For a silk or textile business, grade and processing yield can change the saleable result. Buyer-specific colours or specifications may limit alternate use. A proposed integration into finishing or another process should therefore be assessed through achievable cash margin, customer approval and working capital rather than assuming all outside-processing expense becomes a saving.
Separate stock value, processing earnings and the investment case so the proposed facility follows the company’s real cash generation.
Inventory needs a usable cash value
Stock in the accounts can include very different levels of liquidity. Material grades and buyer-specific finished stock can have different realisation values and processing costs. Age the material by product and stage, identify customer-specific or slow-moving items and reconcile physical quantities with existing lender reports. A funding plan should use conservative saleable values and actual ownership, while allowing for the next procurement cycle after the proposed borrowing is repaid.
Quality claims can reduce the borrowing base
Sales may remain exposed to rejection, returns or commercial adjustments after dispatch. Shade, grade or specification claims may affect buyer acceptance after processing has been completed. 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.
A purchase price does not describe the whole acquisition
An acquisition requires a view of liabilities and operations on the completion date. A finishing or related business purchase may bring customer conditions, leased premises and liabilities beyond its equipment. Separate shares, business assets, inventory and working-capital adjustments. Assess consents, continuing customer contracts and any debt that must be repaid or assumed. Acquisition funding should leave enough liquidity to run the business after ownership changes, rather than consuming it all at completion.