Minerva S.A. is the largest beef exporter in South America, a company built on turning Brazilian cattle into meat sold across more than 100 countries. It is a simple business with a complicated balance sheet. Full nameMinerva S.A. Tickers / exchangeBEEF3 — B3 (São Paulo) HeadquartersBarretos, São Paulo, Brazil SectorConsumer Defensive — Packaged Foods (beef processing) Employees40,000 Market valueR$3.85 billion (US$737 million) Yearly salesR$57.2 billion (US$11.0 billion) Net profitR$810 million (US$155 million) Net margin0.8% (our calculation) Return on equity23.2% Price-to-earnings9.9 Dividend yield0% Websiteri.minervafoods.com What it is Minerva slaughters cattle, cuts …
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