How Are Brazilian Metals & Mining and
Forest Products Companies Weathering the
Challenging Global Environment?
Reginaldo Takara
Managing Director, Corporate Ratings
February 2012
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Rating Outlook Distribution for Rated Entities
• Most companies have stable outlooks:
– Vale: A-/Stable/-- (u/g 23.nov.11)
– CSN: BBB-/Stable/-- (aff 22.nov.11)
– Gerdau: BBB-/Stable/-- (stb outlk 24.nov.11)
– Usiminas: BBB-/Negative/-- (aff neg 18.mar.12)
– Klabin: BB+/Stable/-- (aff 27.dec.11)
– Suzano: BB+/Negative/-- (outlk neg from stb 23.nov.11)
– Fibria: BB/Stable/-- (outlk stb from pos 23.nov.11)
– Magnesita: BB-/Positive/-- (outlk pos from stb 31.may.11)
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Rated Brazilian Metals & Mining Companies
• Steel Companies
– Excess capacity globally should keep downward price pressure
– Import competition, either active or latent, will remain a risk
– Input cost pressure (iron ore, coal)
– Strong currency as a negative
– Strong liquidity
• Mining Companies
– Tight supply of iron ore should keep prices firm in the intermediate term
– Demand should remain growing, even with China growing at a slower
pace
– Strong cost position due to favorable mining reserves and low costs
– High capital expenditures to expand capacity
– Strong liquidity
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3.
Rated Brazilian Forest Products Companies
• Market Pulp
– Excess capacity globally should keep downward price pressure
– New capacities coming onstream in the intermediate term increase
uncertainty
– Strong currency as a negative cost factor
– Decisions about capital expenditures may change leverage trends
• Paper
– Import competition, especially from China, should grow in the
intermediate term
– Cost position is favorable because of competitive pulp
– Some niche, profitable markets should remain strong, as packaging
– High gross debt leverage is a concern
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4.
Our expectations for Metals & Mining…
• We expect performance for steel makers to improve slightly,
more so in second half 2012, but we are more cautious about the
uncertain global environment
• Steel makers will also have to work hard to keep improving cost
structures
– No significant room for price increases
– Demand in Brazil should remain firm, thanks to increasing investments
in capacity expansion
• Mining companies should keep reporting sound cash flows.
Downside risks in China, mainly
• M&A may pick-up as opportunities grow, but companies have
been generally more conservative/prudent about their nonorganic expansions
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5.
Our expectations for Forest Products…
• We expect performance to remain volatile in the intermediate
term as prices have softened recently
• Many players are seeking ways to improve their capital
structures
– Asset sales
– Equity infusions
• Expansion plans have been generally put on hold
• M&A activity is not clear right now due to high leverage reported
by most players, but may pick-up as opportunities grow
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6.
FX Appreciation on Flat Steel Makers
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7.
Steel Exports Pre And Post Crisis
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8.
Profitability Softening
EBITDA Margin Evolution Since 4Q2009
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9.
Some Companies Still Have High Capex Ahead
Capex/Sales Since 4Q2009
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10.
Cash Flow Protection Metrics Weakening
FFO/TD Since 4Q2009
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11.
Liquidity Remains Strong
(FFO+Cash)/TD Since 4Q2009
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Key Themes for Brazil’s M&M and Forest Products
• FX Appreciation
– Affecting cost position of all companies, more so for steel makers and
market pulp producers
– Increases import competition in steel
• Capital Expenditures Trends Are Mixed
– New investments in iron ore expansion
– Some pulp investments delayed
– Adequate funding under our base case assumptions
• Maturities expected to be manageable
– Pulp companies seeking to reduce leverage
– Covenant breaches waived
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Main Risks
• Slower growth in China
• Input cost pressures coupled by FX appreciation
• Competitive pressures: Steel from low-cost countries, new
capacities in pulp coming onstream
• More aggressive M&A
• Global economic slowdown (chance stands at 25% in U.S. and
40% in Europe)
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Analytical Contacts
• U.S.
– Marie Shmaruk, marie_shmaruk@sand.com, (212) 438-6503
• Canada
– Donald Marleau, donald_marleau@sandp.com, (416) 507-2526
• Europe
– Andrey Nikolaev, andrey_nikolaev@sandp.com, +33144207329
• Latin America
– Reginaldo Takara, Reginaldo_Takara@sandp.com, 55-11-3039-9740
• Asia
– May Zhong, may_zhong@sandp.com, 61-3-9631-2164
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