Gerdau SA (NYSE:GGB) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call March 1, 2023 12:00 PM ET

Company Participants

Gustavo Werneck - CEO & Director

Rafael Japur - EVP, CFO & IR Officer

Renata Battiferro - IR Manager

Conference Call Participants

Marcio Farid - Goldman Sachs Group

Thiago Lofiego - Bradesco BBI

Daniel Sasson - Itaú BBA

Operator

Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for waiting. Welcome to the video conference for the release of Gerdau's Q4 '22-'23 results. With us here, we have Gustavo Werneck, CEO; and Rafael Japur, CFO. This video conference is being recorded and will be available on the company's IR website where the complete material for the earnings release is available. You can also download the presentation using the chat icon. [Operator Instructions].

We wish to emphasize that the information contained in this presentation and any other statements that may be made during the video conference concerning Gerdau's business prospects, projections, operating and financial goals are based on the beliefs and assumptions of the company's management as well as on information currently available. Forward-looking statements are no guarantee of performance. They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions because they relate to future events and therefore, depend on circumstances that may or may not occur.

Investors should understand that general economic conditions, market conditions and other operating factors may affect Gerdau's future performance and lead to results that differ substantially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements.

So now I turn the floor to Gustavo Werneck to start the presentation. Please, Gustavo.

Gustavo Werneck

Thank you, Renata, and good afternoon, everyone. I would like to start by welcoming each one of you to the video conference call to announce Gerdau's results for the fourth quarter of 2022 and the year-end closing. I hope all of you are doing well. And as Renata mentioned, also participating in this presentation, our CFO, Rafael Japur. And for both of us, it is always a pleasure to talk to you about our performance and answer questions that may come up during our presentation.

I will start by talking about the international scenario and the highlights of the overall results, and then I will detail the performance of our business operation in the quarter. Next, Japur will come in to share some information about our financial performance. And finally, I will highlight some points on our ESG agenda. At the end, the 2 of us will be available to talk to you about any points you might want to exploit in more details.