SEC Form 6-K filed by Ambev S.A.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of November, 2024

Commission File Number 1565025

AMBEV S.A.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

AMBEV S.A.

(Translation of Registrant's name into English)

Rua Dr. Renato Paes de Barros, 1017 - 3rd Floor
04530-000 São Paulo, SP
Federative Republic of Brazil

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. 

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  

Yes _______ No ___X____

Ambev S.A.

Interim consolidated

financial statements at
September 30, 2024
and report on review

Report on review of interim
consolidated financial statements

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders

Ambev S.A.

Introduction

We have reviewed the accompanying interim consolidated balance sheet of Ambev S.A. and its subsidiaries ("Company") as at September 30, 2024, the related interim consolidated income statement and comprehensive income for the quarter and nine-month period then ended and the related interim consolidated statement of changes in equity and cash flows for the nine-month period then ended and notes, comprising a summary of material accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these interim consolidated financial statements in accordance with the accounting standard International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34 - Interim Financial Reporting, of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on these interim consolidated financial statements based on our review.

Scope of review

We conducted our review in accordance with International Standards on Reviews of Interim Financial Information (ISRE 2410 - Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity, respectively). A review of interim information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with Brazilian and International Standards on Auditing and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying interim consolidated financial statements referred to above is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with IAS 34.

São Paulo, November 7, 2024

PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes Ltda., Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3732, Edifício B32, 16^o

São Paulo, SP, Brasil, 04538-132

T: +55 (11) 4004-8000, www.pwc.com.br

Contents

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

All amounts in thousands of Brazilian Reais

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)

All amounts in thousands of Brazilian Reais

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

For the three and nine-month periods ended September 30

All amounts in thousands of Brazilian Reais unless otherwise stated

(i) As detailed in note 19 – Net financial results, as of the first quarter of 2024 the Company improved the split between financial result lines, including for comparative purposes.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the three and nine-month periods ended September 30

All amounts in thousands of Brazilian Reais

The consolidated statement of comprehensive income is presented net of income tax. The income tax effects of these items are disclosed in note 8 –Income tax and social contribution.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

For the nine-month period ended September 30

All amounts in thousands of Brazilian Reais

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (CONTINUED)

For the nine-month period ended September 30

All amounts in thousands of Brazilian Reais

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the three and nine-month periods ended September 30

All amounts in thousands of Brazilian Reais

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

1.1 Description of business

Ambev S.A. (referred to as the “Company” or “Ambev”) together with its subsidiaries (the “Group” or “Consolidated”), headquartered in São Paulo - SP, Brazil, has as its social purpose, either directly or through participation in other companies, the production and sale of beer, draft beer, soft drinks, other non-alcoholic beverages, malt and food in general, as well as the advertising of its own and of third party products, the sale of promotional and advertising materials and the direct or indirect exploitation of bars, restaurants, snack bars and similar establishments, among others.

The Group portfolio includes several own brands, like Brahma®, Skol®, Antarctica®, Original®, Colorado®, Bohemia®, Serramalte®, Quilmes®, Patagonia®, Guaraná Antarctica®, Beats® among others, and licensed brands, like Budweiser®, Corona®, Stella Artois®, Spaten® Beck’s® and Mike’s®.

The Company’s shares and American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) are listed on the Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão S.A. (“B3”), under the ticker “ABEV3” and on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the ticker “ABEV”, respectively.

The Company’s direct controlling shareholders are Interbrew International B.V. (“ITW International”), AmBrew S.à.r.l (“Ambrew”), both of which are subsidiaries of Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V. (“AB InBev”).

The interim consolidated financial statements on September 30, 2024 have been prepared using the going-concern accounting basis and are being presented in accordance with IAS 34 – Interim Financial Reporting as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB®”).

The information does not meet all disclosure requirements for the presentation of full annual consolidated financial statements and are disclosed with relevant information and changes in the period, without the level of detail in certain accompanying notes previously disclosed, avoiding repetition which, in Management's opinion, provides an understanding of the Company's equity position and performance during the interim period. Therefore, the consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS®”) issued by the IASB®.

The following notes are not disclosed in the interim consolidated financial statements:

In addition, the material accounting policies presented in the respective accompanying notes are not disclosed in these interim consolidated financial statements. The following notes are not in the same level of detail presented in the annual consolidated financial statements, for the year ended December 31, 2023:

In preparing the interim consolidated financial statements, management uses judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting practices and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. The relevant estimates and judgments are disclosed in note 4 - Use of estimates and judgments.

The interim consolidated financial statements were approved, in their final form, by the Board of Directors on October 30, 2024.

2.1 Functional and presentation currency

The functional and presentation currency of the Company interim consolidated financial statements is the Brazilian Real, which is the currency of its main economic operating environment. For presentation purposes, the interim consolidated financial statements are presented in thousands of Brazilian Reais (“R$”), unless otherwise indicated, rounded to the nearest thousand.

Foreign currency transactions are registered using the exchange rates prevailing on the transaction dates. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated using the balance sheet date rate. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated using the foreign exchange rate prevailing as at the date of the transaction. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies stated at fair value are translated using the exchange rate in force as at the date on which the fair value was determined. Gains and losses arising from the settlement of transactions in foreign currencies and resulting from the conversion of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the income statement.

Assets and liabilities of subsidiaries located abroad are translated using the foreign exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date, while amounts from the income statement and cash flow are translated utilizing the average exchange rate for the year, and changes in equity are translated at the historical exchange rate of each transaction. Translation adjustments arising from the difference between the average exchange rates and the historical rates are recorded directly in Carrying value adjustments.

In the consolidation process, exchange differences arising from the translation of equity in foreign operations and borrowing and other currency instruments designated as net investment hedges are recognized in Carrying value adjustments, an equity reserve, and included in Other comprehensive income.

Even when recorded in the acquiring entity, the goodwill and fair value adjustments arising from the acquisition of a foreign entity are treated as assets and liabilities of the foreign entity and are translated at the foreign exchange rate at the balance sheet date.

2.1.1 Exchange rates

The most significant exchange rates used for the preparation of the Company’s interim consolidated financial statements are as follow:

The accounting practices adopted by the Company are consistent in the both years presented. There were no changes in the accounting policies and calculation methods used for the interim consolidated financial statements as at September 30, 2024 compared to those presented in the consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2023.

3.1 Recently issued IFRS

The changes in standards and new standards, which became effective in 2024 are not applicable or did not have any material impact in these consolidated financial statements. The main changes in accounting standards which, in management's assessment, could possibly generate an impact on subsequent disclosures follows:

In May 2023, the IASB® issued scope changes to IAS 12 – Income Taxes that allows a temporary exemption in accounting for deferred income taxes arising from promulgated or substantially promulgated legislation implementing OECD Pillar Two, an exemption which has been adopted by the Group.

In the Group's case, the Pillar Two Rules are effective in 2024 in some jurisdictions without material impacts in the interim financial statements as of September 30, 2024. In Brazil, on October 3, 2024, after the period ended, were published the Provisional Measure No. 1.262/24 and RFB Normative Instruction No. 2.228/24, effective as of January 1, 2025, with has the purpose of adapting Brazilian tax legislation to the Global Anti-Base Erosion Model Rules (GloBE rules) and implementing the additional Social Contribution on Net Income (CSLL), to establish a minimum effective tax rate of 15%. The Company's analysis of the potential impacts of this new legislation on its financial statements is in progress.

Regarding the amendments to IAS 7 – Statement of Cash Flows and IFRS 7 – Financial Instruments: Disclosures, which establish new disclosure requirements for financing transactions with suppliers, the so-called "Supplier Finance Arrangements". The Group has evaluated the changes and has not identified the necessity for additional disclosures in its consolidated financial statements.

In addition, there are no other standards, standard changes or IFRIC interpretations that still haven’t been in force and that may have a material impact in entity’s consolidated financial statements. The company also has not adopted any standards in advance.

The preparation of interim consolidated financial statements in compliance with IFRS requires Management to make use of judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting practices and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. The estimates and assumptions are based on past experience and several other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for decision-making regarding judgments relating to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily evident from other sources. The actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and assumptions are reviewed on a regular basis. Changes in accounting estimates may affect the period during which they are realized, or future periods.

The accounting policy which reflects significant estimates and judgments used in the preparation of these interim consolidated financial statements for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 have not changed from those valid on December 31, 2023.

5.1 Cash and equivalents

(i) The balance refers mostly to Bank Deposit Certificates (“CDBs”), high liquidity bonds, which are readily convertible into known amounts of cash, and which are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

The cash and cash equivalents balance includes the amount of R$3,664 million as at September 30, 2024 (R$3,768 million in December 31, 2023), which is not freely transferable to the parent company due to remittance restrictions in Cuba and Argentina, although available for use in the local operations of the subsidiaries in question.

5.2 Investment securities

(i) The balance refers substantially to financial investments linked to tax incentives that are not readily convertible into a known amount of cash.

The changes in impairment losses on inventory are as follows:

(i) Over the last few years, as disclosed in the respective annual consolidated financial statements, the Company recognized at the income statement PIS and COFINS credits arising from the exclusion of ICMS, including in the form of tax substitution, from the calculation basis. The effect of that entry impacts the balance sheet, in the item Recoverable PIS/COFINS – exclusion of ICMS, according to the table above.

8.1 Deferred income tax and social contribution

The details of the amount of deferred income tax and social contribution by type of temporary difference are as follows:

Among the deferred tax assets on tax losses carryforward, the tax authorities unilaterally offset in tax proceedings the total amount of R$268,602 (R$268,602 in December 31, 2023), which is equivalent to R$790,005 (R$790,005 in December 31, 2023) in tax losses basis. Such proceedings are classified as having a possible likelihood of loss.

8.1.1 Realization of deferred taxes

As at September 30, 2024 the deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be utilized/settled, as follows:

(i) The Company has no tax losses expected to be realized in more than 10 years.

8.1.2 Changes in deferred taxes

The net change in deferred income tax and social contribution is detailed as follows:

8.1.3 Deferred tax asset related to tax losses

As of September 30, 2024, besides the tax credits related to tax losses carryforward effectively recognized in the amounts disclosed above, other tax credits related to tax losses carryforward were not recorded, since their realization is not probable in currently Management evaluation. The accumulated amount represents R$834,599 (R$669,024 in December 31, 2023) - which is equivalent, in value basis, to R$3,183,482 at September 30, 2024 (R$2,521,047 in December 31, 2023).

8.2 Income tax and social contribution

Income taxes reported in the income statement are analyzed as follows:

The reconciliation between the weighted nominal tax rate and the effective tax rate is summarized as follows:

The main events that impacted the effective tax rate for the period were:

9.1 Changes in the carrying amount of property, plant, and equipment

9.2 Changes in the carrying amount of right-of-use assets

Impairment testing

The impairment test is performed annually considering the most accurate estimates calculated by Management. The Company’s Management has not identified any relevant indications of impairment in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024.

The present value adjustment recorded for trade payables, at September 30, 2024 is R$201 million (R$308 million at December 31, 2023).

The subsidiaries in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Panama have discounted trade payables with endorsement (trade payables securitization) with vendors in the amount of R$85 million at September 30, 2024 (R$159 million at December 31, 2023). In general, abovementioned discount transactions occur by legal impositions existing in these jurisdictions. These transactions maintain their commercial characteristics since there are no change in previously established conditions (amount, terms, and counterpart) and its vendor’s choice to carry out the anticipation of its receivables with the Company, therefore, these operations do not result in any additional obligations for the Company.

Additional information regarding the exposure of the Company to interest rate, foreign currency risk and debt repayment schedule is disclosed in note 21 - Financial instruments and risks.

12.1 Contractual clauses (Covenants)

In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, as well as at December 31, 2023 and until the date of issue of these interim consolidated financial statements there were no events of default, breach of covenant clauses or significant contractual changes that would result in changes to the payment terms of loan and financing contracts.

12.2 Terms and discount rates of leasing contracts

The Company estimates discount rates based on risk-free interest rates observed in the Brazilian market, for the terms of its contracts, adjusted to their reality (credit spread). Spreads were obtained with financial institutions. The following table shows the weighted average of rates applied considering the terms of the existing contracts:

The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in administrative and judicial proceedings and arbitrations arising from the normal course of business. The assessment of the probability of loss, carried out by the Company with the support of its legal advisors, considers the probability of the Company position being accepted at the end of the process, considering the applicable legislation, the case law on the subject and the existing evidence. Due to their nature, these legal proceedings involve inherent uncertainties, including, but not limited to, courts rulings negotiations between affected parties and governmental actions and, as a consequence, Ambev's Management cannot, at this stage, estimate the likely timing of resolution of these matters.

13.1 Provision

The Company and some of its subsidiaries are involved in lawsuits, mainly of a tax, civil and labor nature, which are considered probable of loss, and which are fully provisioned, under the terms of IAS 37 - Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets. Legal proceedings are considered with a probable likelihood of loss when there is consolidated or binding case law unfavorable to the thesis defended by the Company and its subsidiaries, or, in the case of a factual or evidentiary discussion, when the Company and its subsidiaries do not have the necessary and sufficient evidence to prove the right alleged.

13.1.1 Main legal proceedings with a probable likelihood of loss:

Excise duties: in Brazil, the Company and its subsidiaries are parties to various administrative and judicial proceedings related to ICMS, IPI, PIS and COFINS taxes, considered as probable likelihood of loss. Such proceedings include, among others, tax offsetting, appropriation of tax credits and alleged insufficient payment of the respective taxes.

Labor: the Company and its subsidiaries are parties to labor proceedings with former employees, including former employees of service providers companies. The main issues involve overtime and related effects and respective charges.

Civil: the Company and its subsidiaries are involved in civil proceedings considered as representing a probable likelihood of loss. The most relevant portion of these lawsuits refers to former distributors, mainly in Brazil, mostly claiming damages resulting from the termination of their contracts.

13.1.2 Provision changes

(i) Other taxes refer to provisions for legal proceedings concerning taxes other than excise duties and income taxes. The uncertain tax treatments related to income taxes with a prognosis of probable loss have their value reported directly in the income tax and social contribution payable, as per IFRIC 23 - Uncertainty on the Treatment of Income Taxes.

13.1.3 Expected settlement

(i) Other taxes refer to provisions for legal proceedings concerning taxes other than excise duties and income taxes. The uncertain tax treatments related income taxes with a prognosis of probable loss have their value reported directly in the income tax and social contribution payable, as per IFRIC 23 - Uncertainty on the Treatment of Income Taxes.

The expected settlement of provisions was based on management’s best estimate in conjunction with their internal and external legal advisors at the interim consolidated balance sheet date.

13.2 Contingencies

The Company and its subsidiaries maintain administrative and judicial disputes with fiscal authorities in Brazil related to certain fiscal positions adopted when calculating the income tax and social contribution, which, based on Management’s current evaluation, probably are going to be accepted in superior court decisions, considering the regular compliance with tax laws, case law, and evidence produced, aligned with IFRIC 23. The Company also has tax actions related to other taxes, which involve risk of a possible loss, according to management's assessment. To these uncertain tax treatments and possible contingencies there are no recorded provisions, due to the assessment carried out. The composition and estimates are as following:

Contingencies with a remote risk of loss are not disclosed, as the possibility of any outflow of resources embodying economic benefits is remote, in accordance with IAS 37 - Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets.

The Company and its subsidiaries have guarantee-insurance and letters of guarantee for some legal actions, presented as guarantee for civil, labor and tax execution or to enable resources of labor nature.

The Company is also a party to other tax lawsuits in which it is an active party and discusses the possibility of recovering or failing to pay taxes which, in Management's opinion, do not have constitutional and/or legal support for their demand. As disclosed in its accounting policy, the Company does not recognize contingent assets. If the inflow of economic benefits becomes probable, according to a prognosis assessment conducted by external legal advisors in addition to Management's internal assessment, the Company discloses the contingent asset. When the inflow of economic benefits becomes virtually certain, such as when the legal decision is final and the gain can be estimated with certainty, the asset is no longer contingent, and the Company recognizes it in the financial statements for the period in which there was a change in estimate occurred.

13.2.1 Main contingencies with a possible risk of loss

The changes in the amount of contingencies reported relate mainly to the increase resulting from monetary restatement. In addition, the main process classified with a possible loss probability, which relevant changed until September 30, 2024, are summarized in the table below, along with their respective estimated values involved in the cases.

14.1 Issued capital

At September 30, 2024, the authorized share capital, fully subscribed, in the amount of R$58,226,036 (R$58,177,929 in September 30, 2023) in the amount of 15,757,657 common shares (15,753,833 in September 30, 2023) nominative, without nominal value, distributed as follows:

(i) Capital increase related to the issue of shares, in connection with share-based program.

14.2 Capital reserves

14.2.1 Share buyback and treasury shares results

Treasury shares represent the Company’s own issued shares bought back by the Company, and the result of treasury shares related to gains and losses on share-based payment transactions and others. The changes in treasury shares are as follows:

14.2.2 Share-based payment

Different share-based payment programs and stock purchase option plans allow the senior management from Ambev’s economic group to acquire Company shares. The share-based payment reserve recorded a charge of R$290,447 on September 30, 2024 (R$269,671 at September 30, 2023) (note 20 – Share-based payments).

14.3 Profit reserves