Avaliação dos impactos da pandemia da covid 19 sobre empresas brasileiras produtoras de carnes

Abstract

The pandemic caused by the coronavirus at the end of 2019 brought, in addition to devastating consequences, challenges for the whole world. The high rate of contamination and the growing number of deaths from complications of the disease forced countries to adopt restrictive measures in order to contain the spread of the virus. However, these changes have not gone unnoticed by the economic, social and behavioral sectors, which in turn directly influence the production, distribution and consumption of food, especially perishables such as meat. The objective of this work was to collect and evaluate the main financial indicators of meat product processing industries, which are publicly traded, during the quarters from 2019 to 2021 and, based on the data, analyze the economic performance of the sector during the COVID pandemic. -19. The companies evaluated were: JBS, BRF, Minerva Foods and Marfrig, which over the last few years have stood out in the country for processing and exporting meat products. The searches were carried out in the online database of the evaluated companies and through the investor relations website, the search was directed to the quarterly reports that contained the Statement of Income for the Year (DRE) of each one. Of the indicators detailed in the DRE, only net revenue, EBITDA and financial result were analyzed. The survey results showed that in the first quarter of 2020, the period of the onset of the pandemic in Brazil, both the net revenue and the EBITDA of BRF, JBS, Marfrig and Minerva, suffered a decline, indicating instability in the sector in the period. Similarly, the financial result recorded by BRF, JBS and Marfrig in this period was negative, indicating a loss for these organizations. Despite the fact that the first quarter of 2020 presents indicators that suggest the negative effect of the pandemic on the meat sector in Brazil, the following quarters presented data that indicated a good economic recovery for the sector. Therefore, a more detailed and in-depth study would be necessary to indicate how the Covid-19 pandemic interfered in the meat sector.