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 FIN 4422-002 Spencer Ely September 22‚ 2011 Clarkson Lumber appears at first glance to be a healthy‚ successful company with increasing sales and rapid growth. Clarkson Lumber has relatively low operating cost‚ allowing them to give competitive prices‚ which results in their increasing sales. However‚ even with continual increases in sales‚ Clarkson Lumber has a constant cash flow problem that can be credited to several factors with the result of looking for additional
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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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Q1-1. Why has Clarkson Lumber borrowed increasing amounts despite its consistent profitability? Because they have faced cash shortage trouble. Their profitability has grown for 1993 ~ 1995 period‚ as we can see from their I/S (e.g. Sales and Net Income‚ etc.). However‚ as its business size grows‚ their A/R increased‚ which means that it is getting difficult to collect cash. On the other hand‚ A/P decreased for the same period‚ which means that the company paid cash for A/P‚ resulting in critical
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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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Clarkson Lumber Company 1. Identify the key problem in the case and explain why it is the key problem. Clarkson Lumber Company’ sales have been growing quickly over the last couple of years. Growths in working capital necessities have surpassed the capacity of the company to produce funds by itself. Also‚ part of the finances was used to buy out a partner‚ further raising the pressure. The company couldn’t appreciate discounts on accounts payable and started borrowing larger funds from the bank
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Case: Clarkson Lumber Company Issues The issues that Mr. Clarkson should consider when analyzing the future of his business are: • Can the business support growing at such a high rate? • Is it a wise decision to continuing borrowing on an even higher line of credit? • Is the business making wise choices in regards to whom it sells to? Decision The business cannot support the current rate of growth much longer. Mr. Clarkson has no choice but to infuse the business with outside cash
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CASO ’CLARKSON LUMBER COMPANY’ FINANZAS OPERATIVAS 2007 MBA - UNC : : DEL RÍO - GARCÍA - GARZÓN - GOMEZ MENA - PERNASETTI - SALOMÓN : : MAYO 2007 � _RESOLUCIÓN DEL CASO_ ¿POR QUÉ LA COMPAÑÍA TUVO QUE SOLICITAR PRÉSTAMOS EN FORMA SOSTENIDA A PESAR DE SU ALTA RENTABILIDAD? ¿PARA LOGRAR UN RÁPIDO CRECIMIENTO EN LAS VENTAS SIEMPRE ES NECESARIO FINANCIAMIENTO EXTERNO? La empresa Clarskon Lumber Company‚ se encuentra actualmente en un proceso de fuerte crecimiento‚ registrando incrementos de ventas
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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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Teal Jurries May 13‚ 2013 Book Essay The book I chose to read was Something Borrowed by Emily Griffin. The book has approximately 322 pages. I chose to read this novel because I remember watching the movie while flipping through channels and thought it was pretty interesting‚ and I figured the book would probably be better. I honestly also chose this novel because I need to read just a few more books before I can graduate and while skimming the book‚ it looked like an easy read and had an interesting
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