Factoring and Receivables Finance

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What is Factoring?

Like the transfer of commercial paper, the transfer of receivables allows a company to obtain cash very quickly. This transfer takes place within the framework of a financial technique, called Factoring.
Factoring is a financing technique allowing a company (the member) to transfer its receivables from a customer (the assigned customer) to a financial institution specialized in factoring (called the factor).
Even if it can be a punctual financing via the session of some receivables, it is rather a financing in time. Indeed the contracts can go up to 5 years. The factor must therefore decide:

  •  the type of receivables he is ready to buy (average amount, duration);
  • the assigned customers on which it is willing to take a risk.

The cost of factoring is composed of a factoring commission and a financing commission.
The financing commission corresponds globally to the interest rates since it is primarily a cash advance.
The factoring commission corresponds to the cost of collecting the receivables (cost of managing the file, reminders, losses, etc.)

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What are the advantages of Factoring for the member?
  • The member is credited quickly (24 to 48 hours depending on the factor) and has a greater visibility on his cash flow and optimizes it.
  • This technique can also be used to meet an occasional cash flow need.
  • Factoring is useful to support a company in a growth phase.

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