Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the First Quarter of 2025 Earnings Presentation for Light. This event will be held in Portuguese and translated into English. If you would like to change your language, please click on the 'Interpretation' button on the lower part of the screen. This event is being recorded and will be available on the Investor Relations website, along with the presentation and the remaining materials for this presentation. They are available for download there. Right now, all participants are connected in listen-only mode. After the company's presentation, we will begin the question- and- answer session. If you would like to ask a question, please send it through the chat or the 'Q&A' button on the lower part of your screen.
Before we continue, we would just like to restate that any statements made during the presentation are simply the company's beliefs based on assumptions and goals. They are based on the information currently available for the company. Remarks about the future are not a guarantee of performance. They involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. They refer to events that will happen in the future that will depend on circumstances that may or may not occur. Investors should understand that general economic conditions, industry conditions, and other operational factors may affect the company's results and make them differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. We will now begin the presentation with Mr. Alexandre Nogueira, CEO, who will make his opening remarks. We will then hear from Mr. Rodrigo Tostes, CFO and Investor Relations Officer, who will go into the company's financial details. Go ahead, Mr. Alexandre.
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Light's earnings call. Our figures for the first quarter of 2025 show that we are continuing what we presented in the fourth quarter of 2024. We still have a healthy balance. Our finances are balanced according to our court-mandated recovery plan, and we are sustaining investments to ensure that our recovery goes well. We see growth in the build market as a reflection of our court-ordered restructuring and also our efficiency. For the first quarter of 2025, we posted a consolidated net income of BRL 400 million, reversing a loss from the first quarter of last year. Our efficiency is advancing not only in OPEX, which is below inflation, but also on our deliveries, where we see a visible improvement in quality levels for supply and services.
We are committed to increasing our operational efficiency, and that's why the company is undergoing a strong transformation process, taking into account not only improvement in processes and systems, but a new process disseminating values and culture. We believe in continuous operational improvement for the next months. When it comes to our results, not only did our EBITDA and income go up, as we will hear from our CFO, but there was a significant advance in our cash position, which gives us robustness for all of our commitments. Some highlights: our EBITDA, income, and cash improvement were higher in the Distribution segment, and this was accompanied by an operational improvement that was posted by the company that we have been showing since mid-2024. The first quarter was once again marked by high temperatures, which were on average 0.7 degrees Celsius above the first quarter of 2024.
This led to an increase of 2.2% in the build market. This high was also concentrated in the residential segment, which is more sensitive to temperature increases and which grew 5.4%, the highest consumption average per unit in the last 16 quarters. Higher temperatures also explain a growth in non-technical losses, but it's important to highlight that 86% of these losses were posted in risk areas where Light cannot work. Collections are still high, reaching 98.6% in the last 12 months, concluding in March. This is a reflex of our changes in charging. Investments in the financing company grew 71%, and the company's priority is still maintaining and expanding our network, ensuring operational efficiency and quality supplies. Light has a robust asset base that demands investments in organization and maintenance.
Even during this time, we have never stopped providing energy and quality to the 2 million people who live in our concession area. The DEC index, which measures power interruptions over the last 12 months, was 6.1 hours, the best for a first quarter since 2015. Now, our FEC, which measures the frequency of interruptions, was among the top in Brazil. On the concessions renewal, we are awaiting instructions from ANEEL. As always, we believe in a renewal on a solid basis that will ensure the company remains sustainable. I will now hand it over to Rodrigo Tostes, who will go into our results, and I will be available during the Q&A.
Thank you, Alexandre. Good morning, everyone. I'm going to share some of our main highlights and figures for the first quarter of 2025. We begin with some highlights that show the company's progress, and then we will talk about some operational results and go into details about the initiatives that have boosted our efficiency. Later, we're going to show our financial results, showing how far the company has progressed. Starting with highlights on slide five, I'd like to underscore this message that the company is still totally focused in efficiency initiatives, conserving cash, improving the distribution company's financial health, which, as we know, is the main challenge for the short and medium terms. Starting from a consolidated perspective, we reached a net revenue of BRL 3.7 billion in the first quarter of 2025. We posted a net income of BRL 419 million for the quarter, which reflects the growth in our market and a better financial result from net debt negotiations and a non-cash effect of our trading company, our commercializing company.
Still, on our consolidated results this quarter, we had a cash position of BRL 3.6 billion. Continuing with distribution, our net debt for Light SESA dropped to BRL 4.2 billion, a reduction of 55% year- on- year. Light SESA also posted an adjusted EBITDA of BRL 471 million, which is a significant high versus the previous year. This was due to an increase in gross margins, as we will see later on. Finally, I would like to highlight, as Alexandre mentioned, that among all of our operational improvements, our DEC was at 6.10 hours, which is the best result for a first quarter since 2015. Continuing with slide six, here we will discuss the operational aspects, starting with distribution consumption. In the first quarter of 2025, we posted a growth of 2.2% versus the first quarter of 2024.
This was mainly due to a higher average temperature and accelerated economy in Rio de Janeiro during the time. This was focused on the residential segment, which is more sensitive to temperature increases and they have the highest average consumption in the last 16 quarters. It's important to highlight that this growth could have been higher if it were not for distributed generation, which captured a part of this growth in our concession area, as we can see on the right-hand side graph. Continuing with slide seven, the operational pillar is an essential basis for our success. We have directed efforts into strategic initiatives that promote higher efficiency, value generation, and a better experience for our clients. The DEC indicator went from 6.10 hours in the first quarter, a reduction of 10% versus the fourth quarter of 2024.
Between October 2024 and March 2025, we had our best historical index for DEC, which reflects the effectiveness of our initiatives for interrupting prolonged issues and the efficiency of our field teams. Our FEC was 2.85x , a reduction of 6.3% versus the fourth quarter of 2024. This is among the best in the country, as Alexandre mentioned before. I'd like to underscore the dedication of our operation teams, which were essential in order to reach this goal. Continuing with slide eight, we will go into the financial part of the presentation. The distribution company's EBITDA was BRL 340 million, a growth of nearly 300% year- on- year. This is due to an improvement in our gross margin, which was boosted by higher energy growth and the average purchase price. Besides these effects, another factor was contingencies.
Initiatives for internal processes have contributed significantly to the reduction in the number of new demands since 2024. PEC LD, although it had a small nominal reduction, had a stable index, which is on track with the growth we had for this period. Continuing on slide nine, operating cash generation measured by EBITDA minus CAPEX was BRL 184 million in the first quarter of 2025. This reiterates the company's commitment to cash generation and quality maintenance. The company's CAPEX grew by 71% quarter- on- quarter, reaching BRL 288 million. This reflects the prioritization of investments in expansion and grid maintenance, ensuring the quality of our supply and operational efficiency. On slide 10, we see the net income for the distribution company, which was BRL 243 million. This was due to a higher operational performance, as evidenced by the growth in gross margins.
These results were also benefited by including the debt negotiation effects from the company, conditions foreseen by our court-mandated recovery plan, which had positive effects in the financial line. Continuing with the next slide, here we see our generation and trading EBITDA. This business line generated an EBITDA of BRL 113 million, which is a drop due to a loss of contracts and the higher price of contracts that were used to replace them. But at the same time, we are now at much better aligned prices to market conditions. We are confident that Lightcom will continue to grow and will become a benchmark for clean energy with diversified solutions that are efficient and tailored to the energy market. Finally, one last update from our court-mandated recovery plan. Yesterday was the due date for the reverse auction, and the company will disclose the results of these processes soon.
I will now hand it over to the operators so we can begin the Q&A. Thank you, and go ahead. Thank you. We will now begin the question- and- answer session. If you would like to ask a question, please send it through the Q&A button on the lower part of your screen. Please hold. This question was asked by Mr. Bruno Sousa, and he is asking about the concession renewal process. Bruno, good morning. Thank you for that question. This is Alexandre. What I can tell you about this process is that right now it is under ANEEL. As I said in my opening statement, we believe in this process with a contractor that will ensure economic and financial and operational sustainability for the company. We believe that this process will advance very soon. Thank you.
As a reminder, if you would like to ask a question, you can send it via the Q&A button on the lower part of your screen. Please hold. As a reminder, if you would like to ask a question, please click on the Q&A button on the lower part of your screen. Thank you for listening to our first quarter earnings call. And have a good day . This concludes the company's conference call. On behalf of Light, we would like to thank you all for listening and underscore that the investor relations team is always available to answer your questions. Thank you and have a great day.