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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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    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 Co. 1. Why does Mr. Clarkson have to borrow to support this profitable business? A. This company now faced the cash shortage trouble which we can see from its liquidity‚ such as current ratios‚ quick ratios and return on sales for these three years‚ following a decreasing trend. From accounts receivable statistics‚ we learn the cash inflows is decreasing since it takes longer time to collect the money from customers. And they still need to pay for purchases‚ so borrowing from

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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 Case I. Statement of Problem. The basis of Clarkson Lumber Companies problems occurs from their rapid growth in the recent years. Sales have increased by 54.7% from 1993 to 1995; assets have increased by 78.12%‚ while net income has only increased by 28.33%. In order to support these growth patterns‚ Mr. Clarkson has been required to rely on loans in order to have sufficient funds. Also‚ Mr. Clarkson decided to buy out his old partners Holtz’ interest in the company. Clarkson

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    Clarkson Lumber Company Solutions Questions: 1.What problems does Clarkson Lumber face? 2.Why does Mr. Clarkson have to borrow money to support this profitable business? 3.Is a line of credit of $ 750‚000 sufficient to meet the firm’s future financial needs? 4.As a banker‚ would you approve Mr. Clarkson’s loan request‚ and if so‚ what conditions would you put on the loan? 1. The Problem Defined: The Clarkson Lumber Company has been expanding rapidly for several years. Increases in working

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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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    ANÁLISIS DEL 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

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    Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Case Summary of Issue Evaluate and contrast the financial performance of the two major retailers‚ Sears and Wal-Mart‚ including identifying differences in their respective retailing strategies. Analytical Approach A number of ratios could be calculated to compare the two retail companies but‚ given the importance of return on equity (ROE) as an indication of the creation of value‚ it was decided to focus first on this ratio through a Du Pont analysis: Du Pont: Wal-Mart:

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    Nasirova Aynur Global Finance Case 1: Wilson Lumber Credit analysis on Wilson Lumber as 31.12.1984 Net profit margin Asset turnover Financial leverage RoE RoA 0‚0165 2‚8851 2‚6762 12‚7% 4‚75% quick ratio current ratio debt to equity ratio debt ratio interest coverage ratio 0‚6711 1‚4519 1‚68 0‚63 2‚61 The RoE of the company shows that it generated a 12‚7 % profit on every dollar invested by shareholders in 1984. Taking into consideration that Wilson Lumber is a small company it can be considered

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