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The company Mosaic benefited from the rise of commodities after the outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine and, therefore, increased its profit exponentially.
According to rural channel, Mosaic, company of fertilizers of the United States, presented a net income of US$ 1,18 billion, being an increase of at least 684% in the first quarter of this year. And, with the new disclosures of the institution's second-quarter balance sheets, a new peak of appreciation of 137% can be noted in relation to the same period as 2021.
The hypervaluation of the fertilizer giant intensified after the beginning of ukraine war against russia, which meant that Brazilians had to depend on other countries to import fertilizers for carrying out agribusiness in addition to the Russians.
According to what was announced by Valor Econômico at the end of last Monday, August 01st, the institution would have reported, in this last quarter, a net profit of at least US$ 1 billion with the new increase in fertilizers and commodities.
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| Min — Max (Day) | 130,00 – 135,67 |
| Variation (Day) | -4.17% |
| Variation (Month) | -4.17% |
| Variation (2022) | + 19.94 % |
| Variation (52 weeks) | + 61.13 % |
Beyond Mosaic: Numerous companies that work with commodities reveal positive balance sheets
See, below, a list of companies, in addition to Mosaic, which operates with the production of fertilizers, which presented high net profits in the second quarter and which are their areas of activity.
British oil company BP reports highest profit in 14 years
Like Shell and Petrobras, which work with oil and gas, BP, the British oil company, reported one of its biggest profits in the last 14 years, reaching more than US$ 8 billion, which exceeds, in conversion from the dollar to the real, more than R$ 45 billion.
Just as Russia's war with Ukraine caused fertilizer-oriented commodities to rise, oil and gas were the products that overcame these rises. Despite this, in the long term, it is estimated that the oil company's shares and company value may fall, since economic history shows that whenever there has been economic recession, the price of oil decreases.
Gasoline, which for a few months remained at around R$7 in more than 20 Brazilian states, is now being priced at around BRL 5,4 in some regions of Santa Catarina (SC). Despite this, diesel continues to rise high, reaching almost R$ 8.
Intelbras presents net revenue of R$ 1 billion in the second quarter
Intelbras announced, last Friday, July 29th, that it obtained net profit of BRL 96,776 million and operating revenue of BRL 1 billion after the acquisition of leading companies in renewable and solar energy due to greater demand from Brazilians for this new energy matrix before the legal framework, which allows all those who install solar panels before January 2023, are entitled to exemption from ICMS, end.
Despite the revenue results above the target, the institution remains negative at 6.52% with its accumulated on the stock exchange, Ibovespa. In the last trading session, which took place on Monday, August 1, the company had a negative variation of 1,4%. Despite this, the Investing portal states that its indicators estimate that Intelbras, a giant producer of technology items from Santa Catarina, has an appreciation of 36%.
