A Liquor Distillery is a facility where alcoholic spirits such as whiskey, vodka, rum, gin, tequila, and brandy are produced, distilled, aged, and bottled for commercial sale. The distillery converts raw ingredients (grains, fruits, sugarcane, etc.) into alcohol through fermentation and distillation.
This Financial Model presents a development and operations scenario of a Liquor Distillery and is a flexible tool for business owners to forecast their financial and operational activities.
The model includes calculations and assumptions for the Distillery Development (Land Acquisition or Lease, Construction Costs, Equipment, etc), Production Assumptions (Daily Batches, Number of Stills, Alcohol Production, Liquor Conversion), Production Mix including up to 5 different Products, Packaging (Bottle size, Case size), Revenue Channels (Domestic Wholesale, Domestic Retail, Exports, Tasting Room & Tours, Merchandise), COGS Assumptions (Raw Materials, Processing Costs, Utilities, Logistics, etc.), Payroll, Operating Expenses, Fixed Assets & Depreciation, Financing through Debt & Equity, and Exit Valuation assumptions in case of a potential sale of the business.
The structure of the template follows Financial Modeling Best Practices principles and is fully customizable.
Detailed instructions for the functionality of the model are included in the Excel file.
Model Inputs and Setup Reports:
• General Setup Assumptions, incl. Starting Expenses (in case the business is a startup), Production Metrics, Products Mix, Revenue Channels, COGS and Financing (Debt & Equity)
• Payroll, OpEx, Inventory Control and Annual Capex incl. Depreciation Schedule
• Monthly Budget Allocation
• Forecast Scenarios
Output Reports:
• Monthly Operating Cash Flow Report
• Budget Summary per Year
• Annual Financial Statements (3 Statement model)
• Inventory Management
• Break-Even Analysis
• KPIs & Financial Ratios, including several Profitability, Efficiency, Liquidity, and Leverage (Solvency) Ratios
• Performance Dashboard
• Business Valuation, including DCF Model, Return Metrics (NPV, EV, IRR, MOIC, ROI, etc.), and Sensitivity Analysis
• Investors Returns Waterfall Model
• Dynamic Professional Executive Summary with an option to choose the Exit Year and Exit Scenario (with or without Terminal Value)
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Source: Best Practices in Integrated Financial Model Excel: Liquor Distillery – 10 Year Financial Model Excel (XLSX) Spreadsheet, Profit Vision
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