Financial Performance - For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, net sales increased by 0.4% to R39,468.5millioncomparedtoR39,322.8 million in 2022[871]. - Gross profit rose by 24.2% to R10,918.6million,upfromR8,766.0 million in the previous year[871]. - Profit for the year from continuing operations surged by 174.6% to R4,839.3million,comparedtoR2,771.0 million in 2022[871]. - Profit attributable to owners of the Company decreased by 6.9% to R1,094.4millionfromR1,176.0 million in the previous year[871]. - Other income, net increased significantly from R1,752.2millioninFY2022toR3,924.4 million in FY 2023, driven by fair value changes in investment properties and dividends from Vale[901]. - The company reported a profit for the year of R4,026.4millionasofDecember31,2023[970].SalesandRevenue−Rumo′snetsalesincreasedby11.110,937.7 million, driven by demand for key agricultural commodities[875]. - Compass's net sales decreased by 9.9% to R17,767.3million,primarilyduetoadeclineindistributednaturalgasvolume[877].−Moove′snetrevenuegrewby12.210,078.6 million, attributed to acquisitions and increased sales volume[878]. - Rumo's net sales increased by R2,401.8million,or32.39,841.5 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, driven by a 17% increase in tariffs and transported volume[924]. - Compass's net sales rose by 57.0%, or R7,160.8million,toR19,719.2 million, primarily due to the acquisition of Sulgás and Commit, contributing R2,504.8million,andtariffadjustmentsaveraging14.52,867.6 million, or 46.9%, to R8,980.1million,mainlyduetotheacquisitionofPetroChoiceandTirreno,whichaddedR1,368.8 million, and a 35.0% increase in lubricant sales volume[926]. - Radar's net sales surged to R834.6millionfromR31.5 million, primarily due to acquisitions of land management companies contributing R576.9millionandafullyearofconsolidatedoperations[927].CostsandExpenses−Totalcostofsalesdecreasedby6.628,549.9 million from R30,556.8millionintheprioryear[882].−ThecostofsalesforCompassdecreasedby12.914,256.0 million, mainly due to reduced natural gas distribution volume[883]. - Moove's cost of sales increased by 5.3% to R7,359.6millioninFY2023,primarilyduetotheacquisitionofPetroChoiceandTirreno,whichaddedR395.8 million to costs[884]. - Radar's cost of sales decreased by R406.8milliontoR153.5 million in FY 2023, mainly due to reduced costs associated with real estate sales[885]. - Cosan Corporate's cost of sales fell by 61.7% to R3.6millioninFY2023,attributedtothesaleofTrizyinMarch2023[886].−Sellingexpensesincreasedby5.81,350.6 million, while general and administrative expenses rose significantly by 43.8% to R2,528.0million[871].−SellingexpensesforMooveroseby6.81,145.0 million in FY 2023, driven by the acquisition of PetroChoice and Tirreno and a 21.7% increase in freight expenses[892]. - General and administrative expenses for Moove surged by 85.8% to R645.6millioninFY2023,largelyduetotheconsolidationofPetroChoiceandTirreno′sresults[898].FinancialResults−Financeresults,netshowedasignificantincreaseinnetfinancialexpensetoR7,897.1 million in FY 2023, up 53.1% from R5,157.9millioninFY2022[906].−ThetotalcostofgrossdebtdecreasedbyR3,270.3 million, or 38.9%, primarily due to a decrease in the average SELIC interest rate and the depreciation of the U.S. dollar[909]. - Income from financial investments and exchange rate in cash and cash equivalents increased to R2,057.4million,a15.01,788.5 million[910]. - The expense from financial investment on listed entities amounted to R3,147.0million,relatedtolossesfromtheadjustmentatfairvaluebasedonthemarketvalueofVale′sshares[911].−OtherchargesandmonetaryvariationsdecreasedbyR253.7 million, or 10.6%, from R1,927.4milliontoR1,673.7 million[912]. - Income tax expenses amounted to R274.4millionforthefiscalyearendedDecember31,2023,comparedtoanincomeofR118.4 million in the previous year[913]. - The effective tax rate was negative 5.4%, lower than the nominal corporate tax rate of 34% due to the recognition of a tax credit by Comgás[914]. Debt and Financing - The total debt as of December 31, 2023 was R56,904.7million,anincreaseof7.452,987.2 million in 2022, primarily due to the issuance of senior notes[978]. - The company’s short-term debt as of December 31, 2023 was R4,882.4million,partofthetotaloutstandingdebt[977].−Thecompanyreportedatotaldebtof2,451.1 million as of December 31, 2023, down from 2,641.7millionin2022,representingadecreaseofapproximately7.21,596.9 million with an annual interest rate of 9.13% due in February 2029, an increase from R1,523.4millionin2022[1011].−Thecompany’stotalliabilitiesforseniornotesduein2027amountto1,928.9 million, down from 3,587.3millionin2022,indicatingareductionofapproximately46.21,208.1 million in debentures with an annual interest rate of 14.61% due in August 2025[1011]. Cash Flow and Capital Expenditures - The net cash flows generated from operating activities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 were R10,276.4million,anincreaseofR304.2 million or 3.0% compared to R9,972.2millionin2022[971].−NetcashflowsusedininvestingactivitiesdecreasedsignificantlytoR4,303.1 million in 2023 from R20,726.6millionin2022,representingadecreaseofR16,423.5 million or 79.2%[972]. - Cash flows used in financing activities were R4,516.6millionin2023,adecreaseofR12,802.8 million compared to net cash flows generated of R8,286.3millionin2022[976].−CapitalexpendituresforthefiscalyearendedDecember31,2023,totaledR6,268.0 million, compared to R$4,531.4 million in 2022[1030]. Market and Economic Conditions - Key trends affecting the company include general economic conditions in Brazil and globally, including impacts from geopolitical conflicts[1039]. - Potential inflation increases could lead to higher interest rates and reduced lending growth, affecting the company's operations[1040]. - Market volatility and instability may adversely impact the company's revenues[1040]. - Currency fluctuations and exchange rate controls could negatively affect international investor confidence[1041]. Regulatory and Compliance - The company has no off-balance sheet arrangements to finance operations and no subsidiaries not included in consolidated financial statements[1037]. - The company is not subject to any regulatory commitment to purchase assets as of December 31 for the years 2023, 2022, and 2021[1038]. - No new accounting standards have materially impacted the consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021[1043].