should address: 1. Why has Clarkson Lumber Company borrowed increasing amounts despite its consistent profitability? In order for Clarkson to keep up with an increase in sales‚ they need to borrow additional funds to increase their purchase order sizes. 2. How has Mr. Clarkson met the financing needs of the company during the period 1993 through 1995? Has the financial strength of Clarkson Lumber improved or deteriorated? During the last 3 years‚ Clarkson has used its line of credit
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1. Why has Butler Lumber borrowed increasing amounts despite its consistent profitability? How has Mr. Butler met the financing needs of the company during the period 1988 through 1990? (It would be helpful to develop a cash flow analysis (use vs. source) and the cash flow statement based upon the income statement and the balance sheet provided in the case for the period of 1988 to 1990.) Through the period of 1988 to 1990 Mark Butler has met the needs of financing through decreasing the amount of
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Butler Lumber After thorough review and analysis of Butler Lumber’s financial reports‚ I believe that it is in the best interest of Northrup National Bank to not only approve the requested $465‚000 loan‚ but look to increase the loan amount. A review of the 5 C’s will show in more detail the decision to approve this loan: 1. Capacity/Cash Flow: Butler runs a lean operation that has allowed them to have success due to competitive pricing. They have met their financing needs by increasing
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services to retail lumber dealers‚ home improvement centers‚ and industrial accounts nationwide. Boise Cascade Wood Products manufactures plywood‚ lumber‚ particleboard‚ and engineered wood products (laminated veneer lumber‚ I-joists‚ and laminated beams) at 20 manufacturing facilities in the United States and Canada. The firm’s wood products are used primarily in housing‚ industrial construction‚ and a variety of manufactured products. The wood products are sold to retail lumber dealers‚ home centers
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Butler Lumber Case Study I. Statement of Financial Problem Butler Lumber Company‚ a growing profitable business has exhausted its credit limit and the key issues facing it are: 1. Need for additional funds to continue the growth 2. Need to consolidate debt 3. Need to improve cash flexibility. In this case study I will be discussing following problem: Why has Butler Lumber been profitable in the increasing volume of sales but at the same time it is experiencing cash difficulties
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Wilson Lumber Company After a rapid growth in its business during recent years‚ the Wilson Lumber Company‚ in the spring of 2006‚ anticipated a further substantial increase in sales. Despite good profits‚ the company had experienced a shortage of cash and had found it necessary to increase its borrowing from the Suburban National Bank to $399‚000 in the spring of 1996. The maximum loan that Suburban National would make to any one borrower was $400‚000 and Wilson had been able to stay within
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Butler Lumber Company Background: Butler Lumber Company had been founded in 1981 in a suburb of a large city in the Pacific Northwest. The company s operations were limited to the retail distribution of lumber products. Their typical products included plywood‚ moldings‚ and sash and door products. Despite good profits Butler Lumber Company experienced a shortage in cash and found it necessary to increase its bank loans. Issues: y y Why does a Profitable company such as Butler Lumber need external
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Statement of firm’s position Butler Lumber Company is looking for more cash due to a fast-paced lumber market and a shortage of funding. Their regular bank‚ Suburban National Bank‚ is not willing to expand their exiting loan to an amount greater than $250‚000 without securing the loan with real property. Another loan is being offered by a second bank‚ Northrup National Bank‚ for $465‚000‚ with the understanding that the previous loan would be rolled into the second. The interest on the new loan
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got some of the necessary regulations we need to help preserver our forests and this holds true for this lumber company according to this quote “After more than 90 years of turning ancient redwoods into lumber‚ the largest old-growth sawmill in the world has shut down‚ a casualty of environmental regulations‚ protests and a scarcity of old trees” (T-i-m-b-e-r for giant sawmill / Pacific Lumber Co. shuts old-growth redwood plant‚” San Francisco Chronicle‚ 5/13/2001‚ p.A.4). This states that some of
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