Software : Business : Finance : Forecasting : Forecast and Budget Builder

Bizpep, Inc

The Forecast and Budget Builder is a streamlined tool for developing a 3 year business forecast and a 12 month budget. It requires minimal inputs and generates Optimistic to Pessimistic forecasts for your business. From your forecasts a 12 month master budget is built. You then have the capacity to refine this budget as required. The methodology used applies relationships between current data and relative indicators for future performance to produce a verifiable budget quickly and easily. This forecast and budget tool can be utilized for existing and proposed businesses, products, or services. Outputs include a 3 Year Forecast with Sensitivity Analysis, and a Budget by Month in tabular and graphical form.

Example of Pessimistic Forecast and Budget Builder

Pessimistic Results - Forecast and Budget Builder
Pessimistic Forecast degraded by	20%
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	Current Year	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	3 Year Average
Business Revenue	500 000	542 085	563 768	598 858	568 237
Expenses
Variable Costs
Materials & Supplies	10 000	11 117	11 673	12 399	11 730
% Revenue	2,0%	2,1%	2,1%	2,1%	2,1%
Labor excluding Owner	200 000	214 900	222 880	254 717	230 832
% Revenue	40,0%	39,6%	39,5%	42,5%	40,6%
Labor Owner	50 000	49 790	51 339	54 047	51 725
% Revenue	10,0%	9,2%	9,1%	9,0%	9,1%
Distribution	20 000	21 175	21 175	22 493	21 615
% Revenue	4,0%	3,9%	3,8%	3,8%	3,8%
Marketing	10 000	10 588	10 588	11 247	10 807
% Revenue	2,0%	2,0%	1,9%	1,9%	1,9%
Other	20 000	21 175	21 175	22 493	21 615
% Revenue	4,0%	3,9%	3,8%	3,8%	3,8%
Total Variable Costs	310 000	328 745	338 830	377 396	348 323
Total Variable Costs %	62,0%	60,6%	60,1%	63,0%	61,3%
Gross Profit	190 000	213 340	224 939	221 462	219 914
Gross Profit %	38,0%	39,4%	39,9%	37,0%	38,7%
Mark-up Equivalent	61,3%	64,9%	66,4%	58,7%	63,1%
Fixed Costs
Location	40 000	40 842	41 275	41 977	41 365
% Revenue	8,0%	7,5%	7,3%	7,0%	7,3%
Administration	30 000	30 631	30 469	29 795	30 299
% Revenue	6,0%	5,7%	5,4%	5,0%	5,3%
Labor excluding Owner	50 000	51 052	52 305	54 217	52 525
% Revenue	10,0%	9,4%	9,3%	9,1%	9,2%
Labor Owner	10 000	10 210	10 461	10 843	10 505
% Revenue	2,0%	1,9%	1,9%	1,8%	1,8%
Interest Costs	0	0	0	0	0
% Revenue	0,0%	0,0%	0,0%	0,0%	0,0%
Other	0	0	0	0	0
% Revenue	0,0%	0,0%	0,0%	0,0%	0,0%
Total Fixed Costs	130 000	132 736	134 511	136 833	134 693
Total Fixed Costs %	26,0%	24,5%	23,9%	22,8%	23,7%

Total Expenses	440 000	461 480	473 340	514 229	483 017

Operating Surplus	60 000	80 605	90 428	84 629	85 220
Operating Surplus %	12,0%	14,9%	16,0%	14,1%	15,0%

LESS
Depreciation Allowance	12 500	12 763	12 899	13 118	12 926

Business Return	47 500	67 842	77 530	71 511	72 294
Business Return %	9,5%	12,5%	13,8%	11,9%	12,7%

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