Financial Model for Simple Retail Chain Rollout

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This financial model template develops a 10-year forecast of an existing retail business that aims to expand to up to 50 retail chain store sites. This business plan gives current and new investors an overview of the performance of each retail chain site, the estimated required equity funding, and sources of funds.

The Simple Retail Chain Rollout aims to optimize a phasing plan for the rollout plan of the retail business by allowing users full flexibility to fine-tune the model by moving around the start of roll up as of the forecast year of each site as needed. The different scenarios enable users to understand if it’s better to start a specific site earlier or later in the rollout phasing plan by understanding the effects on the overall cash flow of the business plan.

Simple Retail Chain Rollout Model Template Structure

This simple financial model is structured with instructions and formulas that are easy to follow, which allows users to run simulations by varying the input assumptions. Enumerated below are the elements of this financial model template:

Instructions and Terms contain the cell color codes, objective,s and instructions on how to work with the model. It also contains the terms and abbreviations used.

General Assumptions that are necessary for the expansion of retail financial planning are presented in the assumptions’ worksheets:

Currency
Depreciation and Amortization Periods
Income Tax Rate
Dividend Payout Ratio
Net Working Capital
Depreciation periods
Site Types and their default assumptions
3 Years Historical Business Plan Assumptions of Income Statement and Balance Sheet
Exit and Valuation assumptions such as the Investment Period, Discount Rate, and Exit Valuation Multiples
Investor’s Cash Flows Assumptions such as Funding and Equity Stake rates

Site Assumptions show a list of up to 50 target expansion sites of an existing retail store. In preparation for the consolidated analysis, users are to input the following assumptions:

Site Names and State locations
Site Types
Start of Roll Up as of Forecast Year
Monthly Assumptions – Revenue, Gross Profit Margin Rate, and EBITDA Margin Rate
Revenue growth rate per annum
Intercompany Revenue Percentage
Estimated Funding Required – CAPEX, Startup Costs, Net Working Capital, and Cash Reserve
Sources of Fund – Bank Financing (% of CAPEX), Interest Rate, and Dept Repayment

Users are to also indicate if the sites are to be included or not in the consolidated analysis. From those inputs, this sheet will calculate the revenue, costs, and net income per retail store site.

Executive Summary includes charts and graphs to understand better the financial reports of different expansion retail store site plans and to answer significant questions such as:

Will expanding an existing retail store to various sites be profitable?
How much are the revenue and costs of each retail store?
Which site type generates more revenue?
What retail business chain store is the most profitable?

These spreadsheets include the 10-year summary of the following:

Projected Simple Retail Chain Rollout Financial Statements overview – Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flows Statement.
Profitability and Efficiency Ratios, and Capital Employed
Uses and Sources of Funds, and Debt Financing
Investors Summary

Financials worksheet contains a 10-year forecast of the consolidated and detailed information of the different retail store expansion sites.

Financial Statements – Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement
Financial Ratios
Free Cash Flow to Firm – Unlevered Free Cash Flows
Retail Rollout Chain Plan Summary – Number of Retail Store Sites and Revenue by Category
Fixed Asset Schedule – CAPEX, Intangible Assets, Depreciation and Amortization
Debt Schedule – Debt Drawdown, Repayment, Financial Debt Balance, and Interest
Equity Financing Schedule
Projected Business Value, and
Investors Cash Flows

Expand your Retail Stores using this simple Financial Template now!

The Simple Retail Chain Rollout financial model contains valuable tools that allow users to analyze the retail financial plan of expanding their existing retail business to retail chain stores in detail by testing various scenarios and assessing how it affects the project’s viability.

Developing financial projections can clarify the possible profit margins, the funding required, and the expected returns. This simple yet solid financial model template can be the missing piece to bringing retail chain stores expansion to financial success.

The model, current version 1.5, is available in PDF Demo Preview (which outlines the details of the model structure).

File types:
.xlsx (MS Excel)
.pdf (Adobe Acrobat Reader)