{
  "id": 16977595,
  "title": "Brazil Toll Giant Motiva Lifts Profit 9.8%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/brazil-toll-giant-motiva-lifts-profit-9-8",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-28T21:58:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/motiva-q3-profit-rises-9-8-on-new-toll-roads/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brazilian toll-road operator Motiva reported a 9.8% rise in adjusted profit for the third quarter of 2026, reaching R$750 million (approximately US$140 million). The increase was higher than analysts' expectations of R$627 million and marked a 13% rise from the previous quarter. The boost in earnings was attributed to the commencement of toll collection on concessions in Paraná, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro. Adjusted operating profit, known as EBITDA, also increased by 13.4% to R$2.52 billion (about US$471 million). The margin, representing the percentage of revenue that becomes EBITDA, remained at 66.2%, showing no significant change. Adjusted net revenue rose by 13.6% to R$3.8 billion (around US$711 million). Motiva's leverage, measured by the ratio of debt to EBITDA, decreased to 3.2 times, down from 3.6 times the previous year. The company also sold its airport business to Mexico's Asur in a deal finalized this year. Motiva's stock trades on B3, the São Paulo stock exchange, under the ticker MOTV3, with all earnings denominated in reais.",
  "summary": "A Brazilian toll-road operator earned R$750 million (US$140 million), beating forecasts, while debt fell to 3.2 times earnings. The post Brazil Toll Giant Motiva Lifts Profit 9.8% appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}