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Latin American Business Outlook Part of the Global Business Outlook A joint survey effort between Duke University, Fundação Getúlio Vargas and CFO magazine Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 1
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Top Internal Concerns for Latin American CFOs Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 2 1.Ability to maintain margins 2.Attracting and retaining qualified employees 3.Ability to forecast results 4.Working capital management 5.Maintaining morale/productivity 6.Supply chain risk 7.Counterparty risk 8.Managing IT systems 9.Balance sheet weakness 10.Data security 11.Pension obligations
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Top External Concerns for Latin American CFOs Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 3 1.Consumer demand 2.Federal government policies 3.Corporate tax rates 4.Price pressure from competitors 5.Global financial instability 6.Currency risk 7.Credit markets/interest rates 8.Foreign competition 9.Inflation 10.Cost of non-fuel commodities 11.Financial regulation
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Forecast of % change over next 12 months Historical ResponsesDec 2013 Response Revenue Notes: Presented data are the mean value for each region or country. Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 4 Product Prices
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Historical Responses Capital Spending Dec 2013 Response Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 5 Forecast of % change over next 12 months Notes: Presented data are the mean value for each region or country, except medians are shown for Latin American earnings in Dec 2012 and Mar 2013. Earnings
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Historical Responses # FT Employees Wages & Salaries Dec 2013 Response Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 6 Forecast of % change over next 12 months Notes: Presented data are the mean value for each region or country, except medians shown for Latin America in Dec 2012 and Mar 2013. #FT=Number of Fulltime Employees
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Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 Business Optimism Index (Scale from 0 to 100) Historical Responses Country / Region Own Company Dec 2013 Response 7 Notes: Presented data are the mean value for each region or country
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Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 Past Economic Conditions For Company 8 Have the economic conditions for your company changed in 2013?
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Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 Expected Economic Conditions For Company 9 Do you expect the economic conditions for your company to change in 2014?
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Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 Corporate Budget for Charitable Donations 10 Does your company have a corporate budget for charitable donations?
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Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 Past and Expected Return on Assets (ROA) 11
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Duke/FGV CFO Survey in Latin America Press Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 12
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Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 13 Duke/FGV CFO Survey in Latin America Press
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Latin American Business Outlook Part of the Global Business Outlook A joint survey effort between Duke University, Fundação Getúlio Vargas and CFO magazine Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 14
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FROM Sep 2013 15 Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Sep 2012
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Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 Effect of Increase in Interest Rate 16 If benchmark long-term interest rates increase 1%/2% by the end of 2013, how will this affect your plans for: Note: 26.3% of the Latin American CFOs expect the benchmark long-term interest rate to increase 1% by the end of 2013; 6.2% of the Latin American CFOs expect a 2% increase in benchmark long-term interest rate by the end of 2013. Financing Full-time Employee
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Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 Obtaining Long-term Credit in the Past 3 Years 17 During the past 3 years, has your company obtained any long-term credit?
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Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 Currency Denomination of Long-term Credit 18
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Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 Top Reasons to Shift Toward Temporary/Part-time Workers 19 % of CFOs who choose the reason as important (top3): Note: More than 50% of the CFOs answer that their companies shifted toward temporary/part-time workers during the past years.
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Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 Past and Expected Return on Assets (ROA) 20
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FROM June 2013 21 Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Sep 2012
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Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 Intention to Deploy Cash Reserves 22 Is it likely that your firm will begin to deploy its cash reserves during the next 12 months?
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If not deploying cash, why not? Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 23
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If deploying, on what will accumulated cash reserves be deployed? Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 24
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Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 Corruption as a Risk Factor—Global Perspective 25 The magnitude of business corruption (fraud, bribery, other ethical violations) as a risk factor, comparison across continents.
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Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 Corruption as a Risk Factor—In Latin America 26 The magnitude of business corruption (fraud, bribery, other ethical violations) as a risk factor, comparison across countries in Latin America.
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Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 CSR and Sustainability as Important Objectives 27 The proportion of CFOs that state Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability as important objectives.
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Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 Motivations to Engage in CSR and Sustainability 28 What are the reasons that your company engages in CSR and sustainability?
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Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 Scrutiny of Executive Pay 29 Has the level of executive pay at your firm recently come under scrutiny?
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From Before June 2013 30 Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Sep 2012
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Latin American Hiring Trends (Sep 2012) Within the past year, nearly ¾ of Latin American respondents experienced difficulty filling a job opening. Among this group, a variety of approaches were used to fill open positions. Difficulty filling an open position within the past year? If yes, would/did you do any of the following to attract qualified applicants? Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 31
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Corruption as a Risk Factor (Sep 2012) The magnitude of business corruption (fraud, bribery, other ethical violations) as a risk factor varies across geography (1=corruption not a significant factor, 5=very significant factor) Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 32
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Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 33 Corruption Effects (Latin America, Sep 2012) To the extent that business corruption exists, what would you say are its major effects?
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Would a change in interest rates affect business spending? Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 34 How much would borrowing costs have to decrease to cause you to increase business spending ? How much would borrowing costs have to increase to cause you to decrease business spending ? An interest rate decrease of Would increase spending in this percentage of firms: 0.5%0% 1%2.6% 2%15.6% 3%26% > 3%49.4% An interest rate increase of Would decrease spending in this percentage of firms: 0.5%2.7% 1%9.5% 2%21.7% 3%36.6% > 3%67.7%
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Is the Judicial System a Significant Risk for Your Firm? Percentage of Respondents that say that the court system is a “significant” or “very significant” business risk Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 35 Percentage of Respondents that say that the court system is a “significant” or “very significant” business risk
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Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 36 Cost and Risks Related to the Judicial System Percentage of respondents that list a factor as being an “important or very important problem with the judicial system”
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Decreased in last five years (A small number is good, big number is bad) Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 37
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Bonus relative to last year Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 38
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If Growth Slows in These Regions, Effect on US firms Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 39
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Regional Latin American Effects Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 40
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(EXPERIMENT) Forecast of % change over next 12 months Historical ResponsesDec 2013 Response Revenue Notes: Presented data are the mean value for each region or country Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 41 Product Prices
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Forecast of % change over next 12 months Historical ResponsesDec 2013 Response Revenue Notes: Presented data are the mean value for each region or country Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 42 Product Prices
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Historical Responses Capital Spending Dec 2013 Response Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 43 Forecast of % change over next 12 months Notes: Presented data are the mean value for each region or country, except medians are shown for Latin American earnings in Dec 2012 and Mar 2013. Earnings
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Historical Responses # FT Employees Wages & Salaries Dec 2013 Response Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 44 Forecast of % change over next 12 months Notes: Presented data are the mean value for each region or country, except medians shown for Latin America in Dec 2012 and Mar 2013. #FT=Number of Fulltime Employees
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Latin American Business Outlook Duke University / FGV / CFO Magazine Dec 2013 Business Optimism Index (Scale from 0 to 100) Historical Responses Country / Region Own Company Dec 2013 Response 45 Notes: Presented data are the mean value for each region or country
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