PURPOSE OF MODEL

User-friendly financial model for inventory planning for up to 25 stock-keeping units (SKUs – can be extended if required) calculating:

Reordering level, quantity, and period;
Inventory balances and valuation;
Projected purchases and sales
Projected cash flow movements

The model calculates the above across a 3-year period, referencing historic inventory movements and expectations for the forecast period. The model is an excellent resource for managing stock levels and optimizing reorders for a particular stock group / brand. Outputs are presented in an intuitive dashboard format in both table and chart format.

The model follows good practice financial modelling principles and includes instructions, line item explanations, checks, and input validations.

KEY OUTPUTS

The key outputs include:

Reorder amounts, dates, and quantities;
Inventory quantity and value balance by SKU both in table and chart format;
Projected sales, cost of sales, inventory opening and closing balances, and purchases both in table and chart format;
Expected receipts and payments and net movement in cash flow by month;
Breakdown of inventory balance, safety stock, sales quantities, and stock deliveries by SKU;
Full breakdown of projected stock balance movements.

KEY INPUTS

Name of Inventory group or brand;
Currency;
Latest month end;
SKU naming, delivery lead time, months covered per order, safety stock levels;
Latest stock balance and pending deliveries by SKU at latest month end;
Cost price and selling price per unit and per SKU;
Past sales volumes across the previous 12 months;
Payment terms for customer receipts and supplier payments;
Opening receivables and payables balances and expected settlement of these balances.

MODEL STRUCTURE

The model comprises of 5 tabs split into input (‘i_’), calculation (‘c_’), output (‘o_’), and system tabs. The tab to be populated by the user is the ‘i_Inputs’ tab. The calculation tab uses the user-defined inputs to calculate and produce the projection outputs, which are presented in ‘o_Results’.

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 a 4-year timeline on a monthly basis, consisting of 1 year of actuals and 3 years of forecast.
The model includes the possibility to model up to 25 SKUs which can be extended if required.
The model is not password protected and can be modified as required following download;
The model is reviewed using specialized model audit software to help reduce the risk of formula inconsistencies;
Stock group and SKU naming, currency, and starting projection period are fully customizable;
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 that summarises all the checks included in the various tabs making it easier to identify any errors.

MODIFICATIONS

If you require any be-spoke modifications to the tool, we are more than happy to assist with this. Please contact us using the Contact Author button or through the contact support team.

ABOUT PROJECTIFY

We are financial modelling professionals with experience working in Big 4 business modelling teams and strong experience supporting businesses with their financial planning and decision support needs. Our aim is to provide robust and easy-to-use tools that follow good practice financial modelling guidelines and assist individuals and businesses with their financial projection and analysis requirements.

We are keen to ensure our customers are satisfied with the models they purchase and will be more than happy to assist with any questions or support required.

We are also always keen to receive feedback, so please do let us know what you think of our models by sending us a message or submitting a review.