QUESTION 1 WHY HAS WILSON LUMBER BORROWED INCREASING AMOUNTS DESPITE ITS CONSISTENT PROFITABILITY? Although the company seems to be profitable‚ it has faced shortage of cash. It happened due to increase in Accounts Receivable as well as Inventories. On the other hand‚ Accounts Payable does not increase that rapidly and difficulties regarding cash collection become evident. Furthermore‚ the cash collection cycle becomes larger (59 days in year 2003‚ while more than 70 in year 2006). QUESTION 2
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Butler Lumber Company I. Statement of Financial Problem Butler Lumber Company is facing the internal risk of not having enough borrowing power to continue operations as desired. The owner of the company has established a relationship with a new bank to increase their borrowing power‚ however‚ based on Butler Lumber Company’s past Operating Statement and Balance Sheet‚ the company is expecting to continue substantial growth without considering external risks that may affect their business. Currently
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BUTLER LUMBER COMPANY 關於Butler Lumber Company(以下簡稱BLC)的借貸案，我們選擇站在Northrop National Bank(以下簡稱NNB)的角度來看是否該提供借貸，共考慮三個部份：1)BLC的徵信程度，2)BLC的財務報表狀況，3)BLC的擔保品品質。以下將針對這三方面來探討： 一、BLC的徵信程度 在評估借貸案時，NNB向幾家BLC的往來廠商發函調查，以作徵信之用。回函廠商皆對經營者有信心，以及對BLC本身的營運情況有著正面的看法。 接下來NNB需要評估BLC的財務報表，以了解實際的營運情況。 二、BLC的財務報表狀況 BLC 1988 1989 1990 負債比率 54.55% 58.70% 62.70% 流動比率 180.00% 158.93% 145.05% 速動比率 88.08% 72.00% 66.92% 現金對流動負債比率 22.31% 12.80% 7.66% 存貨週轉天數 71.755 69.631 應收帳款週轉天數
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Mark Butler‚ sole owner and president of the Butler Lumber Company has approached George Dodge of the Northrop National Bank with a request for a loan of $465‚000 to finance the company’s anticipated growth in the near future. The company’s current bank cannot provide it with an amount higher than $250‚000‚ a figure too low to meet its substantially large working capital requirements. It is for this reason that Mr. Butler is seeking the new banking relationship. The problem that lies before‚ Mr.
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Clarkson Lumber Company Dishaun Aboulatifa‚ Ryan Domingo‚ Nathan Lugo‚ Erika Villaneda‚ and Heather Williams California State University‚ Los Angeles The Clarkson Lumber Company was established in 1981 which began as a partnership amongst Keith Clarkson and his brother-in-law Henry Holtz. The Lumber Company was located in the Pacific Northwest in a large city in a growing suburb. The company is known for their distribution of lumber goods in the local area‚ where they have access to railroads
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Clarkson Lumber Company Group 8 Connor Caruso Leah Chambers Eugene “Trey” Nolfi Trevor Landry (Rough Draft) Summary of facts: Clarkson Lumber Company is a top lumber supplier in the Pacific Northwest and was founded in 1981 as a partnership between Mr. Clarkson and his brotherinlaw‚ Henry Holtz. In 1994‚ Mr. Clarkson bought out Mr. Holtz’s share in the company for $200‚000. Sales for Clarkson Lumber Company has seen rapid growth‚ increasin
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CASE SUMMARY Date: 1/29/12 Case Title: Clarkson Lumber Company (CLC) (1) Background: CLC was founded in 1981 by Mr. Clarkson and brother-in-law Henry Holtz in the Pacific Northwest. The company has experienced rapid growth over the recent years and it is anticipated to continue. Mr. Clarkson bought out Mr. Holtz for $200‚000 to become the sole owner. This resulted in the need of more cash inflow from the bank. Even with consistent profits‚ the company has suffered a shortage of cash
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Analysis 12 Table 10: Income Statement under new Terms 13 Table 11: Balance Sheet under New Terms 14 Table 12: Cash Flow Statement under New Terms 14 Table 13: EVA under New Terms 15 1. Introduction Wilson Lumber Company is a small company engaged in timber business. The company has one owner Mr Wilson‚ an entrepreneur‚ who is considered to be reliable partner and talented business man by his suppliers and customers. Mr Wilson originally established the firm with his brother in law‚ Henry
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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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Objective National Bank of Canada ("NBC" or "the Bank") is tasked with the decision to review Dawson Lumber Company Limited ’s ("Dawson") request for an increase in its line of credit up to the amount of $10.8mm. Dawson intends to finance inventory and receivables with the line of credit. NBC must remain cognizant of the competitive landscape of the lumber industry and assess whether a focus on the retail segment is beneficial to Dawson ’s strategic plan. Given that Dawson is one of the region
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