Nov 5 (Reuters) - Mosaic is reviewing several
assets and strategic talks with multiple parties are ongoing,
Chief Financial Officer Luciano Pires told analysts on a
conference call on Wednesday.
The fertilizer maker earlier this year revealed plans to
reallocate capital away from lower-return assets as it
streamlines its portfolio.
It has sold its Taquari-Vassouras potash mine and the idled
Patos de Minas phosphate mining unit in Brazil this year.
The Taquari-Vassouras divestiture is expected to eliminate
more than $20 million in capital investments in the short term,
Pires said, adding that he expects capital reallocation to
gather steam in 2026.
Mosaic, which beat analysts' expectations for third-quarter
results on Tuesday, said an increase in working capital would
result in cash flow levels well below "what is intrinsic to the
business" in 2025.
However, with a stabilization in raw-material prices and
inventory adjustments in Brazil and North America, free cash
flow is expected to improve significantly in 2026.
"Therefore, (we are) prudently deferring any extraordinary
dividends or buybacks to 2026," Pires said.
Shares of the company were down marginally at $26.37 in
afternoon trading.
(Reporting by Vallari Srivastava and Khusbu Jena in Bengaluru;
Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)