Tecnisa S.A. ($TCSA3)
Earnings Call Transcript · May 15, 2026
Highlights from the call
In the first quarter of 2026, Tecnisa S.A. reported net revenue of BRL 81 million in gross sales, reflecting a 3.7% increase year-over-year, while backlog gross profit totaled BRL 154 million with a gross margin of 41%. The company is in the process of selling half of its stake in Jardim das Perdizes to BTG Pactual for BRL 260 million, which is expected to significantly reduce its debt and improve financial health. Management maintained a cautious outlook, aiming for net profit by the end of 2026, contingent on ongoing project deliveries and cash generation improvements.
Main topics
- Debt Reduction Strategy: Management highlighted the sale of a 26.25% stake in Jardim das Perdizes to BTG Pactual, stating, "this makes the finances much healthier for our business." This transaction is expected to drastically reduce the cost of debt and improve overall financial stability.
- Sales Performance: Gross sales reached BRL 81 million, with net contracted sales of BRL 69 million, marking a 3.7% improvement from the previous year. Management noted, "we've been increasing our SOS in comparison to the first quarter of 2025 by 17%", indicating a positive sales trend.
- Cost Control Measures: Tecnisa successfully reduced administrative expenses by 15% compared to Q1 2025, which management emphasized as "extremely important" for maintaining profitability amidst market challenges.
- Land Bank Valuation: The company reported a robust land bank valued at BRL 4.7 billion, with BRL 2.6 billion attributable to Tecnisa. This strong asset base positions the company well for future project launches.
- Profitability Outlook: Management expressed a cautious optimism about achieving net profit by the end of 2026, stating, "we aim at net profit... but more important than that is cash generation and operating profit." This reflects a focus on sustainable financial performance.
Key metrics mentioned
- Gross Sales: BRL 81 million (vs BRL 78 million in Q1 2025, +3.7% YoY)
- Net Contracted Sales: BRL 69 million (vs BRL 66 million in Q1 2025, +3.7% YoY)
- Backlog Gross Profit: BRL 154 million (with a gross margin of 41%)
- Administrative Expense Reduction: 15% (compared to Q1 2025)
- Land Bank Value: BRL 4.7 billion (BRL 2.6 billion is Tecnisa's share)
- Net Debt: BRL 503 million (as of Q1 2026)
The earnings call indicates a positive trajectory for Tecnisa, driven by strategic asset sales and cost control measures. However, the reduction in cash and equity raises concerns about liquidity and financial flexibility. Investors should monitor the completion of the BTG transaction and the company's ability to deliver on its profitability targets.
Earnings Call Speaker Segments
Victor Miranda
Executives[Audio Gap] 2026 Earnings Conference Call. Today, we have Mr. Fernando Perez, Chief Executive Officer; and Mr. Anderson Hiraoka, CFO and Investor Relations Officer of the company. I'm Victor Miranda, Investor Relations Specialist. We inform you that the recording of this event will be available on the company's IR website. As per usual, we'll start with the presentation by the executives and then move on to the Q&A session. I'd like to turn the floor over to Mr. Fernando Perez, who will start the presentation.
Fernando Perez
ExecutivesThank you, Victor. Good morning, everyone. We're gathered to yet another results call. We always divide our presentation in these three sections. First, strategy, and then Anderson will address operating performance and then financial economic performance. As far as strategy goes, I'd like to emphasize a few points. First, as you all know, the sale of our participation in Jardim das Perdizes to BTG. I will get into further details on this on the next slide, but I'd like to say that this deal still depends on some precedent conditions. We are advanced into the deal, but mostly, we have to deal with the administrative council. We also have the continuity of launches in Jardim das Perdizes. We still have BRL 4 billion to launch, whereas Tecnisa's share is BRL 2.1 billion. In terms of land bank, it is robust at BRL 4.7 billion, of which BRL 2.6 billion is Tecnisa's share. Our focus obviously continues on commercial and marketing strategy. Our sales oversupply reached 17% in the quarter. And another thing that's mandatory for us is controlling the administrative expenses. Again, we are doing a lot of work in this area, gain productivity. And in this first quarter, -- in comparison to the first quarter of 2025, we've attained a reduction of 15%. And profitability of the operation, backlog gross profit totaled BRL 154 million now at the end of the first quarter. As I've mentioned, the deal with BTG Pactual was signed in April -- on April 30. Our current equity stake is 52.5%, and we are selling half of such equity stake in Jardim das Perdizes for BRL 260 million. When this happens, we will have a new participation stake of a bit more than 26%. As I've mentioned earlier, this operation still depends on some precedent conditions, including the obtaining of prior approvals and consents from creditors. If I'm not wrong, yesterday, Anderson obtained the last approval necessary. And CADE, the Administrative Council has already approved it. And our expectation is that we will be able to move on as of May 18, which is the deadline to obtain the approval. And then we also have Figueiras, this beautiful tower in Jardim das Perdizes with 104 residential units. PSV of BRL 288 million. Our participation is 52.5%. And this tower contains apartments of 189 and 166 square meters. It's a very complete resort-like enterprise with playground, private elevators, fitness area, indoor and outdoor pool, massage rooms, spa. So indeed, these towers are quite unique. Now talking about land bank, I've mentioned it briefly. We have BRL 4.7 billion in PSV. And out of this BRL 2.6 billion is Tecnisa's share. And this is related to the current scenario with Tecnisa and [indiscernible] and out of these BRL 4.7 billion, we have BRL 1.8 billion in approved projects already. Now talking about the sales strategy. Gross sales reached BRL 147 million, of which BRL 81 million is Tecnisa's share, and we've been increasing our SOS in comparison to the first quarter of 2025 by 17% -- reaching 17%, an increase of 3% points. As to administrative expenses, I have mentioned it earlier for us, this is extremely important. We were able to reduce costs by 15% in comparison to the first quarter of 2025. Another important aspect, which we are all very proud of is that in spite of these measures for productivity gain and cost reduction for the fourth consecutive year, we were recognized with a Great Place to Work certification, which reinforces that we continue to have a very healthy and collaborative work environment. As to backlog gross profit, it totaled BRL 154 million in the first quarter of '26 with a gross margin of 41%. But I'd like to emphasize that at Jardim das Perdizes, where we -- where most of our projects are located, that's 46%. The other projects have a lower margin. But when we look at Jardim das Perdizes, we see a very interesting gross margin. It's reached 47%, and there is a trend to increase it even further. Now I'd like to yield the floor to Anderson, our CFO, who will talk about operating performance and financial and economic performance.
Anderson Hiraoka
ExecutivesThank you, Fernando. Good morning, everyone. Now talking about our operating performance. We talked about gross sales of BRL 81 million, as mentioned earlier. And in net contracted sales, we obtained BRL 69 million. And this is a 3.7% improvement in comparison to the first quarter of 2025, reaching 17%. As to inventory, due to the BRL 81 million in sales, we've reached the end of the quarter with and an increased participation by Tecnisa. Most of the inventory is located in Sao Paulo. We still have some under construction. So we estimate to have virtually 100% of this sold by the conclusion of the project. Now to the financial performance. Net revenue in comparison to the first quarter of 2025 had some variation. We delivered Bosque Pitangueiras and Unique in the fourth quarter of 2025. And in the first quarter of '26, we delivered Reserva Figueiras. The adjusted gross profit was BRL 41 million, whereas the adjusted gross margin reached 37%. So this is above the results obtained in the first quarter of 2025. Now talking about the receivables schedule in comparison to the debt. In 2027 we shall have BRL 334 million in receivables, which makes us comfortable -- which we are comfortable with regard to this debt. And when we look at debt from 2028 onwards, we have BRL 140 million in receivables in 2028, but we still have inventory to sell of BRL 404 million, which gives us the confidence to proceed with the project and make all of the payments. Now with the completion of the sale to BTG, most of the resources will be allocated to debt. So the debt volume shall be reduced substantially. And we should also have an extension of time to pay off the debt. Now as to the net income, the results were negative in the first quarter and backlog gross profit reached BRL 154 million, with 41% of margin which is very interesting for the company. Now to cash position, we reached the end of the quarter with BRL 139 million. It's a reduction in comparison to the first quarter of 2025 for -- due to the amortization of corporate debt. And as far as equity goes, we've reached the quarter with BRL 264 million, a reduction in the period as well. And on the upper right side, net debt reached BRL 503 million in the first quarter of '26. But when we sum the debt from all the projects, our indebtedness reached BRL 579 million in the first quarter of 2026. This concludes the results presentation -- the earnings presentation. And now I open the floor to questions and answers.
Unknown Executive
ExecutivesWell, we received a question from [indiscernible] and he says, from the point of view of investors, is it better to sell our shares or wait for the sales of Jardim das Perdizes? Well, let me see if I understand your question correctly. We build to sell, right? And what happens is this neighborhood, this project was a huge success. We can sell it easily with a large margin. And as we know, we have the leveraging of debt. The cost of debt is very high. Because of this, we decided to reduce our gains, but obviously reduced the debt. By selling these shares to BTG allows us to reduce the cost of debt -- to drastically reduce the cost of debt, which makes us in a more comfortable position. Yes, we are giving up on a large share of the project, but this makes the finances much healthier for our business. And also, there is a question here. Will Tecnisa sell more of Jardim das Perdizes' share? Well, we are open to good deals. We made this good deal. We had been negotiating with Cyrela and realized that the deal would not be that great. And that's why we gave up on selling to Cyrela and made the deal with BTG. We're satisfied with it, but we're open to good offers. It depends if some -- if a very good deal comes up, we may do it. And then [indiscernible] asks when will the profit be distributed in results? Well, the profit is recognized or acknowledged as we deliver the projects. We still have BRL 1.6 billion in PSV in development due to be released in 2027 and 2028. So these results will come up throughout this period. And [indiscernible] also asks, is Tecnisa's expectation to have a net profit in 2026? And he thanks us. Well, we thank you for your participation and questions. We aim at net profit. But due to our -- due to the recent past issues when we built throughout Brazil with these partners who left us with lots of bills to pay, obviously, we pursue net profit, but more important than that is cash generation and operating profit. The company is obtaining large profits, still dealing with damages from bills from the past, we have the obligation to pay off. But our expectation is that by the end of 2026, early 2027, we will not have to deal with these issues from the past, and we will have results with net profit.
Victor Miranda
ExecutivesPerfect. I do not think we have any other questions. So I would like to thank you and yield the floor back to Fernando for his final remarks.
Fernando Perez
ExecutivesWell, we would like to thank your participation, and we remain at your disposal working hard in the sense of offering the best results possible for our shareholders. Thank you very much. Have a great weekend. [Statements in English on this transcript were spoken by an interpreter present on the live call]
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