Lojas Quero-Quero (LJQQ3) Investor presentation summary
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Investor presentation summary
6 Nov, 2026Business model and scale
578 stores as of Sep 2026; 167 new stores opened in the prior 5 years; 8.4k+ employees.
LTM 3Q26 gross revenue, net of returns, was R$3,347m; mix was 68% retail, 29% financial services and 3% card revenues.
Retail focuses on building materials, with complementary appliance and furniture sales; VerdeCard financed 54% of in-store purchases.
Revenue CAGR was 14% and EBITDA CAGR 8% from 2017 to 2025.
Expansion and market opportunity
Store count rose 121% from 261 in 2017 to 578 in 2026; 97% of stores are in cities with fewer than 300k residents.
Footprint covered 497 cities, with mapped potential to expand into 419 additional cities, reaching 900+ cities.
Three distribution centers in Santo Cristo, Sapiranga and Corbélia provide more than 85k m² of storage; delivery frequency is at least twice weekly to the smallest countryside stores.
Store formats evolved through three Mais Construção phases, adding broader building-material ranges, project design and specialized sales and customization services.
Digital financial platform
VerdeCard had 4.3m+ cards issued, 737k+ active cards LTM and R$4.1bn LTM TPV; 30% of TPV was at stores.
The platform includes payments by QR code, Pix accounts, virtual cards, free transfers, in-store cash withdrawals and access to credit and personal-loan products.
Infinite Stores added 17k+ SKUs, bringing the available mix to 25k+; the format was fully implemented from Feb 2022.
Latest events from Lojas Quero-Quero
- SSS grew 12%, but wider losses and weaker adjusted EBITDA offset retail recovery.LJQQ3
Q3 2026 - Financial services and store expansion offset retail pressure; adjusted FY23 net income remained negative.LJQQ3
Q4 2023 - Revenue up 9.7% YoY and SSS up 6.7%, with 576 stores and improved efficiency despite net loss.LJQQ3
Q2 2026 - Gross revenue up 3.3% but net loss widened as margins fell and financial costs rose.LJQQ3
Q1 2026 - Net loss of R$161.9 million in 2025 despite 3.8% revenue growth and extended debt maturity.LJQQ3
Q4 2025 - Gross revenue dropped 3.6% and SSS fell 11.6%, resulting in a net loss of R$42.1 million.LJQQ3
Q3 2025 - Q2 2025 revenue up 3.3% to R$761m, adjusted EBITDA fell, net loss at R$29.6m.LJQQ3
Q2 2025 - Gross revenue up 14.4% YoY, but net loss driven by higher costs and lower non-recurring gains.LJQQ3
Q1 2025 - Revenue up 11.2%–12%, EBITDA up 48%, 22 new stores, and resilient operations in 2024.LJQQ3
Q4 2024