CASE 13-6 BUTLER LUMBER COMPANY* Question 1 How well is Butler Lumber doing? Despite recording a tremendous growth in revenue as follows: 2009: 18.62% 2010: 33.83% 2011: 6.61% (on annualised basis) The profitability of Butler Lumber is on declining trend. | |2008 |2009 |2010 |1Q 2011 | |Gross Profit Margin |27.99% |28.61% |27.62% |27.30%
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Why does the company need funds? First‚ Butler Lumber Company in the spring of 1991 anticipated a further substantial increase in sales. It means there are more working capital associated with the company’s increasing sales volume. Second‚ although they have good profits‚ the company had experienced a shortage of cash. The company’s current borrowing from Suburan National Bank almost reaches the maximum loan that SN Bank would make. Meanwhile‚ the SN Bank now asks Butler Lumber to secure the loan
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Timothy Gregory Acct 461 Week 2 Case 13-6 Questions 1. How well is Butler Lumber doing? Despite the fact that‚ Butler is demonstrating development consistently; 2009 18.62%‚ 2010 33.83%‚ 2011 6.61% up to the first quarter‚ its gainfulness is gradually declining; 2009 28.61%‚ 2010 27.62%‚ 27.3% 2011 first quarter. In any case‚ the decrease in gross net revenue won’t be so terrible on the off chance that they can figure out how to have great expense administration and bring down their working cost
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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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Butler Lumber Company Background: Butler Lumber Company was founded in 1981‚ in a large city in the Pacific Northwest. Typical products of the company included plywood‚ moldings‚ and sash and door products. After a rapid growth in its business during recent years‚ the company in the spring of 1991 anticipated a further substantial increase in sales. Despite good profits the company experienced a shortage in cash and found it necessary to increase its bank borrowings. Issues: • Butler Lumber
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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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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 CASE REPORT Francis Davidson Tanguay Paula Zalba Dounia Tazimezalek Carl Helou Applied Corporate Finance Larbi Hammami McGill University‚ Montreal Tuesday‚ May 14th‚ 2013 1. Problem 1.1 Why was sales growth so robust‚ but net income growth anemic at best? 1.2 Does Mr.Butler need additional funding to fuel his growth? 1.3 Why does butler lumber have a cash shortage problem to begin with? 1.4 Could the cash flows of Butler Lumber support additional debt? 1.5 Should butler lumber
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Butler Lumber Company Case Butler Lumber Company Case Summary of facts: In 1981 by Mark Butler and his brother-in-law Henry Stark founded the Butler Lumber Company. In 1988 Mr. Butler bought Mr. Stark’s share for $105‚000 to be paid of in 1989 out of which $70‚000 was raised by a loan carrying an interest rate of 11% and repayable at the rate of $7‚000 over the next 10 years. Over the past five years‚ Butler Lumber Company has experienced rapid growth in its business. It derives its business
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Nicholas Cappucci Cost Management Systems Professor Wall Butler Lumber 1.Mark Butler has to borrow so much money to support his business because of his plans to expand his business and to consolidate his debt. Receiving the loan will allow Butler to make sure his inventory is ready for the projected sales increase in the coming year. Cash flexibility is also an issue with this company because they have so many outstanding debts‚ getting the loan will improve the cash flexibility. 2.I do
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