PIPER JEFFREY DEVOLDER Jones Electrical Distribution After several years of rapid growth‚ in the spring of 2007 Jones Electrical Distribution anticipated a further substantial increase in sales. Despite good profits‚ the company had experienced a shortage of cash and had found it necessary to increase its borrowing from Metropolitan Bank—a local onebranch bank—to $250‚000 in 2006. The maximum loan that Metropolitan would make to any one borrower was $250‚000‚ and Jones had been able to stay within
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6. A proforma cost sheet of a company provides the following particulars : Elements of Cost Material 40% Direct Labour 20% Overheads 20% The following further particulars are available: (a). It is proposed to maintain a level of activity of 2‚00‚000 units. (b).Selling price is Rs.12 per unit (c) Raw materials are expected to remain in stores for an average period of one month (d) Materials will be in process‚ on averages half a month. (e) Finished goods are required to be in stock for
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Jones Electrical Distribution case Jones Electrical Distribution is a wholesaler of electrical components and devices to general contractors and electricians. Although Jones Electrical Distribution has been profitable in the past few years‚ the company experiences a drain on its cash when it attempts to maintain a rapid growth while taking advantage of trade discounts at the rate of 2%. Problems faced by Jones Electrical Distribution are as follows: Should the company maintain a rapid sales growth
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Current Position Jones Electrical Distribution (hereinafter Jones Electric) is currently facing an issue with cash flows‚ which will ultimately affect the overall profitability and growth potential for the company. The owner‚ Nelson Jones‚ is diligent in paying his suppliers within ten days in order to capitalize on a two percent early pay discount‚ but in doing so‚ has over-extended cash flows. Though the company has been profitable and growing over the past three years‚ its current lender‚ Metropolitan
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Jones Electrical Distribution Dr. C. Bulent Aybar Professor of International Finance Context • Jones Electrical Distribution has been expanding rapidly for the past several years. • Increases in working capital requirements have significantly outrun the capacity of the company to generate funds from internal sources. • The company has been forced to forgo taking discounts on accounts payable and to borrow in increasing amounts from its bank to maintain its expansion. • Jones must decide whether
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MBA770 Corporate Finance Case “Jones Electrical Distribution” Description Jones Electrical Distribution (“JED”)‚ which sells electrical components and tools to general contractors and electricians‚ is experiencing rapid growth in a highly-fragmented‚ highly competitive industry and despite profits‚ experiencing a cash shortfall‚ resulting in increased borrowing from Metropolitan Bank (the “Bank”) to $250K‚ the max loan amount the Bank will make to any one client. JED has been able to remain
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Jones electrical distribution Case Study (Group 10) Q 1‚ How well is “Jones Electrical Distribution” performing? What must Jones do well to succeed? First Quarter 2004 2005 2006 2007 Sales increase 18% 17% ROE 7.6% 13.6% 12.3% 2.0% Sustainable growth rate 7.6% 13.6% 12.3% 2.0% Profit Margin 0.9% 1.5% 1.34% 0.8% Assets turnover 2.76 2.88 2.86 0.70 financial leverage 3.20 3.12 3.23 3.49 Shareholder’s equity 31% 32% 31% 29% From coverage
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Jones Electrical Distribution Case Case II Jones Electrical Distribution is a small company involved in wholesales of electrical devices and appliances. Even though Jones Electrical has been able to turn a profit over the past few years‚ they have noticed a shortage of cash when attempting to take advantage of trade discounts. Their current bank is unable to extend financing over $250‚000‚ and Jones believes they will need considerably more to finance their operations. Therefore‚ Nelson Jones
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Case Study - “Jones Electrical” 2. – Why this profitable company needs a bank loan? As we can see from the figures and the information given in the present case‚ the company is very profitable due to the ambition and well management done by its owner Mr. Jones. In this regard‚ we can see in “Table 2 in the spreadsheet”‚ that the company is taking advantage of the 2% discount offered by suppliers saving around $75‚000.00 per year. We have to pay especial attention to the agreement reached with
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