1. Why does Mr. Butler have to borrow so much money to support this profitable business? The company faces a shortage of cash. Liquidity of the company is bad. (Liquidity = liquidity asset / liquidity liabilities) Cash (=$31K) / Short-term liability (=$404K) Don’t have enough funds available to meet the expected sales target 2. Do you agree with his estimate of the company’s loan requirements? How much will he need to borrow to finance his expected expansion in sales (assume
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CASE #0 Butler Lumber Company Analysis I. Conclusion Based on the information and corresponding financial statements provided‚ we concluded that: Bulter Lumber Company has to collect money from outside resources to compensate its funding gap of 383‚000 USD. From the perspective of banker‚ we won’t approve Mr.Butler ‘s loan request From the perspective of firm’s financial advisor‚ it is better to finance from new shareholders than to borrow from bank. II. Analysis i. Funding gap There
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the forestry land. softwood lumber is the one of the biggest export products of Canada valuing at 8.6% of total exports. Canadian softwood lumber is sold to united stated below the production cost. Due to market distortions in Canada encourage the government to overproduction of lumber‚ uneconomic decisions by lumber producers‚ and dumping of lumber in us. The US markets were bombarded with profit loss due to the cheap lumber from Canada; therefore the start of lumber dispute began. There has been
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Caso: Butler Lumber Company ¿Por qué tiene el señor Butler que pedir prestado tanto dinero si su negocio es tan rentable? La rentabilidad sobre los activos (ROA) en el año 1990 fue de 9.22% y la rentabilidad sobre el patrimonio (ROE) fue de 12.6%. No podríamos afirmar con certeza si el negocio es muy rentable‚ ya que tendría que compararse con los rendimientos del mercado. Además‚ se tendría que verificar si la empresa está generando valor para los accionistas‚ es decir‚ si genera el rendimiento
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Recent disputes over softwood lumber‚ beef and wheat have created a fair bit of animosity between Canada and the United States. Although the World Trade Organization (WTO) and even NAFTA have suggested promising dispute resolution provisions‚ there is still a fair bit of bitterness between these two parties. The focus of this paper is to evaluate the Canada-United States trade relationship and to focus more specifically on the three main commodities of concern; softwood lumber‚ beef and wheat. The conclusion
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company need funds? First‚ Butler Lumber Company in the spring of 1991 anticipated a further substantial increase in sales. It means there are more working capital associated with the company’s increasing sales volume. Second‚ although they have good profits‚ the company had experienced a shortage of cash. The company’s current borrowing from Suburan National Bank almost reaches the maximum loan that SN Bank would make. Meanwhile‚ the SN Bank now asks Butler Lumber to secure the loan with its real
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Butler Lumber 1. Why does BL need to borrow money to support its profitable business? Draw up a Fund Flow Statement‚ i.e.‚ Funding and Uses a. Funding would include Bank Borrowing‚ Trade Credit‚ Retained Earnings‚ Cash‚ Accrued Expenses b. Uses would include Inventories‚ A/R‚ Buyout‚ Reduction in debt‚ increase in fixed assets/accounts Response: BL needs to borrow money from the bank to take benefit of the purchase discounts. During the last two years‚ BL had taken very few purchase discounts
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Statement of the Problem At first glance‚ Clarkson Lumber appears to be a healthy company. However‚ despite rapid growth and increasing sales Clarkson Lumber finds itself searching for additional funding to compensate for a shortage in cash to fund its expanding business. Clarkson Lumber is in this situation for a number of reasons. The company’s inability to receive payments from customers in a timely manner created a severe impact in the company’s cash flows. The age of account receivables
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Clarkson Lumber Company Situational Overview: Clarkson Lumber Company or the “Company” has encountered financial troubles in the midst of expanding revenues. In order to satisfy the demands of expansion and continue growing top line revenue‚ an increased amount of borrowing is necessary. This increased borrowing will be in the form of a revolving line of credit with an interest rate of 11%. The following paragraphs will examine what has led to the Company’s current illiquidity and what can be done
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Clarkson Lumber Case I. Statement of Problem. The basis of Clarkson Lumber Companies problems occurs from their rapid growth in the recent years. Sales have increased by 54.7% from 1993 to 1995; assets have increased by 78.12%‚ while net income has only increased by 28.33%. In order to support these growth patterns‚ Mr. Clarkson has been required to rely on loans in order to have sufficient funds. Also‚ Mr. Clarkson decided to buy out his old partners Holtz’ interest in the company. Clarkson
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