Hampton Machine Tool Company Case Study

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Background:
Hampton Machine Tool Company (HMTC) is an automobile and aircraft manufacturer. HMTC has been able to capture market share from local competition. With manufacturing markets stabilizing, HMTC anticipates a lack of production capacity due to industry growth and substantial backlogs of customer orders. HMTC is requesting an extension of a loan $1,000,000, with the addition of a $350,000 increase to purchase necessary equipment.
Major Problems:
With an extension of the $1,000,000 loan with an additional $350,000, will HMTC be able to payback St. Louis National Bank by Dec. 1979? If not, will HMTC be able to pay back the debt by January 30, 1980? Is HMTC profitable enough to maintain positive cash inflows to enable loan repayment?
Alternate Course of Action:
Louis National Bank could decide to extend the loan of $1,000,000 to HMTC, with the addition of the $350,000 request to allow for the purchasing of new equipment and operation at full capacity. Louis National Bank can decline HMTC’s request for a loan extension. Furthermore, Louis National bank can extend the $1,000,000 loan amount, minus the additional $350,000. Also, Louis National Bank could extend the repayment date for the loan of $1,350,000 to the end of January. Lastly, Louis National bank could decide to decline the loan extension request, and cease doing business with HMTC.
Brief Analysis:
With an extension of the loan to $1,350,000 HMTC will be unable to make repayments the end of Dec. 199. The inadequate cash balance of <469> indicates failure to fulfill obligations (see Section I). By the end of January, 1980 HMTC will have accumulated $1,714,000 cash, making them capable of repayment of the loan. HMTC runs a profitable business with NI of $422,000 (See III, Pro Forma IS). Net cash inflows (Section I, asterisks) appear poor; however, the negative cash outflows are a result of a $1,566,000 cash advance obligation. Following Dec. to Jan., HMTC has