Rx interview question on ABL

Q: You have an ABL revolver worth 90M secured against 100M in AR with 85% recoverable value. If 35M is already drawn on the revolver, 10M due to venders, and 50M in cash, what is the company's liquidity?

Would the answer for this be 90-35 + 50? So the due to the venders isn’t accounted for? Also not sure what to do with the 85% recoverable value

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This is the correct answer. Your borrowing base is being limited by the actual AR outstanding (e.g. credit card receivables of a brick and mortar retail company with dwindling sales), so your ABL capacity is actually only $85M. Less the $35M drawn and $10M letters of credit, you only have a $40M availability on the ABL. A company's liquidity is the revolver availability + outstanding cash. 

 

Given the context of the question, I'd assume that the $10M outstanding to vendors is a short-term promissory payment that affects liquidity. I think if you explained your reasoning in the interview, the interviewer would be more than satisfied. 

 

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