Question BnB Caribbean Inc. (BnB) is a leading construction company founded in 2001 and is based in Jamaica. The company has within recent years been experiencing increases in revenues from its construction related services such as design, build, expansion and remodeling, and emergency services. It’s main line of business is from the construction of roads and commercial buildings within Jamaica and to a lesser extent a few other Caribbean countries. Since the growth of the tourism sector in the Caribbean, BnB Caribbean has become concerned about the number of other construction companies which have entered the market to provide similar services around the Caribbean region. Business overseas contributes to 40% of the company’s revenues, while the other 60% comes mainly from works done in the domestic market. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a slowdown in overall operations leading to prolonged delays in delivery of raw materials from abroad. The CEO of the company is optimistic that there will be a turnaround in operations in 2021, and is therefore considering contracting a loan of $500.0 Million from its local bank to help rebuild its lead position in the market and to expand its line of business to include the sales of heavy equipment. The company has over the years relied mainly on issuing long-term bonds to finance its capital projects. As of today, the firm has 50.0 million shares of common stock outstanding. You are hired as the Chief Financial Controller of the company to advise the CEO and board of the company of the current financial health of the company and to assist them in determining whether they would be successful with the new loan. You began by gathering the following financial statements and other data about the firm. (image attached) Analysis of Financial Data (Table with ratios) Ratio Analysis 2021 Est. 2020 2019 Industry Average Liquidity Ratios Current Ratio (times) 4.2 Quick Ratio (times) 2.1 Asset Management Ratios Average sales/day 9 Inventory Turnover Ratio (times) 9 Days Sales Outstanding (days) 36 Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio (times) 3 Total Asset Turnover Ratio 1.8 Debt Management Ratios Total Debt to Total Assets (%) 40 Times Interest Earned (times) 6 Debt to Equity Ratio (%) 1 Profitability Ratios Profit Margin on Sales (%) 8 Earning Power (%) 17.2 Return on Total Assets (%) 12 Return on Common Equity (%) 25 Market Value Ratios Price/Earnings Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio (times) 12.5 Price/Cash Flow Ratio (times) 6.8 Market /Book Value Ratio (times) 1.7 Required: Comments on Financial Performance and Financial Position a. Liquidity b. Profitability c. Leverage
BnB Caribbean Inc. (BnB) is a leading construction company founded in 2001 and is based in Jamaica. The company has within recent years been experiencing increases in revenues from its construction related services such as design, build, expansion and remodeling, and emergency services. It’s main line of business is from the construction of roads and commercial buildings within Jamaica and to a lesser extent a few other Caribbean countries. Since the growth of the tourism sector in the Caribbean, BnB Caribbean has become concerned about the number of other construction companies which have entered the market to provide similar services around the Caribbean region. Business overseas contributes to 40% of the company’s revenues, while the other 60% comes mainly from works done in the domestic market.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a slowdown in overall operations leading to prolonged delays in delivery of raw materials from abroad. The CEO of the company is optimistic that there will be a turnaround in operations in 2021, and is therefore considering contracting a loan of $500.0 Million from its local bank to help rebuild its lead position in the market and to expand its line of business to include the sales of heavy equipment. The company has over the years relied mainly on issuing long-term bonds to finance its capital projects. As of today, the firm has 50.0 million shares of common stock outstanding. You are hired as the Chief Financial Controller of the company to advise the CEO and board of the company of the current financial health of the company and to assist them in determining whether they would be successful with the new loan.
You began by gathering the following financial statements and other data about the firm. (image attached)
Ratio Analysis
2021
Est. 2020 2019 Industry
Average
Quick Ratio (times) 2.1
Inventory Turnover Ratio (times) 9
Days Sales Outstanding (days) 36
Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio (times) 3
Total Asset Turnover Ratio 1.8
Total Debt to Total Assets (%) 40
Times Interest Earned (times) 6
Debt to Equity Ratio (%) 1
Profit Margin on Sales (%) 8
Earning Power (%) 17.2
Return on Total Assets (%) 12
Return on Common Equity (%) 25
Price/Earnings Ratio (times) 12.5
Price/
Market /Book Value Ratio (times) 1.7
Required:
a. Liquidity
b. Profitability
c. Leverage
d. Asset Management
e. Market Value
4. Chance of Success of Application of the Loan
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