Butler Lumber Company is faced with the need to increase funding for the bank in connection with its rapid sales growth and low profitability. Students need to identify the causes of the growth of bank loans, to estimate the amount of borrowing necessary, and to assess the attractiveness of credit at the bank. Rewritten version of the previous case. Allows students to practice the ratio analysis, financial forecasting and evaluation of alternative financing options.Buttler Lumber Company Case Solution
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by Thomas R. Piper Source: HBS Premier Case Collection 4 pages. Publication Date: October 31, 1991. Prod. #: 292013-PDF-ENG
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