Environmental accident in Mariana-MG
a study of economic and financial impacts in responsible companies
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24302/agora.v24i0.2081Abstract
In November of 2015, occurred the biggest environmental accident in the history of Brazil. The company Samarco Corporation was the main responsible for the disaster, being controlled by the companies Vale Corporation and BHP Billinton. After the disaster, the companies responsible were forced to pay for the damage caused to the city and the victims. Thus, this research aimed to analyze the economic and financial impacts on the companies responsible for the environmental disaster. To reach the objective, financial economic indicators were analyzed using simple linear regression. The survey had as a sample the accounting statements of the companies Samarco Corporation, BHP Billinton and Vale Corporation. The results indicate that the main impacts were the averaged short-term indebtedness of 30.71%, and in 2016 was 46.1%. Capital structure indicators were below 70% in the years prior to the accident and after leverage to 82.5% (2016). Liquidity ratios continued to fall steadily during the analyzed period, starting at 0.59 (2010) and ending at 0.32 (2016), also being impacted by the environmental accident. Regarding econometric analysis, the most significant indicators were those of capital structure. The largest financial impact was caused by provisions in the amount of R$ 9,833,189 (Billions) to cover the compensation of the victims of the accident. In addition, the value of the shares tends to reduce as the increase in the Level of Indebtedness and the Fixed Assets of Shareholders' Equity.
Keywords: Financial Sustainability. Economic and Financial Indicators. Environmental Accident. Accounting.
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