Restructuring: Perceptions and Realities in Financial Management
Explore the need for restructuring in financial distress situations by analyzing root causes, evolving action plans, and monitoring progress while focusing on strategic partnerships and business fixes.
Restructuring: Perceptions and Realities in Financial Management
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Restructuring – Perceptions & Realities Neelakantan, Senior Consultant
Negative Vocabulary • Financial Distress • Need to change the way the cash flows / finances are managed • Poor Sales Performance • Need to change market strategy • High Employee Cost • Need to change the organizational structure • System breakdown • Need to change the processes & systems
Planning & Execution • Analyze the financials • Evaluate the reasons for performance / non – performance • Conduct a root – cause analysis • Evolve an Action Plan • Give it a project management framework • Monitoring Progress – Don’t be ashamed to change decisions • Revisit your Financials
Case Study – Current Situation • Cashflow problems • Unable to grow • Excessive Micro-Management at the top • Diminishing Returns on Equity • Enviable Distributorship arrangements
Fix the Business • Market • Increased Trading Focus • Expand Geographical Base • Review Pricing Policies • People • Sales Team Structure; review sales incentive structure • Competence for trading • Process • Processes to address cross border trade
Fix the Finance • Cash Flow Planning • Proactive budgeting and monitoring • Improve Receivables Management • Consider Leverage • Need to walk a tight rope between interest costs and better utilization of shareholders’ funds • Use the trading business line to improve cash flows
Strategic Partnerships • Trading Focus • Geography based JVs • Bring fresh ideas to management team • Don’t be stuck with the current valuation • Approach with future value-addition in mind