Trade Receivables Securitization refers to the sale of a large stock of receivables to a specially created legal entity that cannot be sued for bankruptcy. It also involves issuing debt securities by this entity. Once the sale is completed, there is cash flow from investors who bought the securities to the specially created entity (Issuer), and the parent company (Originator).
Advantages of Trade Receivables Securitization:
Trade Receivables Securitization has many advantages, especially for the Originators. We discuss some of them here.
1) The receivables are not counted in the balance sheet since they are replaced by their equivalent in cash. This improves the originator’s financial statement.
2) The Originator does not have to wait for payments to be received from the receivables. It can continue getting profits even without receiving the payments immediately.
3) The securities are ranked high by credit rating agencies. This means there is no need to pay huge interests. If the Originator has to pay interest, then it is not too high.
4) There is no need for dividends as assets and other liabilities can be coordinated.
5) It helps in smooth transactions, as the Originator is also the servicer, abolishing the need to give notice to those who are the beneficiaries under the receivables.
6) Investors get to trade in capital markets that have better funding costs.
7) Trade Receivables Securitization provides dedicated funding and other facilities for purchasing the best receivables.
8) You can customize facilities provided by Trade Receivables Securitization to the needs of your business.
9) Trade Receivables Securitization offers non-recourse facilities to the seller.
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