The July edition of the Exame magazine listed the ranking of the 500 Best and Biggest Brazilian companies for 2007. In the paper and wood pulp sector, Celulose Irani was in eighth place for being one of the best in the sales growth factor classification.
Companies from 18 sectors of the economy were classified based on six performance indicators: sales growth, investment in fixed assets, market leadership, average liquidity, profitability on equity and profit generated per employee.
In the wood pulp and paper sector, IRANI stood out in the items: profitability (return on investment during the year) in third position; in investment in assets (acquisitions of assets based on the 2006 assets) fourth place; growth (increase in the sales during the year, already discounting inflation), in the sixth placement.
In 2007 Celulose Irani showed a growth of 16.6% in gross consolidated revenue in relation to the previous year. The growth of the Gross domestic product – GDP in the country during this period was 5.4%, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics – IBGE. The consolidated EBITDA of the Company was 38.2% greater in 2007 in relation to 2006.
In the general ranking of the Exame yearbook, the Company moved up 17 place in relation to 2006.
