Cartwright 1. Why has Cartwright Lumber borrowed increasing amounts despite its consistent profitability? Cartwright lumber has had to borrow substantial amounts of money due to the fact that the firm is a growing company with sales rising quickly. In order for the company to sustain this growth rate‚ they will have to get additional external funding. Growth in sales nearly doubled from 2001 to 2003‚ with a percentage growth of 18% and 34% in 2002 & 2003 respectively. While sales are growing steadily
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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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MEMO RE CLARKSON LUMBER TO: John Doe President‚ Northrup National Bank FROM: George Dodge Loans Officer‚ Northrup National Bank Clarkson Lumber Company is owned and operated by the hardworking‚ 49-year-old Mr. Clarkson. It has low operating expenses‚ a small staff‚ and strong management. The overall impression is one of a conservative‚ efficient operation. Clarkson himself leads a frugal lifestyle with little personal debt. Clarkson Lumber is a company experiencing
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Clarkson Lumber’s Company Case Analysis Part 2 GROUP A: ANA GABRIELA SOTILLO JOHNSON FABIAN FREIHERR VON ROSEN IMRE IGNACIO SZAPARY GIL-CASARES RAYAN SEIF STEFAN RADISAVLJEVIC VERENA RIEDHART YANIS ALEM IE business School Section 4 September 2014 Question 1. How attractive is it to take the trade discounts? In order to determine how attractive it is to avail the trade discounts‚ Clarkson should calculate his annualized interest rate which he can get in return if he avails the trade
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The maximum loan that the Butler Lumber Company (BLC) could obtain from Suburban National was $250‚000 in which his property would be used to secure the loan. Northrop National Bank offered BLC a line of credit of up to $465‚000. BLC would have to sever ties with Suburban National if they were to have this LOC extended to them. As Mr. Butlers financial advisor‚ I would advise him to take the loan in an attempt to grow the business. One alarming fact about his business is the lack
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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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The Butler Lumber Company 1) Is Butler Lumber a profitable business? 2) Why does Mr. Butler have to borrow so much money to support their business? 3) Prepare pro forma income statement and balance sheet. Is Mr Buttler’s estimate loan requirement correct? What amount will he need to finance the expected sales increase? 4) As his financial advisor‚ would you support this expansion? As his banker‚ would you approve the loan and under what conditions? 1) The Butler Lumber Company has positive
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The Lumber Room The text under analysis is written by an outstanding British novelist and short story writer Hector Munro. Hector Hugh Munro was a British writer‚ whose witty stories satirized Edwardian society and culture. The author’s style of writing is satirical in a humorous way. He uses a witty tone to mimic characters in order to subtly criticize them. The criticism is done in a subtle way that is humorous. The excerpt is homogeneous. The story is narrated in the 3rd person
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The Lumber Room The text under analysis is entitled “The Lumber Room” and it is written by an outstanding British novelist and short story writer Hector Munro. Hector Hugh Munro‚ better known by the pen name Saki‚ was a British writer. In her Biography of Saki Munro’s sister writes: “One of Munro’s aunts‚ Augusta‚ was a woman of ungovernable temper‚ of fierce likes and dislikes‚ imperious‚ a moral coward‚ possessing no brains worth speaking of‚ and a primitive disposition.” Naturally the last
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I. Introduction Clarkson Lumber Company has been in growth during recent years and anticipated a further increase in sales. Despite of consistent profits‚ the company has suffered shortage of cash and borrowed fund needed for its business growth. Question #1 Increasing amount of borrowing despite of its consistent profitability came from following reasons. First is the firm’s financial position. As sales have increased by 60% from 1993-1995‚ the assets that support increase of sales increased
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