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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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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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 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 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 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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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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1. Why has Cartwright Lumber borrowed increasing amounts despite its consistent profitability? Cartwright lumber has had to borrow substantial amounts of money due to the fact that the firm is a growing company with sales rising quickly. In order for the company to sustain this growth rate‚ they will have to get additional external funding. Growth in sales nearly doubled from 2001 to 2003‚ with a percentage growth of 18% and 34% in 2002 & 2003 respectively. While sales are growing steadily
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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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