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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

 

October 2018

 

Vale S.A.

 

Praia de Botafogo, 186
22250-145 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

(Address of principal executive office)

 

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

 

 

(Check One) Form 20-F x  Form 40-F o

 

(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1))

 

 

(Check One) Yes o  No x

 

(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7))

 

 

(Check One) Yes o  No x

 

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

 

 

(Check One) Yes o  No x

 

(If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b). 82-   .)

 

 

 



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Interim Financial Statements

September 30, 2018

 

 

IFRS in US$

 


Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

 

Vale S.A. Interim Financial Statements

Contents

 

 

Page

Report of Independent Public Accounting Firm

3

Consolidated Income Statement

5

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

6

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

7

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

8

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

9

Selected Notes to the Interim Financial Statements

10

1.    Corporate information

10

2.    Basis for preparation of the interim financial statements

10

3.    Information by business segment and by geographic area

13

4.    Special events occurred during the period

18

5.    Costs and expenses by nature

19

6.    Financial results

19

7.    Income taxes

20

8.    Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share

21

9.    Accounts receivable

21

10.       Inventories

22

11.       Other financial assets and liabilities

22

12.       Non-current assets and liabilities held for sale and discontinued operations

22

13.       Investments in associates and joint ventures

24

14.       Intangibles

26

15.       Property, plant and equipment

26

16.       Loans, borrowings, cash and cash equivalents and financial investments

27

17.       Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures

29

18.       Financial instruments classification

30

19.       Fair value estimate

30

20.       Derivative financial instruments

32

21.       Provisions

33

22.       Litigation

34

23.       Employee postretirement obligations

38

24.       Stockholders’ equity

38

25.       Related parties

39

26.       Additional information about derivative financial instruments

40

 

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KPMG Auditores Independentes

Rua do Passeio, 38 - Setor 2 - 17º andar - Centro

20021-290 - Rio de Janeiro/RJ - Brasil

Caixa Postal 2888 - CEP 20001-970 - Rio de Janeiro/RJ - Brasil

Telefone +55 (21) 2207-9400, Fax +55 (21) 2207-9000

www.kpmg.com.br

 

Report of Independent Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of

Vale S.A.

Rio de Janeiro - RJ

 

Results of review of interim financial information

 

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of financial position of Vale S.A. and subsidiaries (“the Company”) as of September 30, 2018, the related condensed consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows for the three and nine-month periods ended Septemebr 30, 2018 and 2017, and the related condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity for the nine-month periods ended on September 30, 2018 and 2017 and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated interim financial information). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the condensed consolidated interim financial information for it to be in conformity with IAS 34 — Interim Financial Reporting as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

 

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated statement of financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017, and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 27, 2018, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of financial position as of December 31, 2017, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated statement of financial position from which it has been derived.

 

KPMG Auditores Independentes, uma sociedade simples brasileira e firma-membro da rede KPMG de firmas-membro independentes e afiliadas à KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), uma entidade suíça.

 

KPMG Auditores Independentes, a Brazilian entity and a member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity.

 

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Basis for review results

 

This consolidated interim financial information is the responsibility of the Company’s management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. A review of consolidated interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

 

KPMG Auditores Independentes

 

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

October 24, 2018

 

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Consolidated Income Statement

In millions of United States dollars, except earnings per share data

 

 

 

 

 

Three-month period ended
September 30,

 

Nine-month period ended
September 30,

 

 

 

Notes

 

2018

 

2017

 

2018

 

2017

 

Continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating revenue

 

3(c)

 

9,543

 

9,050

 

26,762

 

24,800

 

Cost of goods sold and services rendered

 

5(a)

 

(5,756

)

(5,412

)

(16,357

)

(15,248

)

Gross profit

 

 

 

3,787

 

3,638

 

10,405

 

9,552

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and administrative expenses

 

5(b)

 

(136

)

(129

)

(382

)

(385

)

Research and evaluation expenses

 

 

 

(87

)

(91

)

(248

)

(236

)

Pre operating and operational stoppage

 

 

 

(60

)

(83

)

(205

)

(288

)

Other operating expenses, net

 

5(c)

 

(61

)

(151

)

(295

)

(316

)

 

 

 

 

(344

)

(454

)

(1,130

)

(1,225

)

Impairment and other results on non-current assets

 

4

 

(172

)

(169

)

(185

)

123

 

Operating income

 

 

 

3,271

 

3,015

 

9,090

 

8,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial income

 

6

 

111

 

152

 

310

 

332

 

Financial expenses

 

6

 

(367

)

(758

)

(1,795

)

(2,513

)

Other financial items

 

6

 

(1,007

)

826

 

(3,457

)

449

 

Equity results in associates and joint ventures

 

13

 

32

 

115

 

158

 

164

 

Impairment and other results in associates and joint ventures

 

17

 

(20

)

(26

)

(445

)

(121

)

Income before income taxes

 

 

 

2,020

 

3,324

 

3,861

 

6,761

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current tax

 

 

 

77

 

(522

)

(143

)

(1,092

)

Deferred tax

 

 

 

(724

)

(457

)

(561

)

(561

)

 

 

 

 

(647

)

(979

)

(704

)

(1,653

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income from continuing operations

 

 

 

1,373

 

2,345

 

3,157

 

5,108

 

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

(35

)

7

 

(9

)

53

 

Net income from continuing operations attributable to Vale’s stockholders

 

 

 

1,408

 

2,338

 

3,166

 

5,055

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

(106

)

(92

)

(313

)

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

6

 

Loss from discontinued operations attributable to Vale’s stockholders

 

 

 

 

(108

)

(92

)

(319

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

1,373

 

2,239

 

3,065

 

4,795

 

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

(35

)

9

 

(9

)

59

 

Net income attributable to Vale’s stockholders

 

 

 

1,408

 

2,230

 

3,074

 

4,736

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share attributable to Vale’s stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share (restated):

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common share (US$)

 

 

 

0.27

 

0.43

 

0.59

 

0.91

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

In millions of United States dollars

 

 

 

Three-month period ended
September 30,

 

Nine-month period ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

2018

 

2017

 

Net income

 

1,373

 

2,239

 

3,065

 

4,795

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to the income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Translation adjustments

 

(1,521

)

1,797

 

(8,069

)

1,158

 

Retirement benefit obligations

 

34

 

45

 

32

 

(173

)

Fair value adjustment to investment in equity securities

 

170

 

 

212

 

 

Transfer to retained earnings

 

 

 

(16

)

 

Total of items that will not be reclassified subsequently to the income statement, net of tax

 

(1,317

)

1,842

 

(7,841

)

985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to the income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Translation adjustments

 

1,324

 

(684

)

5,218

 

(66

)

Net investments hedge

 

(81

)

191

 

(646

)

107

 

Transfer of realized results to net income

 

 

 

(78

)

 

Total of items that may be reclassified subsequently to the income statement, net of tax

 

1,243

 

(493

)

4,494

 

41

 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

 

1,299

 

3,588

 

(282

)

5,821

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(80

)

37

 

(150

)

78

 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Vale’s stockholders

 

1,379

 

3,551

 

(132

)

5,743

 

From continuing operations

 

1,379

 

3,537

 

(124

)

5,758

 

From discontinued operations

 

 

14

 

(8

)

(15

)

 

 

1,379

 

3,551

 

(132

)

5,743

 

 

Items above are stated net of tax and the related taxes are disclosed in note 7.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

In millions of United States dollars

 

 

 

Three-month period ended
September 30,

 

Nine-month period ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

2018

 

2017

 

Cash flow from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes from continuing operations

 

2,020

 

3,324

 

3,861

 

6,761

 

Continuing operations adjustments for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity results in associates and joint ventures

 

(32

)

(115

)

(158

)

(164

)

Impairment and other results on non-current assets and associates and joint ventures

 

192

 

195

 

630

 

(2

)

Depreciation, amortization and depletion

 

849

 

920

 

2,583

 

2,732

 

Financial results, net

 

1,263

 

(220

)

4,942

 

1,732

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(149

)

(936

)

69

 

1,104

 

Inventories

 

(200

)

(52

)

(406

)

(496

)

Suppliers and contractors

 

336

 

37

 

(41

)

363

 

Provision - Payroll, related charges and other remunerations

 

200

 

205

 

(166

)

162

 

Proceeds from cobalt stream transaction

 

 

 

690

 

 

Other assets and liabilities, net

 

10

 

(235

)

(535

)

(928

)

 

 

4,489

 

3,123

 

11,469

 

11,264

 

Interest on loans and borrowings paid

 

(248

)

(407

)

(903

)

(1,334

)

Derivatives paid, net

 

(22

)

(113

)

(35

)

(223

)

Interest on participative stockholders’ debentures paid

 

 

 

(72

)

(70

)

Income taxes

 

(220

)

(84

)

(506

)

(489

)

Income taxes - Settlement program

 

(104

)

(124

)

(342

)

(365

)

Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations

 

3,895

 

2,395

 

9,611

 

8,783

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial investments invested

 

(20

)

(34

)

(44

)

(53

)

Loans and advances - net receipts (payments) (note 25)

 

(87

)

(101

)

2,454

 

(332

)

Additions to property, plant and equipment, intangibles and investments

 

(692

)

(913

)

(2,310

)

(2,927

)

Proceeds from disposal of assets and investments (note 12 and 13)

 

116

 

198

 

1,476

 

721

 

Dividends and interest on capital received from associates and joint ventures

 

7

 

21

 

153

 

103

 

Other investing activities

 

(25

)

4

 

(27

)

(30

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities from continuing operations

 

(701

)

(825

)

1,702

 

(2,518

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions

 

211

 

351

 

976

 

1,801

 

Repayments

 

(1,169

)

(2,818

)

(6,045

)

(5,788

)

Transactions with stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and interest on capital paid to stockholders

 

(1,876

)

 

(3,313

)

(1,454

)

Dividends and interest on capital paid to noncontrolling interests

 

(82

)

(116

)

(179

)

(124

)

Share buyback program (note 24)

 

(489

)

 

 

(489

)

 

 

Transactions with noncontrolling stockholders

 

 

 

(17

)

(98

)

Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations

 

(3,405

)

(2,583

)

(9,067

)

(5,663

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in discontinued operations (note 12)

 

 

(18

)

(46

)

(171

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(210

)

(1,031

)

2,201

 

431

 

Cash and cash equivalents in the beginning of the period

 

6,369

 

5,720

 

4,328

 

4,262

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(59

)

28

 

(312

)

38

 

Effects of disposals of subsidiaries and merger, net of cash and cash equivalents

 

 

2

 

(117

)

(12

)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

 

6,100

 

4,719

 

6,100

 

4,719

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property, plant and equipment - capitalized loans and borrowing costs

 

50

 

111

 

154

 

297

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

In millions of United States dollars

 

 

 

Notes

 

September 30,
2018

 

December 31,
2017

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

16

 

6,100

 

4,328

 

Accounts receivable

 

9

 

2,450

 

2,600

 

Other financial assets

 

11

 

413

 

2,022

 

Inventories

 

10

 

4,056

 

3,926

 

Prepaid income taxes

 

 

 

645

 

781

 

Recoverable taxes

 

 

 

949

 

1,172

 

Others

 

 

 

518

 

538

 

 

 

 

 

15,131

 

15,367

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current assets held for sale

 

12

 

 

3,587

 

 

 

 

 

15,131

 

18,954

 

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judicial deposits

 

22(c)

 

1,681

 

1,986

 

Other financial assets

 

11

 

3,217

 

3,232

 

Prepaid income taxes

 

 

 

561

 

530

 

Recoverable taxes

 

 

 

543

 

638

 

Deferred income taxes

 

7(a)

 

5,713

 

6,638

 

Others

 

 

 

271

 

267

 

 

 

 

 

11,986

 

13,291

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in associates and joint ventures

 

13

 

3,146

 

3,568

 

Intangibles

 

14

 

7,790

 

8,493

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

15

 

47,433

 

54,878

 

 

 

 

 

70,355

 

80,230

 

Total assets

 

 

 

85,486

 

99,184

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suppliers and contractors

 

 

 

4,038

 

4,041

 

Loans and borrowings

 

16

 

1,373

 

1,703

 

Other financial liabilities

 

11

 

885

 

986

 

Taxes payable

 

7(c)

 

631

 

697

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

 

159

 

355

 

Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures

 

17

 

292

 

326

 

Provisions

 

21

 

1,173

 

1,394

 

Dividends and interest on capital

 

 

 

 

1,441

 

Others

 

 

 

619

 

992

 

 

 

 

 

9,170

 

11,935

 

Liabilities associated with non-current assets held for sale

 

12

 

 

1,179

 

 

 

 

 

9,170

 

13,114

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and borrowings

 

16

 

15,437

 

20,786

 

Other financial liabilities

 

11

 

2,818

 

2,894

 

Taxes payable

 

7(c)

 

3,858

 

4,890

 

Deferred income taxes

 

7(a)

 

1,711

 

1,719

 

Provisions

 

21

 

6,367

 

7,027

 

Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures

 

17

 

761

 

670

 

Deferred revenue - Gold stream

 

 

 

1,669

 

1,849

 

Others

 

 

 

2,054

 

1,463

 

 

 

 

 

34,675

 

41,298

 

Total liabilities

 

 

 

43,845

 

54,412

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

Equity attributable to Vale’s stockholders

 

 

 

40,783

 

43,458

 

Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

858

 

1,314

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

41,641

 

44,772

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

85,486

 

99,184

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

In millions of United States dollars

 

 

 

Share capital

 

Results on
conversion of
shares

 

Capital reserve

 

Results from
operation with
noncontrolling
interest

 

Profit
reserves

 

Treasury
stocks

 

Unrealized
fair value
gains (losses)

 

Cumulative
translation
adjustments

 

Retained
earnings

 

Equity
attributable to
Vale’s
stockholders

 

Equity
attributable to
noncontrolling
interests

 

Total
stockholders’
equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

61,614

 

(152

)

1,139

 

(954

)

7,419

 

(1,477

)

(1,183

)

(22,948

)

 

43,458

 

1,314

 

44,772

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,074

 

3,074

 

(9

)

3,065

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retirement benefit obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

(16

)

16

 

 

16

 

Net investments hedge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(646

)

 

(646

)

 

(646

)

Fair value adjustment to investment in equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

212

 

 

 

212

 

 

212

 

Translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

(1,289

)

 

58

 

(1,557

)

 

(2,788

)

(141

)

(2,929

)

Transactions with stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and interest on capital of Vale’s stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,054

)

(2,054

)

 

(2,054

)

Dividends of noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(83

)

(83

)

Acquisitions and disposal of noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(227

)

(227

)

Capitalization of noncontrolling interest advances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

4

 

Share buyback program

 

 

 

 

 

 

(489

)

 

 

 

(489

)

 

(489

)

Balance at September 30, 2018

 

61,614

 

(152

)

1,139

 

(954

)

6,130

 

(1,966

)

(881

)

(25,151

)

1,004

 

40,783

 

858

 

41,641

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital

 

Results on
conversion of
shares

 

Capital reserve

 

Results from
operation with
noncontrolling
interest

 

Profit
reserves

 

Treasury
stocks

 

Unrealized
fair value
gains (losses)

 

Cumulative
translation
adjustments

 

Retained
earnings

 

Equity
attributable to
Vale’s
stockholders

 

Equity
attributable to
noncontrolling
interests

 

Total
stockholders’
equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

61,614

 

(152

)

 

(699

)

4,203

 

(1,477

)

(1,147

)

(23,300

)

 

39,042

 

1,982

 

41,024

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,736

 

4,736

 

59

 

4,795

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retirement benefit obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(173

)

 

 

(173

)

 

(173

)

Net investments hedge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

107

 

 

107

 

 

107

 

Translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

127

 

 

(18

)

936

 

28

 

1,073

 

19

 

1,092

 

Transactions with stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and interest on capital of Vale’s stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

(658

)

 

 

 

 

(658

)

 

(658

)

Dividends of noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(107

)

(107

)

Acquisitions and disposal of noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

(277

)

 

 

 

 

 

(277

)

(512

)

(789

)

Capitalization of noncontrolling interest advances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

33

 

Merger of Valepar

 

 

 

1,158

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,158

 

 

1,158

 

Balance at September 30, 2017

 

61,614

 

(152

)

1,158

 

(976

)

3,672

 

(1,477

)

(1,338

)

(22,257

)

4,764

 

45,008

 

1,474

 

46,482

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

 

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Selected Notes to the Interim Financial Statements

Expressed in millions of United States dollar, unless otherwise stated

 

1.         Corporate information

 

Vale S.A. (the “Parent Company”) is a public company headquartered in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with securities traded on the stock exchanges of São Paulo — B3 S.A. (Vale3), New York - NYSE (VALE), Paris - NYSE Euronext (Vale3) and Madrid — LATIBEX (XVALO).

 

Vale S.A. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (“Vale” or “Company”) are global producers of iron ore and iron ore pellets, key raw materials for steelmaking, and producers of nickel, which is used to produce stainless steel and metal alloys employed in the production of several products. The Company also produces copper, metallurgical and thermal coal, manganese ore, ferroalloys, platinum group metals, gold, silver and cobalt. The information by segment is presented in note 3.

 

2.         Basis for preparation of the interim financial statements

 

a)   Statement of compliance

 

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company (“interim financial statements”) have been prepared and are being presented in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting of the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”).

 

b)   Basis of presentation

 

The interim financial statements have been prepared to update users about relevant events and transactions occurred in the period and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017. The accounting policies, accounting estimates and judgments, risk management and measurement methods are the same as those applied when preparing the last annual financial statements, except for new accounting policies related to the application of IFRS 9 — Financial instrument and IFRS 15 — Revenue from contracts with customers, which were adopted by the Company from January 1, 2018. The accounting policy for recognizing and measuring income taxes in the interim period is described in note 7.

 

The interim financial statements of the Company and its associates and joint ventures are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (“functional currency”), which in the case of the Parent Company is the Brazilian real (“R$”). For presentation purposes, these interim financial statements are presented in United States dollars (“US$”) as the Company believes that this is the relevant currency used by international investors.

 

The exchange rates used by the Company to translate its foreign operations are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average rate

 

 

 

Closing rate

 

Three-month period ended

 

Nine-month period ended

 

 

 

September 30,
2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

September 30,
2018

 

September 30,
2017

 

September 30,
2018

 

September 30,
2017

 

US Dollar (“US$”)

 

4.0039

 

3.3080

 

3.9505

 

3.1639

 

3.6055

 

3.1750

 

Canadian dollar (“CAD”)

 

3.0992

 

2.6344

 

3.0232

 

2.5235

 

2.7973

 

2.4319

 

Australian dollar (“AUD”)

 

2.8980

 

2.5849

 

2.8899

 

2.4969

 

2.7255

 

2.4320

 

Euro (“EUR” or “€”)

 

4.6545

 

3.9693

 

4.5950

 

3.7162

 

4.2969

 

3.5392

 

 

The issue of these interim financial statements was authorized by the Board of Directors on October 24, 2018.

 

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c) Changes in significant accounting policies

 

i) IFRS 9 Financial instrument — The Company has adopted IFRS 9 Financial Instruments starting January 1, 2018. This standard addresses the classification and measurement of financial assets and liabilities, new impairment model and new rules for hedge accounting. The main changes are described below:

 

- Classification and measurement - Under IFRS 9, the Company’s financial assets are initially measured at fair value (plus transaction costs if is not measured at fair value through profit or loss).

 

The investments in debt financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”), amortized cost, or fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVOCI”). The classification is based on two conditions:  the Company´s business model in which the asset is held; and whether the contractual terms give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are ‘solely payments of principal and interest’ on the principal amount outstanding (“SPPI”).

 

The FVOCI category only includes equity instruments, which is not held for trading and the Company has irrevocably elected to designate upon initial recognition. The gains or losses from equity instruments at FVOCI are not recycled to income statement on derecognition and these financial assets are not subject to an impairment assessment under IFRS 9.

 

The Company has assessed its business models as of the date of IFRS 9 initial application, 1 January 2018, and no significant impact were identified in the financial statements.

 

- Impairment - IFRS 9 has replaced the IAS 39’s incurred loss approach with a forward-looking expected credit loss (ECL) approach.

 

For accounts receivables, the Company has applied the standard’s simplified approach and has calculated ECLs based on lifetime expected credit losses. The Company has established a provision matrix that is based on its historical credit loss experience, adjusted for forward-looking factors specific to the economic environment and by any financial guarantees related to these accounts receivables.

 

For other financial assets, the ECL is based on the 12-month ECL. The 12-month ECL is the proportion of lifetime ECLs that results from default events on a financial instrument that are possible within 12 months after the reporting date. However, when there has been a significant increase in credit risk since origination, the allowance will be based on the lifetime ECL.

 

When determining whether the credit risk of a financial asset has increased significantly since initial recognition and when estimating ECLs, the Company considers reasonable and supportable information that is relevant and available without undue cost or effort. This includes both quantitative and qualitative information and analysis, based on the Company’s historical experience and informed credit assessment including forward-looking information.

 

At each reporting date, the Company assesses whether financial assets carried at amortized cost are credit-impaired. A financial asset is ‘credit-impaired’ when one or more events that have a detrimental impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset have occurred.

 

There is no significant impact on its financial statements resulting from this new impairment approach given Vale’s credit rating and risk management policies in place.

 

- Hedge accounting - The Company has elected to adopt the new general hedge accounting model in IFRS 9. The changes introduced by IFRS 9 relating to hedge accounting currently have no impact, as the Company does not currently apply cash flow or fair value hedge accounting.  The Company currently applies the net investment hedge for which there are no changes introduced by this new standard.

 

ii) IFRS 15 Revenue from contracts with customers - The Company has adopted IFRS 15 Revenue from contracts with customers starting January 1, 2018. IFRS 15 establishes a comprehensive framework for revenue recognition and replaced IAS 18 Revenue, IAS 11 Construction Contracts and related

 

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interpretations. The Company has adopted IFRS 15 using the modified retrospective method. Accordingly, the information presented for 2017 has not been restated.

 

- Sales of commodities - IFRS 15 introduced the five-step model for revenue recognition from contracts with customers. The new standard is based on the core principle that revenue is recognized when the control of a good or service transfers to a customer of an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

 

There is no significant impact on the timing of commodities revenue recognition under IFRS 15, since usually the transfer of risks and rewards and the transfer of control under the sales contracts are at the same point in time.

 

The disaggregated revenue information is disclosed in note 3.

 

- Shipping services - A proportion of Vale’s sales are under Cost and Freight (“CFR”) or Cost, Insurance and Freight (“CIF”) Incoterms, in which the Company is responsible for providing shipping services after the date that Vale transfers control of the goods to the customers. According to the previous standard (IAS 18), the revenue from shipping services was recognized upon loading, as well as the related costs, and was not considered a separate service.

 

Under IFRS 15, the provision of shipping services for CFR and CIF contracts should be considered as a separate performance obligation in which a proportion of the transaction price would be allocated and recognized over time as the shipping services are provided. The impact on the timing of revenue recognition of the proportion allocated to the shipping service is not significant to the Company’s quarter-end results ended September 30, 2018. Therefore, such revenue has not been presented separately in these interim financial statements.

 

- Provisionally priced commodities sales - Under IFRS 9 and 15, the treatment of the provisional pricing mechanisms embedded within the provisionally priced commodities sales remains unmodified.  Therefore, these revenues are recognized based on the estimated fair value of the total consideration receivable, and the provisionally priced sales mechanism embedded within these sale arrangements has the character of a derivative.

 

The Company is mostly exposed to the fluctuations in the iron ore and copper price.

 

The selling price of these products can be measured reliably at each period, since the price is quoted on an active market. The fair value of the sales price adjustment was recognized as operational revenue in the income statement.

 

d) Accounting standards issued but not yet effective

 

The standards and interpretations issued by IASB relevant to the Company but not yet effective are the same as those applicable when preparing the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, except for IFRS 9 and IFRS 15 adopted by the Company from January 1, 2018. There is no significant impact in the interim financial statements resulting from the application of IFRS 9 and IFRS 15.

 

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3. Information by business segment and by geographic area

 

The information presented to the Executive Board on the performance of each segment is derived from the accounting records, adjusted for reclassifications between segments.

 

a)   Adjusted EBITDA

 

Management uses adjusted EBITDA to assess each segment’s contribution to the Company’s performance and to support the decision making process.  Adjusted EBITDA is calculated for each segment using operating income or loss plus dividends received and interest from associates and joint ventures, and adding back the amounts charged as (i) depreciation, depletion and amortization and (ii) special events (note 4).

 

In 2018, the Company has allocated general and corporate expenses to “Others” as these expenses are not directly related to the performance of each business segment. Therefore, “Others” includes unallocated corporate expenses. The comparative period was restated in order to reflect this change in the criteria for allocation.

 

 

 

Three-month period ended September 30, 2018

 

 

 

Net operating
revenue

 

Cost of goods
sold and
services
rendered

 

Selling,
administrative
and other
operating
expenses (i)

 

Research and
evaluation

 

Pre operating
and operational
stoppage

 

Dividends
received and
interest from
associates and
joint ventures

 

Adjusted
EBITDA

 

Ferrous minerals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iron ore

 

5,594

 

(2,459

)

(1

)

(27

)

(24

)

 

3,083

 

Iron ore Pellets

 

1,627

 

(811

)

(4

)

(6

)

(6

)

 

800

 

Ferroalloys and manganese

 

104

 

(72

)

 

 

 

 

32

 

Other ferrous products and services

 

114

 

(74

)

(1

)

(1

)

 

7

 

45

 

 

 

7,439

 

(3,416

)

(6

)

(34

)

(30

)

7

 

3,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal

 

425

 

(433

)

2

 

(4

)

 

26

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base metals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel and other products

 

1,086

 

(804

)

(3

)

(11

)

(8

)

 

260

 

Copper

 

500

 

(226

)

(2

)

(4

)

 

 

268

 

 

 

1,586

 

(1,030

)

(5

)

(15

)

(8

)

 

528

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others

 

93

 

(63

)

(121

)

(34

)

(5

)

 

(130

)

Total of continuing operations

 

9,543

 

(4,942

)

(130

)

(87

)

(43

)

33

 

4,374

 

 


(i) Adjusted for a loss of US$49 refers to provision for litigation classified as special events.

 

 

 

Three-month period ended September 30, 2017

 

 

 

Net operating
revenue

 

Cost of goods
sold and services
rendered

 

Selling,
administrative
and other
operating
expenses

 

Research and
evaluation

 

Pre operating
and operational
stoppage

 

Dividends
received and
interest from
associates and
joint ventures

 

Adjusted
EBITDA

 

Ferrous minerals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iron ore

 

5,131

 

(2,086

)

(16

)

(22

)

(47

)

1

 

2,961

 

Iron ore Pellets

 

1,441

 

(733

)

(8

)

(5

)

(3

)

 

692

 

Ferroalloys and manganese

 

131

 

(71

)

(3

)

 

1

 

 

58

 

Other ferrous products and services

 

117

 

(77

)

 

 

 

12

 

52

 

 

 

6,820

 

(2,967

)

(27

)

(27

)

(49

)

13

 

3,763

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal

 

360

 

(368

)

(2

)

(4

)

 

67

 

53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base metals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel and other products

 

1,168

 

(883

)

(21

)

(14

)

 

 

250

 

Copper

 

594

 

(246

)

(5

)

(6

)

 

 

337

 

 

 

1,762

 

(1,129

)

(26

)

(20

)

 

 

587

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others

 

108

 

(80

)

(208

)

(40

)

1

 

8

 

(211

)

Total of continuing operations

 

9,050

 

(4,544

)

(263

)

(91

)

(48

)

88

 

4,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations (Fertilizers)

 

533

 

(490

)

(23

)

(3

)

(5

)

 

12

 

Total

 

9,583

 

(5,034

)

(286

)

(94

)

(53

)

88

 

4,204

 

 

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Nine-month period ended September 30, 2018

 

 

 

Net operating
revenue

 

Cost of goods
sold and
services
rendered

 

Selling,
administrative
and other
operating
expenses (i)

 

Research and
evaluation

 

Pre operating
and operational
stoppage

 

Dividends
received and
interest from
associates and
joint ventures

 

Adjusted
EBITDA

 

Ferrous minerals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iron ore

 

14,867

 

(6,681

)

(40

)

(72

)

(86

)

1

 

7,989

 

Iron ore Pellets

 

4,730

 

(2,432

)

(11

)

(17

)

(15

)

105

 

2,360

 

Ferroalloys and manganese

 

343

 

(211

)

(3

)

(1

)

 

 

128

 

Other ferrous products and services

 

347

 

(231

)

(3

)

(1

)

 

7

 

119

 

 

 

20,287

 

(9,555

)

(57

)

(91

)

(101

)

113

 

10,596

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal

 

1,161

 

(1,095

)

(3

)

(13

)

 

115

 

165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base metals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel and other products

 

3,558

 

(2,319

)

(36

)

(28

)

(23

)

 

1,152

 

Copper

 

1,532

 

(719

)

(3

)

(12

)

 

 

798

 

 

 

5,090

 

(3,038

)

(39

)

(40

)

(23

)

 

1,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others

 

224

 

(200

)

(407

)

(104

)

(17

)

40

 

(464

)

Total of continuing operations

 

26,762

 

(13,888

)

(506

)

(248

)

(141

)

268

 

12,247

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations (Fertilizers)

 

121

 

(120

)

(4

)

 

 

 

(3

)

Total

 

26,883

 

(14,008

)

(510

)

(248

)

(141

)

268

 

12,244

 

 


(i) Adjusted for a loss of US$121 refers to provision for litigation classified as special events.

 

 

 

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2017

 

 

 

Net operating
revenue

 

Cost of goods
sold and services
rendered

 

Selling,
administrative
and other
operating
expenses

 

Research and
evaluation

 

Pre operating
and operational
stoppage

 

Dividends
received and
interest from
associates and
joint ventures

 

Adjusted
EBITDA

 

Ferrous minerals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iron ore

 

13,501

 

(5,648

)

27

 

(61

)

(128

)

1

 

7,692

 

Iron ore Pellets

 

4,231

 

(2,097

)

(5

)

(13

)

(5

)

37

 

2,148

 

Ferroalloys and manganese

 

334

 

(196

)

(5

)

 

(3

)

 

130

 

Other ferrous products and services

 

365

 

(230

)

10

 

(1

)

 

12

 

156

 

 

 

18,431

 

(8,171

)

27

 

(75

)

(136

)

50

 

10,126

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal

 

1,165

 

(921

)

(8

)

(11

)

(4

)

67

 

288

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base metals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel and other products

 

3,309

 

(2,563

)

(44

)

(34

)

(50

)

 

618

 

Copper

 

1,562

 

(723

)

(6

)

(10

)

 

 

823

 

 

 

4,871

 

(3,286

)

(50

)

(44

)

(50

)

 

1,441

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others

 

333

 

(304

)

(600

)

(106

)

(2

)

53

 

(626

)

Total of continuing operations

 

24,800

 

(12,682

)

(631

)

(236

)

(192

)

170

 

11,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations (Fertilizers)

 

1,304

 

(1,201

)

(58

)

(8

)

(26

)

 

11

 

Total

 

26,104

 

(13,883

)

(689