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Company Note
05 August 2014

ALL
Weaker EPS but positive FCF; Rumo is still the focus Rating Buy

No major news in Q2 results 12m Price Target R$14.00/US$6.20

ALL reported soft Q2 results (as expected), with net sales of R$1.1bn (+4% y/y; 1% Price R$8.91/US$3.95
above our call), EBITDA (already reported on a preliminary basis) of R$579mn RIC: ALLL3.SA, BBG: ALLL3 BZ
(flattish y/y) and consolidated net profit of R$94mn (+25% y/y; 25% shy of our call),
Trading Data and Return Forecasts
impacted by higher financial expenses in the quarter.
52-wk range R$9.54-5.40/US$4.25-2.26
Positive FCF; weaker yield growth in Q2, as expected Market cap. R$9,661m/US$4,278m
Shares o/s (m) 1,084.3
As previously reported, ALL posted rail volume growth of only 1% y/y in Q2, with Free float 62%
flattish agricultural volumes, affected by the decline in Chinese demand for grain Avg. daily volume('000 Shares) 2,001
Avg. daily value (R$ m) 16.9
imports. The industrial segment (23% of rail volumes) fared better, growing 5% y/y in
Forecast price appreciation +57.1%
Q2. Moreover, the average yield in railway operations slowed in Q2 (after rising 7% Forecast dividend yield 0.1%
y/y and 15.5% y/y in FY13 and 1Q14, respectively), growing 4.4% y/y due to lower Forecast stock return +57.2%
freight prices in the spot market (~10% of ALL’s contracts) and a worse cargo mix. On
the positive side, ALL reported positive free cash flow (R$169mn in Q2), boosted by Stock Performance (R$)
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lower working capital, while investments totaled R$261mn (vs. our forecast of
R$168mn). We note that ALL reiterated its FY14 rail capex guidance at ~R$800mn. 15.0
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bottlenecks have now been addressed. We believe the outlook for agricultural
volumes is favorable (we forecast ~5% growth in 2H14), and, in addition to easier Price Target (R$) Stock Price (R$) Rel. Ibovespa

comps, we note that the company now benefits from the new Alto Araguaia-
Rondonópolis rail line and from the ramp-up of the Eldorado Project. Renato Mimica
Brazil – Banco BTG Pactual S.A.
Softer Q2 already priced-in; all eyes on deal with Rumo; BUY
renato.mimica@btgpactual.com
We believe stock performance should mainly depend on the deal dynamics with +55 11 3383 2868
Rumo (75% owned by Cosan). Rumo and ALL jointly submitted last month a merger
Samuel Alves
proposal to CADE (Brazil antitrust agency), which will have a year to assess the deal, Brazil – Banco BTG Pactual S.A.
but we believe a decision should be out this year. The deal is also pending approval samuel.alves@btgpactual.com
of ANTT (National Land Transport Regulator). We reiterate our Buy rating on ALL, our +55 11 3383 2450
Brazil Transportation Top Pick.
Joao Salgado
Brazil – Banco BTG Pactual S.A.
Valuation 12/2012 12/2013 12/2014E 12/2015E 12/2016E joao.salgado@btgpactual.com
RoIC (EBIT) % 14.3 16.0 18.8 17.8 18.3
+55 11 3383 2489
EV/EBITDA 9.0 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.3
P/E 37.5 41.9 21.8 16.5 12.2
Net dividend yield % 0.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 2.0

Financials (R$mn) 12/2012 12/2013 12/2014E 12/2015E 12/2016E


Revenues 3,572 3,641 5,055 5,719 6,945
EBITDA 1,594 1,691 2,190 2,469 2,996
Net Income 240 170 443 585 792
EPS (R$) 0.22 0.16 0.41 0.54 0.73
Net DPS (R$) 0.00 0.06 0.05 0.13 0.18
Net (debt) / cash (5,461) (5,702) (6,413) (7,878) (9,409)
Source: Company reports, Bovespa, BTG Pactual S.A. estimates. / Valuations: based on the last share price
of the year; (E) based on a share price of R$8.91, on 04 August 2014.

ANALYST CERTIFICATION AND REQUIRED DISCLOSURES BEGIN ON PAGE 4


Banco BTG Pactual S.A. does and seeks to do business with companies covered in its research reports. As a result, investors should be aware that the firm may have a conflict of
interest that could affect the objectivity of this report. Investors should consider this report as only a single factor in making their investment decision.
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Table 1: Summary of Q2 results


(R$ mn, IFRS) 2Q14A 2Q14E 2Q13 1Q14 A/E Y/Y Q/Q
ALL Consol i dated Operati ons
Total Net Reve nues 1,077 1,065 1,034 906 1.1% 4.1% 18.8%
Net Revenues Rail Operations 950 937 902 783 1.4% 5.4% 21.3%
Net Revenue - Brado 73 83 66 68 -12.2% 9.3% 7.1%
Net Revenue - Ritmo 54 45 66 55 19.3% -19.3% -2.2%

Total Operating Costs (576) (548) (526) (539) 5.1% 9.5% 6.9%
Brazil (471) (441) (414) (435) 6.8% 13.7% 8.3%
Fuel (165) (142) (156) (137) 16.1% 5.4% 20.2%
Outsourced and Contracted Trucking (8) (29) (7) (26) -72.7% 9.7% -69.1%
Labor (62) (66) (66) (60) -5.6% -6.5% 2.8%
Maintenance (42) (18) (29) (19) 127.9% 46.2% 121.6%
Railcar Rental (46) (21) (21) (46) 113.5% 122.0% -1.8%
Depreciation and Amortization (130) (126) (116) (126) 2.8% 11.7% 3.5%
Other (19) (38) (19) (21) -50.2% 0.0% -9.8%
Cos ts - Brado (54) (67) (52) (53) -19.7% 3.7% 2.1%
Cos ts - Ritm o (51) (40) (60) (52) 27.0% -14.4% -0.4%

Gross Profit 501 517 509 367 -3.1% -1.5% 36.4%


Gross Margin 46.5% 48.5% 49.2% 40.5% -2.0 p.p. -2.7 p.p. 6.0 p.p.

SG&A and Other (62) (72) (54) (58) -14.4% 13.9% 6.3%
SG&A and Other - Rail (50) (61) (44) (49) -18.1% 12.9% 1.7%
SG&A and Other - Brado (9) (7) (8) (7) 43.9% 14.6% 40.3%
SG&A and Other - Ritmo (2) (4) (2) (2) -48.8% 35.3% 4.5%

Equity Income 4 0 (96) (3) na. -104.4% -255.6%

EBIT 443 445 358 306 -0.3% 23.8% 44.7%


EBIT Margin 41.2% 41.8% 34.6% 33.8% -0.6 p.p. 6.6 p.p. 7.4 p.p.

EBITDA 579 579 578 445 0.0% 0.3% 30.3%


Brazil 561 561 560 426 0.0% 0.1% 31.7%
Brado 16 15 11 15 1.8% 46.2% 6.9%
Ritmo 3 3 7 5 -0.4% -51.4% -24.4%

EBITDA Margin 53.8% 54.4% 55.8% 49.1% -0.6 p.p. -2.0 p.p. 4.7 p.p.
EBITDA Margin - Brazil 59.0% 59.8% 62.1% 54.3% -0.9 p.p. -3.1 p.p. 4.6 p.p.
EBITDA Margin - Brado 21.3% 18.4% 16.0% 21.4% 2.9 p.p. 5.4 p.p. 0.0 p.p.
EBITDA Margin - Ritmo 6.3% 7.6% 10.5% 8.2% -1.3 p.p. -4.2 p.p. -1.9 p.p.

Net Financial Expenses (346) (283) (250) (280) 22.2% 38.1% 23.7%
Ope rating Profits 97 162 108 27 -39.8% -9.5% 264.8%

Minority Interest (6) (5) (7) (4) 26.4% -12.1% 41.5%


Income Tax Benef it 2 (32) (26) (15) -107.5% -109.5% -116.3%
Net Incom e 94 125 75 8 -24.7% 24.7% 1138.0%
Net Margin 8.7% 11.7% 7.3% 0.8% -3.0 p.p. 1.4 p.p. 7.9 p.p.

(R$ mn, IFRS) 2Q14A 2Q14E 2Q13A 1Q14A A/E Y/Y Q/Q
ALL Prel i mi nary Resul ts
Volum e Rail Brazil (RTK- m m ) 11,370.0 11,372.3 11,264.5 10,040.6 0.0% 0.9% 13.2%
Agr. Commodities 8,720.3 8,722.6 8,731.3 7,494.0 0.0% -0.1% 16.4%
Industrial products 2,649.7 2,649.7 2,533.2 2,546.6 0.0% 4.6% 4.0%
Volum e - Brado (`000 containers) 18.6 18.6 15.7 16.3 0.0% 18.5% 14.1%
Volum e - Ritm o (mn driven KM) 14.0 14.0 21.2 14.5 0.1% -34.0% -3.4%
EBITDA TOTAL (R$ Mn) 579.4 579.4 578.3 444.7 0.0% 0.2% 30.3%
EBITDA Rail Brazil (R$ Mn) 560.5 560.7 560.1 425.7 0.0% 0.1% 31.7%
EBITDA - Brado (R$ Mn) 15.5 15.2 11.1 14.5 1.8% 39.6% 6.9%
EBITDA Ritm o (R$ Mn) 3.4 3.4 7.1 4.5 -0.4% -52.1% -24.4%
Source: Company notes, BTG Pactual
ALL
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ALL

Income Statement (R$mn) 12/2009 12/2010 12/2011 12/2012 12/2013 12/2014E 12/2015E 12/2016E
Revenue 2,616 2,785 3,232 3,572 3,641 5,055 5,719 6,945
Operating expenses (ex depn) (1,140) (1,319) (1,589) (1,845) (1,811) (2,718) (3,097) (3,788)
EBITDA (BTG Pactual) 1,341 1,332 1,518 1,594 1,691 2,190 2,469 2,996
Depreciation (521) (378) (446) (527) (527) (545) (547) (662)
Operating income (EBIT, BTG Pactual) 955 1,088 1,198 1,200 1,304 1,791 2,075 2,494
Other income & associates (139) (31) (19) 2 (115) (3) 0 0
Net Interest (846) (820) (915) (969) (1,043) (1,138) (1,248) (1,388)
Abnormal items (pre-tax) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profit before tax (31) 236 263 233 145 651 827 1,106
Tax 255 37 17 13 44 (192) (218) (282)
Profit after tax 224 274 281 247 189 459 610 824
Abnormal items (post-tax) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minorities / pref dividends (5) (6) (8) (6) (19) (16) (25) (33)
Net Income (local GAAP) 219 268 273 240 170 443 585 792
Adjusted Net Income 219 268 273 240 170 443 585 792
Tax rate (%) 0 0 0 0 0 30 26 25
Per Share 12/2009 12/2010 12/2011 12/2012 12/2013 12/2014E 12/2015E 12/2016E
EPS (local GAAP) 0.20 0.25 0.25 0.22 0.16 0.41 0.54 0.73
EPS (BTG Pactual) 0.20 0.25 0.25 0.22 0.16 0.41 0.54 0.73
Net DPS 0.04 0.01 0.05 0.00 0.06 0.05 0.13 0.18
BVPS 3.52 3.51 3.71 3.88 4.01 5.53 5.93 6.48
Cash Flow (R$mn) 12/2009 12/2010 12/2011 12/2012 12/2013 12/2014E 12/2015E 12/2016E
Net Income 219 268 273 240 170 443 585 792
Depreciation 386 244 320 394 387 399 394 502
Net change in working capital 0 0 0 12 (12) 166 52 55
Other (operating) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net cash from operations 604 512 593 647 545 1,008 1,030 1,349
Cash from investing activities (715) (868) (872) (894) (908) (1,210) (2,589) (2,942)
Cash from financing activities (377) 159 810 820 420 (19) 904 992
Bal sheet chge in cash & equivalents (69) (599) 125 409 409 (33) (415) (341)
Balance Sheet (R$mn) 12/2009 12/2010 12/2011 12/2012 12/2013 12/2014E 12/2015E 12/2016E
Cash and equivalents 2,574 1,975 2,100 2,508 2,918 2,884 2,470 2,128
Other current assets 735 729 862 1,167 1,391 1,611 1,760 1,931
Total current assets 3,309 2,703 2,962 3,675 4,308 4,495 4,230 4,059
Net tangible fixed assets 5,250 6,012 7,262 7,967 8,571 10,331 12,418 14,751
Net intangible fixed assets 2,768 2,535 2,518 2,465 2,410 3,109 3,064 3,010
Investments / other assets 1,048 1,269 1,400 3,335 3,593 3,930 3,930 3,930
Total assets 12,375 12,520 14,142 17,441 18,882 21,865 23,642 25,750
Trade payables & other ST liabilities 2,656 2,627 2,945 4,976 5,453 6,139 6,427 6,752
Short term debt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total current liabilities 2,656 2,627 2,945 4,976 5,453 6,139 6,427 6,752
Long term debt 5,675 5,862 6,900 7,970 8,620 9,297 10,347 11,537
Other long term liabilities 209 203 210 219 211 187 187 187
Total liabilities 8,539 8,692 10,055 13,165 14,284 15,623 16,961 18,476
Equity & minority interests 3,836 3,828 4,088 4,276 4,598 6,242 6,681 7,274
Total liabilities & equities 12,375 12,520 14,142 17,441 18,882 21,865 23,642 25,750

Company Profile: Financial ratios 12/2012 12/2013 12/2014E 12/2015E 12/2016E


EBITDA margin 44.6% 46.4% 43.3% 43.2% 43.1%
Operating margin 33.6% 35.8% 35.4% 36.3% 35.9%
ALL - America Latina Logistica SA is a Brazil-based holding
company active in rail-based logistic services. It serves three Net margin 6.7% 4.7% 8.8% 10.2% 11.4%
business segments: agricultural commodities, final goods and RoE 5.8% 4.0% 8.6% 9.4% 11.8%
highway services. The Company offers a range of logistics RoIC 14.3% 16.0% 18.8% 17.8% 18.3%
solutions with domestic and international intermodal door-to- EBITDA / net interest 1.6x 1.6x 1.9x 2.0x 2.2x
door transportation operations, local pick-up and delivery, port Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 3.4x 2.9x 3.2x 3.1x
terminal services, dedicated fleet services and warehousing Total debt / EBITDA 5.0x 5.1x 4.2x 4.2x 3.9x
services, including inventory and distribution-center
Net debt / (net debt + equity) 56.1% 55.4% 50.7% 54.1% 56.4%
management. It runs a 21,300 kilometers rail network covering
Brazil and Argentina. As of the year ended December 31, 2009, Source: Company reports and BTG Pactual estimates. Valuations: based on the last share price of that year(E)
the Company wholly owned ALL - America Latina Logistica based on share price as of 04 August 2014
Intermodal SA, ALL - America Latina Logistica Malha Sul SA
and ALL - America Latina Logistica Overseas Ltda, among
others.
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The figures contained in performance charts refer to the past; past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.

BTG Pactual Definition Coverage *1 IB Services *2


Rating
Buy Expected total return 10% above the company’s sector 47% 43%
average.
Neutral Expected total return between +10% and -10% the 49% 44%
company’s sector average.
Sell Expected total return 10% below the company’s sector 4% 0%
average.

1: Percentage of companies under coverage globally within the 12-month rating category.
2: Percentage of companies within the 12-month rating category for which investment banking (IB) services were provided within the past 12 months.
Absolute return requirements
Besides the abovementioned relative return requirements, the listed absolute return requirements must be followed:
a) a Buy rated stock must have an expected total return above 15%
b) a Neutral rated stock can not have an expected total return below -5%
c) a stock with expected total return above 50% must be rated Buy

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Statement of Risk

ALL retains the rights to operate rail concession and current leases may be terminated prior to their expiration, and ALL may not get adequate compensation for the value of the assets or loss of
profits. ALL has a high degree of exposure to a small number of clients: the five largest clients account for 37% of gross sales. ALL’s Argentine concessionaire subsidiaries are not in compliance
with, and are currently renegotiating, material aspects of the Argentine concessions. Additionally, downturn in certain cyclical market sectors in which ALL’s customers operate could have an
adverse effect on the company’s business.

Company Disclosures

Company Name Reuters 12-mo rating Price Price date


ALL 1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 18, 19 ALLL3.SA Buy R$8.91 4-8-2014

1. Within the past 12 months, Banco BTG Pactual S.A., its affiliates or subsidiaries has received compensation for investment banking services from this company/entity.
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of common equity securities
19. Neither Banco BTG Pactual S.A. nor its affiliates or subsidiaries have managed or co-managed a public offering of securities for the company within the past 12 months.
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Source: BTG Pactual and Economatica. Prices as of 04 August 2014


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