Review
Other thoughts
Subtopic
Group Reporting CCY - should be USD
Treasury Critique
Liquidity Policy
Funding policy unusual
Lots of short term debt
Liquidity squeezes
Quick reaction to ratings
Availability
Not matching assets with liabilities
Interest Rate Risk Policy
Not specific enough in any case
Too much floating given covenant pressure
FX Policy
Specify reporting system
Not precise enough
Controls
Cash Management
20k tiny cost for control of cash
Risk Analyst
Providing input to GL
Risk of Fraud/Error
Not automatic
Crosses Front/Back Office
Inappropriate size
cover
skill levels
segregation
Organisation
Conflict of interest on Tax Reporting
Not much
Payments
Using AP function
Routing Issues
Delays
Accounting
Localised
Not using experts
Needs to control
Cash
Risk
Not close enough to business
SWOT
Threats
Needs to sort cash position quick
Opportunities
Sell Low Growth/Low Share markets
45% of PBIT in cash generative markets
drive costs down
25% of PBIT in high growth markets
improve margins
Shift to high share
Weaknesses
No High Growth/High Share Businesses
Inward Looking
Lacking some key treasury processes
Reporting
Internal complexity
Poor margins
Strengths
Fairly happy customers
Spread of Customers
By type
Good access to end customer
By industry
Diversification
Geographically
Financial Performance
Cash Flow Sustainability
Shareholder Issues
Collapse in market value
£3.2bn Mar 07
£10.5bn in Oct 04
Credit Issues
Covenant under pressure
Monitoring v. important
Leverage high
Asset Management
Asset % sales < 1
NWA % sales too high
Capex has been slashed
Profitability
Fell Quicker than sales
inability to take out costs after divestments?
Growth
Falling
underlying cause
declining markets?
divestments?
Competitive Advantage
Criteria 2:
Ensure margins are better than industry leaders.
Criteria 1:
Focus on Customer Requirements, delivering a packaeged service rather than components
Value Drivers & Strategic Risks
Strategic Risks
3
Inability to drive through the change programme
Inability to meet operating margins/growth targets
Burning Cash
Value Drivers
Growth in sales
Margin Improvement
Cost Reduction
Pricing
Cash Generation
Disposals
Operational improvements
Treasury
Netting
Commercial
Working Capital management
Commercial Factors
3:
2:
How complementary are the four divisions
1:
Bulk of Business in US - Focus there?