Airline Financial Projection Model (Aircraft Lease Basis) (Excel XLSX)

BENEFITS OF DOCUMENT

1. Provides a comprehensive framework for analyzing and forecasting multiple revenue streams, including passenger services, cargo operations, and ancillary fees, ensuring a holistic evaluation of the airline's income sources.
2. Enables precise tracking and forecasting of lease payments and associated costs for new aircraft acquisitions on a monthly basis, enhancing the accuracy of financial planning and analysis.
3. Offers visually insightful representations of key performance indicators, revenue, profitability, expense composition, cash flows, and balance sheet items, facilitating better decision-making and strategic planning.

DESCRIPTION

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Summary:
The Airlines Financial Model is a comprehensive and versatile tool designed to analyze and forecast the financial performance of an airline. The financial model incorporates various revenue streams which include passenger revenues, cargo services revenue, and revenue from ancillary fees, enabling a thorough evaluation of the company's income sources.
The model encompasses a range of tabs, including "Inputs" for data entry and assumptions, "Outputs" for presenting key results, "Financial Statements" for integrated income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement, "Calculations" for granular financial line item breakdowns, and "Graphs" for visually insightful representations of KPIs, revenue, profitability, expense composition, cash flows, and balance sheet items. In the financial model, you have the flexibility to incorporate new aircraft on a monthly basis, specifically on a lease basis. This structure allows for precise tracking and forecasting of lease payments and other associated costs, which can be crucial for financial planning and analysis.

Detailed Description:

This comprehensive financial model has been meticulously designed to provide a strategic roadmap for your airlines business. With a horizon extending over five years, the model encapsulates monthly projections that aggregate into annual forecasts. The revenue streams include income from the sale of ticket to passengers, cargo services and ancillary fees ensuring a comprehensive representation of all income sources. In the financial model, you have the flexibility to incorporate month wise addition of new aircraft on lease basis

Designed to cater to diverse financial needs, the model proves to be an invaluable tool for investor presentations, internal analysis, loan applications, and other financial deliberations. The model's intuitive design is complemented by detailed guidance provided within the 'Instructions & Description' tabs, facilitating seamless navigation and input entry across its various tabs.
Rows for 'check cells' have been incorporated at the end of each tab to flag potential inconsistencies or errors within the model. These checks include ensuring numbers fall within an expected range, monthly figures sum up to the corresponding annual totals, beginning/end-of-year balances match the first/last month's figures, and figures correspond between two different tabs. When an inconsistency or error is detected, the corresponding check cell will display a '1'; otherwise, it will show '0'. Column A in each tab is designated for validation checks, showing the total of all check cells in that row. A green tick mark (✔) indicates no discrepancies, while a red cross (✖) alerts to an error. The aggregated result of all check rows in Column A is displayed in cell A4 of the tab. The Index tab consolidates check cells from all sheets, providing a quick overview and aiding in easy identification of discrepancies on any sheet. If the overall model check is satisfactory, cell A3 on each tab will display a double green tick mark (✔✔); otherwise, it will show a double red cross (✖✖)."

The financial model is organized into 25 different tabs, categorized into 6 sections: Cover Tabs, Input Tabs, Output Tabs, Financial Statements Tabs, Calculation Tabs, and the Graphs Tabs. This structure offers a panoramic view of the business's financial landscape:

1. Cover Tabs: The cover tabs provide:
 Crucial instructions
 Description of all the tabs in the model
 Color coding conventions
 Navigation guidance
 Essential checkpoints

2. Inputs Tabs: The input tabs in the financial model enable customization and alignment with your business's unique characteristics and operational strategies. Below is a breakdown of the key functionalities within this section:

 Revenue Assumptions: This sub-section comprehensively covers key revenue-driving variables for the following revenue streams:
•  Sale of ticket to passengers
•  Cargo services
•  Ancillary fees

These variables include pricing strategy, product/service mix, volume, growth, market size, seasonality, etc.

 General Assumptions: This sub-section gathers essential foundational parameters for your business which include:
•  Name of your business
•  Start month and year of financial projections
•  Currency
•  Inflation rate
•  Payroll taxes and benefits
•  Income tax rate etc.

 Cost of Revenue Assumptions: These inputs provide insights into the core operating costs like:
•  Crew salaries & benefits
•  Fuel cost
•  Aircraft insurance costs
•  Catering expenses
•  Landing & departing charges
•  Aircraft maintenance costs
•  Handling costs
•  Parking charges etc.

 S, G&A Expenses: This section accounts for inputs related to selling, general, and administrative expenses, including office rent, advertising, software & computer costs, travel, telephone and internet, meals, insurance, utilities, website maintenance etc.

Sales & marketing expenses are split into:
•  Expenses as a % of revenue
•  Expenses per employee
•  Fixed monthly amounts

General & Administrative expenses are categorized by:
•  % of revenue
•  Expenses per employee
•  Expenses per new employee
•  Fixed monthly amounts

The model offers flexibility, allowing users to adjust assumptions annually over a five-year period to accommodate different forecasting scenarios. A standout feature is the ability to select a start month for each expense, enabling accurate reflection of when each cost item will begin in the financial projections.

 Capex: The CapEx (capital expenditure) input section of the financial model serves as a critical component for strategic financial planning and asset management. It requires the following inputs:
•  Diverse types of assets
•  Cost per unit for each type of asset
•  Useful life of each asset

 Leasing: The leasing input section of the financial model requires the following inputs:
•  The monthly lease payment
•  Lease term
•  The discount rate applied to calculate Right-of-Use (ROU) Asset and lease liability

 Working Capital Assumptions: The Working Capital Assumptions input section of the financial model is a pivotal component for managing the short-term financial health of your business. It provides a structured framework to input essential parameters, which include:
•  Accounts receivable days (the time it takes to collect payments from customers)
•  Accounts payable days (the time to pay your suppliers)
•  Inventory turnover days (holding days of inventory)
•  Allocation of revenue to other current assets
•  Allocation of COGS to other current liabilities
•  Income tax payment frequency

These assumptions play a fundamental role in optimizing cash flow, liquidity, and operational efficiency.

 Financing Assumptions: This sub-section allows you to input key assumptions concerning the timing and magnitude of fundraising activities from founders, investors, and debt sources. Here, you can specify when and how much capital will be raised from these critical sources. Additionally, this tab accommodates essential debt-related assumptions, encompassing loan terms and interest rates, which are instrumental in managing your company's financial obligations and optimizing its capital structure.

 One-time Expenses Assumptions: This sub-section helps in quantifying essential initial costs, including but not limited to initial marketing expenses, legal fees, registration charges, attorney fees, and staff training costs. These assumptions are pivotal for estimating the financing required to kickstart operations.

 Staffing Assumptions: This section allows you to define various staffing positions categorized into sales & marketing and administrative and support staff. The following inputs are required for different staffing positions:

•  Salary
•  Start month
•  End month
•  Annual salary
•  No. of employees hired in the same month for the same position

3. Output Tabs: The output section of the financial model is the culmination of rigorous financial analysis, offering a comprehensive and visually intuitive snapshot of your business's financial health and performance. These tabs include:

•  Dashboard: The tab provides a concise yet insightful overview of essential financial statements, key performance indicators (KPIs), vital financial metrics, and significant profitability financial ratios.
•  Sources & Uses: The "Sources and Uses" tab provides a comprehensive overview of funding sources and their corresponding uses over a specified period, adjustable to the first "x" months, where "x" is user-defined.
•  Financial ratios: It offers a deep dive into various financial indicators, facilitating a nuanced understanding of your company's financial stability and risk exposure.
•  Common size statement: This tab displays all line items of the profit and loss statement as percentages of total revenue. A key feature of this tab is the ability for users to set a threshold level for expense items based on the ratio of the expense item to total revenue. When this ratio exceeds the threshold, the common size profit and loss statement will automatically highlight the expense item.

4. Financial Statements Tab: The Financial Statements tab in the business's financial model provides a comprehensive representation of the company's financial performance and position over a five-year period. It consolidates crucial information through:
•  Monthly and annual profit & loss statement,
•  Monthly and annual balance sheet
•  Monthly and annual cash flow statement

These tabs serve as the cornerstone for decision-making, offering a holistic view of the business's revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities, and cash flows monthly. They enable the management team and stakeholders to analyze trends, make informed strategic choices, and ensure the long-term financial health and sustainability of the business.


5. Calculation Tabs: The calculations tabs section within the business's financial model serves as the backbone for the financial statements, offering detailed and granular calculations for key financial line items essential for accurate forecasting and planning. These tabs include:
•  Revenue projections
•  Cost of revenue
•  Staffing expenses
•  Capex (Capital expenditure)
•  Leases
•  Debt Amortization
•  Income Tax

6. Graphs Tabs: The Graphs Tabs section in our financial model represents a dynamic and visually insightful dimension of our financial analysis toolkit. This section includes a suite of tabs, each designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the business's operating and financial performance. The graphs tab include:

•  KPIs Overview: This tab provides a comprehensive visual analysis of critical performance indicators. It covers a range of metrics for the business, including number of leased aircraft in operation, number of flights, number of passengers, cargo carried, no. of employees, average revenue per employee, ASK, RPK, ATK and RTK, among others.

•  Revenue Analytics: The Revenue Analytics tab features graphs that offer an intricate visual portrayal of the company's revenue dynamics. These graphs facilitate a deeper understanding of revenue sources, trends, and potential growth avenues. This tab provides a detailed breakdown of revenue across different customer segments, products, and services, and includes a revenue waterfall, among other insights.

•  Profitability Analysis: Offering a dynamic visual exploration of the company's profitability landscape, this tab enables a quick assessment of profitability drivers and potential areas of improvement. It includes detailed graphs of key profitability metrics such as gross profit, EBITDA, net profit, profit margins, and a net income bridge. These visualizations help in identifying trends and analyzing the impact of varied factors on the company's overall profitability.

•  Expense Composition Analysis: The Expense Composition Analysis tab features graphs that concentrate on major expense items, offering insights to fine-tune cost structures and make informed decisions on expenditure management. These graphs provide a detailed view of expenses in terms of their absolute amounts, their proportions relative to total revenue, and their percentages of total expenses. This comprehensive analysis aids in identifying areas for cost optimization and understanding the impact of different expenses on the company's financial health.

•  Cash Flow Dynamics: This tab visualizes cash flow dynamics, including year-wise breakdowns of operating, financing, and investing activities. It tracks monthly closing cash balances and provides comprehensive graphs of yearly unlevered free cash flows. Additionally, the tab offers insights into the sources and uses of cash, helping to identify trends and forecast future cash positions.

•  Balance Sheet Insights: Offering a visual representation of the balance sheet dynamics, this section provides insights into assets, liabilities, and equity changes over time.

Besides year-wise graphs, the above-mentioned graph tabs also contain month-wise graphs where you can input the start and end months. These graphs are tailored for compatibility with Excel for Microsoft 365 and Excel 2021, allowing you to explore month-wise trends.

Technical Specification:
• No VBA or Macros: The model is devoid of any VBA or macro components.
• Circular Reference-Free: The model does not contain any circular reference.
• Excel Compatibility: The model is compatible with Microsoft Excel 2010 and later versions, with the following notes:
•  Graphs with start and end month dropdowns and thresholds in the Expenses Composition Analysis tab are fully functional only in Excel 2021 and Microsoft 365.
•  While most features work seamlessly across versions, some charts may have minor formatting and data label variations in versions earlier than Excel 2021.

Should any challenges arise while navigating or utilizing this financial model, our dedicated support team is readily available. We commit to getting back to you as soon as possible to ensure a seamless experience. For tailored solutions to your specific business requirements, kindly reach out to us with a concise overview of your needs. Your success is our priority, and we look forward to supporting your financial endeavors.

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