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The Macrae RISK Reduction Rules®

Central case, Trader: new financing arrangement

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CENTRAL CASE, TRADER: NEW FINANCING ARRANGEMENT

We introduced the central case, Trader, in Chapter 5 in order to support the analysis of the impact of interest rate risk on the financial statements of the firm. The central case is presented in Appendix I.

Trader negotiates a new financing agreement with its bank, which will take effect on 1 January 2015. The key data of this financing arrangement are presented below.

Trader has two financial covenants in its new financing arrangement:

  • Interest Coverage Ratio (ICR) > 3
  • Solvency > 25%

Trader wants to ensure that its financial covenants are ...

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