UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of May, 2021

 

Commission File Number 1-15106

 

 

PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Brazilian Petroleum Corporation – PETROBRAS

(Translation of Registrant's name into English)

 

Avenida República do Chile, 65 
20031-912 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Federative Republic of Brazil

(Address of principal executive office)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. 

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes _______ No___X____

 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

Petrobras Financial Performance in 1Q21

Petrobras posted solid financial and operating results in 1Q21. Regarding 1Q21 results, Petrobras’ CEO Joaquim Silva e Luna made the following comments: “The figures show the capacity of our team to deliver sustainable results to our investors and to society, even in a challenging environment. Petrobras will continue down the path of value generation, with its management based on transparency, dialogue and rationality and with investments concentrated in assets in which we are recognized as global leaders”.

CFO Rodrigo Araujo Alves also commented: “These very strong figures show that we are in the right path. We will continue to focus on the strategies set forth in our Strategic Plan, generating value in all our operations and projects and managing our portfolio aiming to maximize returns to our shareholders and other stakeholders”.

Main highlights of 1Q21:

· 34% increase in recurring adjusted EBITDA in the quarter, even with lower sales volume.
· Recurring net income impacted by the effect of Brazilian real depreciation over debt.
· Positive free cash flow of US$ 5.6 billion.
· Cash inflow from asset sales of US$ 472 million up to May 11th, 2021.
· Gross debt reduction of US$ 18.3 billion in the annual comparison and of US$ 4.6 billion in the quarterly comparison, reaching US$ 71 billion.
· More than US$ 3.2 billion in pre-payments and amortizations in April
· Reduction of foreign exchange exposure in US$ 8.4 billion, reaching US$ 34.9 billion.
· Net debt/adjusted EBITDA decreased, reaching 2.03x on March 31st, 2021, the best mark since 2012.

Table 1 – Main items

 

      Variation (%)
 US$ million 1Q21 4Q20 1Q20

1Q21 /

4Q20

1Q21 /

1Q20

Sales revenues 15,698 13,911 17,143 12.8 (8.4)
Gross profit 8,007 7,527 7,264 6.4 10.2
Operating expenses (2,032) 5,433 (15,691) (87.0)
Consolidated net income (loss) attributable to the shareholders of Petrobras 180 11,509 (9,715) (98.4)
Recurring consolidated net income (loss) attributable to the shareholders of Petrobras*[1] 231 5,385 (732) (95.7)
Net cash provided by operating activities 7,244 7,072 7,777 2.4 (6.9)
Free cash flow 5,592 5,683 5,911 (1.6) (5.4)
Adjusted EBITDA 8,906 8,811 8,581 1.1 3.8
Recurring adjusted EBITDA* 8,694 6,493 8,450 33.9 2.9
Gross debt 70,966 75,538 89,237 (6.1) (20.5)
Net debt 58,424 63,168 73,131 (7.5) (20.1)
Net debt/LTM Adjusted EBITDA ratio 2.03 2.22 2.15 (8.6) (5.6)
Average commercial selling rate for U.S. dollar 5.47 5.40 4.47 1.3 22.6
Brent crude (US$/bbl) 60.90 44.23 50.26 37.7 21.2
Domestic basic oil products price (US$/bbl) 63.82 49.96 65.06 27.7 (1.9)
TRI (total recordable injuries per million men-hour frequency rate) 0.62 0.56 0.65 10.7 (4.6)

* See the reconciliation of Recurring Net Income and Recurring EBITDA in the Special Items section.

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Consolidated Results

 

 

Net Revenues

 

Table 2 – Net revenues by products

        Variation (%)
US$ million 1Q21 4Q20 1Q20

1Q21 /

4Q20

1Q21 /

1Q20

Diesel 4,578 3,683 4,086 24.3 12.0
Gasoline 2,022 1,795 1,899 12.6 6.5
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) 916 922 902 (0.7) 1.6
Jet fuel 426 342 850 24.6 (49.9)
Naphtha 331 330 672 0.3 (50.7)
Fuel oil (including bunker fuel) 335 255 266 31.4 25.9
Other oil products 878 797 692 10.2 26.9
Subtotal Oil Products 9,486 8,124 9,367 16.8 1.3
Natural gas 1,037 957 1,211 8.4 (14.4)
Renewables and nitrogen products 13 14 26 (7.1) (50.0)
Revenues from non-exercised rights 67 70 91 (4.3) (26.4)
Electricity 543 643 292 (15.6) 86.0
Services, agency and others 214 209 159 2.4 34.6
Total domestic market 11,360 10,017 11,146 13.4 1.9
Exports 4,137 3,637 5,620 13.7 (26.4)
   Crude oil 2,801 2,549 4,335 9.9 (35.4)
   Fuel oil (including bunker fuel) 1,201 974 1,048 23.3 14.6
   Other oil products and other products 135 114 237 18.2 (43.0)
Sales abroad 201 257 377 (21.8) (46.7)
Total foreign market 4,338 3,894 5,997 11.4 (27.7)
Total 15,698 13,911 17,143 12.8 (8.4)
           

Net revenue in 1Q21 was US$ 15.7 billion, 12.8% higher than 4Q20, mainly due to the 38% appreciation in Brent prices. This result was also supported by higher diesel revenues, which reached US$ 4.6 billion (24% higher than 4Q20), due to Petrobras’ higher market share in the diesel market and the growth in S-10 diesel sales, despite the drop in total diesel sales volume.

The increase in Brent price also resulted in higher revenues for other oil products, although sales volumes of oil products in the domestic market decreased by 5.6% due to seasonality and restrictions imposed by COVID-19. The exception was the 8.3% increase in fuel oil sales volume for thermoelectric generation and use in the industrial segment.

In 1Q21, despite lower volumes of exported crude oil and oil products, export revenue reached US$ 4.1 billion, 13.7% higher when compared to 4Q20, as a result of the hike in Brent prices. The 3% increase in oil and gas production in 1Q21 was not fully translated into revenues, with 27 MMbbl of ongoing crude oil exports.

In terms of revenue breakdown in the domestic market, diesel and gasoline continued to be the main products, accounting, together, for 70% of the domestic oil products sales revenues in 1Q21.

 

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There was an increase in China's share of exports in 1Q21, reaching 56%. Singapore remained the main destination for exports of oil products, with 75%, taking advantage of the opportunities brought by IMO 2020. In 1Q21, we had the following distribution of export destinations:

Table 3 – Crude oil exports volume 

Country 1Q21 4Q20 1Q20
China 56% 42% 48%
Índia 7% 11% 8%
Portugal 7% 11% 3%
Chile 5% 11% 8%
United States 3% 14% 3%
Spain 3% 2% 6%
Netherlands 1% 2% 5%
Others 18% 7% 19%

 

Table 4 – Oil products exports volume

Country 1Q21 4Q20 1Q20
Singapore 75% 80% 53%
USA 15% 17% 14%
Others 10% 3% 32%

 

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

Table 5 – Cost of goods sold

        Variation (%)
US$ million 1Q21 4Q20 1Q20

1Q21 /

4Q20

1Q21 /

1Q20

Brazilian operations (7,545) (6,198) (9,617) 21.7 (21.5)
Acquisitions (2,337) (1,679) (2,165) 39.2 7.9
Crude oil imports (951) (668) (1,256) 42.4 (24.3)
Oil product imports (663) (470) (519) 41.1 27.7
Natural gas imports (723) (541) (390) 33.6 85.4
Production (4,976) (4,217) (7,280) 18.0 (31.6)
Crude oil (3,936) (3,288) (5,879) 19.7 (33.0)
Production taxes (1,624) (1,372) (2,097) 18.4 (22.6)
Other costs (2,312) (1,916) (3,782) 20.7 (38.9)
Oil products (596) (500) (701) 19.2 (15.0)
Natural gas   (444) (429) (700) 3.5 (36.6)
Production taxes (121) (92) (112) 31.5 8.0
Other costs (323) (337) (588) (4.2) (45.1)
Services rendered, electricity, renewables, nitrogen products and others (232) (302) (172) (23.2) 34.9
Operations abroad (146) (186) (262) (21.5) (44.3)
Total (7,691) (6,384) (9,879) 20.5 (22.1)
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Compared to 4Q20, the cost of goods sold increased by 20.5% in 1Q21, mainly due to higher production taxes and imports costs, which are directly correlated to Brent prices, and to the absence of the gain from the actuarial review of the health plan in 4Q20.

In addition to the increase in Brent prices, higher participation of imported crude oil in the processed feedstock and of imported oil products in the sales mix also contributed to higher import costs.

Operating Expenses

 

Table 6 – Operating expenses

        Variation (%)
US$ million 1Q21 4Q20 1Q20

1Q21 /

4Q20

1Q21 /

1Q20

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (1,221) (1,207) (1,746) 1.2 (30.1)
Selling expenses (948) (1,128) (1,335) (16.0) (29.0)
Materials, third-party services, freight, rent and other related costs (784) (952) (1,155) (17.6) (32.1)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization (149) (153) (123) (2.6) 21.1
Allowance for expected credit losses 5 5 (9)
Employee compensation (20) (28) (48) (28.6) (58.3)
General and administrative expenses (273) (79) (411) 245.6 (33.6)
Employee compensation (185) (7) (288) 2542.9 (35.8)
Materials, third-party services, freight, rent and other related costs (64) (62) (94) 3.2 (31.9)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization (24) (10) (29) 140.0 (17.2)
Exploration costs (214) (366) (104) (41.5) 105.8
Research and development expenses (117) (100) (95) 17.0 23.2
Other taxes (106) (191) (118) (44.5) (10.2)
Impairment of assets (90) 6,019 (13,371) (99.3)
Other income and expenses, net (284) 1,278 (257) 10.5
Total (2,032) 5,433 (15,691) (87.0)

 

Selling expenses fell 16% in 1Q21, when compared to 4Q20, in line with lower sales volumes.

The increase in general and administrative expenses reflects the absence of the US$ 0.2 billion actuarial gain relative to the health plan in 4Q20, partially offset by lower consulting costs and lower headcount.

There was a reduction in exploration costs, mainly due to higher write-offs in 4Q20 in the Espirito Santo and Campos basins.

In 1Q21, impairment was US$ 90 million, mainly due to the shut-down of platform P-33 in Campos basin.

There were other expenses of US$ 284 million in 1Q21 as opposed to other revenues of US$ 1.3 billion in 4Q20, due to the absence of the gain from the actuarial review of the health plan carried out in 4Q20 and to lower gains from divestments, partially offset by the lower provision related to the variable compensation program and higher reimbursement from the Lava Jato operation.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA in 1Q21 reached US$ 8.9 billion, in line with the previous quarter. This result reflects higher oil margins due to the appreciation of Brent prices, offset by lower sales volumes. In addition, excluding the effect of the absence of the gain from the actuarial review of the health plan, occurred in 4Q20, there were lower operating expenses impacting this metric.

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Financial results

 

Table 7 – Financial results

        Variation (%)
US$ million 1Q21 4Q20 1Q20

1Q21 /

4Q20

1Q21 /

1Q20

Finance income 122 145 174 (15.9) (29.9)
Income from investments and marketable securities (Government Bonds) 29 36 67 (19.4) (56.7)
Other income, net 93 109 107 (14.7) (13.1)
Finance expenses (1,208) (1,434) (1,622) (15.8) (25.5)
Interest on finance debt (752) (770) (1,008) (2.3) (25.4)
Unwinding of discount on lease liabilities (295) (328) (342) (10.1) (13.7)
Discount and premium on repurchase of debt securities (183) (374) (260) (51.1) (29.6)
Capitalized borrowing costs 212 234 279 (9.4) (24.0)
Unwinding of discount on the provision for decommissioning costs (189) (139) (192) 36.0 (1.6)
Other finance expenses and income, net (1) (57) (99) (98.2) (99.0)
Foreign exchange gains (losses) and indexation charges (4,553) 2,653 (3,103) 46.7
Foreign exchange gains (losses) (3,442) 3,764 (1,767) 94.8
Reclassification of hedge accounting to the Statement of Income (1,113) (1,134) (1,400) (1.9) (20.5)
Pis and Cofins inflation indexation income -  exclusion of ICMS (VAT tax) from the basis of calculation (71)
Other foreign exchange gains (losses) and indexation charges, net 2 94 64 (97.9) (96.9)
Total (5,639) 1,364 (4,551) 23.9
           

 

The financial result for 1Q21 was negative US$ 5.6 billion, compared to the US$ 1.4 billion revenue in 4Q20. We ended 1Q21 with an FX exposure of US$ 34.9 billion, compared to US$ 43.3 billion in 4Q20, with lower passive exposure in dollars.

Despite the lower FX exposure in 1Q21, there was an increase in foreign exchange losses, reaching US$ 3.4 billion, mainly due to the 9.6% depreciation of the Brazilian real over the US dollar against the appreciation of 7.9% in 4Q20. It is also worth mentioning the lower premium in the repurchase of bonds (US$ 183 million) and the positive effects of active liability management, which made possible the reduction of finance expenses (US$ 752 million).

Net income (loss) attributable to Petrobras’ shareholders

We recorded a net income of US$ 180 million in 1Q21, US$ 11.3 billion lower than 4Q20, reflecting the impact of FX losses in the financial result due to the depreciation of the Brazilian real over the US dollar, as well as the reversals of impairment and of past expenditures with the health plan, both in 4Q20.

Recurring net income attributable to Petrobras’ shareholders and recurring adjusted EBITDA

In 1Q21, few non-recurring items impacted results. Excluding such items, mainly the impairment of US$ 90 million and the goodwill on the repurchase of bonds of US$ 183 million, we would have had a net income of US$ 231 million in 1Q21. Recurring EBITDA would have been US$ 8.7 billion, 34% higher than 4Q20.

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Special Items

Table 8 – Special items

        Variation (%)
 US$ million 1Q21 4Q20 1Q20

1Q21 /

4Q20

1Q21 /

1Q20

Net income   200 11,617 (9,976) (98.3)
Nonrecurring items (43) 8,141 (13,645) (99.7)
Nonrecurring items that do not affect Adjusted EBITDA (255) 5,823 (13,776) (98.1)
Impairment of assets and investments (124) 5,681 (13,423) (99.1)
Reclassification of comprehensive income (loss) due to the disposal of equity-accounted investments (34)
Gains and losses on disposal / write-offs of assets 49 366 (94) (86.6)
Pis and Cofins inflation indexation charges -  exclusion of ICMS (VAT tax) from the basis of calculation (71)
Discount and premium on repurchase of debt securities (183) (374) (259) (51.1) (29.3)
 Inflation indexation charges on petroleum and alcohol accounts 237
Financial updating on state amnesty programs 37 (16)
Other nonrecurring items 212 2,318 131 (90.9) 61.8
PDV 3 4 (41) (25.0)
Amounts recovered from Lava Jato investigation 141 54 21 161.1 571.4
Gains / (losses) on decommissioning of returned/abandoned areas (6) (324) (98.1)
State amnesty programs 117 11 963.6
Gains / (losses) related to legal proceedings 128
Equalization of expenses - Production Individualization Agreements (43) (8) 23 437.5
PIS and COFINS over inflation indexation charges -  exclusion of ICMS (VAT tax) from the basis of calculation 4
PIS and COFINS recovered - exclusion of ICMS (VAT tax) from the basis of calculation 39
Cost reversals of health care plan due to the revision in the company’s future obligations 2,538
Net effect of nonrecurring items on IR / CSLL (9) (2,021) 4,664 (99.6)
Recurring net income 251 5,492 (992) (95.4)
Shareholders of Petrobras 231 5,385 (732) (95.7)
Non-controlling interests 20 107 (260) (81.3)
Adjusted EBITDA 8,906 8,811 8,581 1.1 3.8
Nonrecurring items 212 2,318 131 (90.9) 61.8
Recurring Adjusted EBITDA 8,694 6,493 8,450 33.9 2.9

 

In management's opinion, the special items presented above, although related to the Company's business, were highlighted as complementary information for a better understanding and evaluation of the result. Such items do not necessarily occur in all periods and are disclosed when relevant.

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Capex

Investment amounts (Capex) encompass acquisition of property, plant and equipment, including costs with leasing, intangible assets, investments in subsidiaries and affiliates, costs with geology and geophysics, costs with research and development and pre-operating costs.

Table 9 – Capex

        Variation %
US$ million 1Q21 4Q20 1Q20

1Q21 /

4Q20

1Q21 /

1Q20

Exploration and Production 1,626 1,519 2,139 7.1 (24.0)
Refining, Transportation and Marketing 193 354 171 (45.6) 12.9
Gas and Power 63 83 86 (24.5) (26.4)
Others 32 93 37 (66.0) (15.3)
Total 1,913 2,049 2,433 (6.6) (21.3)

 

In 1Q21, investments amounted US$ 1.9 billion, 7% below 4Q20 and 21% below 1Q20. More than 71% of capex is related to growth capex.

Growth investments are those with the main objective of increasing the capacity of existing assets, implementing new production systems up to the full ramp up, disposal and storage assets, increasing efficiency or profitability of the asset and implementing essential infrastructure to enable other growth projects. It includes acquisitions of assets / companies and remaining investments in systems that started in 2019, exploratory investments, and investments in R&D.

Sustaining investments, on the other hand, have the main objective of maintaining the operation of existing assets, they do not aim at increasing the capacity of the facilities. Includes investments in safety and reliability of installations, substitute well projects, complementary development, remaining investments in systems that entered before 2019, scheduled stoppages and revitalizations (without new systems), 4D seismic, HSE projects, line changes, infrastructure operational and ICT.

In 1Q21, investments in the Exploration and Production segment totaled US$ 1.6 billion, with approximately 78% related to growth. Investments were mainly concentrated in: (i) development of production in ultra-deep waters of the Santos Basin pre-salt (US$ 1 billion); (ii) exploratory investments (US$ 0.1 billion) and (iii) development of new projects in deep waters (US$ 0.1 billion).

In the Refining, Transportation and Marketing segment, investments totaled US$ 193 million in 1Q21, approximately 23% of which were growth investments. Investments in the Gas and Power segment totaled US$ 63 million in 1Q21, of which approximately 60% are investments in growth.

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The following table presents the main information on the new, already contracted, oil and gas production systems.

Table 10 – Main projects

Project Start-up FPSO capacity (bbl/day)

CAPEX Petrobras spent

US$ bi

Total CAPEX3 Petrobras US$ bi Petrobras Share Status

Sépia 1

FPSO Carioca (Chartered unit)

2021 180000 0.91 2.2 97.6% Project in phase of execution with production system under construction. 11 wells drilled and 10 completed

Mero 1

FPSO Guanabara (Chartered unit)

2022 180000 0.28 1.0 40.0% Project in phase of execution with production system under construction. 11 wells drilled and 6 completed

Búzios 5

FPSO Alm. Barroso (Chartered unit)

2022 150000 0.49 2.3 100%¹ Project in phase of execution with production system under construction. 6 wells drilled and 1 completed.

Marlim 1

FPSO Anita Garibaldi (Chartered unit)

2023 80000 0.10 2.1 100.0% Project in phase of execution with production system under construction. 1 well drilled and 1 completed

Marlim 2

FPSO Anna Nery (Chartered unit)

2023 70000 0.03 1.6 100.0% Project in phase of execution with production system under construction.

Mero 2

FPSO Sepetiba (Chartered unit)

2023 180000 0.02 0.8 40.0% Project in phase of execution with production system under construction. 5 wells drilled and 2 completed

Itapu

P-71 (Owned unit)

2023 150000 1,65² 3.4 100.0% Project in phase of execution with production system under construction. 3 wells drilled and 1 completed

Mero 3

FPSO Marechal Duque de Caxias (Chartered unit)

2024 180000 0.02 0.8 40.0% Project in phase of execution with production system under construction. 3 wells drilled and 1 completed

Búzios 6th module

FPSO Almirante Tamandaré (Chartered unit)

2024 225000 0.01 2.1 100%¹ Project in phase of execution, letter of intent signed for charter of the platform in February 2021. 2 wells drilled

Búzios 7th module

P-78 (Owned unit)

2025 180000 0.03 4.3 100%¹ Project in phase of execution. Contract signed in May/2021

¹ Will change after the co-participation agreement

² In this quarter, the incorporation of P-71 was considered in the financial curve of the project, according to the relevant fact disclosed on October 27, 2020.

3 Does not include the amount related to chartered units

 

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Portfolio Management

In 2021, up to May, 11th, we concluded the sale of: Frade field, the wind power plants Mangue Seco 1, Mangue Seco 3 and Mangue Seco 4, Petrobras Uruguay Distribución (PUDSA), the remaining 10% stake in NTS and BSBios company. Cash inflows from those transactions, coupled with upfront cash inflows from the signing of Peroá and Miranga clusters divestments, totaled US$ 472 million in the period.

Table 11 – Amounts received up to May 11th, 2021 and respective transaction value

Asset Amounts received
(US$ million)
Transaction amount1
 (US$ million)
Mangue Seco 1 7.82 82
Mangue Seco 2 - 62
Mangue Seco 3 e 4 182 16.82
Frade field 36 1003
Peroá cluster 5.0 55
Miranga cluster 11 220.1
PUDSA 62 61.74
RLAM - 1,650
NTS (10%) 285² 333²
UTE Camaçari Cluster - 17.6²
BSBios 47 60
Rabo Branco   1.5
Total 472 2,529.7

¹ Amounts agreed in the signing date, subject to adjustments upon closing

² Original amounts in BRL, converted to US $ at the PTAX rate on the day of the SPA signing or of the cash inflow.

³Transaction signed in 2019

4Transaction signed in 2020

 

Petrobras reinforces the importance of portfolio management focusing on world-class assets in deep and ultra-deep waters, in order to improve our capital allocation, enable debt and capital cost reduction, and the consequent increase in value generation to the company and to our shareholders.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources[2]

Table 12 – Liquidity and capital resources

US$ million 1Q21 4Q20 1Q20
Adjusted cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period 12,384 13,374 8,265
Government bonds and time deposits with maturities of more than 3 months at the beginning of period * (659) (670) (888)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period 11,725 12,704 7,377
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 7,244 7,072 7,777
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (1,359) (317) (1,481)
Acquisition of PP&E and intangibles assets (1,650) (1,388) (1,869)
Investments in investees (2) (1) 3
Proceeds from disposal of assets - Divestment 201 959 281
Dividends received 67 42 44
Divestment (Investment) in marketable securities 25 71 60
(=) Net cash provided by operating and investing activities 5,885 6,755 6,296
Net cash provided by (used) in financing activities (5,574) (7,407) 2,132
Net financings (4,088) (5,502) 4,702
     Proceeds from  financing 54 1,126 10,173
     Repayments (4,142) (6,628) (5,471)
Repayment of lease liability (1,467) (1,509) (1,523)
Dividends paid to shareholders of Petrobras (347) (1,020)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interest (46) (8)
Investments by non-controlling interest (19) (3) (19)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (72) (327) (337)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period 11,964 11,725 15,468
Government bonds and time deposits with maturities of more than 3 months at the end of period * 579 659 644
Adjusted cash and cash equivalents at the end of period 12,543 12,384 16,112
       
Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow      
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 7,244 7,072 7,777
Acquisition of PP&E and intangibles assets (1,650) (1,388) (1,869)
Investments in investees ** (2) (1) 3
Free cash flow 5,592 5,683 5,911

 

As of March 31st, 2021, cash and cash equivalents were US$ 12 billion and adjusted cash and cash equivalents totaled US$ 12.5 billion.

In 1Q21, despite the reduction in sales volumes in the domestic and external markets and the higher build up of inventories relative to 4Q20, there was an increase in net cash provided by operating activities, which reached US$ 7.2 billion, mainly due to the hike in the Brent prices. Free cash flow reached US$ 5.6 billion in 1Q21.

This level of cash generation, alongside cash inflows from divestments of US$ 201 million and cash and cash equivalents, were used: (i) to prepay debt and amortize principal and interest due in the period (US$ 4.1 billion) and (ii) to amortize lease liabilities (US$ 1.5 billion), reducing gross debt to US$ 71 billion. In addition, CAPEX was US$ 1.7 billion.

 


[2] * Includes short-term government bonds and time deposits and cash and cash equivalents of companies classified as held for sale.

** In accordance with the Shareholders’ remuneration policy, the additions (reductions) in investments shall not be considered in the calculation.

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In 1Q21, the company settled several loans and financial debts, amounting to US$ 4.1 billion, notably: (i) repayment of loans in the amount of US$ 1.1 billion, (ii) prepayment of banking loans in the domestic and international market totaling US$ 100 million and (iii) US$ 1.4 billion in the repurchase of global bonds previously issued by the Company in the capital market, with net premium paid to bond holders amounting to US$ 183 million (iv) total prepayment of loans with export credit agencies, in the amount of US$ 224 million.

 

Conciliation EBITDA x OCF x FCF x FCFE

US$ billion

 

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Debt

The cash flow generation and continuous liability management allowed a relevant reduction in our indebtedness. Gross debt reached US$ 71 billion, 6% lower than December 31st 2020, mainly due to debt prepayments. In April, there was a high volume of repayments and prepayments, in the amount of US$ 3.2 billion, which reinforces our commitment to deleveraging.

In addition, liability management helped increase the average maturity from 11.71 years to 11.84 years.

The Gross Debt/LTM adjusted EBITDA ratio decreased from 2.66x on December 31st, 2020 to 2.47x on March 31st, 2021.

Net debt reduced 7.5%, reaching US$ 58.4 billion. The Net Debt/LTM adjusted EBITDA ratio decreased from 2.22x on December 31st, 2020 to 2.03x on March 31st, 2021, the best recorded mark since 2012.

Table 13 – Debt indicators

US$ million 03.31.2021 12.31.2020 Δ % 03.31.2020
Financial Debt 50,317 53,888 (6.6) 66,702
Capital Markets 28,393 30,137 (5.8) 33,329
Banking Market 17,359 18,597 (6.7) 27,956
Development banks 1,149 1,516 (24.2) 1,497
Export Credit Agencies 3,210 3,424 (6.3) 3,683
Others 206 214 (3.7) 237
Finance leases 20,649 21,650 (4.6) 22,535
Gross debt 70,966 75,538 (6.1) 89,237
Adjusted cash and cash equivalents 12,542 12,370 1.4 16,106
Net debt 58,424 63,168 (7.5) 73,131
Net Debt/(Net Debt + Market Cap) - Leverage 51% 47% 8.5 67%
Average interest rate (% p.a.) 6.0 5.9 1.7 5.6
Weighted average maturity of outstanding debt (years) 11.84 11.71 1.1 9.74
Net debt/LTM Adjusted EBITDA ratio 2.03 2.22 (8.6) 2.15
Gross debt/LTM Adjusted EBITDA ratio 2.47 2.66 (7.1) 2.63

 

 

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Results by Segment

Exploration and Production[3]

Table 14 – E&P results

        Variation (%)
US$ million 1Q21 4Q20 1Q20

1Q21 /

4Q20

1Q21 /

1Q20

Sales revenues 11,666 8,995 10,877 29.7 7.3
Gross profit 6,432 4,966 4,970 29.5 29.4
Operating expenses (521) 4,744 (13,528) (96.1)
Operating income (loss) 5,911 9,710 (8,558) (39.1)
Net income (loss) attributable to the shareholders of Petrobras 3,925 6,385 (5,804) (38.5)
Adjusted EBITDA of the segment 8,053 5,443 7,467 48.0 7.8
EBITDA margin of the segment (%) 69 61 69 8.5 0.4
Average Brent crude (US$/bbl) 60.90 44.23 50.26 37.7 21.2
Sales price - Brazil          
Crude oil (US$/bbl) 57.32 43.29 49.96 32.4 14.7
 Lifting cost - Brazil (US$/boe)*          
     excluding production taxes and leases 4.91 5.61 5.88 (12.5) (16.5)
     excluding production taxes 6.66 7.19 7.51 (7.4) (11.3)
        Onshore and shallow waters          
           with leases 12.37 12.87 20.30 (3.9) (39.1)
           excluding leases 12.37 12.33 19.41 0.3 (36.3)
       Deep and ultra-deep post-salt          
           with leases 11.11 12.63 10.84 (12.1) 2.5
           excluding leases 9.39 11.23 9.26 (16.4) 1.4
        Pre-salt          
           with leases 4.63 4.47 4.52 3.5 2.4
           excluding leases 2.70 2.71 2.79 (0.5) (3.2)
     including production taxes and excluding leases 16.11 13.06 12.85 23.3 25.4
     including production taxes and leases 17.87 14.64 14.47 22.1 23.5
Production taxes - Brazil 2,359 1,537 1,881 53.4 25.4
     Royalties 1,190 851 972 39.9 22.4
     Special Participation 1,160 677 898 71.4 29.2
     Retention of areas 9 10 11 (9.2) (17.4)

 

In 1Q21, gross profit reached US$ 6.4 billion, an increase of 30% when compared to 4Q20. This increase was due to higher revenues and was partially offset by higher production taxes, both mainly due to higher Brent prices. Operating profit was 39% lower than in 4Q20, mainly due to the reversal of impairment losses, which occurred in 4Q20.

When compared to 1Q20, gross profit increased by 29% in 1Q21, mainly reflecting higher Brent prices. Operating profit was US$ 5.9 billion, a higher result, mainly due to impairment losses occurred in 1Q20.

Lifting cost in 1Q21, without production taxes and without leases, was US$ 4.91/boe, which represents a 13% reduction compared to 4Q20. The result is due to lower expenses with integrity, such as maintenance and subsea inspections, which were concentrated in 4Q20.

When compared to 1Q20, lifting cost without production taxes and without leases decreased by 17%. This drop is explained by the 23% depreciation of the real against the dollar, the mothballing of shallow water platforms, divestments, and the start-up of P-70.


* Leases refers to platform leasing

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In the pre-salt, lifting cost remained stable in 1Q21. We continue to observe the maintenance of low unit costs, at levels below US$ 3/boe.

In the post-salt layer, lifting cost decreased 16% compared to 4Q20, due to lower expenses with maintenance and subsea inspections.

In onshore and shallow water assets, lifting cost in 1Q21 remained stable compared to the previous quarter.

Higher production taxes in 1Q21 are explained by higher Brent prices.

 

Refining, Transportation and Marketing

 

Table 15 – RTM results **

        Variation (%)
US$ million 1Q21 4Q20 1Q20

1Q21 /

4Q20

1Q21 /

1Q20

Sales revenues 13,973 12,086 15,480 15.6 (9.7)
Gross profit 2,136 1,244 83 71.7 2473.5
Operating expenses (399) 82 (914) (56.3)
Operating Income (Loss) 1,737 1,326 (831) 31.0
Net income (loss) attributable to the shareholders of Petrobras 1,255 976 (702) 28.6
Adjusted EBITDA of the segment 2,265 1,226 (207) 84.7
EBITDA margin of the segment (%) 16 10 (1) 6.1 17.5
Refining cost (US$ / barrel) - Brazil 1.61 1.47 2.26 9.5 (28.8)
Domestic basic oil products price (US$/bbl) 63.82 49.96 65.06 27.7 (1.9)

 

In 1Q21, gross profit was US$ 0.89 million higher than 4Q20 due to a higher inventory turnover effect between quarters, with a variation of approximately US$ 1.09 billion, which reflect the increase in Brent prices in 1Q21 (the positive inventory turnover effect was US$ 1.63 billion in 1Q21 and US$ 545 million in 4Q20. Excluding the inventory turnover effect, gross profit would have been US$ 502 million in 1Q21 and US$ 699 million in 4Q20.

In 1Q20, there were higher margins for oil products in the domestic market, especially diesel and gasoline, partially offset by lower LPG margins and lower sales volumes. There were better margins in crude oil and fuel oil exports, partially offset by lower volumes of exported oil.

The increase in operating income reflects the higher gross profit. Operating expenses increased in 1Q21 due to the positive effect in 4Q20 relative to the impairment reversal of Comperj and gains on the sale of Liquigás. Excluding these effects, operating expenses were lower, mainly reflecting the reduction in sales expenses due to lower sales volumes.

 

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Gas and Power

Table 16 – G&P results

        Variation (%)
US$ million 1Q21 4Q20 1Q20

1Q21 /

4Q20

1Q21 /

1Q20

Sales revenues 2,208 2,256 2,370 (2.1) (6.8)
Gross profit 876 987 1,025 (11.2) (14.5)
Operating expenses (746) (741) (673) 0.7 10.8
Operating income (loss) 130 246 352 (47.2) (63.1)
Net income (loss) attributable to the shareholders of Petrobras 104 194 214 (46.4) (51.4)
Adjusted EBITDA of the segment 323 425 498 (24.0) (35.1)
EBITDA margin of the segment (%) 15 19 21 (4) (6)
Natural gas sales price - Brazil (US$/bbl) 34.04 30.82 41.44 10.4 (17.9)

 

 

In 1Q21, gross profit was US$ 876 million, a reduction of 11% when compared to 4Q20, as a result of lower margins in energy generation and lower margins in gas commercialization, both resulting from higher acquisition costs for gas, mainly due to the increase in the regasified LNG costs, given the increase in consumption due to the harsh winter and restrictions on supply.

In 1Q21, operating income was US$ 116 million lower than 4Q20, mainly due to lower gross profit and higher tax expenses.

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Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA

 

EBITDA is an indicator calculated as the net income for the period plus taxes on profit, net financial result, depreciation and amortization. Petrobras announces EBITDA, as authorized by CVM Instruction 527 of October 2012.

In order to reflect the management view regarding the formation of the company's current business results, EBITDA is also presented adjusted (Adjusted EBITDA) as a result of: investments, impairment, results with divestments and write-off of assets, and reclassification of comprehensive income (loss) due to the disposal of equity-accounted investments.

Adjusted EBITDA, reflecting the sum of the last twelve months (Last Twelve Months), also represents an alternative to the company's operating cash generation. This measure is used to calculate the Gross Debt to Adjusted EBITDA metric, helping to evaluate the company's leverage and liquidity.

EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not provided for in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and should not serve as a basis for comparison with those disclosed by other companies and should not be considered as a substitute for any other measure calculated in accordance with IFRS. These measures should be considered in conjunction with other measures and indicators for a better understanding of the company's performance and financial condition.

Table 17 - Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA

        Variation (%)
US$ million 1Q21 4Q20 1Q20

1Q21 /

4Q20

1Q21 /

1Q20

Net income (loss) 200 11,617 (9,976) (98.3)
Net finance income (expense) 5,639 (1,364) 4,551 23.9
Income taxes 319 2,725 (3,300) (88.3)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 2,856 2,236 3,543 27.7 (19.4)
EBITDA 9,014 15,214 (5,182) (41)
Results in equity-accounted investments (183) (18) 298 916.7
Impairment 90 (6,019) 13,371 (99.3)
Reclassification of comprehensive income (loss) due to the disposal of equity-accounted investments 34
Results on disposal/write-offs of assets and on remeasurement of investment retained with loss of control (49) (366) 94 (86.6)
Adjusted EBITDA 8,906 8,811 8,581 1 4
Adjusted EBITDA margin (%) 57 63 50 (6.0) 7.0

 

 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Table 18 - Income Statement - Consolidated

US$ million 1Q21 4Q20 1Q20
Sales revenues 15,698 13,911 17,143
Cost of sales (7,691) (6,384) (9,879)
Gross profit 8,007 7,527 7,264
Selling expenses (948) (1,128) (1,335)
General and administrative expenses (273) (79) (411)
Exploration costs (214) (366) (104)
Research and development expenses (117) (100) (95)
Other taxes (106) (191) (118)
Impairment of assets (90) 6,019 (13,371)
Other income and expenses (284) 1,278 (257)
  (2,032) 5,433 (15,691)
Operating income (loss) 5,975 12,960 (8,427)
Finance income 122 145 174
Finance expenses (1,208) (1,434) (1,622)
Foreign exchange gains (losses) and inflation indexation charges (4,553) 2,653 (3,103)
Net finance income (expense) (5,639) 1,364 (4,551)
Results in equity-accounted investments 183 18 (298)
Income (loss) before income taxes 519 14,342 (13,276)
Income taxes (319) (2,725) 3,300
Net Income (Loss) 200 11,617 (9,976)
Net income (loss) attributable to:      
     Shareholders of Petrobras 180 11,509 (9,715)
     Non-controlling interests 20 108 (261)
       
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Table 19 - Statement of Financial Position – Consolidated

ASSETS - US$ million 03.31.2021 12.31.2020
Current assets 27,025 27,388
Cash and cash equivalents 11,963 11,711
Marketable securities 579 659
Trade and other receivables, net 2,358 4,731
Inventories 6,973 5,677
Recoverable taxes 1,501 2,595
Assets classified as held for sale 2,045 785
Other current assets 1,606 1,230
     
Non-current assets 148,195 162,622
Long-term receivables 20,004 20,200
Trade and other receivables, net 2,574 2,631
Marketable securities 41 44
Judicial deposits 6,824 7,281
Deferred taxes 7,163 6,451
Other tax assets 2,919 3,158
Other non-current assets 483 635
Investments 3,167 3,273
Property, plant and equipment 111,406 124,201
Intangible assets 13,618 14,948
Total assets 175,220 190,010
     
     
LIABILITIES - US$ million 03.31.2021 12.31.2020
Current liabilities 21,847 26,225
Trade payables 5,100 6,859
Finance debt 3,292 4,186
Lease liability 5,370 5,698
Taxes payable 2,700 2,834
Dividends payable 787 858
Short-term benefits 1,695 1,953
Pension and medical benefits 646 1,549
Liabilities related to assets classified as held for sale 696 685
Other current liabilities 1,561 1,603
Non-current liabilities 97,163 103,909
Finance debt 47,025 49,702
Lease liability 15,279 15,952
Income taxes payable 316 357
Deferred taxes 212 195
Pension and medical benefits 13,393 14,520
Provision for legal and administrative proceedings 1,814 2,199
Provision for decommisioning costs 16,962 18,780
Other non-current liabilities 2,162 2,204
Shareholders equity 56,210 59,876
Share capital  (net of share issuance costs)  107,101 107,101
Profit reserves and others (52,092) (47,753)
Non-controlling interests 1,201 528
Total liabilities and shareholders´ equity 175,220 190,010
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Table 20 - Statement of Cash Flows – Consolidated

US$ million 1Q21 4Q20 1Q20
Cash flows from Operating activities      
Net income for the period 200 11,617 (9,976)
Adjustments for:      
Pension and medical benefits (actuarial expense) 315 (2,176) 444
Results of equity-accounted investments (183) (18) 298
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 2,856 2,236 3,543
Impairment of assets (reversal) 90 (6,019) 13,371
Allowance (reversals) for credit loss on trade and others receivables (15) 20 97
Exploratory expenditure write-offs 131 233 26
Disposal/write-offs of assets, remeasurement of investment retained with loss of control and reclassification of CTA (15) (364) 94
Foreign exchange, indexation and finance charges   5,544 (1,364) 3,969
Deferred income taxes, net 200 2,443 (3,470)
Revision and unwinding of discount on the provision for decommissioning costs 194 463 193
PIS and COFINS recovery - exclusion of ICMS (VAT tax) from the basis of calculation 89
Inventory write-down (write-back) to net realizable value (1) 342
Early termination and changes on payments of lease agreements (70) (103) (94)
Decrease (Increase) in assets      
Trade and other receivables, net (128) 70 973
Inventories (1,973) (18) 446
Judicial deposits (151) 55 (449)
Other assets 51 (292) (301)
Increase (Decrease) in liabilities      
Trade payables 616 45 (830)
Other taxes payable 1,105 1,268 (576)
Pension and medical benefits (976) (227) (334)
Provisions for legal proceedings (205) 13 (158)
Short-term benefits (91) (279) (91)
Provision for decommissioning costs (163) (169) (127)
Other liabilities 41 (420) 618
Income taxes paid (128) (31) (231)
Net cash provided by operating activities 7,244 7,072 7,777
Cash flows from Investing activities      
Acquisition of PP&E and intangibles assets (1,650) (1,388) (1,869)
Investments in investees (2) (1) 3
Proceeds from disposal of assets - Divestment 201 959 281
Divestment (Investment) in marketable securities 25 71 60
Dividends received 67 42 44
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities (1,359) (317) (1,481)
Cash flows from Financing activities      
Investments by non-controlling interest (19) (3) (19)
Financing and loans, net:      
Proceeds from financing 54 1,126 10,173
Repayment of finance debt - principal (3,063) (6,129) (4,343)
Repayment of finance debt - interest (1,079) (499) (1,128)
Repayment of lease liability (1,467) (1,509) (1,523)
Dividends paid to Shareholders of Petrobras (347) (1,020)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests (46) (8)
Net cash provided (used) in financing activities (5,574) (7,407) 2,132
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (72) (327) (337)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 239 (979) 8,091
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 11,725 12,704 7,377
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 11,964 11,725 15,468
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION BY BUSINESS AREAS

Table 21 - Consolidated Income by Segment – 1Q21

US$ million E&P RTM GAS & POWER CORP. AND OTHERS ELIMIN. TOTAL
Sales revenues 11,666 13,973 2,208 155 (12,304) 15,698
Intersegments 11,453 235 552 64 (12,304)
Third parties 213 13,738 1,656 91 15,698
Cost of sales (5,234) (11,837) (1,332) (150) 10,862 (7,691)
Gross profit 6,432 2,136 876 5 (1,442) 8,007
Expenses (521) (399) (746) (360) (6) (2,032)
Selling expenses (335) (603) (4) (6) (948)
General and administrative expenses (32) (32) (17) (192) (273)
Exploration costs (214) (214)
Research and development expenses (85) (3) (5) (24) (117)
Other taxes (17) (40) (23) (26) (106)
Impairment of assets (95) 5 (90)
Other income and expenses (78) 11 (98) (119) (284)
Operating income (loss) 5,911 1,737 130 (355) (1,448) 5,975
Net finance income (expense) (5,639) (5,639)
Results in equity-accounted investments 23 108 40 12 183
Income (loss) before income taxes 5,934 1,845 170 (5,982) (1,448) 519
Income taxes (2,010) (590) (45) 1,833 493 (319)
Net Income (Loss) 3,924 1,255 125 (4,149) (955) 200
Net income (loss) attributable to:            
   Shareholders of Petrobras 3,925 1,255 104 (4,149) (955) 180
   Non-controlling interests (1) 21 20

 

Table 22 - Consolidated Income by Segment – 1Q20

US$ million E&P RTM GAS & POWER CORP. AND OTHERS ELIMIN. TOTAL
Sales revenues 10,877 15,480 2,370 198 (11,782) 17,143
Intersegments 10,667 302 753 60 (11,782)
Third parties 210 15,178 1,617 138 17,143
Cost of sales (5,907) (15,397) (1,345) (193) 12,963 (9,879)
Gross profit 4,970 83 1,025 5 1,181 7,264
Expenses (13,528) (914) (673) (568) (8) (15,691)
Selling expenses (650) (674) (4) (7) (1,335)
General and administrative expenses (47) (61) (27) (276) (411)
Exploration costs (104) (104)
Research and development expenses (62) (3) (3) (27) (95)
Other taxes (16) (42) (9) (51) (118)
Impairment of assets (13,167) (43) (161) (13,371)
Other income and expenses (132) (115) 40 (49) (1) (257)
Operating income (loss) (8,558) (831) 352 (563) 1,173 (8,427)
Net finance income (expense) (4,551) (4,551)
Results in equity-accounted investments (155) (185) (2) 44 (298)
Income (loss) before income taxes (8,713) (1,016) 350 (5,070) 1,173 (13,276)
Income taxes 2,909 283 (120) 626 (398) 3,300
Net Income (Loss) (5,804) (733) 230 (4,444) 775 (9,976)
Net income (loss) attributable to:            
    Shareholders of Petrobras (5,804) (702) 214 (4,198) 775 (9,715)
    Non-controlling interests (31) 16 (246) (261)

 

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Table 23 - Quarterly Consolidated Income by Segment – 4Q20

US$ million E&P RTM GAS & POWER CORP. AND OTHERS ELIMIN. TOTAL
Sales revenues 8,995 12,086 2,256 249 (9,675) 13,911
Intersegments 8,772 242 574 87 (9,675)
Third parties 223 11,844 1,682 162 13,911
Cost of sales (4,029) (10,842) (1,269) (231) 9,987 (6,384)
Gross profit 4,966 1,244 987 18 312 7,527
Expenses 4,744 82 (741) 1,353 (5) 5,433
Selling expenses (504) (614) (4) (6) (1,128)
General and administrative expenses (24) (2) (18) (35) (79)
Exploration costs (366) (366)
Research and development expenses (66) (3) (6) (25) (100)
Other taxes (18) (50) (12) (111) (191)
Impairment of assets 5,816 207 4 (8) 6,019
Other income and expenses (598) 434 (95) 1,536 1 1,278
Operating income (loss) 9,710 1,326 246 1,371 307 12,960
Net finance income (expense) 1,364 1,364
Results in equity-accounted investments (24) 112 46 (116) 18
Income (loss) before income taxes 9,686 1,438 292 2,619 307 14,342
Income taxes (3,302) (451) (83) 1,216 (105) (2,725)
Net income (loss) 6,384 987 209 3,835 202 11,617
Net income (loss) attributable to:            
   Shareholders of Petrobras 6,385 976 194 3,752 202 11,509
   Non-controlling interests (1) 11 15 83 108

  

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Table 24 - Other Income and Expenses by Segment – 1Q21

 

US$ million E&P RTM GAS & POWER CORP. AND OTHERS ELIMIN. TOTAL
Unscheduled stoppages and pre-operating expenses (291) (2) (6) (1) (300)
Pension and medical benefits - retirees (218) (218)
Variable compensation program (37) (22) (3) (32) (94)
Equalization of expenses - Production Individualization Agreements (43) (43)
Reclassification of comprehensive income (loss) due to the disposal of equity-accounted investments (33) (33)
Profit sharing (11) (7) (1) (9) (28)
Gains/(losses) with Commodities Derivatives (23) (23)
Gains / (losses) on decommissioning of returned/abandoned areas (6) (6)
PIS and Cofins recovered - VAT tax exclusion from PIS and Cofins tax basis
Voluntary Separation Plan - PDV (2) (2) 7 3
Fines imposed on suppliers 24 2 2 1 29
Results on disposal/write-offs of assets and on remeasurement of investment retained with loss of control 123 11 (86) 48
Gains / (losses) related to legal, administrative and arbitration proceedings (43) 40 54 51
Early termination and changes on payments of lease agreements 72 (4) 2 (1) 69
Expenses/Reimbursements from E&P partnership operations 100 100
Amounts recovered from Lava Jato investigation 141 141
Others 36 (5) (6) (5) 20
  (78) 11 (98) (119) (284)
             

 

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Table 25 - Other Income and Expenses by Segment – 1Q20

 

US$ million E&P RTM GAS & POWER CORP. AND OTHERS ELIMIN. TOTAL
Unscheduled stoppages and pre-operating expenses (307) (3) (42) (1) (353)
Pension and medical benefits - retirees (299) (299)
Variable compensation program 13 5 1 10 29
Equalization of expenses - Production Individualization Agreements 23 23
Reclassification of comprehensive income (loss) due to the disposal of equity-accounted investments
Profit sharing (6) (6)
Gains/(losses) with Commodities Derivatives 223 223
Gains / (losses) on decommissioning of returned/abandoned areas
PIS and Cofins recovered - VAT tax exclusion from PIS and Cofins tax basis
Voluntary Separation Plan - PDV (20) (14) (7) (41)
Fines imposed on suppliers 47 1 1 49
Results on disposal/write-offs of assets and on remeasurement of investment retained with loss of control (70) (20) (8) 4 (94)
Gains / (losses) related to legal, administrative and arbitration proceedings (133) (55) 81 57 (50)
Early termination and changes on payments of lease agreements 76 13 5 94
Expenses/Reimbursements from E&P partnership operations 197 197
Amounts recovered from Lava Jato investigation 21 21
Others 42 (23) (6) (62) (1) (50)
  (132) (115) 40 (49) (1) (257)

 

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Table 26 - Other Income and Expenses by Segment – 4Q20

 

US$ million E&P RTM GAS & POWER CORP. AND OTHERS ELIMIN. TOTAL
Unscheduled stoppages and pre-operating expenses (307) (1) (25) (1) (334)
Pension and medical benefits - retirees 1,588 1,588
Variable compensation program (210) (104) (18) (122) (454)
Equalization of expenses - Production Individualization Agreements (8) (8)
Reclassification of comprehensive income (loss) due to the disposal of equity-accounted investments
Profit sharing (1) 10 9
Gains/(losses) with Commodities Derivatives (7) (7)
Gains / (losses) on decommissioning of returned/abandoned areas (324) (324)
PIS and Cofins recovered - VAT tax exclusion from PIS and Cofins tax basis 50 33 (47) 36
Voluntary Separation Plan - PDV (31) (11) (3) 50 5
Fines imposed on suppliers 13 (4) 1 1 11
Results on disposal/write-offs of assets and on remeasurement of investment retained with loss of control (10) 442 (78) 12 366
Gains / (losses) related to legal, administrative and arbitration proceedings (102) (28) 10 17 (103)
Early termination and changes on payments of lease agreements 98 (3) 8 103
Expenses/Reimbursements from E&P partnership operations 239 239
Amounts recovered from Lava Jato investigation 9 45 54
Others 36 83 (15) (8) 1 97
  (598) 434 (95) 1,536 1 1,278

 

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Table 27 - Consolidated Assets by Segment – 03.31.2021

US$ million E&P RTM GAS & POWER CORP. AND OTHERS ELIMIN. TOTAL
Total assets 107,791 32,994 9,570 30,262 (5,397) 175,220
             
Current assets 3,459 12,950 2,156 13,857 (5,397) 27,025
Non-current assets 104,332 20,044 7,414 16,405 148,195
Long-term receivables 4,430 1,776 746 13,052 20,004
Investments 405 488 581 1,693 3,167
Property, plant and equipment 86,213 17,691 5,974 1,528 111,406
Operating assets 76,485 15,354 3,797 1,265 96,901
Assets under construction 9,727 2,337 2,177 264 14,505
Intangible assets 13,284 89 113 132 13,618

 

Table 28 - Consolidated Assets by Segment – 12.31.2020

US$ million E&P RTM GAS & POWER CORP. AND OTHERS ELIMIN. TOTAL
Total assets 120,280 32,049 10,296 30,810 (3,425) 190,010
             
Current assets 5,333 8,170 1,975 15,337 (3,427) 27,388
Non-current assets 114,947 23,879 8,321 15,473 2 162,622
Long-term receivables 4,745 2,539 976 11,938 2 20,200
Investments 390 400 607 1,876 3,273
Property, plant and equipment 95,222 20,842 6,614 1,523 124,201
Operating assets 84,916 18,304 4,300 1,238 108,758
Assets under construction 10,305 2,537 2,315 286 15,443
Intangible assets 14,590 98 124 136 14,948
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Table 29 - Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA by Segment – 1Q21

US$ million E&P RTM GAS & POWER CORP. AND OTHERS ELIMIN. TOTAL
Net income (loss) 3,924 1,255 125 (4,149) (955) 200
Net finance income (expense) 5,639 5,639
Income taxes 2,010 590 45 (1,833) (493) 319
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 2,170 540 106 40 2,856
EBITDA 8,104 2,385 276 (303) (1,448) 9,014
Results in equity-accounted investments (23) (108) (40) (12) (183)
Impairment 95 (5) 90
Reclassification of comprehensive income (loss) due to the disposal of equity-accounted investments 34 34
Results on disposal/write-offs of assets and on remeasurement of investment retained with loss of control (123) (12) 87 (1) (49)
Adjusted EBITDA 8,053 2,265 323 (287) (1,448) 8,906

 

 

Table 30 - Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA by Segment – 1Q20

US$ million E&P RTM GAS & POWER CORP. AND OTHERS ELIMIN. TOTAL
Net income (loss) (5,804) (733) 230 (4,444) 775 (9,976)
Net finance income (expense) 4,551 4,551
Income taxes (2,909) (283) 120 (626) 398 (3,300)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 2,788 561 138 56 3,543
EBITDA (5,925) (455) 488 (463) 1,173 (5,182)
Results in equity-accounted investments 155 185 2 (44) 298
Impairment 13,167 43 161 13,371
Reclassification of comprehensive income (loss) due to the disposal of equity-accounted investments
Results on disposal/write-offs of assets and on remeasurement of investment retained with loss of control 70 20 8 (4) 94
Adjusted EBITDA 7,467 (207) 498 (350) 1,173 8,581

 

Table 31 - Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA by Segment – 4Q20

US$ million E&P RTM GAS & POWER CORP. AND OTHERS ELIMIN. TOTAL
Net income (loss) 6,384 987 209 3,835 202 11,617
Net finance income (expense) (1,364) (1,364)
Income taxes 3,302 451 83 (1,216) 105 2,725
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 1,539 549 106 42 2,236
EBITDA 11,225 1,987 398 1,297 307 15,214
Results in equity-accounted investments 24 (112) (46) 116 (18)
Impairment (5,816) (207) (4) 8 (6,019)
Reclassification of comprehensive income (loss) due to the disposal of equity-accounted investments
Results on disposal/write-offs of assets and on remeasurement of investment retained with loss of control 10 (442) 77 (11) (366)
Adjusted EBITDA 5,443 1,226 425 1,410 307 8,811

 

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Glossary

 

ACL - Ambiente de Contratação Livre (Free contracting market) in the electricity system.

ACR - Ambiente de Contratação Regulada (Regulated contracting market) in the electricity system.

Adjusted cash and cash equivalents - Sum of cash and cash equivalents, government bonds and time deposits from highly rated financial institutions abroad with maturities of more than 3 months from the date of acquisition, considering the expected realization of those financial investments in the short-term. This measure is not defined under the International Financial Reporting Standards – IFRS and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for cash and cash equivalents computed in accordance with IFRS. It may not be comparable to adjusted cash and cash equivalents of other companies, however management believes that it is an appropriate supplemental measure to assess our liquidity and supports leverage management.

Adjusted EBITDA – Net income plus net finance income (expense); income taxes; depreciation, depletion and amortization; results in equity-accounted investments; impairment, cumulative translation adjustment and gains/losses on disposal/write-offs of assets. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure defined by IFRS and it is possible that it may not be comparable to similar measures reported by other companies, however management believes that it is an appropriate supplemental measure to assess our profitability. Adjusted EBITDA shall be considered in conjunction with other metrics for a better understanding on our performance.

Adjusted EBITDA margin - Adjusted EBITDA divided by sales revenues.

Basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share - Calculated based on the weighted average number of shares.

Consolidated Structured Entities – Entities that have been designated so that voting rights or the like are not the determining factor in deciding who controls the entity. Petrobras has no equity interest in certain structured entities that are consolidated in the Company's financial statements, but control is determined by the power it has over its relevant operating activities. As there is no equity interest, the income from certain consolidated structured entities is attributable to non-controlling shareholders in the income statement, and disregarding the profit or loss attributable to Petrobras shareholders.

CTA – Cumulative translation adjustment – The cumulative amount of exchange variation arising on translation of foreign operations that is recognized in Shareholders’ Equity and will be transferred to profit or loss on the disposal of the investment.

Effect of average cost in the Cost of Sales – In view of the average inventory term of 60 days, the crude oil and oil products international prices movement, as well as foreign exchange effect over imports, production taxes and other factors that impact costs, do not entirely influence the cost of sales in the current period, having their total effects only in the following period.

Free cash flow - Net cash provided by operating activities less acquisition of PP&E and intangibles assets (except for signature bonus) and investments in investees. Free cash flow is not defined under the IFRS and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for cash and cash equivalents calculated in accordance with IFRS. It may not be comparable to free cash flow of other companies, however management believes that it is an appropriate supplemental measure to assess our liquidity and supports leverage management.

Investments – Capital expenditures based on the cost assumptions and financial methodology adopted in our Business and Management Plan, which include acquisition of PP&E, including expenses with leasing, intangibles assets, investment in investees and other items that do not necessarily qualify as cash flows used in investing activities, primarily geological and geophysical expenses, research and development expenses, pre-operating charges, purchase of property, plant and equipment on credit and borrowing costs directly attributable to works in progress.

 

 

 

Leverage – Ratio between the Net Debt and the sum of Net Debt and Shareholders’ Equity. Leverage is not a measure defined in the IFRS and it is possible that it may not be comparable to similar measures reported by other companies, however management believes that it is an appropriate supplemental measure to assess our liquidity.

Lifting Cost - Crude oil and natural gas lifting cost indicator, which considers expenditures occurred in the period.

LTM Adjusted EBITDA - Sum of the last 12 months (Last Twelve Months) of Adjusted EBITDA. This metric is not foreseen in the international accounting standards - IFRS and it is possible that it is not comparable with similar indexes reported by other companies, however Management believes that it is supplementary information to assess liquidity and helps manage leverage. Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in conjunction with other metrics to better understand the Company's liquidity.

OCF - Net Cash provided by (used in) operating activities (operating cash flow)

Net Debt – Gross debt less adjusted cash and cash equivalents. Net debt is not a measure defined in the IFRS and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for total long-term debt calculated in accordance with IFRS. Our calculation of net debt may not be comparable to the calculation of net debt by other companies, however our management believes that net debt is an appropriate supplemental measure that helps investors assess our liquidity and supports leverage management.

Net Income by Business Segment - The information by the company's business segment is prepared based on available financial information that is directly attributable to the segment or that can be allocated on a reasonable basis, being presented by business activities used by the Executive Board to make resource allocation decisions. and performance evaluation. When calculating segmented results, transactions with third parties, including jointly controlled and associated companies, and transfers between business segments are considered. Transactions between business segments are valued at internal transfer prices calculated based on methodologies that take into account market parameters, and these transactions are eliminated, outside the business segments, for the purpose of reconciling the segmented information with the consolidated financial statements of the company. company.

PLD (differences settlement price) - Electricity price in the spot market. Weekly weighed prices per output level (light, medium and heavy), number of hours and related market capacity.

Refining - includes crude oil refining, logistics, transportation, acquisition and export activities, as well as the purchase and sale of petroleum and ethanol products in Brazil and abroad. Additionally, this segment includes the petrochemical area, which includes investments in companies in the petrochemical sector, shale exploration and processing.

Sales Price of Petroleum in Brazil - Average internal transfer prices from the E&P segment to the Refining segment.

Total net liabilities - Total liability less adjusted cash and cash equivalents.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: May 14, 2021

 

PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A–PETROBRAS

By: /s/ Rodrigo Araujo Alves

______________________________

Rodrigo Araujo Alves

Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer

 

 

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