Pricing / Structuring

Interest Rates are Rising: How Can the Equipment Finance Industry Prepare?

Christina Ochs

Yield compression can be a pain point for equipment lessors and financing firms, especially in a rising rate environment. Rising interest rates can negatively impact returns in a typical warehouse-to-securitization financing structure. Let’s explore those risks and how to mitigate... read more

Where the Construction Industry is Heading in 2022

Peter Gregory

Each year brings new challenges in the construction industry, and 2022 is no different. COVID-19 has been with us for more than two years, and the decisions made by governments and businesses in the early stages of the pandemic are... read more

As New Equipment Orders Stall, Fleets Benefit from Used Truck Sales

Dale Tower

They say no one is really “in the know” enough to time the stock market. There are numerous reasons. According to Warren Buffet, “If someone says they know what is going to happen in the stock market, they are a... read more

A More Holistic View Needed for Proper Equipment Finance Decisions

Sean Storey

When it comes to determining whether to add a fleet asset, basing the decision on initial purchase price alone is risky business. While all the risks cannot be eliminated, looking at both financial and operation data will result in the... read more

COVID-19 Complicates the Lease Vs. Buy Decision

Patrick Gaskins

The COVID-19 pandemic has muddied that decision even further as it has become even more difficult to determine long-term implications of a purchase. Nowhere is this clearer than with residual values, which are one of the key factors in the... read more

Planning a Financial Structure that Anticipates Change

Patrick Gaskins

When you think about putting together a finance structure that accommodates changes in the economy, there are a number of factors you need to take into consideration. Those include asset cost, equipment specification trends, used asset values, inflation, changes in... read more

The Importance of Quality Assurance

Scott Thacker

Introduction In my role as CEO of Ivory Consulting, one of the three most important facets of my job is to ensure that our quality assurance activities are executed to the best of our ability. Toward that end, we have... read more

Tax vs. Non-Tax Yields – A Primer

Scott Thacker

There are significant differences between an equipment lease transaction that is structured to take into account tax benefits, known as a tax lease, and one that does not take into account tax benefits, known as a non-tax lease. Calculating the... read more

The Importance of a Corporate Tax Sharing Agreement

Scott Thacker

In our industry, many equipment finance companies are subsidiaries of a larger organization, and their parent is usually a bank or a manufacturing company. Typically, the parent organization generates taxable income and files a consolidated tax return with the leasing... read more

The Importance of Quality Assurance

Scott Thacker

In my role as CEO of Ivory Consulting, one of the three most important facets of my job is to ensure that our quality assurance activities are executed to the best of our ability. Toward that end, we have an... read more

Making Employee Engagement Part of the Strategic Plan

Scott Thacker

My last blog spoke about the three elements that most strategic plans have at their core: first, increasing shareholder value, second, raising customer satisfaction levels, and third, enhancing employee engagement. Pricing methods can influence all three of these in different... read more

Raising Customer Satisfaction Through Pricing Methods

Scott Thacker

My last blog spoke about the three elements that most strategic plans have at their core: increasing shareholder value, raising customer satisfaction levels and enhancing employee engagement. Pricing methods can influence all three of these in different ways. Raising customer... read more

The 3 Elements of a Successful Strategic Plan

Scott Thacker

When we last left off, which admittedly was a while ago, I hope I convinced you to put your pricing methods at the core of your strategic plan. Today, we’ll look at how to structure a strategic plan with pricing... read more

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