PURPOSE OF MODEL
 
User-friendly Excel model intended for the preparation of a 3 statement (Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash flow Statement) 5-year financial projection for a generic start-up or existing business
 
The model follows good practice financial modelling principles and includes instructions, checks and input validations.
 
 
KEY OUTPUTS
 
The key outputs include:
Projected full financial statements (Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash flow Statement) across 5 years.
Dashboard with
Summarised projected Income Statement and Balance Sheet
List of key metrics including Average revenue growth, Average profit margins, Average return on assets and equity and Average Debt to Equity ratio
Bar charts summarising income statement and Balance Sheet projections
 
 
KEY INPUTS
 
Inputs are split into setup, actual and projection inputs and include input validations to help users populate correctly.
 
Setup Inputs:
Name of business;
Currency;
First projection year
 
Projection Inputs:
Revenue and other income inputs;
Expense inputs including cost of sales percentages, marketing and general admin expenses;
Corporate tax and interest rate inputs
Fixed Assets including addition amounts and useful life;
Working capital inputs including average debtor and creditor days and inventory percentages;
Borrowings including addition amounts and interest rate;
Share Capital additions and dividend distributions
 
 
MODEL STRUCTURE
 
The model comprises of 9 tabs split into input ('i_'), calculation ('c_'), output ('o_’) and system tabs. The tabs to be populated by the user are the input tabs ('i_Setup', ‘i_Actuals’ and 'i_Assumptions'). The calculation tab uses the user-defined inputs to calculate and produce the projection outputs which are presented in 'o_Fin Stats' and ‘o_Dashboard’.
 
System tabs include:
A 'Front Sheet' containing a disclaimer, instructions and contents; 
A Checks dashboard containing a summary of checks by tab.
 
 
KEY FEATURES
 
Other key features of this model include the following:
The model follows good practice financial modelling guidelines and includes instructions, checks and input validations to help ensure input fields are populated accurately;
The model includes an 8-year timeline consisting of 3 years of actuals (if applicable) and 5 projection years;
The model is not password protected and can be modified as required following download;
Apart from projecting revenue and costs the tool includes the possibility to model receivables and payables, fixed assets, borrowings, dividends and corporate tax;
Business Name, currency, starting projection year are fully customisable
The model includes a checks dashboard which summarises all the checks included in the various tabs making it easier to identify any errors. 
 
 
MODIFICATIONS & SUPPORT
 
If you require any be-spoke modifications or support, we are more than happy to assist. Please send us a message below or contact us on hello@useprojectify.com