Tear Sheet:

Movida Participacoes S.A.

December 4, 2025

This report does not constitute a rating action.

We anticipate Movida Movida Participacoes S.A.'s (Movida) revenue to continue growing for the next few years, accompanied by improving operational profitability. We expect revenue to rise to about R$16.0 billion in 2026 from approximately R$14.7 billion in 2025. The company's EBIT margin has been increasing over the past few quarters, reaching 23.9% in the 12 months ended September 2025, versus 21.7% in 2024. This was due to operational efficiency measures, including price adjustments exceeding inflation, improved customer service, and higher fleet utilization resulting from fleet optimization efforts. Although we expect more modest tariff increases in 2026, continued efficiency improvements should enable EBIT margin rise above 25%. Free operating cash flow remains negative. Despite a stable fleet size of approximately 260,000 vehicles and sustained used-car sales, thanks to a well-managed vehicle mix and a balanced retail and wholesale channel strategy, we now expect net capital expenditure of around R$2.5 billion in 2025. This amount is a substantial increase from our previous projection of R$1.2 billion, driven in part by higher vehicle prices affecting the cost of fleet renewal. This will keep free operating cash flow (FOCF) negative for the next couple of years. We expect funds from operations (FFO) to debt to remain slightly above 17% in 2025 and 2026, reaching 20% by 2027. Brazil's persistently high interest rates will continue to pressure Movida's main credit metrics. As of September 2025, the company's gross debt totaled approximately R$18 billion. In the fourth quarter of 2025, Movida issued around R$1.8 billion in debentures. Even with ongoing efforts to reduce the spread of its debt, which currently averages 1.9% over the CDI, we still expect interest expense to remain high, roughly R$3 billion in 2026. Therefore, we expect EBIT interest coverage will remain constrained at 1.4x-1.5x for the next two years.

Primary Contact

Henrique Koch

Sao Paulo

55-11-3039-9723

Additional Contact

Luisa Vilhena

Sao Paulo

55-11-3039-9727

‌Ratings Score Snapshot

bb

bb-

bb-

Anchor

Modifiers Group/

government

Issuer credit rating

BB-/Stable/--



Business risk: Fair



Vulnerable Excellent



Financial risk:

Highly leveraged

Significant

Minimal

‌Company Description

Movida is the second-largest car rental company in Brazil, providing car rental and fleet management services. As of Sept. 30, 2025, the company operated a fleet of approximately 259,000 vehicles, 44% of which were for the rental car segment and the remainder for fleet management services. We forecast Movida will generate net revenue of approximately R$14.7 billion and EBITDA of R$5.7 billion in 2025. Movida is controlled Brazilian transportation group Simpar S.A. (BB-/Stable/--), which holds a 67.7% stake. The remaining shares are free-floating.

‌Outlook

The stable outlook reflects our expectation that Movida will maintain its focus on operational efficiency to compensate for its consistently high interest burden, given our expectation of no debt reduction in the short term. The elevated interest burden will continue to weigh on the company's credit metrics for the next two years. We expect EBIT interest coverage of 1.4x-1.5x and FFO to debt of 17%-20% in 2026 and 2027.

‌Downside scenario

We could lower the ratings if the company fails to deliver the expected operating cash flow in the next 12-18 months to partly offset the high interest burden. In this scenario, its credit metrics will depart from our base-case forecast, with EBIT interest coverage below 1.3x and FFO to debt below 20% on a sustained basis.

‌Upside scenario

Although unlikely in the next 12-18 months, we could upgrade Movida in the long term if it continues to increase the fleet management segment's share of cash flow, without incurring substantial additional debt. In this scenario, we would see FFO to debt comfortably above 20% and EBIT interest coverage of about 2.0x on a consistent basis. Still, an upgrade would also

depend on an upgrade of Movida's parent company, Simpar, which we believe is unlikely in the short to medium term with high interest rates pressuring the latter's credit metrics.

‌Key Metrics

Movida Participacoes S.A.--Forecast summary

Period ending Dec-31-2021

Dec-31-2022

Dec-31-2023

Dec-31-2024

Dec-31-2025

Dec-31-2026

Dec-31-2027

Dec-31-2028

(Mil. BRL) 2021a

2022a

2023a

2024a

2025e

2026f

2027f

2028f

Revenue 5,333

9,600

10,342

13,481

14,721

15,915

16,671

17,199

EBITDA 2,113

3,617

3,638

4,701

5,670

6,088

6,491

6,857

Less: Cash (488) interest paid

(1,416)

(1,712)

(2,058)

(2,626)

(2,851)

(2,554)

(2,225)

Less: Cash (81)

taxes paid

(89)

(160)

(2)

(167)

(208)

(291)

(578)

Plus/(less): --

Other

486

235

312

368

346

331

355

Funds from 1,545 operations (FFO)

2,598

2,002

2,952

3,245

3,374

3,977

4,409

EBIT 1,960

2,981

1,974

2,932

3,671

4,053

4,305

4,700

Interest expense 750

1,686

1,338

2,060

2,563

2,932

2,826

2,463

Cash flow from 1,554 operations (CFO)

2,105

4,088

2,990

2,077

2,167

2,921

3,361

Capital 4,259

expenditure (capex)

5,464

4,544

4,984

2,347

3,088

3,003

3,277

Free operating (2,705) cash flow (FOCF)

(3,359)

(455)

(1,994)

(270)

(921)

(82)

84

Dividends 107

448

138

--

58

81

101

141

Share 4

repurchases (reported)

2

36

0

--

--

--

--

Discretionary cash (2,816) flow (DCF)

(3,808)

(630)

(1,994)

(328)

(1,002)

(183)

(57)

Debt (reported) 14,313

17,231

14,756

19,842

20,827

20,528

21,798

21,798

Plus: Lease 453

liabilities debt

493

544

649

770

804

834

860

Less: (7,786)

Accessible cash and liquid Investments

(6,828)

(2,999)

(4,291)

(5,016)

(3,745)

(4,645)

(4,341)

Plus/(less): 344

2,195

1,165

695

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

Other

Debt

7,323

13,091

13,465

16,896

18,481

19,487

19,887

20,217

Equity

3,284

2,769

2,522

2,492

2,759

3,082

3,545

4,526

Adjusted ratios

Debt/EBITDA (x)

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.3

3.2

3.1

2.9

FFO/debt (%)

21.1

19.8

14.9

17.5

17.6

17.3

20.0

21.8

CFO/debt (%)

21.2

16.1

30.4

17.7

11.2

11.1

14.7

16.6

FOCF/debt (%)

(36.9)

(25.7)

(3.4)

(11.8)

(1.5)

(4.7)

(0.4)

0.4

DCF/debt (%)

(38.5)

(29.1)

(4.7)

(11.8)

(1.8)

(5.1)

(0.9)

(0.3)

Movida Participacoes S.A.--Forecast summary

Annual revenue growth (%)

30.5

80.0

7.7

30.4

9.2

8.1

4.8

3.2

EBIT interest coverage (x)

2.6

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.9

Debt/debt and equity (%)

69.0

82.5

84.2

87.1

87.0

86.3

84.9

81.7

All figures are adjusted by S&P Global Ratings, unless stated as reported. a--Actual. e--Estimate. f--Forecast. R$--Brazilian real.

Rating Component Scores Foreign currency issuer credit rating BB-/Stable/-- Local currency issuer credit rating BB-/Stable/-- Business risk Fair

Country risk Moderately High

Industry risk Intermediate

Competitive position Fair

Financial risk Significant

Cash flow/leverage Significant

Anchor bb Modifiers

Diversification/portfolio effect Neutral (no impact)

Capital structure Neutral (no impact)

Financial policy Neutral (no impact)

Liquidity Adequate (no impact)

Management and governance Neutral (no impact)

Comparable rating analysis Negative (-1 notch)

Stand-alone credit profile bb-

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