Financial and economic performance of some Brazilian cellulose and paper companies

Authors

  • Alexandre Nascimento de Almeida Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Alexandre Muzy Bittencourt Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Vitor Afonso Hoeflich Embrapa Florestas
  • Claudio José Luchesa Faculdades Integradas Curitiba

Keywords:

Pulp and paper, liquidity, profitability, indebtedness

Abstract

Brazil shows competitive and comparative advantages against others wood producers, mainly in the
pulp and paper segment, because Brazil has technology in wood production with shorts lifecycles due to the
good climate conditions and the quality of the products exported for many countries around the world. However,
in the economical and financial area this advantage is not verified. In reason to the importance of this segment in the Brazilian forest sector the present study had the objective to know the economical and financial situation of six Brazilian pulp and paper companies. The information was obtained with BOVESPA - Sao Paulo State Stock Exchanged by the annual financial balance showed by the companies in the last nine years. Some of the most important economical and financial index was used, like capital profitability. In general, the companies showed a situation of low liquidity and profitability. It was verified an increase of the indebtedness and improvement in the use of the assets in the period. In relation to the operational margin and to the profitability of the equity, the
companies showed similar behaviors along the time.

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ALMEIDA, Alexandre Nascimento de; BITTENCOURT, Alexandre Muzy; HOEFLICH, Vitor Afonso; LUCHESA, Claudio José. Financial and economic performance of some Brazilian cellulose and paper companies. Pesquisa Florestal Brasileira, [S. l.], n. 54, p. 111, 2010. Disponível em: https://pfb.sede.embrapa.br/pfb/article/view/135. Acesso em: 11 feb. 2026.

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No. 54 (2007): jan./jun. Pesquisa Florestal Brasileira

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