A textile order can carry design and shade risks, while an industrial equipment contract may depend on testing or commissioning. Both can require vendor payments before collection. If the company is adding equipment or buying a related business, preserve a separate investment budget and enough running cash for committed customer work.
Choose the evidence by transaction type: usable material and buyer approval for a textile cycle, or certified milestones and cost to complete for an industrial order.
Quality claims can reduce the borrowing base
Sales may remain exposed to rejection, returns or commercial adjustments after dispatch. A textile buyer may make shade or specification deductions while an industrial buyer may raise testing or performance claims. Build a separate schedule for open claims, replacement obligations and agreed credit notes. Do not present a disputed amount as an ordinary debtor simply because it appears in the ledger. The review should distinguish genuine collection delays from costs required to preserve the customer relationship.
Contract value is not free cash
An order book should be converted into milestones rather than shown as a single headline. An industrial-supply order may require installation or certification before the next milestone is payable. Identify advances already spent, certification conditions, retention, performance obligations and any liquidated-damages exposure. The relevant funding amount comes from the remaining cost to execute and the timing of collectible receipts, after allowing for bank guarantees and existing borrowing against the same contract.
Customer-owned material is not company inventory
Job-work operations require careful separation of ownership and value added. Company-owned inputs may sit with processors while customer-owned material needs separate records and treatment. Reconcile inward material, processing loss, finished goods held for customers and the company’s own purchases. Billing may depend on quantity or quality acceptance. Finance should follow the company’s contractual earning and eligible assets, without counting entrusted material as property available to secure the borrowing.