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    ("NBC" or "the Bank") is tasked with the decision to review Dawson Lumber Company Limited ’s ("Dawson") request for an increase in its line of credit up to the amount of $10.8mm. Dawson intends to finance inventory and receivables with the line of credit. NBC must remain cognizant of the competitive landscape of the lumber industry and assess whether a focus on the retail segment is beneficial to Dawson ’s strategic plan. Given that Dawson is one of the region ’s largest borrowers‚ NBC must be careful

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    business: Dawson Lumber Company Nature of the business: Wholesale Lumber Business Marketing Analysis: The Dawson Lumber Company was founded in the 1870s by the Dawson family to market the lumber on their land. In 1950‚ Dawson Lumber owned four small lumber yards in the Corn wall area‚ each operating as a separate company. However‚ in 1965‚ J.H. Dawson became president and amalgamated the four companies into the Dawson Lumber Company. The company had acquired seven more lumber yards north

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    and concepts that your team should address: 1. Why has Clarkson Lumber Company borrowed increasing amounts despite its consistent profitability? In order for Clarkson to keep up with an increase in sales‚ they need to borrow additional funds to increase their purchase order sizes. 2. How has Mr. Clarkson met the financing needs of the company during the period 1993 through 1995? Has the financial strength of Clarkson Lumber improved or deteriorated? During the last 3 years‚ Clarkson has

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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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    business: Cartwright Lumber Company Nature of the business: Retail distribution of lumber products Overview The Cartwright Lumber Company had been found in 1994 as a partnership by Mark Cartwright and his brother-in-law Henry Stark. Later in 2001‚ Mr. Cartwright bought out Stark’s shares and incorporated the business. Now‚ Mr. Cartwright is a sole owner and president of the company. The business is located in the Pacific Northwest region and does the retail distribution of lumber products in the

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    Cartwright 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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    Clarkson Lumber Company 1. Why has Clarkson Lumber borrowed increasing amounts despite its consistent profitability ? Clarkson’s business is growth with average Net Sales 24.50% from year 1993 to year 1995. The Net Sales Q1 year 1996 is achieved 23.50% of Net Sales year 1995. To achieve the target Net Sales year 1996‚ Clarkson should borrow the Loan from other Bank. If not‚ the estimation of achievement Net Sales year 1996 is 4 times of Net Sales Q1 year 1996 or decrease -6.00% of Net Sales

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    QUESTION 1 WHY HAS WILSON LUMBER BORROWED INCREASING AMOUNTS DESPITE ITS CONSISTENT PROFITABILITY? Although the company seems to be profitable‚ it has faced shortage of cash. It happened due to increase in Accounts Receivable as well as Inventories. On the other hand‚ Accounts Payable does not increase that rapidly and difficulties regarding cash collection become evident. Furthermore‚ the cash collection cycle becomes larger (59 days in year 2003‚ while more than 70 in year 2006). QUESTION 2

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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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    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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