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TUPY 1Q26 Conference Call Highlights
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TUPY 1Q26 Conference Call Highlights
J P M O R G A N Latin America Equity Research
15 May 2026
TUPY Neutral
TUPY3.SA, TUPY3 BZ
1Q26 Conference Call Highlights Price (14 May 26):R$13.67
Latin American Capital Goods
Tupy hosted its 1Q26 conference call with top management this morning. We see Marcelo Motta AC
TUPY trading at 3.5x EV/EBITDA 26e vs POMO at 4.5x and RAPT at 3.8x. (55-11) 4950-6712
marcelo.g.motta@jpmorgan.com
• Restructuring. 1Q26 results already included R$22mn in gains from the Jonathan S. Koutras
industrial footprint optimization enacted last year. Goal remains to obtain R (55-11) 4950-3549
$100mn in efficiency gains in 2026 and R$180mn in 2027 on the back of lower jonathan.s.koutras@jpmchase.com
fixed costs. Production is being allocated according to each plant's operational Banco J.P. Morgan S.A.
efficiency and vocation.
• Margins. Goal remains to reach double-digit EBITDA margins vs 1Q26 at
4.3%.
• Client demand signals point to 2H26 recovery. Key OEM clients are
signaling demand resumption: commercial vehicle OEMs raised North
American market growth projections for 2026 by 5-15%, construction
machinery OEMs posted +38% sales growth, and pickup truck OEMs saw
+20% growth in US light commercial vehicle sales. Class 8 order backlog
showed strong growth, and long-haul freight prices are recovering.
• Automotive segment. Domestic market was down 11% yoy and foreign -7%
yoy, but new contracts abroad have begun being recognized which somewhat
compensated for FX headwinds (BRL and Mexican peso appreciation).
Around 44% of this segment’s top line was from products involving machining
and assembly, which are higher value-added (relative to foundry).
• Aftermarket segment. Top line was impacted by high interest rates and
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