Calaveras Vineyard Essay

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Calaveras Vineyards PROBLEM STATEMENT Senior Vice President, Anne Clemens of Golden-gate Capital, is contemplating an investment proposal for lending a $4.5 million dollar line of credit to Calaveras. The continuous growth in the wine market makes the loan approval more appealing however challenging to pursue. In order to decide whether to agree to the proposal or not, Clemens needs to determine the estimated worth of Calaveras Vineyards. ANALYSIS Calaveras Vineyards is located in Alameda Valley, California and was established in 1883. Despite the many changes in ownership Calaveras continues to grow in sales. In order to determine Calaveras value, several methods can be used. However as a lender, we are concerned about the debtor’s ability to fulfill their obligation on a loan once issued. In other words we need to know what Calaveras is worth dead or alive. The following analysis was considered: The proposal NationsBank has proposed the following: 1) A revolving loan of up to $2.5million dollars; The actual amount permitted to be outstanding is approximately $1.1million, and this is being secured by 85% of receivables and 75% of inventories which as an approximate value of $2million 2) A term loan of $2million to be amortized equally over five years, this will be secured by land, plant and equipment. (PP&E is an estimated $2.3million if liquidated as of 1993) Forecasted financial statements analysis Data contained in the forecasted income statement indicates a moderate decrease in sales revenue of 12% in 1995 to 8% in 1998 consistent with an economic move in the direction of white wines. However, the company’s significant effort to improve its marketing strategy and projected case sales indicates increasing request for selected Calaveras’ wines. Furthermore, operating cash flow improved with the

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