Lease or buy, and network expansion: Both ask for an appraisal that depends on stated cash flows and rates. Use only the data given and test the figure that drives the decision.
Requirement 1: loan restructuring and network expansion: The requirement asks for the current financial position, the best way to restructure loans and obtain more, and the viability of an expansion. Use the credit appraisal and debt service coverage sections.
Requirement 1: restructuring a loan portfolio: The case asks for the best way to restructure the current loan portfolio and obtain further finance. Use the need for restructuring and the principles of a scheme to frame the advice.
Requirement 1: restructuring and further finance: The case asks how a company could restructure its loans and obtain more finance. Use the liquidation benchmark and the fair-and-equitable test to show that each lender is no worse off.
Requirement 2: strengths, weaknesses and strategies: The requirement asks for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats and strategies to build on core competencies. Link each strategy to a point in your analysis.
Professional level · Case Study
Case Study · 2018
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Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Professional Level Examination, Case Study, Pathfinder, 2018
May 2018 diet
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Requirement 1: Both ask for performance over several years, five in 2017 and four in 2018, which is horizontal analysis. Plan the technique before you calculate.
Requirement 1: performance and financial health over four years: The requirement asks for the performance and financial health of a bank over four years. Use the three-step method and the quadrant view.
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Financial statements analysis: meaning, types and techniques › Types of financial statements analysisFinancial statements analysis in the Case Study: method, report and worked cases › Step 2: the detailed analysisSource: ICAN Pathfinder, Professional Level Examination, Case Study, November 2018
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