BUSINESS FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT TOOL

The chances of financial distress increase when a business has high fixed costs, liquid assets, or revenues that are sensitive to economic downturns.

Answer the questions below to start your business assessment and get an instant result

Integrity & Experience

Is management dysfunctional and inwardly focused? Is crisis management the order of the day?

Loss of control by management not listening to employees and reacting to warning signs?

Have any key individuals resigned or threatening to leave?

Planning & Control

Do you prepare and review monthly management accounts and have the them audited?

Does your organisation have clearly defined responsibilities and roles?

Do you manage your cash flow daily?

Income & Expenses

Do the gross margins (sales - cost of sales) meet your overhead expenses?

Have your overhead expenses increased over the past 12 months?

Do you have measures in place to monitor daily cash usage and control expenditure?

Debtors & Creditors

Are your customers paying on time?

Are you behind on submitting SARS returns and payments?

Are you in arrears with paying suppliers and other creditors including funders?

Financing/Gearing

Can you afford to pay long term loans interest and capital?

Are the company's total liabilities greater than its assets? (See Debt to Asset Ratio)

Have funders refused the company funding or refused additional facilities?

Working Capital

Can you meet your monthly obligations eg. salaries and or pay suppliers on time?

Has the company's cash declined rapidly in the past 12 months?

Have Inventory levels increased substantially at year end compared to prior years?

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