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A Cloud Kitchen—also referred to as a “ghost kitchen” or “virtual kitchen”—is a commercial kitchen space that provides food businesses the facilities and services needed to prepare menu items for delivery and takeout. Unlike traditional brick-and-mortar locations, cloud kitchens allow food businesses to create and deliver food products with minimal overhead. It relies entirely on online orders placed through online food aggregators or an online ordering-enabled website or mobile app.

This Financial Model presents an advanced 5-year financial plan for a startup or operating Cloud Kitchen and is a flexible tool for owners to forecast business financial and operational activities.

It includes assumptions and calculations of Order Sources (Food Delivery Platforms, Website, Phone Orders, etc.), Revenue through 2 service types (Food & Drinks Orders and Catering Orders), Cost of Services, Payroll (Direct, Indirect, Contract Delivery Drivers), Operating Expenses, Fixed Assets & Depreciation, Financing through Debt & Equity and Exit Valuation assumptions in case of a potential sale of the business.

The structure of the template follows Financial Modeling Best Practices principles and is fully customizable.

Detailed instructions for the functionality of the model are included in the Excel file.

Model Inputs and Setup Reports:
• General Setup Assumptions, incl. Starting Expenses (in case the business is a startup), Revenue, Cost of Service, Payroll, Operating Expenses, and Capital Expenditures Assumptions
• Financing (Debt & Equity), Valuation, and Exit Assumptions
• Forecast Scenarios
• Model Calculations (Total Orders, Orders Revenue, Delivery & Service Fees, Cost of Services, etc.)

Monthly Output Reports:
• Monthly Budget and Actual Reports
• Monthly Profit & Loss Statement Summary per Year
• Budget vs. Actual Variance Analysis at a YTD and Monthly level

5-Year Forecast Output Reports:
• Annual Financial Statements (3 Statement model)
• Break-Even Analysis
• Financial Ratios, including several Profitability, Efficiency, Liquidity, and Leverage (Solvency) Ratios
• Performance Dashboard
• Business Valuation, including DCF Model, Return Metrics (NPV, EV, IRR, MOIC, ROI, etc.), and Sensitivity Analysis
• Investor Distributions & Returns Waterfall Model
• Professional Executive Summary

The Model is available in 2 Versions (Standard and Premium)

Standard Version Includes:
• All Input Reports
• Monthly Budget and Actual Reports
• Monthly Profit & Loss Statement Summary per Year
• Annual Financial Statements (3 Statement model)
• Financial Ratios
• Performance Dashboard

Premium Version includes all features of the Standard Version plus:
• Budget vs. Actual Variance Analysis
• Break-even Analysis
• Business Valuation, including DCF Model, Return Metrics (NPV, EV, IRR, MOIC, ROI, etc.), and Sensitivity Analysis
• Investor Distributions & Returns Waterfall Model
• Executive Summary

A PDF Free Demo of the Premium Version is provided if you wish to view all model worksheets before your purchase.

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Whether you have no experience or are well-versed in finance, accounting, and the use of Microsoft Excel, our professional financial models are the right tools to boost your business operations!

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