Brazil Listed Companies Filing Annual Statements (Count)

## What this measures

The number of companies in the population that filed annual statements with sales revenue for the year, summed over companies registered with Brazil's securities regulator (CVM) in Category A, the issuers allowed to list shares on B3, that filed annual statements with a sales revenue line for the year (consolidated statements where filed). Banks and insurers are left out: they report financial intermediation income instead of sales. Annual, fiscal years ending 2010 onward.

## Why it matters

It is the denominator behind the other Brazil listed-company aggregates, and tracks listings and delistings over time.

## How to read it

Read changes between years; nominal reais rise with inflation, so compare with Brazil's IPCA or use the ratio series.

## What it does not say

Companies registered in a year count in that year, including those that later delisted, so the series has no survivorship bias, but the population changes as companies list and delist. A listed subsidiary of a listed parent is counted in both. Figures are nominal reais (no inflation adjustment). The latest year is published once at least 80% as many companies have filed as the year before.

## Source

Palanor calculation from CVM, Portal de Dados Abertos (https://dados.cvm.gov.br/), annual financial statements (DFP), Open Database License (ODbL).