:quality(75)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elcomercio/QBSKWZR7NNEPZJ6AV4AO66FO4A.jpeg "Money | wealth | The net worth of the 17 richest families in Peru exceeds US$24,680 million. In 2023 | economy")
According to the analysis, The 17 Peruvian households together have assets of US$ 24,680 million in 2023, a 9% increase over the US$ 22,640 million recorded in 2022. “However Lima Stock Exchange Up 20%, its volume of negotiations is below half of 2021. Even so, some mining companies benefited from higher gold and copper prices than the average of the past five years.Linares noted in his study.
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Likewise, he highlighted that a pronounced trend continues from 2021 onwards First places stand out from the rest. Broadly, the top four families have assets of more than US$2,000 million, while the following have less than US$700 million.
Meanwhile, within variations of the ranking, in the past, Las Benawitz y Hochschild They had assets of more than US$1 billion, but this has been reduced by falling share prices of their mining companies.
List changes
For this version, the Belmont family is known to have not appeared due to the lack of current financial information of their companies. However, among the main moves in the list, Entry of Dyer familyHe appeared on the list with a net worth of USD 330 million.
Agricultural exports were one of the sectors hardest hit this year by both Cyclone Yaku and the El Nino phenomenon (FEN), and sales fell by more than 5%, the first time the two households have been on the combined list. Agricultural exports (tire and quevedo), marginally positive as others decline”The report highlighted.
Outside of this single income, the main variations are related to positions within the top 17. In general, Rodríguez Pastor, Picasso Arias, Mulder, Rizó Patron, and Quivedo are families that have reduced their wealth. On the other hand, are important in maximizing their assets Breccia (8%), Romero (22%) and Rodriguez (21%).
(Source: Ernesto Linares)
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Brescia topped the list
To date, Los Breccia With a net worth of USD 5.81 billion, they are the country's most prominent wealthy family. They own a 46.12% stake in PPVA Peru and also own the world's largest producer of fish meal, the fishing company Dasa. However, due to FEN, its sales fell by 47%.
However, the result has been offset by the performance of Meenjur, a mining company that has established itself as the world's second-largest tin producer. In addition, its subsidiary Marcocobre is the eighth largest copper producer in Peru, with sales up 47% and aiming to produce 160 thousand tons of copper this year.
Financial companies are led by Alex Fort Brescia, industrial companies by Pedro Brescia Moreira, mining companies by Fortunato Brescia Moreira and fishing companies by Mario Brescia Moreira, who previously headed agricultural companies.
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Other fortunes over 2,000 million US dollars
Day fAmy Romero It is in second place with 4,960 million US dollars. According to Linares' analysis, 2023 is one of the most active, as it has made an acquisition attempt through its Piurana investments at a price of S/ 7.5 per share in Alicorp, 24% above the annual average price. Holding Company. After that, the company bought 9.5% of Alicorp's shares for S/ 541.5 million, which reached 64% of Alicorp's total shares.
in the middle Other family mattersIn March, it sold a 50% stake in its port operator Trabajos Maritimos SA (Tramarsa) to Global Infrastructure Partners. Likewise, they completed the sale of the Ghana Brava ethanol business (pending Intecopia's approval) and entered the power sector after acquiring Inkia Energy.
For their part, the Rodríguez rose to third place, surpassing Rodríguez Pastors, who registered a net worth of US$3.9 billion. “In March, the group acquired Soprol, the largest dairy company in Chile, for US$680 million, the largest acquisition in the group's history, financing the move with a syndicated loan for US$640 million. A chunk in Chilean pesos and the other in dollars”The report said.
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After this transaction, the family Peru has one company with 76% of the milk market Others have 80% market share in Bolivia and 66% market share in Puerto Rico. In addition, this new company is included with 30% of the market in Chile, outside of other companies in Colombia and Ecuador. For its part, in Cement industry (Yura), leaders in Bolivia and second in Ecuador, and confirmed their introduction to the agricultural products business in Europe by the end of 2023.
The ranking of fortunes over US$ 2,000 million is closed Rodríguez Pastor is the only person in the Top 4 to see their wealth drop from US$3,290 to US$3,250. For the balance of the year, shares of InRetail are up 30% this year, while shares of Intercorp Financial Services are down -13%.
This year, The companies of this family will become active in foreign markets Television and satellite communications, in addition to Intercorp Group's new subsidiaries in Ecuador, Spain, Honduras, Jamaica and Guatemala, in particular.
Analytical method
- The balance made for each family's assets is determined based on the value of their companies, which is traced to the prices or financial statements of the companies they control and are listed on the stock market.
- Since most family businesses are not listed on the stock market, they are compared to similar companies overseas. However, since developed countries have grown faster than Peru, there may be an upward bias in its estimate.
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