Financial Performance - Net sales for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, increased by R4,482.2million,or11.443,950.7 million compared to R39,468.5millionin2023[693]−GrossprofitrosebyR2,796.1 million, or 25.6%, to R13,714.7millionin2024fromR10,918.6 million in 2023[693] - Profit for the year from continuing operations decreased by R13,274.9million,or274.38,435.6 million in 2024 compared to a profit of R4,839.3millionin2023[693]−Rumo′snetsalesincreasedbyR2,998.7 million, or 27.4%, driven by a 5% increase in volumes transported and higher average transportation tariffs[697] - Compass's net sales grew by R616.1million,or3.5169.7 million, or 1.7%, attributed to the implementation of the Moove Performance System[699] - Radar's leases and sales of land surged by R698.4million,or93.91,686.2 million, or 5.9%, to R30,236.1millionin2024fromR28,549.9 million in 2023[702] - Selling expenses increased by R225.3million,or16.71,575.9 million in 2024 compared to R1,350.6millionin2023[711]−SellingexpensesincreasedbyR186.4 million, or 16.3%, to R1,331.4millionforthefiscalyearendedDecember31,2024,comparedtoR1,145.0 million in 2023[714] - General and administrative expenses rose by 12.6% to R2,845.3millionin2024,upfromR2,527.9 million in 2023[716] - Moove's general and administrative expenses increased by 42.7% to R921.2millionin2024,primarilyduetoaR175.3 million rise in depreciation and amortization expenses[720] Other Income and Financial Results - Other income, net decreased from R3,924.4millionin2023toanexpenseofR1,549.8 million in 2024, mainly due to a R3,155.4millionimpairmenteffectfromextremeweatherevents[723]−InterestinearningsofassociatesrosesignificantlybyR1,368.6 million, or 390.6%, to R1,719.0millionin2024fromR350.4 million in 2023[693] - Finance results, net totaled a financial expense of R8,749.7millionin2024,anincreaseofR852.7 million, or 10.8%, compared to R7,897.1millionin2023[726]−TotalincometaxexpensesrosesignificantlytoR3,190.5 million in 2024 from R274.4millionin2023,resultinginaneffectivetaxrateof60.81,094.4 million to a loss of R9,423.8millionforthefiscalyearendedDecember31,2024[733]−Profitfortheyearfromcontinuingoperationsrosesignificantlyby174.64,839.3 million, compared to R2,771.0millioninthepreviousyear[735]−ProfitattributabletoownersoftheCompanydecreasedby6.91,094.4 million from R1,176.0millionin2022[735]CashFlowandCapitalExpenditures−CashflowsgeneratedfromoperatingactivitiesincreasedtoR13,081.3 million in 2024, up R2,755.9millionfromR10,276.4 million in 2023[784] - Net cash flows used in investing activities increased to R4,488.3millionin2024,comparedtoR4,303.1 million in 2023, primarily due to increased acquisitions[785] - Net cash flows used in financing activities were R6,605.9millionin2024,anincreaseofR2,089.3 million compared to net cash flows generated in 2023[786] - The company’s capital expenditures for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, were R7,834.5million,upfromR6,268.0 million in 2023, and R4,531.4millionin2022[801]DebtandFinancing−Totaldebtincreasedby16.866,455.4 million as of December 31, 2024, from R56,904.7millionin2023[788]−ThecompanymaintainedcompliancewithallfinancialcovenantsasofDecember31,2024[790]−RaıˊzenFuelsissuedtwoseriesofgreenbondstotalingU.S.1,500 million (R7,472.2million)withmaturitiesinMarch2034andMarch2054[793]−ThecompanyhasaloanofR2,983 million with a 7.25% annual interest rate, maturing on June 27, 2031[792] - The company’s total current liabilities were R4,403.1millionasofDecember31,2024,comparedtoR4,882.4 million in 2023[796] - The company’s total non-current liabilities increased to R62,052.3millionin2024fromR52,022.3 million in 2023[796] Investments and Acquisitions - Rumo's capital expenditures were R5,492.7millionin2024,upfromR3,689.9 million in 2023, focusing on asset renovation and infrastructure improvements[803][807] - Cosan Luxembourg S.A. commenced offers to purchase a total of U.S.900millioninseniornotes,purchasingU.S.236.5 million of 5.500% notes due 2029, U.S.273.2millionof7.500268.7 million of 7.250% notes due 2031[802]