Finance Company Planning and Statements

Build a simple but fully linked financial plan for your company: income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and key ratios in one place.

1. Planning assumptions

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Enter your top-line planning assumptions for each year. The other tabs will update automatically.

Item
Revenue
Cost of goods sold (COGS)
Operating expenses (Opex)
Depreciation & amortization
Interest expense
Tax rate (%)
Capital expenditures (Capex)
Net debt issued / (repaid)
Equity raised / (dividends)

How this company planning & financial statements tool works

This calculator is a lightweight financial planning model that links your income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement. It is designed for founders, small-business owners, and finance teams who want a quick, transparent view of their plan without a complex spreadsheet.

1. Core formulas used in the model

Gross profit = Revenue − Cost of goods sold (COGS)

EBITDA = Gross profit − Operating expenses

EBIT = EBITDA − Depreciation & amortization

Pre-tax income = EBIT − Interest expense

Income tax = Pre-tax income × Tax rate

Net income = Pre-tax income − Income tax


Operating cash flow ≈ Net income + Depreciation

Investing cash flow = − Capital expenditures (Capex)

Financing cash flow = Net debt issued + Equity raised − Dividends

Net change in cash = Operating CF + Investing CF + Financing CF

Ending cash = Opening cash + Net change in cash

2. Simplified balance sheet logic

To keep the tool intuitive, the balance sheet groups items into a few key lines:

  • Cash – carried from the cash flow statement.
  • Net fixed assets – opening balance + Capex − Depreciation.
  • Debt – opening debt + net debt issued / (repaid).
  • Equity – opening equity + equity raised + cumulative net income − dividends.

The model checks whether Assets = Liabilities + Equity. Small rounding differences are normal; large gaps suggest inconsistent inputs.

3. Key ratios to evaluate your plan

The ratios tab highlights a few metrics investors and lenders care about:

  • Gross margin = Gross profit / Revenue
  • EBITDA margin = EBITDA / Revenue
  • Net margin = Net income / Revenue
  • Debt-to-equity = Total debt / Total equity
  • Interest coverage = EBIT / Interest expense
  • Return on assets (ROA) = Net income / Total assets

4. Typical planning workflow

  1. Set your planning horizon (3–5 years is common for business plans).
  2. Enter realistic revenue and cost assumptions for each year.
  3. Plan Capex and financing (debt and equity) to support growth.
  4. Review profitability, cash generation, and leverage ratios.
  5. Iterate until the plan is both ambitious and financially sustainable.

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