Case Study: Capital Budgeting Butler Lumber Company Abstract Butler Lumber Company‚ a lumber retailer with a rapid growth rate‚ is faced with the problem of cash flow shortage. In order to support this profitable business‚ BLC needs a great amount of cash. The loan of $250‚000 from Suburban National and a line of credit of up to $465‚000 from Northrop National Bank are the two choices provided. After a brief review of the operation and financial conditions of BLC‚ we first make analysis of
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Case Study 2 What “Wood” You Do? Background/Summary: Lorman Lumber is a publicly traded company with widely held shares. Its Yamica location in rural Oregon is one of the company’s largest. The purpose of the plant is to process and treat wood‚ which it does through a number of facilities. The Sawmill began producing lumber products in 1947‚ which it does by peeling‚ milling‚ and chipping raw wood. Lorman has a known record of producing good profits‚ and will often pay out generous performance-based
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Kilkenny Lumber Case Study Assignment Part I 1. Productivity of the crew would be below standard. I believe for the productivity to be below standard because they were sent to this crew because of their lack of work. Just because they have been assigned to another crew‚ does not mean that they will begin to work well right away. When compared to the Equity Theory‚ I believe there to be positive inequity for the three men assigned to the new group. For being assigned to the group due
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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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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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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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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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This gave him power over every step of the lumbering process so he could tightly control costs and profits. By 1900 more than 400 lumber companies including several belonged to Weyerhaeuser were operating in the state and Minnesota ranked third in the nation in lumber production. Towns and cities throughout the Midwest were built using Minnesota lumber. The lumber industry relied on the same basic essentials as the flour industry. Investment from business owners such as Weyerhaeuser was combined
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The Clarkson Lumber Company Case Analysis June 30‚ 2011 beardsrus Leave a comment Go to comments (Note: In retrospect we think that perhaps Clarkson should reduce its expenses and debt first before leveraging itself further. Exhibits not included here) Written April 19‚ 2010 Finance 434 Overview Clarkson Lumber Company is a classic example of a privately held company that has experienced a rapid growth in sales and has reached a point where it is facing a shortage of cash to
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Butler Lumber Case Study Solution Options: The Butler Lumber Company (BLC) could obtain from Suburban National Bank maximum loan of $250‚000 in which his property would be used to secure the loan. Northrop National Bank is considering BLC a line of credit (LOC) of up to $465‚000. BLC would have to sever ties with Suburban National if they were to have this LOC extended to them. | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991Q1 | EBITDA coverage (times) | 2.5 | 2.26 | 2.15 | 2.1 | Debt Equity Ratio
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