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Based on bottom-up assumptions, planning begins by determining up to three bottle sizes and their respective water volume. Target sales of water bottles per month assumptions are allocated to the water bottle sizes. From the water bottles sold, the expected number of customers can be calculated and used to determine another source of income, such as the sale of merchandise.

Other key assumptions include the project timeline, CAPEX schedule, uses and sources of funds, sources for debt financing, and the costs and expenses of a water refilling station business. These assumptions are then translated into a detailed monthly financial plan of 5 years that allows the potential business owners and management to see how the water refilling station business will perform from a financial perspective over the following years.

Relevant data calculated, such as the financial metrics – IRR, Funding Period, Payback Period, and NPV, in this financial model template are presented in various charts and tables that allow an easy understanding of the feasibility of the water refilling station business.

What makes this Water Refilling Station Financial Model Template Exceptional?

The following are the reasons why you should choose this in starting up a water refilling station business:

• Flexible Operations: This financial model is formulated to start calculation from the users’ selected year or months the operations, CAPEX funding, debt financing, and debt repayments will commence or end.
• Monthly CAPEX Schedule: CAPEX items are allocated in Years 0 and 1 through percentages and can be invested in the selected month/s for Year 1. The maintenance for the CAPEX items are also added at a scheduled selected month.
• Monthly Debt Schedule: The schedule for the drawdown of debt may start and end at specified months. Payment for the debt can be made monthly or annually for years, beginning at the selected year and month.
• Detailed Monthly Financial Plan: The spreadsheet is designed comprehensively and logically, outlining the calculations of revenues and costs, which adds to the transparency and understanding of the model.
• Consumer Demand Analysis: This allows users to analyze the market share and size of the service area where the water refilling station is located.

Water Refilling Station Business Model Template Structure

The financial model is simply structured which allows users to run simulations by varying the input assumptions. The elements of this financial model template are enumerated below:

Instructions and Terms contain the cell color codes and the terms and abbreviations used.

Executive Summary presents the charts and graphs to understand the business plan for Water Refilling Station better and to answer significant questions such as:

• Is a water refilling station business profitable?
• What are the costs and expenses of water refilling business?
• Is the demand for water in the location of the business met?

These spreadsheets include a 5-year monthly and yearly summary of the following:

• Overview of Projected Financial Statements for a Water Refilling Station business – Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flows Statement.
• Levered and Unlevered Free Cash Flows calculating key financial feasibility metrics such as the Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Payback Period, Net Present Value (NPV)
• Uses and Sources of Funds, and Debt Financing
• Forecasted Business Valuation
• Revenue and Number of Water Bottles Sold
• Consumer Demand Analysis

Detailed Summary presents the selected year overview of the monthly plan, consumer demand analysis, and break-even analysis in charts and graphs.

Assumptions that will translate this financial model into a business plan for Water Refilling Station:

• General Settings
  • Currency
  • Financial Forecast
  • Default Business Days per Month
  • Income Tax Rate
  • Net Working Capital
• Project Timeline
  • Year and Month of the Start of Operations
  • Beginning Percentage of the Sales of Water Bottles
  • Duration to Reach 100% Target
• Water Refilling Business Assumptions
  • Water Bottle Sizes and Volume
  • Target Sales of Water Bottles
  • Seasonality of Water Bottles Sales
  • Average Water Bottle Purchase per Customer
  • Price for Water Bottles and Other Income Assumptions
  • Direct Costs
  • Employee Positions and Expenses
  • Operating Expenses
• Capital Expenditures
  • CAPEX Items and Depreciation Period
  • Spending Schedule and Funding Injection
  • Maintenance CAPEX Rate and Schedule
• Uses and Sources of Funds
  • Cash Reserve and Net Working Capital
• Debt Financing Schedule
  • Source of Debt, Amount and Period
  • Drawdown Schedule
  • Payment Term and Repayment Schedule
  • Interest
• Exit and Valuation Assumptions
  • Investment Period
  • Discount Rate
  • Exit Valuation Multiple
• Consumer Demand Analysis
  • Service Area Location and Radius
  • Population and Average Household Size
  • Water Consumption Demand

The Monthly worksheet contains the comprehensive operational forecasts for a Water Refilling Station Business:

• Water Bottles Sales Revenue
• Required Water Volume in Gallons
• Consumer Demand Analysis
• Number of Customers
• Other Income – Merchandise Sales and Other specified Income
• Daily Analysis – Water Bottles Sold, Expected Number of Customers, Revenue and Required Market Size
• Costs and Expenses in Water Refilling Station – Direct Costs, Employee Expenses and OPEX
• Fixed Assets Schedule – Initial CAPEX, Spending Allocation, Maintenance and Depreciation
• Debt Schedule Summary – Drawdown and Repayment
• Financial Projections – Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement
• Free Cash Flow Forecast
• Monthly Funding Required

Yearly contains the comprehensive overview of the 5-year financial forecast planning the feasibility of the Water Refilling Station Business:

• Financial Statements – Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement
• Financial Ratios and Standardized Income Statement
• Forecasted Business Valuation
• Unlevered and Levered Free Cash Flows Statement, Funding Required and Financial Metrics
• Equity Funding

Break-Even Analysis shows the calculations of break-even at selected year at an EBIT level to answer the following:

• How many Water Bottles are needed to be sold to reach Break-Even?
• What is the Average Fee for Water Bottles to reach Break-Even?

This sheet also shows a simple break-even sensitivity analysis.

Start your own Water Refilling Station Business now!

Developing a well-prepared and comprehensive financial projection can clarify the possible profit margins, the funding required, and the expected returns. This detailed and exceptional financial model template contains valuable tools that allow potential business owners to analyze the financial plan of starting a water refilling station business in detail by testing various scenarios and assessing how it affects the project’s viability.

The current model version 1.4, is available in two Excel versions and a PDF Demo Preview:

• Excel Version – Consists of sample figures in the assumptions
• Excel Null Version – No values in the assumption sheet
• PDF Version – Outlines the details of the model structure

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