Quiz 3 Flashcards
whether banks will typically lend a venture 100% of the value of property put up as collateral
no, always less
sale-and-leaseback
venture sells asset to a financing company to receive cash then financing company leases asset to the venture
2 alt terms for sale-and-leaseback
sale/leaseback
leaseback
4 situations to use sale and leaseback
- venture is facing foreclosure
- you can only borrow at high interest rates due to bad credit
- cash shortfall is projected and you need to conserve cash
- banks wont let you borrow because of bad credit
fixed asset
land, buildings, equipment and other long-term (more than 1 year) assets, are also known as plant assets
foreclosure
lender takes possession of mortgaged property because borrow defaulted
loan covenant/agreement/promissory note
contract between borrower and lender that regulates promises made by each regarding financing
debt service requirement
cash needed to pay interest plus principal in the specified period of time
4 common loan covenants
maintain specified financial ratios
periodic delivery of financial statements to the lender
restrictions on additional borrowing
restrictions on distributions to owners as pay
P&I
principal and interest
5 advantages for the venture of entering into a leaseback, as discussed in class, including 3 that are advantages compared to a bank loan
- provides cash up to 100% financing of asset value
- allows continued use of the asset
- bankadv-potentially cheaper financing than a bank loan (lower interest)
- bankadv-lease payments may be smaller than debt service reqs
- bankadv-usually no loan covenants
2 disadvantages for the venture of entering into a leaseback
the sale portion of a transaction may result in a taxable gain, causes cash outflow
-the venture gives up ownership of the asset
2 disadvantages of giving up ownership of the assets in a leaseback
- no control over the property
- no opportunity to benefit from value appreciation (real estate)
be able to explain which party (the venture, or the leasing/financing co.) is the:
buyer seller lessee lessor
buyer - leasing company
seller - venture
lessee - venture
lessor - leasing company
factoring
selling a ventures A/R to a factor
alt term for factoring
receivables financing
factor
a company that buys A/R at a discount
factor broker
connects factors with businesses seeking to sell their receivables for a commission
factoring with recourse
if a factored account is uncollectible, the venture must buy back that account
factoring without recourse
if a factored account is uncollectible, it is the factors loss usually
2 variables that impact the amount of the discount in factoring
- whether the factoring is with or without recourse
- the creditworthiness of the A/R customers
whether the discount is greater with factoring with recourse, or factoring without recourse
the discount is greater without recourse
whether factors prefer to buy business A/R, or consumer A/R
business
2 advantages of factoring for the venture
provides immediate cash from the sale of A/R
improves cashflow by reducing collection time of A/R
disadvantage for the venture when factoring
commission means more costly than a bank loan
whether the business that factored the accounts, or the factor, is responsible for collecting the accounts
the factor is responsible for collecting
whether the risk of non-collection is borne by the the business that factored the accounts, or the factor, with factoring WITH recourse
factor with recourse means uncollected accounts goes back to business - business holds risk
whether the risk of non-collection is borne by the the business that factored the accounts, or the factor, with factoring WITHOUT recourse
factor without recourse means uncollected accounts are factors problem - factor holds risk
current liabilities + long-term debt equals
total liabilities
basic accounting eqquation
A=L+OE
balance sheet
reports the company’s assets, liabilities and owners’ equity as of a specified date
alt name for balance sheet
statement of financial condition/position
current assets
an asset expected to be converted to cash within one year