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Financial Instruments and Risks Management
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Financial Instruments and Risks Management  
Financial Instruments and Risks Management

4.Financial Instruments and Risks Management

4.1.Financial risks management

4.1.1.Overview

As a result of its activities, the Company is exposed to several financial risks, the main factors considered by management are set forth below:

(i)

liquidity;

(ii)

credit;

(iii)

exchange rate;

(iv)

interest rate;

(v)

fluctuations of commodity prices; and

(vi)

capital.

The Management is focused on generating consistent and sustainable results over time, however, arising from external risk factors, unintended level of volatility can influence the Company’s cash flows and income statement.

The Company has policies and procedures for managing market risk which aims:

(i)

reduce,  mitigate or transfer exposure aiming to protect the Company’s cash flows and assets against fluctuations of market prices of raw material and products, exchange rates and interest rates, price and adjustment index ("market risk") or other assets or instruments traded in liquid markets or not to which the value of the assets, liabilities and cash flows are exposed;

(ii)

establish limits and instruments with the purpose of allocating the Company's cash within acceptable credit risk exposure parameters of financial institutions; and

(iii)

optimize the process of hiring financial instruments for protection against exposure to risk, drawing on natural hedges and correlations between the prices of different assets and markets, avoiding any waste of funds used to hiring inefficient transactions. All financial transactions entered into by the Company aim to protect existing exposures, with the assumption of new risks prohibited, except those arising from its operating activities.

Hedging instruments are hired exclusively for hedging purposes and are based on the following terms:

(i)

cash flow protection against currency mismatch;

(ii)

revenue flow protection for debt settlement and interest to fluctuation of interest rate and currencies; and

(iii)

fluctuation in pulp price and other risk factors.

Treasury team is responsible for identification, evaluating and seeking protection against possible financial risk. Board of Directors approves the financial policies that establish the principles and guidance for global risk management, the areas involved in these activities, the use of derivative and non-derivative financial instruments and the allocation of cash surplus.

The Company uses the most liquid financial instruments, and:

(i)

does not hired leveraged transactions or with other forms of embedded options that change its purpose of protection (hedge);

(ii)

does not have double indexed debt or other forms of implied options; and

(iii)

does not have any transaction that require margin deposits or other forms of collateral for counterparty credit risk.

The Company does not adopt hedge accounting. Therefore, gains and losses from derivative operations are fully recognized in the statements of income, as disclosed in Note 27.

4.1.2.Rating

All transactions with financial instruments are recognized for accounting purposes and classified in the following categories:

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

December 31,

  

December 31,

 

 

2019

 

2018

Assets

 

   

 

   

Amortized cost

 

   

 

   

Cash and cash equivalents (Note 5)

 

3,249,127

 

4,387,453

Trade accounts receivable (Note 7)

 

3,035,817

 

2,537,058

Other assets

 

563,993

 

263,110

 

 

6,848,937

 

7,187,621

Fair value through other comprehensive income

 

   

 

   

Other investments (Note 14)

 

20,048

 

 —

 

 

20,048

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value through profit or loss

 

   

 

   

Derivative financial instruments (Note 4.6)

 

1,098,972

 

493,934

Marketable securities (Note 6)

 

6,330,334

 

21,098,565

 

 

7,429,306

 

21,592,499

 

 

14,298,290

 

28,780,120

Liabilities

 

   

 

   

Amortized cost

 

   

 

   

Loans, financing and debentures (Note 18.1)

 

63,684,326

 

35,737,509

Lease liabilities (Note 19.2)

 

3,984,070

 

 —

Liabilities for assets acquisitions and subsidiaries (Note 23)

 

541,615

 

992,512

Trade accounts payable (Note 17)

 

2,376,459

 

632,565

Other liabilities

 

578,061

 

404,655

 

 

71,164,531

 

37,767,241

Fair value through profit or loss

 

   

 

 

Derivative financial instruments (Note 4.6)

 

2,917,913

 

1,636,700

 

 

2,917,913

 

1,636,700

 

 

74,082,444

 

39,403,941

 

4.1.3.Fair value of loans and financing

The financial instruments are recognized at their contractual amounts. Derivative financial instrument agreements, used exclusively for hedging purposes, are measured at fair value.

In order to determine the market values of financial instruments traded in public and liquid markets, the market closing prices were used at the balance sheet dates. The fair value of interest rate and indexes swaps is calculated as the present value of their future cash flows discounted at the current interest rates available for operations with similar remaining terms and maturities. This calculation is based on the quotations of B3 and ANBIMA for interest rate transactions in Brazilian Reais and the British Bankers Association and Bloomberg for London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) rate transactions. The fair value of forward or forward exchange agreements is determined using the forward exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet dates, in accordance with B3 prices.

In order to determine the fair value of financial instruments traded in over-the-counter or unliquidated markets, a number of assumptions and methods based on normal market conditions and not for liquidation or forced sale, are used at each balance sheet date, including the use of option pricing models such as Garman-Kohlhagen, and estimates of discounted future cash flows. The fair value of agreements for the fixing of oil bunker prices is obtained based on the Platts index.

The result of the trading of financial instruments is recognized at the closing or hiring dates, where the Company undertakes to buy or sell these instruments. The obligations arising from the hiring of financial instruments are eliminated from our financial statements only when these instruments expire or when the risks, obligations and rights arising there from are transferred.

The estimated fair values of loans and financing are set forth below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Yield used

  

December 31,

  

December 31,

 

 

to discount

 

2019

 

2018

Quoted in the secondary market

 

   

 

   

 

   

In foreign currency

 

   

 

   

 

   

Bonds

 

U.S.$

 

30,066,087

 

15,035,165

Estimated to present value

 

   

 

   

 

   

In foreign currency

 

   

 

   

 

   

Export credits ("Pre-payment")

 

LIBOR U.S.$

 

17,213,963

 

12,819,072

Export credits ("Finnvera")

 

LIBOR U.S.$

 

   

 

832,907

Export credits ("ACC/ACE")

 

DI 1

 

575,521

 

1,732,088

In local currency

 

   

 

   

 

   

BNP – Forest Financing

 

DI 1

 

193,646

 

   

BNDES – TJLP

 

DI 1

 

1,895,959

 

206,601

BNDES - TLP

 

DI 1

 

535,812

 

   

BNDES – Fixed

 

DI 1

 

113,979

 

348,827

BNDES – Selic ("Special Settlement and Custody System")

 

DI 1

 

693,969

 

   

BNDES - Currency basket

 

DI 1

 

54,420

 

169,243

CRA ("Agribusiness Receivables Certificate")

 

DI 1

 

6,039,983

 

2,383,775

Debentures

 

DI 1

 

5,534,691

 

4,721,603

FINAME ("Special Agency of Industrial Financing")

 

DI 1

 

14,168

 

   

FINEP ("Financier of Studies and Projects")

 

DI 1

 

5,138

 

   

NCE ("Export Credit Notes")

 

DI 1

 

1,445,383

 

1,501,623

NCR ("Rural Credit Notes")

 

DI 1

 

288,122

 

297,375

Export credits ("Pre-payment")

 

DI 1

 

1,464,798

 

   

FDCO ("West Center Development Fund")

 

DI 1

 

571,904

 

   

 

 

 

 

66,707,543

 

40,048,279

 

The Management considers that for its other financial liabilities measured at amortized cost, its book values approximate to their fair values and therefore the information on their fair values is not being presented.

4.2.  Liquidity risk

The Company’s guidance is to maintain a strong cash and marketable securities position to meet its financial and operating obligations. The amount kept as cash is used for payments expected in the normal course of its operations, while the cash surplus amount is invested in highly liquid financial investments according Cash Management Policy.

All derivatives financial instruments were in the over-the-counter derivatives and do not require deposit of guarantee margins.

The remaining contractual maturities of financial liabilities are disclosed at the reporting date. The amounts as set forth below, consist in the undiscounted cash flows and include interest payments and exchange rate variation, and therefore may not be reconciled with the amounts disclosed in the balance sheet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

Total book

 

Total future

 

Up to 1

 

1 - 2

 

2 - 5

 

More than

 

  

value

  

value

  

year

  

years

  

years

  

5 years

Liabilities

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

Trade accounts payables

 

 2,376,459

 

 2,376,459

 

 2,376,459

 

 

 

Loans, financing and debentures

 

 63,684,326

 

 89,708,210

 

 8,501,278

 

 5,692,149

 

 29,088,292

 

 46,426,491

Lease liabilities

 

 3,984,070

 

 7,109,966

 

 559,525

 

 1,426,011

 

 1,186,386

 

 3,938,044

Liabilities for asset acquisitions and subsidiaries

 

 541,615

 

 618,910

 

 103,132

 

 101,149

 

 315,989

 

 98,640

Derivative financial instruments

 

 2,917,913

 

 8,299,319

 

 1,488,906

 

 415,791

 

 1,258,200

 

 5,136,422

Other liabilities

 

 578,061

 

 578,061

 

 456,338

 

 121,723

 

 

 

 

 74,082,444

 

 108,690,925

 

 13,485,638

 

 7,756,823

 

 31,848,867

 

 55,599,597

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2018

 

  

Total book

  

Total future

  

Up to 1

  

1 - 2

  

2 - 5

  

More than

 

  

value

  

value

  

year

  

years

  

years

  

5 years

Liabilities

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

Trade accounts payables

 

 632,565

 

 632,565

 

 632,565

 

 

 

Loans, financing and debentures

 

 35,737,509

 

 54,020,082

 

 5,158,441

 

 4,091,669

 

 18,372,597

 

 26,397,375

Liabilities for asset acquisitions and subsidiaries

 

 992,512

 

 1,099,331

 

 495,862

 

 100,715

 

 316,730

 

 186,024

Derivative financial instruments

 

 1,636,700

 

 2,149,710

 

 790,679

 

 736,715

 

 465,853

 

 156,462

Other liabilities

 

 404,655

 

 404,655

 

 367,314

 

 37,341

 

 

 

 

 39,403,941

 

 58,306,342

 

 7,444,861

 

 4,966,440

 

 19,155,180

 

 26,739,859

 

4.3. Credit risk management

It is related to the possibility of non-compliance with the counterparty commitment in an operation. Credit risk is managed on a group and arises from cash equivalents, marketable securities, derivative financial instruments, bank deposits, Bank Deposit Certificates ("CDB"), fixed income box, repurchase agreements, letters of credit, insurance, receivable terms of customers, advances to suppliers for new projects, among others.

4.3.1.Customers and advances to supplier

The Company has commercial and credit policies aimed at mitigating any risks arising from its customers' default, mainly through hiring of credit insurance policies, bank guarantees provided by first-tier banks and collaterals according to liquidity. Moreover, portfolio customers are subject to internal credit analysis aimed at assessing the risk regarding payment performance, both for exports and for domestic sales.

For customer credit assessment, the Company applies a matrix based on the analysis of qualitative and quantitative aspects to determine individual credit limits to each customer according to the identified risk.  Each analyze is submitted for approval according to established hierarchy and, if applicable, to approval from the Management’s meeting and the Credit Committee.

The risk classification of trade accounts receivable is set forth below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

  

2019

  

2018

Low (1)

 

2,775,364

 

2,447,184

Average (2)

 

168,836

 

66,587

High (3)

 

133,613

 

60,466

 

 

3,077,813

 

2,574,237


1)

Current and overdue to 30 days.

2)

Overdue between 30 and 90 days.

3)

Overdue more than 90 days and renegotiated with the customer or with guarantees.

 

Part of the amounts above does not consider the expected credit losses calculated based on the provision matrix of R$41,996 and R$37,179 as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

4.3.2.Banks and financial institutions

The Company, in order to mitigate credit risk, maintains its financial operations diversified among banks, with a main focus on first-tier financial institutions classified as high-grade by the main risk rating agencies.

The book value of financial assets representing the exposure to credit risk is set forth below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

  

2019

  

2018

Cash and cash equivalents

 

3,249,127

 

4,387,453

Marketable securities

 

6,330,334

 

21,098,565

Derivative financial instruments

 

830,426

 

493,934

 

 

10,409,887

 

25,979,952

 

The counterparties, substantially financial institutions, in which transactions are performed classified under cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and derivatives financial instruments, are rated by the rating agencies. The risk rating is set forth below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents and

 

 

 

 

marketable securities

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

Risk rating (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AAA

 

190,360

 

19,736,151

 

 

141,296

AA+

 

 —

 

5,257,518

 

 

 —

AA

 

 —

 

68,207

 

 

259,711

AA-

 

56,388

 

422,899

 

 

 —

A+

 

606,757

 

 —

 

 27,363

 

 —

A

 

188,458

 

80

 

 165,851

 

51,281

A-

 

211,238

 

1,160

 

 222,761

 

 —

brAAA

 

7,153,079

 

 —

 

 404,693

 

brAA+

 

745,177

 

 —

 

 9,758

 

brAA

 

372,188

 

 —

 

 

brAA-

 

23,050

 

 —

 

 

brA

 

17,847

 

 —

 

 

Others

 

14,919

 

 1

 

 

41,646

 

 

9,579,461

 

25,486,016

 

 830,426

 

493,934


1)

We use the Brazilian Risk Rating and the rating is given by agencies Fitch Ratings, Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s.

 

 

4.4.  Market risk management

The Company is exposed to several market risks, mainly, related to fluctuations in exchange rate variation, interest rates, inflation rates and commodity prices that may affect its results and financial situation.

To mitigate the impacts, the Company has processes to monitor exposures and policies that support the implementation of risk management.

The policies establish the limits and the instruments to be implemented for the purpose of:

(i)

protecting cash flow due to currency mismatch,

(ii)

mitigating exposure to interest rates,

(iii)

reducing the impacts of fluctuation in commodity’s prices, and

(iv)

change of debt indexes.

The market risk management comprises the identification, the assessment and the implementation of the strategy, with the effective hiring of adequate financial instruments.

4.4.1.Exchange rate risk management

The fundraising financing and the currency hedge policy of the Company are guided considering substantial part of net revenue arises from exports with prices negotiated in U.S.Dollar, while substantial part of the production costs is attached to the Brazilian Real. This structure allows the Company to hired export financing in U.S.Dollar and to reconcile financing payments with the cash flows of receivables from sales in foreign market, using the international bond market as an important portion of its capital structure, and providing a natural cash hedge for these commitments.

Moreover, the Company hires U.S.Dollar selling transactions in the futures markets, including strategies involving options, to ensure attractive levels of operating margins for a portion of revenue.  Such transactions are limited to a percentage of the net surplus foreign currency over an 18‑months' time horizon and therefore, are matched to the availability of currency for sale in the short term.

The net exposure of assets and liabilities in foreign currency which is substantially in U.S. dollars, is set forth below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

  

2019

  

2018

Assets

 

   

 

   

Cash and cash equivalents

 

2,527,834

 

1,143,968

Trade accounts receivables

 

2,027,018

 

1,661,108

Derivative financial instruments

 

9,440,141

 

493,685

 

 

13,994,993

 

3,298,761

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts payables

 

(1,085,207)

 

(72,680)

Loans and financing

 

(45,460,138)

 

(26,384,721)

Liabilities for asset acquisitions and subsidiaries

 

(288,172)

 

(333,049)

Derivative financial instruments

 

(11,315,879)

 

(1,464,569)

 

 

(58,149,396)

 

(28,255,019)

Net liability exposure

 

(44,154,403)

 

(24,956,258)

 

4.4.1.1.Sensitivity analysis – foreign exchange rate exposure – except financial instruments derivatives

For market risk analysis, the Company uses scenarios to jointly evaluate assets and liabilities positions in foreign currency, and the possible effects on its results. The probable scenario represents the amounts recognized, as they reflect the translation into Brazilian Reais on the base date of the balance sheet (R$/U.S.$ = R$4.0307).

This analysis assumes that all other variables, particularly, the interest rates, remains constant. The other scenarios considered the appreciation/depreciation of the Brazilian real against the U.S.$. at the rates of 25% and 50%, before taxes.

The following table set forth the potential impacts in absolute amounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2019

 

  

Effect on profit or loss and equity

 

 

 

 

Possible

 

Remote

 

 

Probable

 

(25%)

 

(50%)

Cash and cash equivalents

 

2,527,834

 

631,959

 

1,263,917

Trade accounts receivable

 

2,027,018

 

506,755

 

1,013,509

Trade accounts payable

 

1,085,207

 

271,302

 

542,604

Loans and financing

 

45,460,138

 

11,365,035

 

22,730,069

Liabilities for asset acquisitions and subsidiaries

 

288,172

 

72,043

 

144,086

 

4.4.1.2.Sensitivity analysis – foreign exchange rate exposure – financial instruments derivatives

This analysis assumes that all other variables, particularly, the interest rates, remains constant. The other scenarios considered the appreciation/depreciation of the Brazilian real against the U.S.$. at the rates of 25% and 50%, before taxes.

The following table set forth the potential impacts assuming these scenarios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

Effect on profit or loss and equity

 

 

 

 

Possible

 

Remote

 

Possible

 

Remote

 

 

Probable

 

(+25%)

 

(+50%)

 

(-25%)

 

(-50%)

Financial instruments derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative options

  

(2,198,750)

  

(4,087,518)

  

(8,175,033)

  

(4,087,510)

  

(8,175,024)

Derivative swaps

 

66,981

 

(2,710,465)

 

(6,048,324)

 

(3,011,787)

 

(6,383,188)

 

4.4.2.Interest rate risk management

Fluctuations in interest rates could result in increase or decrease in costs of new financing and transactions already hired.

The Company constantly pursuit of alternatives to use financial instruments in order to avoid negative impacts on its cash flows.

Considering LIBOR's risk of extinction over the next few years the Company has negotiating its contracts with clauses that envisage the discontinuation of the interest rate. Most debt agreements attached to LIBOR has some clause of substitution of the rate by a reference index or interest rate equivalent. For agreements that do not have a specific clause, the parties will renegotiate. The derivative agreements attached to LIBOR, provide for negotiations between the parties to define a new rate or an equivalent rate will be provided by the calculation agent.

Over the next few years, until LIBOR expires, the Company will actively work to reflect an equivalent replacement rate in all of its agreements.

4.4.2.1.Sensitivity analysis – exposure to interest rates – except financial instruments derivatives

For market risk analysis, the Company uses scenarios to evaluate the sensitivity that variations in operations impacted by the rates: Interbank Deposit Rate (“CDI”), Long Term Interest Rate (“TJLP”), Special System for Settlement and Custody ("SELIC") and the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) may have on its results. The probable scenario represents the amounts already booked, as they reflect the best estimate of the Management.

This analysis assumes that all other variables, particularly exchange rates, remain constant. The other scenarios considered appreciation/depreciation of 25% and 50% in the market interest rates.

The following table set forth the potential impacts in absolute amounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

Effect on profit or loss and equity

 

 

Probable

 

Possible (25%)

 

Remote (50%)

CDI

 

   

 

   

 

   

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 630,075

 

 6,931

 

 13,862

Marketable securities

 

 6,330,334

 

 69,634

 

 139,267

Loans and financing

 

 11,482,992

 

 581,039

 

 252,626

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TJLP

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and financing

 

 9,720,880

 

 622,671

 

 270,727

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and financing

 

 16,229,715

 

 356,183

 

 154,862

 

4.4.2.2.Sensitivity analysis – exposure to interest rates – financial instruments derivatives

This analysis assumes that all other variables, particularly exchange rates, remain constant. The other scenarios considered appreciation/depreciation of 25% and 50% in the market interest rates.

The following table set forth the potential impacts assuming these scenarios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

Effect on profit or loss and equity

 

 

 

 

Probable

 

Remote

 

Probable

 

Remote

 

 

Probable

 

(+25%)

 

(+50%)

 

(-25%)

 

(-50%)

CDI

  

   

  

   

  

   

  

   

  

   

Financial instruments derivatives

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

Liabilities

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

Derivative options

 

66,981

 

(72,473)

 

(142,327)

 

75,530

 

154,446

Derivative swaps

 

(2,198,750)

 

(42,752)

 

(83,345)

 

44,995

 

92,339

Libor

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

Financial instruments derivatives

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

Liabilities

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

Derivative swaps

 

(2,198,750)

 

163,314

 

326,151

 

(163,811)

 

(328,121)

 

4.4.2.3.Sensitivity analysis for changes in the consumer price index of the US economy

For the measurement of the probable scenario, the United States Consumer Price Index (US-CPI) was considered on December 31, 2019. The probable scenario was extrapolated considering an appreciation/depreciation of 25% and 50% in the US-CPI to define the possible and remote scenarios, respectively, in absolute amounts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

Impact of an increase/decrease of

 

 

US-CPI on the fair value

 

 

Probable

 

Possible (25%)

 

Remote (50%)

Embedded derivative in forestry partnership and standing wood supply agreements

  

268,547

  

107,815

  

220,514

 

4.4.3.Commodity price risk management

The Company is exposed to commodity prices that reflect mainly on the pulp sale price in the foreign market. The dynamics of opening and closing production capacities in the global market and the macroeconomic conditions may have an impact on the Company´s operating results.

Through a specialized team, the Company monitors the pulp price and analyses future trends, adjusting the forecast which that aims to assisting preventive measures to properly conduct the different scenarios. There is no liquid financial market to sufficiently mitigate the risk of a material portion of the Company's operations. Price protection operations cellulose available on the market have low liquidity and volume and large distortion in price formation.

The Company is also exposed to international oil prices, which is reflected on logistical costs for selling to the export market. In this case, the Company assess, when comprehend necessary, hiring derivative financial instruments to set oil price.

On December 31, 2019, there is long position in bunker oil U.S.$0.364 to hedge its logistics costs. (U.S.$5,344 as of December 31, 2018).

4.4.3.1.Commodity price risk management

This analysis assumes that all other variables, particularly price risk, remain constant. The other scenarios considered appreciation/depreciation of 25% and 50% in the market interest rates.

The following table set forth the potential impacts assuming these scenarios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

Impact of an increase/decrease of price risk

 

  

Probable

  

Possible (25%)

  

Remote (50%)

Oil derivative

 

(92)

 

478

 

864

 

4.5.   Derivative financial instruments

The Company determines the fair value of derivative contracts, which differ from the amounts realized in the event of early settlement due to bank spreads and market factors at the time of quotation. The amounts presented by the Company are based on an estimate using market factors and use data provided by third parties, measured internally and compared to calculations performed by external consultants.

Fair value does not represent an obligation for immediate disbursement or cash receipt, given that such effect will only occur on the dates of contractual fulfillment or on the maturity of each transaction, when the result will be determined, depending on the case and market conditions on the agreed dates.

A summary of the methodologies used for purposes of determining fair value by type of instrument is presented below:

(i)

Swap: the future value of the asset and liability are estimated by the cash flows projected by the market interest rate of the currency in which the tip of the swap is denominated. The present value of the US dollar-denominated tip is measured using the discount using the exchange coupon curve (the remuneration, in US dollars, of the Reais invested in Brazil) and in the case of the BRL-denominated tip, the discount is made using Brazil's interest curve, being the future curve of the DI, considering both the credit risk of the Company and the counterparty. The exception is pre-fixed contracts x US$ where the present value at the tip denominated in US$ is measured through the discount using the LIBOR curve, disclosed by Bloomberg. The fair value of the contract is the difference between these two points. Interest rate curves were obtained from B3.

(ii)

Options (Zero Cost Collar): the fair value was calculated based on the Garman-Kohlhagen model, considering both Company’s and the counterparty credit risk. Volatility information and interest rates are observable and obtained from B3 exchange information to calculate the fair values.

(iii)

Non-deliverable forward (NDF): a projection of the future currency quote is made, using the exchange coupon curves and the future DI curve for each maturity. Next, it is verified the difference between this quotation obtained and the rate that was contracted for the operation, considering the credit risk of the Company and the counterparty. This difference is multiplied by the notional value of each contract and brought to present value by the future DI curve. Interest rate curves were obtained from B3.

(iv)

Swap US-CPI: liability cash flows are projected by the US inflation curve US-CPI, obtained by the implicit rates for inflation-linked US securities (“Treasury Protected against Inflation - TIPS”), disclosed by Bloomberg. Cash flows from the asset components are projected at the fixed rate implicit in the embedded derivative. The fair value of the embedded derivative is the difference between the two components, adjusted to present value by the curve of the exchange coupon obtained from B3.

(v)

Swap Bunker (oil): a future projection of the asset price is made, using the future price curve disclosed by Bloomberg. Next, it is verified the difference between this projection obtained and the rate that the operation was contracted, considering both of Company’s and counterpart’s credit risk. This difference is multiplied by the notional value of each contract and adjusted to present value by the LIBOR curve disclosed by Bloomberg.

The yield curves used to calculate the fair value in December 31, 2019, are as set forth below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate curves

 

 

 

Term

  

Brazil

  

United States of America

  

Dollar coupon

  

1M

 

4.41% p.a.

 

1.91% p.a.

 

13.33% p.a.

 

6M

 

4.33% p.a.

 

1.84% p.a.

 

4.37% p.a.

 

1A

 

4.56% p.a.

 

1.77% p.a.

 

3.40% p.a.

 

2A

 

5.28% p.a.

 

1.68% p.a.

 

2.93% p.a.

 

3A

 

5.79% p.a.

 

1.66% p.a.

 

2.81% p.a.

 

5A

 

6.43% p.a.

 

1.70% p.a.

 

2.87% p.a.

 

10A

 

7.01% p.a.

 

1.86% p.a.

 

3.31% p.a.

 

 

4.5.1.Outstanding derivatives by type of contract, including embedded derivatives

The positions of outstanding derivatives are set forth below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional value in U.S.$

 

Fair value

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

Instruments contracted with protection strategy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operational Hedge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NDF (R$ x U.S.$)

 

 

150,000

 

 —

 

17,036

Zero Cost Collar (R$ x U.S.$)

 

3,425,000

 

3,040,000

 

67,078

 

(134,814)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt hedge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate hedge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap LIBOR to Fixed (U.S.$)

 

2,750,000

 

2,757,143

 

(444,910)

 

(170,707)

Swap IPCA to CDI (notional in Reais)

 

843,845

 

 

233,255

 

Swap IPCA to Fixed (U.S.$)

 

121,003

 

 

30,544

 

Swap CDI x Fixed (U.S.$)

 

3,115,614

 

2,402,110

 

(1,940,352)

 

(853,141)

Pre-fixed Swap to U.S.$ (U.S.$)

 

350,000

 

 

 

(33,011)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hedge de Commodity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap US-CPI standing wood (U.S.$)

 

679,485

 

 

 

268,547

 

 

Swap Bunker (oil)

 

365

 

5,344

 

(92)

 

(1,140)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,818,941)

 

(1,142,766)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

   

 

   

 

260,273

 

352,454

Non-current assets

 

   

 

   

 

838,699

 

141,480

Current liabilities

 

   

 

   

 

(893,413)

 

(596,530)

Non-current liabilities

 

   

 

   

 

(2,024,500)

 

(1,040,170)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

(1,818,941)

 

(1,142,766)

 

Outstanding agreements on December 31, 2019, are over-the-counter operations without any margin or early settlement clause imposed due to mark-to-market variations.

Each existing agreement and respective protected risks are set forth below:

i)

CDI Swap x Fixed U.S.$.: positions in conventional swaps by changing the rate of Interbank Deposits (“DI”) by pre-fixed U.S.$ rate. The purpose is to change the debt index from Brazilian Reais to U.S.$.

ii)

IPCA Swap x CDI: positions in conventional swaps by changing from Amplified Consumer Price Index (“IPCA”) to rate of DI. The purpose is to change the debt index to Brazilian Reais.

iii)

IPCA Swap x Fixed U.S.$.: positions in conventional swaps by changing from Amplified Consumer Price Index (“IPCA”) to pre-fixed U.S.$ rate. The purpose is to change the debt index from Brazilian Reais to U.S.$.

iv)

Swap LIBOR x Fixed U.S.$.: positions in conventional swaps exchanging floating rates from pre-fixed rate (LIBOR) to U.S.$. The purpose is to protect the cash flow of variations in the U.S.$ interest rate.

v)

Swap pre-Fixed x Fixed U.S.$: positions in conventional swaps exchanging from pre-fixed rate in Brazilian Reais to pre-fixed rate in U.S.$. The purpose is to change the exposure of debt from Brazilian Reais to U.S.$.

vi)

Zero-Cost Collar: positions in an instrument consisting of the simultaneous combination of the purchase of put options and the sale of U.S.$ call options, with the same principal and maturity, in order to protect the cash flow of exports. This strategy establishes an interval where there is no deposit or receipt of financial margin on the position adjustments.

vii)

NDF - Non-Deliverable Forward:  NDF U.S.$.: Positions sold in futures contracts of U.S.$, with the purpose of protecting the cash flow of exports.

viii)

Swap Bunker (oil): positions purchased in oil bunker, with the purpose of protecting logistics costs related to the see freight agreements.

ix)

Swap US-CPI: The embedded derivative refers to the swap for the sale of US-CPI variations within the term of the forest partnership and the provision of standing wood agreements.

4.5.2.Fair value by maturity schedule

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

  

2019

  

2018

2019

 

 

(244,069)

2020

 

(633,644)

 

(180,333)

2021

 

 98,850

 

87,851

2022

 

(154,734)

 

83,692

2023

 

 185,209

 

80,052

2024

 

(197,718)

 

82,963

2025

 

(606,827)

 

(486,958)

2026 onwards

 

(510,077)

 

(565,964)

 

 

(1,818,941)

 

(1,142,766)

 

4.5.3.Outstanding of assets and liabilities derivatives positions

The outstanding derivatives positions are set forth below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional value

 

Fair value

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

  

Currency

  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

Debt hedge

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

Assets

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

Swap CDI x Fixed (U.S.$)

 

R$

 

11,498,565

 

8,722,620

 

11,673,117

 

119,178

Swap Pre-Fixed to U.S.$ (U.S.$)

 

R$

 

1,317,226

 

 

 

1,478,336

 

 —

Swap LIBOR x Fixed (U.S.$)

 

U.S.$

 

2,750,000

 

2,757,143

 

11,063,970

 

 —

Swap IPCA x CDI

 

IPCA

 

933,842

 

 

 

1,093,067

 

 —

Swap IPCA x U.S.$

 

IPCA

 

499,441

 

 

 

579,307

 

 —

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

25,887,797

 

119,178

Liabilities

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap CDI x Fixed (U.S.$)

 

U.S.$

 

3,115,614

 

2,402,110

 

(13,613,469)

 

(972,319)

Swap LIBOR x Fixed (U.S.$)

 

U.S.$

 

350,000

 

2,757,143

 

(1,511,347)

 

(170,707)

Swap LIBOR x Fixed (U.S.$)

 

U.S.$

 

2,750,000

 

 

 

(11,508,880)

 

Swap IPCA x CDI

 

R$

 

843,845

 

 

 

(859,812)

 

Swap IPCA x U.S.$

 

U.S.$

 

121,003

 

 

 

(548,763)

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(28,042,271)

 

(1,143,026)

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(2,154,474)

 

(1,023,848)

Operational hedge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zero cost collar (U.S.$ x R$)

 

U.S.$

 

3,425,000

 

3,040,000

 

67,078

 

(134,814)

NDF (R$ x U.S.$)

 

U.S.$

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

17,036

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

67,078

 

(117,778)

Commodity hedge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap US-CPI (standing wood)

 

U.S.$

 

679,485

 

 

268,547

 

Swap Bunker (oil)

 

U.S.$

 

365

 

5,344

 

(92)

 

(1,140)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

268,455

 

(1,140)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,818,941)

 

(1,142,766)

 

4.5.4.Fair value settled amounts

The settled derivatives positions are set forth below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

  

2019

  

2018

Operational hedge

 

   

 

   

Zero cost collar (R$ x U.S.$)

 

(104,040)

 

(110,271)

NDF (R$ x U.S.$)

 

 63,571

 

(1,235,448)

 

 

(40,469)

 

(1,345,719)

Commodity hedge

 

 

 

 

Swap Bunker (oil)

 

 3,804

 

 

 

 3,804

 

Debt hedge

 

 

 

 

Swap CDI x Fixed (U.S.$)

 

(68,362)

 

 19,145

Swap IPCA x CDI

 

 23,024

 

Swap Pre-Fixed to U.S.$ (U.S.$)

 

(26,358)

 

Swap LIBOR x Fixed (U.S.$)

 

(27,088)

 

(4,939)

 

 

(98,784)

 

 14,206

 

 

(135,449)

 

(1,331,513)

 

4.6.   Fair value hierarchy

For the year ended on December 31, 2019, there were no changes between the 3 (three) levels of hierarchy, except for Ensyn’s and Spinnova’s investments as disclosed in Note 3.1.5, which became to be recognized trough by equity method. There were no transfers between levels 1, 2 and 3 during the periods disclosed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2019

 

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 

Total

Assets

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Fair value through profit or loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 1,098,972

 

 

 1,098,972

Marketable securities

 

 1,631,319

 

 4,699,015

 

 

 6,330,334

 

 

 1,631,319

 

 5,797,987

 

 

 7,429,306

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value through other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other investments - CelluForce

 

 

 

 20,048

 

 20,048

 

 

 

 

 20,048

 

 20,048

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biological assets

 

 

 

 

 

 10,571,499

 

 10,571,499

 

 

 

 

 10,571,499

 

 10,571,499

Total assets

 

 1,631,319

 

 5,797,987

 

 10,591,547

 

 18,020,853

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value through profit or loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 2,917,913

 

 

 2,917,913

 

 

 

 2,917,913

 

 

 2,917,913

Total liabilities

 

 

 2,917,913

 

 

 2,917,913

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2018

 

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 

Total

Assets

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Fair value through profit or loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 493,934

 

 

 493,934

Marketable securities

 

 14,933,513

 

 6,165,052

 

 

 21,098,565

 

 

 14,933,513

 

 6,658,986

 

 

 21,592,499

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biological assets

 

 

 

 4,935,905

 

 4,935,905

 

 

 

 

 4,935,905

 

 4,935,905

Total Assets

 

 14,933,513

 

 6,658,986

 

 4,935,905

 

 26,528,404

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value through profit or loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 1,636,700

 

 

 1,636,700

 

 

 

 1,636,700

 

 

 1,636,700

Total Liabilities

 

 

 1,636,700

 

 

 1,636,700

 

4.7.   Capital management

The main objective is to strengthen its capital structure, aiming to maintain an adequate financial leverage, and to mitigate risks that may affect the availability of capital in business development.

The Company monitors constantly significant indicator, such as, consolidated financial leverage, which is the ratio of total net debt to its adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”).