2025 (CDI + 0.62% for the three and six-month periods ended on June 30, 2024, respectively).

 

In June 2025, the Company announced the public offering for its 19th debenture issuance, issuing 1,375 (one million, three hundred and seventy-five thousand) debentures in registered, book-entry form, without issuing warrants or certificates, with a unit face value of R$ 1, totaling R$ 1.375 billion. In the same month, the Company carried out the early settlement of its 16th debenture issuance, in the amount of R$ 800 million.

 

NOTE 14 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

a) General considerations - Gerdau S.A. and its subsidiaries enter into transactions with financial instruments whose risks are managed through market strategies discussed and shared with senior management and in accordance with internal guidelines and control systems for exposure limits to them. All financial instruments are recorded in the accounting books and presented as short-term investments, trade accounts receivable, related parties (assets and liabilities), fair value of derivatives (assets and liabilities), other current assets, other non-current assets, trade accounts payable – domestic market, trade accounts payable – debtor risk, trade accounts payable - imports, loans and financing, debentures, other current liabilities and other non-current liabilities.

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

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, interest rate and commodity prices fluctuations. These transactions are carried out considering direct active or passive exposures, without leverage.

 

b) Fair Value — the Fair Value of the financial instruments is as follows:

 

   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
   Book   Fair   Book   Fair 
   value   value   value   value 
Assets                
Short-term investments   472,917    472,917    509,030    509,030 
Trade accounts receivable - net   5,799,331    5,799,331    5,176,958    5,176,958 
Fair value of derivatives   33,381    33,381    52,868    52,868 
Other current assets   690,648    690,648    626,148    626,148 
Other non-current assets   264,959    264,959    358,806    358,806 
                     
Liabilities                    
Trade accounts payable - domestic market   4,346,815    4,346,815    3,892,296    3,892,296 
Trade accounts payable - debtor risk   410,339    410,339    459,899    459,899 
Trade accounts payable - imports   810,204    810,204    1,365,909    1,365,909 
Loans and Financing   13,686,369    13,930,319    9,808,021    9,842,254 
Debentures   4,403,990    4,403,739    3,828,463    3,829,910 
Fair value of derivatives   1,187    1,187    1,747    1,747 
Other current liabilities   1,406,757    1,406,757    2,043,921    2,043,921 
Other non-current liabilities   522,578    522,578    587,081    587,081 

 

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 is 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. Furthermore, the Company may contract derivatives in order to reduce this risk.

 

Interest rate risk: this risk arises from the effects of fluctuations in interest rates applied to the Company’s financial liabilities or assets and 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 Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) 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 of 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 the accounts receivables 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 contract derivative financial instruments in order to mitigate the effect of exchange rate fluctuations.

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

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 financial investments, the Company only carries out transactions with first-rate institutions and with low credit risk, as assessed by rating agencies and risk mitigation parameters defined in the Company’s internal guidelines.

 

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 (Net 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 Net Equity (Note 17). 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 Less or equal to 1.5 times
Gross debt limit R$ 12 billion
Average maturity of debt 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, 2025   June 30, 2024 
Foreign currency sensitivity analysis - Loans and financing   5%   22,786    12,139 
Foreign currency sensitivity analysis - Imports/Exports   5%   59,219    49,262 
Interest rate sensitivity analysis   10bps   53,968    34,471 
Sensitivity analysis of changes in prices of products sold   1%   24,631    166,158 
Sensitivity analysis of changes in raw material and commodity prices   1%   12,915    104,942 
Currency forward contracts   5%   -    16,276 
Commodity derivates   5%   1,851    3,949 
Swaps USD x DI   5%   8,465    8,559 
Swaps EUR x DI   5%   19,355    - 

 

Foreign currency sensitivity analysis: As of June 30, 2025, 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 decrease between the Real and the Dollar in its non-hedged debts (loans and financing), trade accounts receivable - exports from Brazil and trade accounts payable – imports (imports/exports). Variations between the local currencies of other countries and the Dollar do not represent material exposures. In this analysis, if the Real appreciates against the Dollar, this would represent a gain of R$ 22,786 (gain of R$ 12,139 as of June 30, 2024). If the Real depreciates against the Dollar, this would represent a loss of the same amount. As for foreign currency variations in Imports/Exports, if the Real appreciates against the Dollar, this would represent a gain of R$ 59,219 (gain of R$ 49,262 as of June 30, 2024), if the Real depreciates against the Dollar, this would represent a loss of the same value.

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

The net values of other assets and other liabilities in foreign currencies do not present significant risks of impacts due to fluctuations in the exchange rate.

 

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$ 53,968 as of June 30, 2025 (R$ 34,471 as of June 30, 2024) 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 SOFR and CDI — Interbank Deposit Certificate.

 

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 sales 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 period ended on June 30, 2025, totals R$ 24,631 (R$ 166,158 as of June 30, 2024) and the variation in the price of raw materials and other inputs totals R$ 12,915 as of June 30, 2025 (R$ 104,942 as of June 30, 2024). 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 currency forward contracts: On June 30, 2025, the Company has no 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 Argentinian Peso, and its effects on the mark to market of these derivatives. A 5% increase in the Dollar against the Argentinian Peso represents a loss of R$ 16,276 and a 5% decrease in the Dollar against the Argentinian Peso represents a gain in the same amount. Forward contracts in Dollar/Argentinian 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.

 

On June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024, there were no exposure in currency forward contracts in Reais against the Dollar. The Dollar forward contracts to which the Company is exposed are presented in Note 14.e.

 

Sensitivity analysis of commodity forward contracts: the Company has exposure to Commodity forward contracts (coal, nickel and energy) for some of its liabilities. The sensitivity analysis carried out by the Company on June 30, 2025 considers the effects of a 5% increase or decrease in the price of the commodity, and its effects on the mark to market of these derivatives. A 5% increase in the price of the commodity represents a loss of R$ 1,851 as of June 30, 2025 (loss of R$ 3,949 as of June 30, 2024), and a 5% decrease in the price of the commodity represents a gain on June 30, 2025 and on June 30, 2024 in the same amount. The mark to market effects of these contracts were recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Income. Commodity forward contracts to which the Company is exposed are presented in Note 14.e.

 

Sensitivity analysis of USD x DI swaps: the Company has USD x DI swaps to protect some of its Loans and financing. The sensitivity analysis carried out by the Company considers the impact on the MTM of a 5% increase in the Dollar against Real for all vertices of the respective operations. This variation would represent a gain of R$ 8,465 (gain of R$ 8,559 as of June 30, 2024). These effects would be recognized in the Consolidated Income Statement. The USD x DI swaps that the Company is exposed to are presented in Note 14.e.

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

Sensitivity analysis of EUR x DI swaps: the Company has EUR x DI swaps to protect some of its Loans and financing. The sensitivity analysis carried out by the Company considers the impact on the MTM of a 5% increase in the Dollar against Real for all vertices of the respective operations. This variation would represent a gain of R$ 19,355 (R$ 0 as of June 30, 2024). These effects would be recognized in the Consolidated Income Statement. The EUR x DI swaps that the Company is exposed to are presented in Note 14.e.

 

d) Financial Instruments per Category

 

Summary of the financial instruments per category:

 

June 30, 2025
Assets
  Financial asset at
amortized cost
   Financial asset at fair value
through profit or loss
   Total 
Short-term investments   -    472,917    472,917 
Trade accounts receivable   5,799,331    -    5,799,331 
Fair value of derivatives   -    33,381    33,381 
Other current assets   674,761    15,887    690,648 
Other non-current assets   262,567    2,392    264,959 
Total   6,736,659    524,577    7,261,236 
Financial income (expenses) for the three-month period ended on June 30, 2025   (60,825)   67,452    6,627 
Financial income (expenses) for the six-month period ended on June 30, 2025   (85,795)   126,657    40,862 
                
Liabilities   Financial liability at
fair value through profit
or loss
    Financial liability at
amortized cost
    Total  
Trade accounts payable - domestic market   -    4,346,815    4,346,815 
Trade accounts payable - debtor risk   -    410,339    410,339 
Trade accounts payable - imports   -    810,204    810,204 
Loans and financing   -    13,686,369    13,686,369 
Debentures   -    4,403,990    4,403,990 
Fair value of derivatives   1,187    -    1,187 
Other current liabilities   -    1,406,757    1,406,757 
Other non-current liabilities   -    522,578    522,578 
Total   1,187    25,587,052    25,588,239 
Financial income (expenses) for the three-month period ended on June 30, 2025   (10,363)   (331,003)   (341,366)
Financial income (expenses) for the six-month period ended on June 30, 2025   (41,925)   (641,564)   (683,489)
                
December 31, 2024
Assets
   Financial asset at
amortized cost
    Financial asset at fair value
through profit or loss
    Total 
Short-term investments   -    509,030    509,030 
Trade accounts receivable   5,176,958    -    5,176,958 
Fair value of derivatives   -    52,868    52,868 
Other current assets   608,182    17,966    626,148 
Other non-current assets   356,414    2,392    358,806 
Total   6,141,554    582,256    6,723,810 
Financial income (expenses) for the three-month period ended on June 30, 2024   252,094    95,594    347,688 
Financial income (expenses) for the six-month period ended on June 30, 2024   379,390    250,751    630,141 
                
Liabilities   Financial liability at
fair value through profit
or loss
    Financial liability at
amortized cost
    Total  
Trade accounts payable - domestic market   -    3,892,296    3,892,296 
Trade accounts payable - debtor risk   -    459,899    459,899 
Trade accounts payable - imports   -    1,365,909    1,365,909 
Loans and financing   -    9,808,021    9,808,021 
Debentures   -    3,828,463    3,828,463 
Fair value of derivatives   1,747    -    1,747 
Other current liabilities   -    2,043,921    2,043,921 
Other non-current liabilities   -    587,081    587,081 
Total   1,747    21,985,590    21,987,337 
Financial income (expenses) for the three-month period ended on June 30, 2024   (53,073)   (891,893)   (944,966)
Financial income (expenses) for the six-month period ended on June 30, 2024   (83,228)   (1,620,447)   (1,703,675)

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

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 derivative transactions is always related to mitigating market risks as stated in our policies and guidelines. All derivative instruments in force are monthly reviewed by the Financial Risk Committee, which validates the fair value of such instruments. All gains and losses on derivative instruments are recognized at their fair value in the Company’s consolidated financial statements in the line of Gains (Losses) on financial instruments, net.

 

Policy for use of derivatives: The Company is exposed to various market risks, including changes in exchange rates, commodities prices and interest rates. 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 in 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.

 

Currency forward contracts: The Company may contract forward contract operations, through which it receives/pays a fixed Dollar amount and receives/pays a fixed Real/Argentinian Peso amount. Counterparties are always top - tier financial institutions with low credit risk.

 

Swap Contracts: The Company may contract a swap contract operation, through which it exchanges interest rate indices or local and/or foreign currency. Counterparties are always top - tier financial institutions with low credit risk.

 

The derivatives instruments can be summarized and categorized as follows:

 

          Notional value   Amount receivable     Amount payable  
Contracts   Position     June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024   June 30, 2025     December 31, 2024     June 30, 2025     December 31, 2024  
Commodity derivates                                          
Maturity in 2025     buyed in US$     US$ 7.6 million      US$ 4.3 million   -     -     998     1,747  
                                           
Commodity contracts                                          
Maturity in 2026     -     -     -   18,861     16,921     -     -  
                                           
Swaps USD x DI                                          
Maturity in 2026     107.9% of CDI     US$ 30.6 million      US$ 30.6 million   14,520     35,947     -     -  
                                           
Swaps EUR x DI                                          
Maturity in 2025     CDI+1.45%      US$ 67.8 million     -   -     -     189     -  
Total fair value of financial instruments                     33,381     52,868     1,187     1,747  

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

  June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
Fair value of derivatives        
Current assets   18,861    16,921 
Other non-current assets   14,520    35,947 
    33,381    52,868 
Fair value of derivatives          
Current liabilities   1,187    1,747 
Non-current liabilities   -    - 
    1,187    1,747 

 

   Six-month period ended 
  June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024 
Net Income        
Gains on financial instruments   -    63,598 
Losses on financial instruments   (31,562)   (83,228)
    (31,562)   (19,630)
Other comprehensive income          
Loss on financial instruments   (4,107)   (4,399)
    (4,107)   (4,399)

 

f) Net investment hedge

 

The Company designated as hedge of part of its net investments in subsidiaries abroad the operations of Ten Years Bonds. Consequently, the effect of exchange rate changes on these debts on the amount of US$ 0.2 billion (equivalent to R$ 1.0 billion on June 30, 2025) (designated as a hedge) has been 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$ 96,950 for the three-month period ended on June 30, 2025 (loss of R$ 232,157 for the three-month period ended on June 30, 2024) and as an unrealized gain, net of taxes, in the amount R$ 284,021 for the six-month period ended on June 30, 2025 (loss of R$ 295,865 for six-month period ended on June 30, 2024).

 

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:

 

IFRS Accounting Standards defines fair value as the price that would be received for the sale of an asset or that would be paid for the transfer of a liability in an arm’s length transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The standard also establishes the classification by price quoted in an active market for an identical asset or liability or when it is based on a valuation technique that uses only observable market data.

 

As detailed in Note 14.d, on June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company maintained certain assets classified as Financial asset at fair value through profit or loss and liabilities classified as Financial Liability at fair value through profit or loss, whose fair value measurement is required on a recurring basis.

 

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities, measured at fair value on a recurring basis, are measured by a valuation technique that uses only observable market data.

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

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

 

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     
   January 01, 2024   Received/(Paid)
from financing
activities
   Interest Payment   Interest on loans,
financing and loans
with related parties
   Exchange
Variance and
others
   June 30, 2024 
Related Parties, net   24,992    2,738    -    -    -    27,730 
Leasing payable   1,277,602    (217,789)   (69,106)   69,106    289,420    1,349,233 
Loans and Financing, Debentures and Fair value of derivatives   10,913,190    545,417    (409,533)   365,501    1,156,575    12,571,150 

 

       Cash effects   Non-cash effects     
   December 31, 2024   Received/(Paid)
from financing
activities
   Interest Payment   Interest on loans,
financing and loans
with related parties
   Exchange
Variance and
others
   June 30, 2025 
Related Parties, net  -   -   -   -   -   - 
Leasing payable   1,280,669    (234,908)   (66,391)   66,391    383,290    1,429,051 
Loans and Financing, Debentures and Fair value of derivatives   13,585,363    5,236,877    (547,286)   583,681    (800,470)   18,058,165 

 

NOTE 15 – TAX, CIVIL AND LABOR CLAIMS AND CONTINGENT ASSETS

 

The Company and its subsidiaries are party in judicial and administrative proceedings involving tax, civil and labor matters. Based on the opinion of its legal advisors, Management believes that the provisions recorded for these judicial and administrative proceedings is 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 provisions balances are as follows:

 

I) Provisions

 

   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
a) Tax provisions   1,918,100    1,925,237 
b) Labor provisions   350,152    369,041 
c) Civil provisions   37,041    34,571 
    2,305,293    2,328,849 

 

a) Tax Provisions

 

Tax provisions refer mainly to discussions related to ICMS, IPI, Income tax and social contribution, 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, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

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

 

   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
Balance at the beginning of the year   2,328,849    2,185,825 
(+) Additions   81,437    223,883 
(+) Monetary correction   74,893    153,413 
(-) Reversal of accrued amounts   (183,700)   (234,698)
(+) Acquisition of company control   3,969    - 
(+) Foreign exchange effect on provisions in foreign currency   (155)   426 
Balance at the end of period   2,305,293    2,328,849 

 

II) Contingent liabilities for which provisions were not recorded as of June 30, 2025

 

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 Accounting Standards.

 

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$ 653,845 (R$ 625,877 as of December 31, 2024).

 

a.2) The Company and certain of its subsidiaries in Brazil are parties to claims related to: (i) IPI – Tax on Industrialized Products, substantially related to IPI credit on inputs, whose demands total the updated amount of R$ 538,997 (R$ 501,588 as of December 31, 2024; (ii) PIS and COFINS, substantially related to disallowance of credits on inputs totaling R$ 2,197,980 (R$ 2,037,037 as of December 31, 2024), (iii) social security contributions in the total of R$ 165,264 (R$ 159,220 as of December 31, 2024) and (iv) other taxes, whose updated total amount is currently R$ 688,291 (R$ 693,799 as of December 31, 2024).

 

a.3) The Company and its subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A. 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$ 1,917,594 (R$ 1,708,269 as of December 31, 2024), of which: (i) R$ 914,077 (R$ 880,730 as of December 31, 2024) correspond to five lawsuits of the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A. that are processed in the administrative sphere where, currently, one lawsuit is at the first instance of the Administrative Board of Tax Appeals (CARF) awaiting the judgment of the Voluntary Appeals filed by the Company, three lawsuits await the judgment of the declaratory appeals filed against the judgments that, by a casting vote, denied the Voluntary Appeals filed by the Company, and one lawsuit that is in the Superior Chamber of Tax Appeals (CSRF) of CARF, for judgment of the Special Appeal filed by the Company; and (ii) R$ 1,003,517 (R$ 827,539 as of December 31, 2024) correspond to three lawsuits involving Gerdau S.A., two of which had their discussion concluded in the administrative sphere, with the Company having started preparations for the discussion of the assessments before the Judiciary, and one lawsuit whose Voluntary Appeal filed by the Company was granted in the Administrative Board of Tax Appeals (CARF) to declare the partial nullity of the appealed decision and order the holding of a new trial within the scope of the for analysis of the subsidiary request not considered in the court of origin.

 

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 Income Tax (IRPJ) and Social Contribution (CSLL), resulting from a corporate restructuring started in 2010. The updated total amount of the assessments is R$ 603,931 (R$ 582,795 as of December 31, 2024), of which: (i) R$ 33,014 (R$ 31,818 as of December 31, 2024) 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$ 278,896 (R$ 269,586 as of December 31, 2024) correspond to a process in which a new trial is awaited for consideration of the ex officio appeal and other issues not considered in the voluntary appeal filed by the Company, as determined by the Superior Chamber of Tax Appeals of the Administrative Council of Tax Appeals (CARF) when partially granting, by casting vote, a Special Appeal filed by the National Treasury Attorney's Office; (iii) R$ 91,331 (R$ 88,229 as of December 31, 2024) correspond to a process in which, pending recent judgment, the Statement of Clarification filed by the company in view of the ruling of the Superior Chamber of Tax Appeals of the Administrative Council of Tax Appeals (CARF),) which, by a casting vote, partially granted the Special Appeal filed by the National Treasury Attorney's Office, ordering the return of the case to the court of origin for consideration of the ex officio appeal and other issues not considered in the voluntary appeal; and (iv) R$ 200,690 (R$ 193,162 as of December 31, 2024) corresponds to a process in which the Special Appeal filed by the subsidiary Gerdau S.A. against the judgment of which, by the casting vote, denied the Voluntary Appeal, is pending judgment.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

a.5) The Gerdau S.A. (as successor to Gerdau Aços Especiais S.A.) and its subsidiary Gerdau Internacional Empreendimentos Ltda. – Gerdau Group are parties to lawsuits related to Corporate Income Tax - IRPJ and Social Contribution on Net Income - CSLL, in the updated amount of R$ 1,482,170 (R$ 1,486,615 on December 31, 2024). These lawsuits relate to profits generated abroad, of which: (i) R$ 1,211,535 (R$ 1,222,634 on December 31, 2024) correspond to two lawsuits of the subsidiary Gerdau Internacional Empreendimentos Ltda. – Gerdau Group. One of the cases is being processed in the first instance, awaiting a ruling on the Objections to the Tax Execution filed by the Company, and another case in which the special appeal filed by the Union is pending analysis against the judgment that, unanimously, granted the declarations of objection filed by the Company, to correct a material error and fill in omissions that appeared in the previous judgments, which had unanimously granted the appeal filed by Gerdau to extinguish the Tax Execution, and denied the Union's appeal; and (ii) R$ 270,635 (R$ 263,981 on December 31, 2024) correspond to a lawsuit involving Gerdau S.A. (as successor to Gerdau Aços Especiais S.A.), in which the appeal filed by the Union against the judgment that ruled in favor of the Embargoes on Tax Enforcement filed by the Company is pending judgment.

 

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, regarding tax base of the Income tax - IRPJ and Social Contribution - CSLL. The updated total amount of the assessments amounts to R$ 8,280,514 (R$ 8,154,991 as of December 31, 2024), of which: (i) R$ 4,836,793 (R$ 4,721,327 as of December 31, 2024) correspond to four lawsuits of Gerdau S.A. (as successor of Gerdau Aços Especiais S.A.) and its subsidiaries Gerdau Aços Longos S.A. and Gerdau Açominas S.A., in the phase of judicial collection, with the companies offering judicial guarantees, under precautionary measures, through Guarantee Insurance, and initiated the legal discussions of 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 August 23, 2024, a single-judge decision was issued by the rapporteur, in the Superior Court of Justice - STJ, not acknowledging the special appeal filed by the National Treasury against a judgment of the Regional Federal Court of the 4th Region that had upheld a judgment handed down in favor of the company, with the internal appeal in the special appeal and the extraordinary appeal filed by the National Treasury pending judgment; in the Embargoes on Execution filed by the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A. (as successor to Gerdau Comercial de Aços S.A.), after the trial began in the Regional Federal Court of the 2nd Region with two votes to deny the appeal filed by the National Treasury, the trial was interrupted by a request for review; in the lawsuit of the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A, in a recent trial held in April 2025 at the Federal Regional Court of the 2nd Region, the appeal filed by the National Treasury was denied, upholding the judgment favorable to the company.; and furthermore, the Objections to the Tax Execution filed by the subsidiary Gerdau Açominas S.A. await judgment in the first instance; (ii) R$ 395,484 (R$ 384,696 as of December 31, 2024) correspond to a lawsuit filed by the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A., in which a debt maintained in the administrative sphere is discussed, with the Regional Federal Court of the 2nd Region unanimously denying the appeal filed by the National Treasury against the judgment that upheld the Embargoes on Execution and recognized the non-subsistence of the tax assessment, having also denied the Embargoes for Clarification of both parties, and having issued a vote as being prejudiced in the Internal Appeal of the Union in April/2025; (iii) R$ 371,013 (R$ 360,286 as of December 31, 2024) correspond to a lawsuit filed by the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A., in which the debt maintained in the administrative sphere is discussed, whose Regional Federal Court of the 2nd Region, unanimously, granted the Company's appeal to reform the judgment that had dismissed the Embargoes on Tax Enforcement and recognized the nullity of the executive titles that supported the Tax Enforcement, with Embargoes for Clarification having been filed by the Union and the Company, which were partially granted, and a Special Appeal by the Company; (iv) R$ 6,432 (R$ 6,257 as of December 31, 2024) corresponds to a lawsuit of the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A., in which the administrative discussion has ended, which is in progress at the first instance awaiting a ruling on the Objections to Tax Enforcement filed by the Company; (v) R$ 125,587 (R$ 122,116 as of December 31, 2024) corresponds to a lawsuit filed by Gerdau S.A. (as successor to Gerdau Aços Especiais S.A.), whose administrative discussion has ended, and which will be forwarded shortly for judicial collection and will be discussed in the context of Embargoes on Tax Execution to be opportunely opposed by the Company; (vi) R$ 275,562 (R$ 266,020 as of December 31, 2024) corresponds to a lawsuit filed by the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A., which was recently judged by the Superior Chamber of Tax Appeals (CSRF) of CARF, and which is already being discussed in the context of Embargoes on Tax Enforcement filed by the Company; (vii) R$ 170,182 (R$ 164,503 as of December 31, 2024) corresponds to a lawsuit filed by Gerdau S.A. (as successor to Gerdau Aços Especiais S.A.), the administrative discussion of which has ended, and which will soon be forwarded for judicial collection and will be discussed in the context of Objections to the Tax Enforcement to be filed in due course by the Company; (viii) R$ 745,306 (R$ 719,697 as of December 31, 2024) correspond to a lawsuit filed by the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A., in which the Voluntary Appeal was partially granted, pending notification of the judgment that accepted the declaration of opposition filed by the Company, without infringing effects, with a Special Appeal having been filed by the National Treasury; (ix) R$ 661,287 (R$ 637,367 as of December 31, 2024) correspond to a lawsuit filed by the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A., pending before the Administrative Council of Tax Appeals (CARF), in which, by a casting vote, the Voluntary Appeal filed by the Company on the merits was denied, and the special appeal filed by the National Treasury was admitted, with the Special Appeal filed by the subsidiary pending analysis as to its admissibility; (x) R$ 183,510 (R$ 177,719 as of December 31, 2024) corresponds to a lawsuit of the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A., separated from the process mentioned in item “vi” above, and which is currently in the judicial collection phase, being pending of judgment the appeal filed against the judgment that dismissed the Embargoes to Tax Enforcement filed by the Company; and (xi) R$ 509,358 (R$ 493,284 as of December 31, 2024) corresponds to a lawsuit of the subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A., separated from the lawsuit mentioned in item “vi” above, and which is currently under judicial discussion, with the Regional Federal Court of the 2nd Region having dismissed the appeals filed by the parties against the ruling granting the objections to execution, with the judgment of the Clarification Objections pending.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

b) Civil contingencies

 

b.1) On December 30, 2024, the Company and its subsidiary Gerdau Aços Longos S.A. entered into a Settlement Agreement with the Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense (“CADE”), without any admission of irregularity or illegality, to settle the dispute surrounding non-pecuniary obligations related to the two annulment actions from 2003 and 2006. Gerdau committed to paying R$ 256,099 to the Diffuse Rights Defense Fund, under Law No. 14,973 of October 17, 2024. The payment was made in cash and with its own available resources. The Company filed a request to waive the two lawsuits, which were approved on January 7, 2025. In the lawsuit filed in 2003, the company continues to monitor the final procedures for approval of the decision.

 

b.2) The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to other demands of a civil nature that collectively have a discussion amount of R$ 679,719 (R$ 635,034 as of December 31, 2024). 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 R$ 1,533,982 (R$ 1,400,460 as of December 31, 2024). 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, 2025   December 31, 2024 
Tax   272,916    272,783 
Labor   43,864    45,040 
Civil   26,859    14,737 
    343,639    332,560 

 

NOTE 16 - RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

a)Operations with related parties

 

During the three-month periods ended on June 30, 2025, the Company, through its subsidiaries, performed commercial operations with some of its associate companies, joint ventures and other related parties in sales of R$ 71,451 (R$ 110,289 as of June 30, 2024) and purchases in the amount of R$ 22,278 as of June 30, 2025 (R$ 60,204 as of June 30, 2024). The net balance totals R$ 49,174 as of June 30, 2025 (R$ 50,085 as of June 30, 2024). During the six-month periods ended on June 30, 2025, the Company, through its subsidiaries, performed commercial operations with some of its associate companies, joint ventures and other related parties in sales of R$ 105,205 (R$ 195,381 as of June 30, 2024) and purchases in the amount of R$ 51,217 as of June 30, 2025 (R$ 101,470 as of June 30, 2024). The net balance totals R$ 53,988 as of June 30, 2025 (R$ 93,911 as of June 30, 2024).

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

The Company and its subsidiaries have receivables from controlling shareholders, referring to the sale of property, in the amount of R$ 7,722 (R$ 17,313 as of June 30, 2024). Additionally , the Company and its subsidiaries recorded revenues of R$ 224 in the three-month period ended on June 30, 2025 (R$ 211 for the three-month period ended on June 30, 2024), and R$ 447 in the six-month period ended on June 30, 2025 (R$ 422 for the six-month period ended on June 30, 2024), derived from rental agreement.

 

Guarantees granted

 

Related Party  Relationship  Object  Original
Amount
   Maturity  Balance as of
June 30, 2025
  

Balance as of
December 31,

2024

 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A.  Subsidiary  Financing Agreements   836   Jan/25   -    760 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Commercial Contract   10,949   Jan/25   -    10,701 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Commercial Contract   1,868   Jan/25   -    1,825 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Commercial Contract   3,096   Jan/25   -    3,025 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Commercial Contract   4,043   Jan/25   -    3,951 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Commercial Contract   624   Jan/25   -    610 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Commercial Contract   3,229   Jan/25   -    3,156 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Commercial Contract   4,992   Jan/25   -    9,576 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Commercial Contract   4,873   Jan/25   -    4,762 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A.  Subsidiary  Commercial Contract   14,483   feb/25   -    2,608 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Commercial Contract   2,467   feb/25   -    2,396 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Commercial Contract   59,644   Mar/25   -    44,519 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Commercial Contract   35,451   Mar/25   -    25,042 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A.  Subsidiary  Financing Agreements   76,213   dec/25   435,631    400,000 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A.  Subsidiary  Financing Agreements   551   jan/26   563    - 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Commercial Contract   2,492   jan/26   2,694    - 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Commercial Contract   1,372   jan/26   1,484    - 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Commercial Contract   10,670   jan/26   11,536    - 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Commercial Contract   2,004   jan/26   2,167    - 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Commercial Contract   312   jan/26   337    - 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Commercial Contract   3,235   jan/26   3,497    - 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Financing Agreements   7,109   jan/26   7,686    - 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Financing Agreements   9,432   jan/26   10,198    - 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Financing Agreements   2,594   jan/26   2,805    - 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A.  Subsidiary  Commercial Contract   446   feb/26   483    - 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Commercial Contract   2,052   mar/26   2,219    - 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Financing Agreements   993   mar/26   1,073    - 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Commercial Contract   11,951   jan/27   11,680    11,680 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Financing Agreements   69,156   may/27   390,000    - 
Gerdau S.A., Gerdau Açominas and Gerdau Aços Longos S.A  Subsidiaries  Financing Agreements   4,730,775   sep/27   -    - 
Gerdau Trade Inc.  Subsidiary  Financing Agreements   2,056,535   oct/27   980,253    2,641,096 
Gerdau Corsa S.A.P.I. de C.V.  Joint Venture  Financing Agreements   601,588   jun/28   342,817    610,245 
GUSAP III LP  Subsidiary  Financing Agreements   2,100,600   jan/30   2,717,636    3,083,765 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A and Gerdau Açominas S.A  Subsidiaries  Financing Agreements   75,584   dec/34   81,723    - 
UFV Barro Alto V Geração de Energia SPE Ltda.  Subsidiary  Financing Agreements   100,496   Mar/35   31,322    - 
UFV Barro Alto VI Geração de Energia SPE Ltda.  Subsidiary  Financing Agreements   100,496   Mar/35   31,294    - 
UFV Barro Alto VII Geração de Energia SPE Ltda.  Subsidiary  Financing Agreements   100,496   Mar/35   31,377    - 
Gerdau Trade Inc.  Subsidiary  Financing Agreements   650,000   Jun/35   3,547,115    - 
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc.  Subsidiary  Financing Agreements   103,505   oct/37   278,312    315,807 
Gerdau Aços Longos S.A.  Subsidiary  Financing Agreements   12,834   jun/38   9,900    12,216 
GUSAP III LP  Subsidiary  Financing Agreements   1,117,100   apr/44   2,625,100    2,978,763 

 

b)Price conditions and charges

 

Loan agreements between related parties are updated by fixed and/or market rates, such as SOFR, plus exchange rate variation, where applicable. Sales of products and purchases of inputs are made under terms and conditions agreed between the parties.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

c)Management compensation

 

   For the three-month period ended 
   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024 
Cost of salaries, variable compensation and benefits   9,909    11,029 
Cost of contributions to management's defined contribution pension plans   504    534 
Cost of long-term incentive plans   8,051    8,468 
    18,464    20,031 
           
Cost of social charges   4,325    4,415 

 

    For the six-month period ended 
    June 30, 2025    June 30, 2024 
Cost of salaries, variable compensation and benefits   19,497    19,795 
Cost of contributions to management's defined contribution pension plans   998    971 
Cost of long-term incentive plans   15,756    15,108 
    36,251    35,874 
           
Cost of social charges   8,529    8,368 

 

d) Other information from related parties

 

Contributions to the assistance entities Fundação Gerdau, Instituto Gerdau and Fundação Ouro Branco, classified as related parties, amounted R$ 75,176 on June 30, 2025 (R$ 206,344 on December 31, 2024). 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 – 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. 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.

 

Ownership of the shares is presented below:

 

   Shareholders 
   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
Shareholders  Common   %   Pref.   %   Total   %   Common   %   Pref.   %   Total   % 
Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A.*   702,952,615    97.9    -    -    702,952,615    34.7    702,952,615    97.6    -    -    702,952,615    33.8 
Brazilian institutional investors   528,885    0.1    123,512,129    9.4    124,041,014    6.1    229,736    0.0    147,082,325    10.8    147,312,061    7.1 
Foreign institutional investors   996,727    0.1    580,456,549    44.3    581,453,276    28.7    1,279,113    0.2    1,054,367,471    77.6    1,055,646,584    50.8 
Other shareholders   13,645,092    1.9    575,702,548    44.0    589,347,640    29.0    14,402,355    2.0    120,979,866    8.9    135,382,221    6.5 
Treasury stock   222,900    0.0    30,177,504    2.3    30,400,404    1.5    1,093,011    0.2    36,419,068    2.7    37,512,079    1.8 
    718,346,219    100.0    1,309,848,730    100.0    2,028,194,949    100.0    719,956,830    100.0    1,358,848,730    100.0    2,078,805,560    100.0 

 

* Metalurgica Gerdau S.A. is the controlling shareholder and Indac - Ind. e Com. S.A. (holding of Gerdau's family) is the utltimate controlling shareholder of the Company.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

The movement in the number of common and preferred shares at the beginning and end of the periods, as well as the reconciliation of outstanding shares, is presented below:

 

   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
   Common shares   Preferred shares   Common shares   Preferred shares 
Balance at the beginning of the period   719,956,830    1,358,848,730    600,526,442    1,156,540,608 
Share bonus   -    -    120,105,288    231,308,122 
Cancellation of treasury stocks   (1,610,611)   (49,000,000)   (674,900)   (29,000,000)
Balance at the end of the period   718,346,219    1,309,848,730    719,956,830    1,358,848,730 
(-) Treasury stocks   (222,900)   (30,177,504)   (1,093,011)   (36,419,068)
(=) Balance Outstanding Shares   718,123,319    1,279,671,226    718,863,819    1,322,429,662 

 

On April 16, 2024, the Extraordinary General Meeting approved an increase in the Company’s capital by R$ 4,057,882 through the capitalization of part of the balance of the Retained Earnings - Investments and Working Capital Reserve account, with the issue of 351,413,410 new shares, of which 120,105,288 are common shares and 231,308,122 are Preferred Shares, with no par value, distributed to shareholders as a bonus, in the proportion of one new share for every five shares of the same type, held on April 17, 2024.

 

On May 30, 2025, at the Extraordinary General Meeting, the amendment to the caput of article 4 of the Bylaws was approved, as a result of the cancellation of shares approved at the Meeting of the Company's Board of Directors held on April 28, 2025, with the Company's share capital now being R$ 24,347,290 (R$ 24,273,225 net of the cost of issuing shares), divided into 718,346,219 common shares and 1,309,848,730 preferred shares, all with no par value.

 

b) Treasury stocks

 

Changes in treasury stocks are as follows:

 

   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
   Common
shares
   R$   Preferred
shares
   R$   Common
shares
   R$   Preferred
shares
   R$ 
Balance at the beginning of the period  1,093,011    20,214   36,419,068   714,064   -   -   7,544,641   150,182 
Share buyback program  740,500    11,398   47,825,857   761,106   1,767,911   31,441   61,156,300   1,163,285 
Long term incentive plan exercvised during the period  -    -   (5,067,421)  (51,704)  -   -   (4,946,961)  (62,005)
Cancellation of treasury stocks  (1,610,611)   (28,283)  (49,000,000)  (861,288)  (674,900)  (11,227)  (29,000,000)  (537,398)
Capital increase with share bonus  -    -   -   -   -   -   1,665,088   - 
Balance at the end of the period  222,900    3,329   30,177,504   562,178   1,093,011   20,214   36,419,068   714,064 

 

These shares are held in treasury for subsequent cancellation, selling in the market or to be granted under the long-term incentive plan of the Company. The average acquisition cost of these shares was R$ 18.63 as of June 30, 2025.

 

On January 20, 2025, the Company ended the share buyback program issued by the Company, disclosed in a material fact on July 31, 2024. During the period, 1,767,911 common shares (GGBR3) were acquired until December 31, 2024, at an average price of R$ 17.78 per share, and 68,000,000 Preferred Shares (GGBR4), of which 61,156,300 shares were acquired until December 31, 2024 and 6,843,700 shares were acquired between January 01, 2025 and January 20, 2025, at an average price of R$ 18.89 per share, corresponding to 100% of the Buyback Program. On the same date, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the cancellation of 1,093,011 common shares (GGBR3) and 25,000,000 Preferred Shares (GGBR4) issued by the Company, with no par value and not reduction in the amount of Capital.

 

On January 20, 2025, the Board of Directors approved a new share buyback program with the objective of: (i) maximizing long-term value generation for shareholders through efficient management of the capital structure and meeting the long-term incentive programs of the Company and its subsidiaries; (ii) holding in treasury; (iii) cancellation; or (iv) subsequent sale on the market. The number of shares to be acquired will be up to 63,000,000 Preferred Shares, representing approximately 5% of the outstanding Preferred Shares (GGBR4) and/or preferred-backed ADRs (GGB) and up to 1,500,000 common shares, representing approximately 10% of the outstanding common shares (GGBR3). The acquisition period began on January 22, 2025, with a maximum term of 12 months, that is, until January 22, 2026, inclusive. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had already acquired 740,500 common shares and 40,982,157 preferred shares, representing the amount of R$ 651,394. Additionally, between July 1, 2025 and the date of approval of this Interim Information by Management, the Company acquired 56,800 common shares and 2,037,500 preferred shares, representing the amount of R$ 34,691.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

On April 28, 2025, the Company's Board of Directors approved the cancellation of 517,600 common shares (GGBR3) and 24,000,000 preferred shares (GGBR4) issued by the Company, with no par value and without reducing the value of the share capital.

 

On July 31, 2025, the Company's Board of Directors approved the cancellation of 279,700 common shares (GGBR3) and 14,101,400 preferred shares (GGBR4) issued by the Company, with no par value and without reducing the value of the share capital.

 

As a result of the cancellation of shares approved at the Board of Directors' Meeting held on July 31, 2025, the Company's capital is now divided into 718,066,519 common shares and 1,295,747,330 preferred shares, both with no par value. The respective amendment to Article 4 of the Bylaws to reflect the new number of shares must be resolved at a General Meeting to be called in due course.

 

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 incentives 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. Amount 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. 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 — Corresponds to amounts recognized in equity from changes in non-controlling interests.

 

f) Other reserves - Include: gains and losses on net investment hedge, gains and losses on derivatives accounted as cash flow hedge, pension plan, cumulative translation adjustments and expenses of long-term incentive plans.

 

g) Dividends - the Company credited dividends to shareholders in the amount presented below:

 

Period  Nature  R$/share   Outstanding
shares (thousands)
   Credit  Payment  2025 
1st Quarter  Dividends   0.12    2,009,042   05/08/25  05/19/25   241,085 
Proposed dividends                      241,085 
                         
Credit per share (R$)      0.12                 

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

NOTE 18 – EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS)

 

Basic

 

   For the three-month period ended on 
   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024* 
   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   305,999    550,287    856,286    294,307    564,803    859,110 
                               
Basic denominator                              
Weighted-average outstanding shares, after deducting the average of treasury shares   718,280,394    1,291,707,060         720,631,730    1,382,961,025      
                               
Earnings per share (in R$) – Basic   0.43    0.43         0.41    0.41      

 

* Retrospectively adjusted to take into account the effect of the capital increase with the issuance of common and preferred shares as a bonus, in the proportion of one new share for every five shares of the same type, as detailed in Note 17.

 

   For the six-month period ended on 
   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024* 
   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   570,855    1,034,924    1,605,779    995,074    1,907,818    2,902,892 
                               
Basic denominator                              
Weighted-average outstanding shares, after deducting the average of treasury shares   718,469,633    1,302,541,322         720,631,730    1,381,640,048      
                               
Earnings per share (in R$) – Basic   0.79    0.79         1.38    1.38      

 

* Retrospectively adjusted to take into account the effect of the capital increase with the issuance of common and preferred shares as a bonus, in the proportion of one new share for every five shares of the same type, as detailed in Note 17.

 

Diluted

 

   For the three-month period ended on 
   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024* 
Diluted numerator          
Allocated net income available to Common  and Preferred shareholders          
Net income allocated to preferred shareholders   550,287    564,803 
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   1,255    1,262 
    551,542    566,065 
           
Net income allocated to common shareholders   305,999    294,307 
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   (1,255)   (1,262)
           
    304,744    293,045 
           
Diluted denominator          
Weighted - average number of shares outstanding          
Common Shares   718,280,394    720,631,730 
Preferred Shares          
Weighted-average number of preferred shares outstanding   1,291,707,060    1,382,961,025 
Potential increase in number of preferred shares outstanding due to the long term incentive plan   8,278,206    9,055,133 
Total   1,299,985,266    1,392,016,158 
           
Earnings per share – Diluted (Common and Preferred Shares) - in R$   0.42    0.41 

 

* Retrospectively adjusted to take into account the effect of the capital increase with the issuance of common and preferred shares as a bonus, in the proportion of one new share for every five shares of the same type, as detailed in Note 17

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

   For the six-month period ended on 
   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024* 
Diluted numerator          
Allocated net income available to Common and Preferred shareholders          
Net income allocated to preferred shareholders   1,034,924    1,907,818 
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   2,597    4,724 
    1,037,521    1,912,542 
           
Net income allocated to common shareholders   570,855    995,074 
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   (2,597)   (4,724)
           
    568,258    990,350 
           
Diluted denominator          
Weighted - average number of shares outstanding          
Common Shares   718,469,633    720,631,730 
Preferred Shares          
Weighted-average number of preferred shares outstanding   1,302,541,322    1,381,640,048 
Potential increase in number of preferred shares outstanding due to the long term incentive plan   9,233,325    10,027,050 
Total   1,311,774,647    1,391,667,098 
           
Earnings per share – Diluted (Common and Preferred Shares) - in R$   0.79    1.37 

 

* Retrospectively adjusted to take into account the effect of the capital increase with the issuance of common and preferred shares as a bonus, in the proportion of one new share for every five shares of the same type, as detailed in Note 17

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

NOTE 19 – LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLANS

 

Restricted Shares and Performance Shares Summary:

 

Balance as of January 01, 2024   14,308,539 
Granted   5,739,213 
Share Bonus   2,910,064 
Cancelled   (2,581,216)
Exercised   (4,093,375)
Balance as of December 31, 2024   16,283,225 
Granted   7,962,843 
Forfeited   (1,881,065)
Exercised   (5,067,419)
Balance as of June 30, 2025   17,297,584 

 

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 over the grace period for exercising each grant. The fair value of the options granted is equivalent to the fair value of the services rendered to the Company, being R$ 16.43 for the 2025 grant (R$ 23.40 for the 2024 grant). The vesting period for the year is 3 years for grants made from 2017 onwards. The cost of the long-term incentive plan recognized in income, in the three-month period ended on June 30, 2025, was R$ 41,330 (R$ 40,124 for the three-month period ended on June 30, 2024), and in the six-month period ended on June 30, 2025, was R$ 82,232 (R$ 75,588 for the six-month period ended on June 30, 2024).

 

As of June 30, 2025, the Company has a total of 16,076,104 preferred shares in treasury (after cancellation made on July 31, 2025) and, according to Note 17, these shares may be used for serving this plan.

 

NOTE 20 – 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, 2025   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024 
Depreciation and amortization   (936,543)   (771,320)   (1,810,379)   (1,497,105)
Labor expenses   (2,310,889)   (2,086,121)   (4,567,284)   (4,035,047)
Raw material and consumption material   (11,091,659)   (10,504,859)   (22,233,351)   (20,524,029)
Freight   (1,156,112)   (1,066,621)   (2,312,972)   (2,163,284)
Other expenses/income   (571,653)   (674,911)   (1,141,570)   (421,434)
    (16,066,856)   (15,103,832)   (32,065,556)   (28,640,899)
                     
Classified as:                    
Cost of sales   (15,495,203)   (14,428,921)   (30,923,986)   (28,219,465)
Selling expenses   (205,407)   (186,192)   (399,319)   (369,199)
General and administrative expenses   (351,505)   (344,470)   (700,463)   (662,399)
Other operating income   77,346    154,906    101,721    199,902 
Other operating expenses   (89,456)   (196,124)   (136,930)   (274,980)
Recovery of Eletrobras Compulsory Loan   -    100,860    -    100,860 
Results in operations with joint ventures   -    -    -    808,367 
Impairment of financial assets   (2,631)   (4,264)   (6,579)   (24,358)
Impairment of assets   -    (199,627)   -    (199,627)
    (16,066,856)   (15,103,832)   (32,065,556)   (28,640,899)

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

NOTE 21 – FINANCIAL INCOME

 

   For the three-month periods ended   For the six-month periods ended 
   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024 
Income from short-term investments   64,383    75,562    123,588    187,153 
Interest income and other financial incomes   76,383    109,723    171,260    172,806 
Financial income total   140,766    185,285    294,848    359,959 
                     
Interest on debts   (314,436)   (180,786)   (573,375)   (365,501)
Monetary variation and other financial expenses   (142,203)   (190,946)   (319,913)   (349,429)
Financial expenses total   (456,639)   (371,732)   (893,288)   (714,930)
                     
Hyperinflation adjustments in Argentina   (60,277)   (224,255)   (129,699)   (514,557)
Other exchange variations   88,351    (153,534)   164,014    (183,867)
Exchange variations, net   28,074    (377,789)   34,315    (698,424)
                     
Buyback of bonds (Note 12.b)   (39,646)   -    (39,646)   - 
Gains and Losses on derivatives, net   (7,294)   (33,042)   (38,856)   (19,630)
Financial result, net   (334,739)   (597,278)   (642,627)   (1,073,025)

 

NOTE 22 – SEGMENT REPORTING

 

The chief operating decision maker, responsible for making operational decisions, allocating resources, and evaluating performance include the Executive Board and the Board of Directors, which evaluate the performance of their business segments using Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization). The information presented to senior management, including the respective performance of each segment, is derived from records maintained in accordance with accounting practices, with some reallocations between segments.

 

Starting with the disclosure of the results of 2025, the Company began to disclose the information and results of its business segments as follows:

 

• Brazil Segment: includes the long, flat and special steel operations and the iron ore operation located in Brazil and and joint ventures (note 3.2) and associates (note 3.3) companies located in Brazil.

 

• North America Segment: includes the long and specialty steel operations located in Canada and the United States and the joint ventures (note 3.2) located in Canada and Mexico

 

• South America Segment: includes the operations in Argentina, Peru and Uruguay.

 

Information by business segment:                         
   For the three-month periods ended 
   Brazil Segment   North America Segment   South America Segment   Eliminations and Adjustments   Consolidated 
   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2025   June 30,2024   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024 
Net sales   7,316,603    7,195,536    9,139,026    8,221,341    1,331,189    1,404,902    (261,068)   (205,962)   17,525,750    16,615,817 
Cost of sales   (6,794,331)   (6,543,347)   (7,744,464)   (6,867,717)   (1,219,042)   (1,214,877)   262,634    197,020    (15,495,203)   (14,428,921)
Gross profit   522,272    652,189    1,394,562    1,353,624    112,147    190,025    1,566    (8,942)   2,030,547    2,186,896 
Selling, general and administrative expenses   (255,018)   (229,305)   (203,979)   (192,643)   (42,003)   (41,400)   (55,912)   (67,314)   (556,912)   (530,662)
Other operating income (expenses)   (2,344)   (27,907)   31,325    (4,489)   782    1,959    (41,873)   (10,781)   (12,110)   (41,218)
Depreciation and amortization   545,917    447,440    316,785    245,760    78,192    75,469    (4,351)   2,651    936,543    771,320 
Adjusted EBITDA proportional to joint ventures and associate companies*   66,424    11,155    96,603    212,773    -    -    -    -    163,027    223,928 
Tax credits/provisions recovery **   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    13,462    -    13,462 
Adjusted EBITDA   877,251    853,572    1,635,296    1,615,025    149,118    226,053    (100,570)   (70,924)   2,561,095    2,623,726 
                                                   
*Adjusted EBITDA proportional to joint ventures and associate companies                                                  
Operational income (Loss) before financial income (expenses) and taxes proportional to Joint Ventures and associate companies   44,274    226    56,996    173,414    -    -    -    -    101,270    173,640 
Depreciation and amortization proportional to joint ventures and associate companies   22,150    10,929    39,607    39,359    -    -    -    -    61,757    50,288 
Adjusted EBITDA proportional to joint ventures and associate companies   66,424    11,155    96,603    212,773    -    -    -    -    163,027    223,928 
                                                   
** Tax credits/provisions recovery: includes other non-recurring items adjusted in EBITDA.                                                  
                                                   
Supplemental information:                                                  
Net sales between segments   261,068    205,962    -    -    -    -    -    -    261,068    205,962 

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Information by business segment:                         
   For the six-month periods ended 
   Brazil Segment   North America Segment   South America Segment   Eliminations and Adjustments   Consolidated 
   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024 
Net sales   14,810,821    14,549,473    17,907,219    16,135,637    2,696,697    2,595,500    (513,651)   (454,530)   34,901,086    32,826,080 
Cost of sales   (13,493,414)   (13,255,207)   (15,517,701)   (13,245,956)   (2,424,828)   (2,151,877)   511,957    433,575    (30,923,986)   (28,219,465)
Gross profit   1,317,407    1,294,266    2,389,518    2,889,681    271,869    443,623    (1,694)   (20,955)   3,977,100    4,606,615 
Selling, general and administrative expenses   (480,806)   (464,811)   (416,907)   (377,557)   (87,359)   (76,880)   (114,710)   (112,350)   (1,099,782)   (1,031,598)
Other operating income (expenses)   (7,276)   (49,850)   31,263    3,722    5,230    10,559    (64,426)   (39,509)   (35,209)   (75,078)
Depreciation and amortization   1,035,283    879,951    627,240    478,058    147,856    133,873    -    5,223    1,810,379    1,497,105 
Adjusted EBITDA proportional to joint ventures and associate companies*   108,625    32,931    201,902    395,167    -    -    -    -    310,527    428,098 
Tax credits/provisions recovery **   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    13,462    -    13,462 
Adjusted EBITDA   1,973,233    1,692,487    2,833,016    3,389,071    337,596    511,175    (180,830)   (154,129)   4,963,015    5,438,604 
                                                   
*Adjusted EBITDA proportional to joint ventures and associate companies                                                  
Operational income (Loss) before financial income (expenses) and taxes proportional to Joint Ventures and associate companies   65,438    11,790    123,091    318,020    -    -    -    -    188,529    329,810 
Depreciation and amortization proportional to joint ventures and associate companies   43,187    21,141    78,811    77,147    -    -    -    -    121,998    98,288 
Adjusted EBITDA proportional to joint ventures and associate companies   108,625    32,931    201,902    395,167    -    -    -    -    310,527    428,098 
                                                   
** Tax credits/provisions recovery: includes other non-recurring items adjusted in EBITDA.                                                  
                                                   
Supplemental information:                                                  
Net sales between segments   513,651    454,530    -    -    -    -    -    -    513,651    454,530 
                                                   
    June 30, 2025    December 31, 2024    June 30, 2025    December 31, 2024    June 30, 2025    December 31, 2024    June 30, 2025    December 31, 2024    June 30, 2025    December 31, 2024 
Investments in associates and joint ventures   1,157,211    1,373,663    2,799,249    2,848,654    -    -    -    -    3,956,460    4,222,317 
Total assets   37,568,622    32,692,029    37,614,150    39,788,415    5,060,126    5,921,448    6,611,172    8,412,601    86,854,070    86,814,493 
Total liabilities   10,523,495    10,040,090    3,699,998    3,468,797    1,241,289    1,361,551    16,265,082    13,770,269    31,729,864    28,640,707 

 

   For the three-month periods ended   For the six-month periods ended 
Reconciliation of income before taxes to adjusted EBITDA for the period  June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024 
Income before taxes   1,150,598    1,022,789    2,228,616    3,299,354 
Financial result, net   334,739    597,278    642,627    1,073,025 
Income before financial income (expenses) and taxes   1,485,337    1,620,067    2,871,243    4,372,379 
Depreciation and amortization   936,543    771,320    1,810,379    1,497,105 
Results in operations with joint ventures   -    -    -    (808,367)
Impairment of financial assets   2,631    4,264    6,579    24,358 
Recovery of Eletrobras compulsory loan   -    (100,860)   -    (100,860)
Impairment of assets   -    199,627    -    199,627 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies   (26,443)   (108,082)   (35,713)   (187,198)
Operational income (Loss) before financial income (expenses) and taxes proportional to Joint Ventures and associate companies   101,270    173,640    188,529    329,810 
Depreciation/amortization proportional to joint ventures and associate companies   61,757    50,288    121,998    98,288 
Tax credits/provisions recovery   -    13,462    -    13,462 
Adjusted EBITDA   2,561,095    2,623,726    4,963,015    5,438,604 

 

The main products by business segment are:

 

- Brazil Segment: rebar, bars (including special bar quality), wide flange beams, wires, plates, hot rolled plates, billets, blooms, slabs, wire rod and structural shapes.

 

- North America Segment: rebar, bars (including special bar quality), wire rod, structural shapes, wide flange beams and billets.

 

- South America Segment: rebar, bars, wires, wide flange beams and billets.

 

The column of eliminations and adjustments includes the elimination of sales and intercompany loans between segments in the context of the Consolidated Financial Statements. This column also includes amounts that are not part of operational results of a specific segment, such as selling, general and administrative expenses of corporate employees, other operating income and expenses and the related income tax effects of these amounts.

 

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   North America   South America (1)   Consolidated 
   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024 
Net sales   7,055,535    6,989,574    9,139,026    8,221,341    1,331,189    1,404,902    17,525,750    16,615,817 

 

(1) Does not include operations of Brazil

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

   For the six-month periods ended 
   Brazil   North America   South America (1)   Consolidated 
   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024 
Net sales   14,297,170    14,094,943    17,907,219    16,135,637    2,696,697    2,595,500    34,901,086    32,826,080 
                                         
    June 30, 2025    December 31, 2024    June 30, 2025    December 31, 2024    June 30, 2025    December 31, 2024    June 30, 2025    December 31, 2024 
Non-current assets(2)   25,382,283    23,140,462    23,590,376    25,939,819    2,265,191    2,591,478    51,237,851    51,671,759 

 

(1) Does not include operations of Brazil

(2) Does not include Deferred income taxes, Fair value of derivatives and Prepaid pension cost                              

 

IFRS requires the Company to disclose revenues from external customers for each product and service, or each group of similar products and services, unless the necessary information is not available and the cost to develop it would be excessive. Management does not consider this information useful for its decision-making process, because it would aggregate sales in different markets and in different currencies, subject to the effects of changes in exchange rates. Furthermore, the trends of steel consumption and the price dynamics of each product or group of products in different countries and different markets within these countries are poorly correlated and, as a result, the information would not be useful and would not serve to reach any conclusions about historical trends. Considering this scenario and considering that the information of revenue from external customers by product and service is not maintained by the Company on a consolidated basis and the cost to obtain this information would be excessive compared to the benefits of the information, the Company does not present revenue by product and service.

 

NOTE 23 – 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 2024, considering the new composition of the business segments disclosed in note 2.1, the Company carried out a sensitivity analysis of the discount rate and perpetuity growth rate as well as a combination of both, given their potential impacts on cash flows, where an increase of 0.5 percentage points in the discount rate of each segment’s cash flow would result in a recoverable amount that exceeded book value as shown below: a) North America: R$ 3,642 million; b) South America: R$ 1,247 million; and c) Brazil: R$ 5,026 million. On the other hand, a decrease of 0.5 percentage points in the perpetuity growth rate of the cash flow of each business segment would result in a recoverable amount that exceeded book value as shown below: a) North America: R$ 4,220 million; b) South America: R$ 1,326 million; and c) Brazil: R$ 5,592 million. A combination of the above-mentioned sensitivities in the cash flow of each segment would result in a recoverable amount exceeding the book value as follows: a) North America: R$ 2,255 million; b) South America: R$ 1,149 million; and c) Brazil: R$ 3,803 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, 2025.

 

The Company will maintain over 2025 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 the 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.

 

 

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

as of June 30, 2025

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

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

NOTE 24 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

I) On July 1, 2025, the Company chose to designate the amount raised in the June 2025 Ten-Year Bonds transaction as a net investment hedge. Consequently, the effect of the exchange rate variation on this debt in the amount of US$ 650 million (equivalent to R$ 3,547 million on June 30, 2025) will be recognized in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.

 

II) On July 30, 2025, the Board of Directors made a proposal regarding the advance payment of the mandatory minimum dividend stipulated in the Bylaws, referring to the current fiscal year, to be paid in the form of Dividends, which will be calculated and credited on the positions held by shareholders on August 11, 2025, in the amount of R$239.5 million (R$ 0.12 per common and preferred share), with payment scheduled for August 18, 2025, and was submitted and approved by the Board of Directors on July 31, 2025.

 

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