Economic and financial analysis of Vale´s investment decisions Other Languages

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42428
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE The Vale Company excels in different sectors, such as coal, copper, energy, fertilizers, iron ore, logistics, manganese, ferroalloys, nickel, precious metals and steel. In the iron ore sector, the growth of China's demand for this product has forced the expansion of the productive structure, as in the case of Vale, resulting in a greater demand for long-term investments by the company. The objective of this study is to analyze how the macroeconomic factors affect the long-term investment decisions of the Vale Company. More specifically, we aim to elaborate projections through the establishment of relationships between the company’s' investment and macroeconomic factors for the period between 2002 and 2013. METHODOLOGY The methodology consists of using the Vector Error Correction Model for the period of 2002-2013. The following variables were used: the long-term liabilities, equity and net profit from the balance sheet, and the macroeconomic variables, such as the interest rates, country risk, gross domestic product (industry) and international price of iron ore. The balance sheet variables were collected from Economatica and the macroeconomic variables were obtained from the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA Data), the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS The results indicated that, in the long term, the amount of third party capital reacts negatively to increases in country risk, profit, and Libor and Selic interest rates. In general, for Vale, the country risk and the domestic interest rates are the most important factors for the investment decisions. Thus, the results reveal a strong relationship between investment decisions and macroeconomic conditions. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS Through the economic and financial analysis of Vale's investment decisions, it is found that both the equity and the third party capital are influenced by the behavior of macroeconomic variables. In the case of Vale, when facing a stable macroeconomic environment, equity capital is the source of funds that offers lower risk. Thereby, investment decisions cannot be taken considering only the internal determinants of the organization.
ABNT Citation:
SILVA, M. L.; CONTE, B. P.; BENDER FILHO, R.; CORONEL, D. A. Análise econômico-financeira das decisões de investimento da companhia Vale. Revista de Finanças Aplicadas, v. 7, n. 1, p. 1-25, 2016.
APA Citation:
Silva, M. L., Conte, B. P., Bender Filho, R., & Coronel, D. A. (2016). Análise econômico-financeira das decisões de investimento da companhia Vale. Revista de Finanças Aplicadas, 7(1), 1-25.
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