Debt & Financing
Debt & Financing Prompts
Prompts for making smart financing decisions in owner-operated businesses. Covers debt capacity analysis, covenant risk management, financing structure comparison, refinancing decisions, and working capital optimization.
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Loan Covenant Review and Risk AssessmentFREE
Covenant breaches are disproportionately damaging to SME relationships with lenders -- even technical breaches that a...
I have an existing loan or am reviewing proposed loan terms and want
to understand the covenant risks before I sign or renew.
[Paste or describe: the key financial covenants (minimum EBITDA,
debt/EBITDA ratio, current ratio, fixed charge coverage, etc.),
your current financial metrics against each covenant, and the
penalty or trigger if a covenant is breached.]
Analyze my covenant position:
1. Headroom analysis -- for each covenant, how much cushion do I have
between current performance and the breach threshold?
2. Stress scenarios -- at what revenue decline or EBITDA compression
would each covenant be at risk?
3. Covenant trap analysis -- are there covenants that could be triggered
by otherwise positive events (e.g., an acquisition, a capital lease,
a dividend to the owner)?
4. Early warning indicators -- what internal metrics should I track
monthly to get 60-90 days of warning before a potential breach?
5. Negotiation priorities -- if I were renegotiating this facility today,
which covenants would I push back on and why?
Flag any covenant where a single bad quarter could trigger a breach
without early warning signs.
When to use: Covenant breaches are disproportionately damaging to SME relationships with lenders -- even technical breaches that are waived damage trust and affect future terms. The "covenant trap" analysis is the most underappreciated risk: positive business events like acquisitions can inadvertently trigger covenants designed for negative events. The early...
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