An assembly business can hold both common components and model-specific finished goods. Dealer terms, returns and entrusted inputs may change what stock can realistically produce in cash. A promoter exit or acquisition needs a clear business perimeter so assets, liabilities and customer or supplier relationships transfer on agreed terms.
Qualify the corporate operation and separate usable working assets from contingent receipts or non-transferable relationships.
Inventory needs a usable cash value
Stock in the accounts can include very different levels of liquidity. Common parts and model-specific finished goods can have different saleability and obsolescence risks. 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.
Customer-owned material is not company inventory
Job-work operations require careful separation of ownership and value added. A company may send components for outside assembly or finishing while a customer provides other parts. 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.
Asset value and enterprise value serve different decisions
A property or machinery valuation does not establish what a running business can repay. A running business’s earnings and customer continuity need assessment separately from its premises or equipment value. Compare sustainable earnings, maintenance needs, transfer restrictions and the costs needed to continue operations. Use separate assumptions for an asset sale and a going-concern transaction. This helps directors assess whether refinancing, a business sale or a negotiated settlement best fits the facts.