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Subscription Business Excel Financial Projection  Model

Highly versatile and User-friendly 3 statement 5 year rolling financial projection Excel model for a startup or existing subscription business

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Highly versatile and user-friendly Excel model for the preparation of a rolling 3 statement (Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash flow Statement) financial projection for a startup or existing business generating revenue from selling subscription products/services. The model allows the user to model up to 5 different subscription products/services.

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The model also incorporates a discounted cash flow valuation calculation using the projected cash flows. The model follows best practice financial modelling principles and includes instructions, line item explanations, checks and input validations.

KEY OUTPUTS

  • Projected full financial statements (Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash flow Statement) presented on a quarterly basis across up to 5 years and summarised on an annual basis.

  • Dashboard with:

    • Summarised projected Income Statement and Balance Sheet;

    • Compounded Annual Growth rate (CAGR) for each summarised income statement and Balance Sheet line item;

    • List of key ratios 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;

    • Chart presenting revenue mix and total users per month

    • Gross profit by income source.

  • ​Discounted cash flow valuation using the projected cash flow output.

KEY INPUTS

Setup Inputs:

  • Name of business;

  • Currency;

  • First projection year and quarter;

  • App names, variable costs, staff cost, fixed costs, fixed assets and borrowings;

  • Sales tax applicability for revenue and cost categories;

 

Actuals Inputs:

  • Opening balance sheet (for existing businesses);

  • Income Statement actuals (for trend analysis);

 

Projection Inputs:

  • Revenue

    • New Users;

    • Free trial to paid user conversion rate;

    • Monthly, annual, quarterly subscription mix;

    • Renewal rates;

    • Subscription prices.

  • Variable Costs including:

    • Cost per app sale;

    • Annual fees per app;

  • Other cost inputs including

    • Marketing costs

    • Staff costs  

    • Other costs

  • Sales and corporate tax inputs including rate and payment periods;

  • Dividend inputs including amount or percentage of retained earnings and frequency;

  • Fixed Assets including addition amounts and useful life;

  • Borrowings including addition/redemption amounts and interest rate;

  • Share Capital additions.

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', ‘o_Charts’ and ‘o_DCF’.

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System tabs include:

  • A 'Front Sheet' containing a disclaimer, instructions and contents;

  • A checks dashboard containing a summary of checks by tab.

KEY FEATURES

  • The model follows best practice financial modelling guidelines and includes instructions, line item explanations, checks and input validations;

  • The model is not password protected and can be modified as required following download;

  • The model contains a dynamic timeline that allows for a mix of actual and forecast period across a 5-year period allowing projections to be rolled forward from month to month;

  • Timeline is split on a monthly basis and summarised on an annual basis;

  • Costs are split into: variable and fixed for better driver-based forecasting;

  • The model allows for the following number of underlying categories for each line item (these can be easily expanded if required):

    • Subscription Products – 5 products;

    • Variance costs – 5 categories (1 for each subscription product)

    • Staff costs – 8 categories;

    • Marketing costs – 5 categories;

    • Other expenses – 15 categories;

    • Fixed Assets – 5 categories;

    • Borrowings – 3 facilities;

  • Apart from projecting revenue and costs the model includes the possibility to model inventory, deferred income, payables, fixed assets, borrowings, dividends, corporate tax and sales tax;

  • The model included an integrated discounted cash flow valuation using the projected cash flow outputs;

  • Business name, currency, starting projection period are fully customisable;

  • Revenue, cost, fixed asset and Borrowing category descriptions are fully customisable;

  • The model includes instructions, line item explanations, checks and input validations to help ensure input fields are populated accurately;

  • The model includes a checks dashboard which summarises all the checks included in the various tabs making it easier to identify any errors.

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