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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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’s Company Case Analysis Part 2 GROUP A: ANA GABRIELA SOTILLO JOHNSON FABIAN FREIHERR VON ROSEN IMRE IGNACIO SZAPARY GIL-CASARES RAYAN SEIF STEFAN RADISAVLJEVIC VERENA RIEDHART YANIS ALEM IE business School Section 4 September 2014 Question 1. How attractive is it to take the trade discounts? In order to determine how attractive it is to avail the trade discounts‚ Clarkson should calculate his annualized interest rate which he can get in return if he avails the trade
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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 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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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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Porter ’s Competitive Forces Used as Industry Standards Porter ’s Competitive Forces Used as Industry Standards In business today there are many factors‚ aside from products and services that contribute to industry dynamics and standards. It is generally understood that a SWOT analysis be conducted in order to identify a company’s: Strength‚ Weakness‚ Opportunity‚ and Treat. Through this analysis‚ a company will develop methods of doing business by which a company can
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In the past 30 years‚ Porter’s five forces model has been recognized as one of the most useful strategic management tools which can be used to analysis organization external environment‚ so as to help organization build up competitive advantages. However‚ with the development of the world‚ the five forces model has been challenged that it cannot be continued use to adapt today’s dynamic environment. This essay aims to challenge Porter’s five forces model and to identify the problems which hide behind
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