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FACTORING

Presenting by :
Basavaraja K J
Meaning

The selling of a businesses accounts


receivable to a third party at a discount, for
the purpose of obtaining immediate
funding.
Mechanism
characteristics

• Bailment contract
• Forms of factoring
• Assignment of debt
• Less dependence on bank finance
• Compensation
Types of factoring
1. Recourse Factoring
2. Non-recourse Factoring
3. Advance Factoring
4. Maturity Factoring
5. Full Factoring
Types of factoring (contd..)

6. Disclosed Factoring
7. Domestic Factoring
8. Domestic Factoring
9. International Factoring
Factoring v/s Bill Discounting
Bills Discounting Factoring
1.It is a provision of finance against 1.Factoring renders all services like
bills. maintenance of sales ledger, advisory
services, etc in addition to the provision
of finance.

2.Advances are made against the bills. 2.Trade debts are purchased by
assignment.

3.The drawer undertakes the 3.Factoring undertakes to collect the


responsibility of collecting the bills and bills of the client.
remitting the proceeds to financing
agency.

4.Bills discounted may be rediscounted 4.Debts purchased for factoring cannot


several times before the maturity. be rediscounted, they can only be
refinanced.
Bills Discounting Factoring
5.Bill discounting is always with 5.Factoring may be with or without
recourse, i.e. in case of default the client recourse.
will have to make good the loss.

6.Bill financing is individual transaction 6.Whereas in factoring, bulk is provided


oriented. against several unpaid trade generated
invoices in batches.

7. The drawee or the acceptor of the 7. Factoring services like 'undisclosed


bills is in full knowledge of the bank's factoring' are confidential in nature i.e.
charge on the receivables arising from the debtors are not aware of the
the sale of goods and services. arrangements.

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