This lecture will help you build a realistic financial plan for your start-up. It‘s important to have a detailed plan that identifies how you spend money and how you make money. To do this, you need to be familiar with the basic tools of financial planning, including income statements, cash-flow forecasts, expense statements and balance sheets. We use case studies to examine the financial plans of both successful and failed companies, focusing on their ability to forecast realistic scenarios for business growth and cash flow.
4. Memory at Work
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Why
money
ma*ers
in
a
startup
Have
to
pay
the
bills
Sign
of
a
sustainable
business
model
Desirable
outcome!!
5. Memory at Work
Income Statement!
Cash Flow Forecast!
Balance Sheet!
Pg 5!
6. Memory at Work
Financial performance over a period of time!
Usually for a year, quarter or month!
Pg 6!
7. Memory at Work
Pg 7!
Amazon.com!
Income Statement!
For the year ended Dec 31, 2013!
millions of USD!
Revenue! $ 74,452!
Cost of sales! 54,181 !
Gross margin! 20, 271!
Operating expenses!
Selling, general & admin.! 12,847 !
Technology & Content! 3,312!
Depreciation & Amortization! 3,253 !
Total operating expenses! 19,412!
Income from operations! 745 !
Interest & Other income and expenses! (310) !
Taxes! 161 !
Net income! 274 !
Source: Company filings.!
For teaching purposes, Depreciation & Amortization fully assigned to Tech & Content!
8. Memory at Work
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Revenue!
!
Money brought into a
company by its business
activities!
Revenue Forecasting!
!
Top-down!
vs.!
Bottom-up!
Amazon.com!
Income Statement!
For the year ended Dec 31, 2013!
millions of USD!
Revenue! $ 74,452!
Cost of sales! 54,181 !
Gross margin! 20, 271!
Operating expenses!
Selling, general & admin.! 12,847 !
Technology & Content! 3,312!
Depreciation & Amortization! 3,253 !
Total operating expenses! 19,412!
Income from operations! 745 !
Interest & Other income and expenses! (310) !
Taxes! 161 !
Net income! 274 !
9. Memory at Work
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Cost of Sales!
!
Costs that go into creating
the products and services
that a company sells!
Amazon.com!
Income Statement!
For the year ended Dec 31, 2013!
millions of USD!
Revenue! $ 74,452!
Cost of sales! 54,181 !
Gross margin! 20, 271!
Operating expenses!
Selling, general & admin.! 12,847 !
Technology & Content! 3,312!
Depreciation & Amortization! 3,253 !
Total operating expenses! 19,412!
Income from operations! 745 !
Interest & Other income and expenses! (310) !
Taxes! 161 !
Net income! 274 !
10. Memory at Work
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Gross Margin!
!
Revenue minus cost of
sales!
Amazon
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!27%!
!81%!
!13%!
Amazon.com!
Income Statement!
For the year ended Dec 31, 2013!
millions of USD!
Revenue! $ 74,452!
Cost of sales! 54,181 !
Gross margin! 20, 271!
Operating expenses!
Selling, general & admin.! 12,847 !
Technology & Content! 3,312!
Depreciation & Amortization! 3,253 !
Total operating expenses! 19,412!
Income from operations! 745 !
Interest & Other income and expenses! (310) !
Taxes! 161 !
Net income! 274 !
11. Memory at Work
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Operating Expenses!
!
Business costs NOT related
to producing goods &
services for sale!
Amazon.com!
Income Statement!
For the year ended Dec 31, 2013!
millions of USD!
Revenue! $ 74,452!
Cost of sales! 54,181 !
Gross margin! 20, 271!
Operating expenses!
Selling, general & admin.! 12,847 !
Technology & Content! 3,312!
Depreciation & Amortization! 3,253 !
Total operating expenses! 19,412!
Income from operations! 745 !
Interest & Other income and expenses! (310) !
Taxes! 161 !
Net income! 274 !
12. Memory at Work
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Selling, General and
Administrative Expenses
(SG&A)!
Amazon.com!
Income Statement!
For the year ended Dec 31, 2013!
millions of USD!
Revenue! $ 74,452!
Cost of sales! 54,181 !
Gross margin! 20, 271!
Operating expenses!
Selling, general & admin.! 12,847 !
Technology & Content! 3,312!
Depreciation & Amortization! 3,253 !
Total operating expenses! 19,412!
Income from operations! 745 !
Interest & Other income and expenses! (310) !
Taxes! 161 !
Net income! 274 !
13. Memory at Work
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Research & Development!
(“Technology & Content”)!
!
Activities with the intention of
making a discovery that can
lead to new or improved
products!
Amazon.com!
Income Statement!
For the year ended Dec 31, 2013!
millions of USD!
Revenue! $ 74,452!
Cost of sales! 54,181 !
Gross margin! 20, 271!
Operating expenses!
Selling, general & admin.! 12,847 !
Technology & Content! 3,312!
Depreciation & Amortization! 3,253 !
Total operating expenses! 19,412!
Income from operations! 745 !
Interest & Other income and expenses! (310) !
Taxes! 161 !
Net income! 274 !
14. Memory at Work
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Depreciation &
Amortization!
!
Reduction in the capital
value of an asset over time
to account for wear & tear!
Amazon.com!
Income Statement!
For the year ended Dec 31, 2013!
millions of USD!
Revenue! $ 74,452!
Cost of sales! 54,181 !
Gross margin! 20, 271!
Operating expenses!
Selling, general & admin.! 12,847 !
Technology & Content! 3,312!
Depreciation & Amortization! 3,253 !
Total operating expenses! 19,412!
Income from operations! 745 !
Interest & Other income and expenses! (310) !
Taxes! 161 !
Net income! 274 !
15. Memory at Work
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Interest & Other income
and expenses!
!
Income from interest
payments, dividends, etc!
Amazon.com!
Income Statement!
For the year ended Dec 31, 2013!
millions of USD!
Revenue! $ 74,452!
Cost of sales! 54,181 !
Gross margin! 20, 271!
Operating expenses!
Selling, general & admin.! 12,847 !
Technology & Content! 3,312!
Depreciation & Amortization! 3,253 !
Total operating expenses! 19,412!
Income from operations! 745 !
Interest & Other income and expenses! (310) !
Taxes! 161 !
Net income! 274 !
16. Memory at Work
Pg 15!
Taxes!
Amazon.com!
Income Statement!
For the year ended Dec 31, 2013!
millions of USD!
Revenue! $ 74,452!
Cost of sales! 54,181 !
Gross margin! 20, 271!
Operating expenses!
Selling, general & admin.! 12,847 !
Technology & Content! 3,312!
Depreciation & Amortization! 3,253 !
Total operating expenses! 19,412!
Income from operations! 745 !
Interest & Other income and expenses! (310) !
Taxes! 161 !
Net income! 274 !
17. Memory at Work
Pg 16!
Net income!
!
Profit!!!
Amazon.com!
Income Statement!
For the year ended Dec 31, 2013!
millions of USD!
Revenue! $ 74,452!
Cost of sales! 54,181 !
Gross margin! 20, 271!
Operating expenses!
Selling, general & admin.! 12,847 !
Technology & Content! 3,312!
Depreciation & Amortization! 3,253 !
Total operating expenses! 19,412!
Income from operations! 745 !
Interest & Other income and expenses! (310) !
Taxes! 161 !
Net income! 274 !
18. Memory at Work
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Example: Tom’s Solar Power Company, Inc.!
Input Cost: !$50! Sell for: !$100!
19. Memory at Work
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Units Sold! - ! 50 ! 150 ! 250 ! 400 ! 550 ! 750 ! 1,050 ! 1,400 ! 1,900 ! 2,500 ! 3,500 !
Unit Price! $100/unit!
Revenue! $ - ! 5,000 ! 15,000 ! 25,000 ! 40,000 ! 55,000 ! 75,000 ! 105,000 ! 140,000 ! 190,000 ! 250,000 ! 350,000 !
$-‐
$100,000
$200,000
$300,000
$400,000
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Revenue
28. Memory at Work
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If you don’t forecast cash flows, you’re flying blind!!
29. Memory at Work
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization!
A measure of a company’s cash flow from operations!
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30. Memory at Work
Snapshot of assets and liabilities at a point in time!
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31. Memory at Work
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Tom's Solar Power Co, Inc!
Balance Sheet!
February 29, 2012!
$!
Assets!
Cash! $ 13,000 !
Accounts Receivable! 5,000 !
Inventory (prepaid)! 7,500 !
Building and Equipment! 50,000 !
Land! ! 100,000 !
Total Assets! 175,500 !
Liabilities!
Accounts Payable! - !
Loan! ! 25,000 !
Total Liabilities! 25,000 !
Owner's Equity! ! 150,500 !
Total Liabilities and Owner's Eq.! ! 175,500 !
Tom's Solar Power Co, Inc!
Monthly Income Statement!
February 2012!
$!
Feb!
Revenue! 5,000 !
Cost of Sales! 2,500 !
Gross Margin! 2,500 !
SG&A! 1,000 !
Net Income! 1,500 !
Cash Projection!
Starting Cash! 21,500 !
Plus: Revenue (1 month delayed)! - !
Minus: Cost of sales (1 month ahead)! 7,500 !
Minus: SG&A! 1,000 !
Cash gain/(loss)! (8,500)!
Ending Cash! 13,000 !
32. Memory at Work
It’s all about cash!!
Forecast from the bottom!
Create multiple scenarios: how sensitive is your business to changes:!
– In revenue!
– In expenses!
Get expert advice when you need it!
! Pg 31!