SAO PAULO, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ultrapar
Participacoes S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: UGPA3 / NYSE: UGP), a company
engaged in fuel distribution (Ultragaz/Ipiranga), specialty
chemicals (Oxiteno) and storage for liquid bulk (Ultracargo),
hereby reports its results for the first quarter of 2013.
In 1Q13, we completed one more quarter of positive
earnings progression, with 23% and 29% growth in EBITDA and net
earnings. In addition, Ultrapar received important international
recognitions by Fortune Magazine and The European for the quality
of its management.
- ULTRAPAR'S NET REVENUES TOTAL R$ 14
BILLION IN 1Q13, A 10% GROWTH OVER 1Q12
- ULTRAPAR'S EBITDA REACHES R$ 614
MILLION IN 1Q13, A 23% GROWTH OVER 1Q12, WITH GROWTH IN ALL
THE BUSINESSES
- NET EARNINGS REACH R$ 247 MILLION
IN 1Q13, A 29% GROWTH OVER 1Q12, WITH A NET MARGIN OF 1.8%
- ULTRAPAR WAS RANKED THE WORLD'S 4TH MOST ADMIRED
ENERGY COMPANY BY FORTUNE MAGAZINE AND WAS ELECTED THE LATIN AMERICA'S BUSINESS GROUP OF THE YEAR BY
THE EUROPEAN MAGAZINE
"We started 2013 as planned,
continuing with the good results of the previous years and
completing the twenty-seventh consecutive quarter of positive
evolution in EBITDA. This sustained growth is a result of the
strategy implemented and of the good businesses that we have, of
the investments made for the continuous improvement of our
businesses and of our focus on value creation. Additionally, we are
proud to have been ranked once again at the beginning of this year
as one of the world's most admired energy companies by Fortune
Magazine's readers and elected the Latin
America's business group of the year by The European
magazine."
Thilo
Mannhardt – CEO
Results conference call
Brazilian conference call
May 17th, 2013
10:00 a.m. (US ET)
Sao Paulo – SP
Telephone for connection: +55 11 2188 0155
Code: Ultrapar
International conference call
May 17th, 2013
11:30 a.m. (US ET)
Participants in Brazil: 0800 891
0015
Participants in the USA: 1 877 317
6776
International participants: +1 412 317 6776
Code: Ultrapar
IR Contact
E-mail: invest@ultra.com.br
Telephone: + 55 11 3177 7014
Website: www.ultra.com.br
Ultrapar Participacoes S.A.
UGPA3 =
R$ 51.10/share (03/31/13)
UGP = US$ 25.38/ADR (03/31/13)
SOURCE Ultrapar Participacoes S.A.