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Financial statement analysis and five-year pro forma projections for corporate expansion

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Abstract

The report provides the 5-year financial plan for the XYZ Company. The report suggests that the company should increase its marketing campaigns to increase the total sales within the next 5 years. Based on the assumption that the economic situation will remain the same, the company will increase the net income from $132,625 in the first year to more than $21 Million within the next 5 years.

Pro-Formal 5-Year Financial Projection

Overview of the XYZ Financial Statements

Objective of this report is to provide 5-year pro-formal financial statements of the XYZ Company. The company financial statements reveal that the XYZ records net sales of the $1.74 Million at the end of the first fiscal year while the gross profit is $637, 428. Moreover, the company total operating expenses is $285,850 making the company to record the net profits $144,335. (XYZ Company, n.d).

Overview of the company balance sheet at the end of first fiscal year reveals that company total current assets are $69,525 while the company total fixed assets are $300,000. The company total assets are $369,525. Moreover, the company total liabilities are $146,000. The report provides the strategies that the company will employ to increase the total sales and the net profits with the next five years.

Strategy to Implement to Increase Sales within the Next 5 Years

The paper provides pro-formal 5-year financial plan for the company based on the following assumption:

The economy situation will remain the same or improve within the next 5 years,

There will be no recession in the country,

The interest rate will remain the same,

The corporate tax will remain the same. (Investopedia, 2013),

The company needs to boost its marketing campaign to increase the sales within the next five years. The company should use both online and offline marketing campaigns to increase the overall sales within the next 5 years. The company should use the internet to launch online marketing campaign and the print media for the offline marketing campaign.

As being revealed in the pro-formal financial statements of the company profits and loss statements in Appendix 2, the marketing expenses will increase by 50% to make the company realize its marketing objective. With increase in the company marketing campaign, the company will increase the sales by 50% in the first years, and 60% increase in the second years. Within the next 5 years, the company will increase the sales by 90% making the company to record the sales of more than $13 Million within the next 5 years.

As being revealed in Appendix 1, the increase in the sales will make the company total assets to increase from $369,525 in the first years to $1,687,772.29 in the next 5 years. The company financial success will also attract investors because the shareholder's equity will increase from $223,525 in the first year to more than $2 Million in the next 5 years.

Recommendation

The company should compare pro-formal financial statement to the actual financial statements recorded each year. The company should increase or decrease the marketing expenses based on the success recorded in sales yearly.

Reference

Investopedia (2013), Pro-Formal, Investopedia Inc.

XYZ Company (n.d). Extract from the Financial Statements. XYZ Inc.

Appendix 1: Pro-forma Statements for 5-Year Projections XYZ Company, INC

XYZ Company, INC.

Balance Sheet

For Year Ending December 31, 20XX

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

ASSETS

Current Assets

Cash

10525

14208,75

22023,5625

36338,8781

59959,1489

92936,6808

Accounts Receivable

27000

36450

52852,5

81921,375

135170,269

236547,97

Inventory

30000

34500

39675

45626,25

52470,1875

60340,7156

Prepaid Expenses

2000

4893,75

7585,3125

12515,7656

Total Current Assets

69525

87658,75

117926,063

168780,253

255184,918

402341,132

Fixed Assets

Property-net of depreciation

215000

268750

362812,5

489796,875

710205,469

1100818,48

Equipment-net of depreciation

80000

92000

105800

121670

139920,5

160908,575

Vehicles-net of depreciation

7812,5

10546,875

15292,9688

23704,1016

Total Fixed Assets

300000

367000

476425

622013,75

865418,938

1285431,15

Total Assets

369525

454658,75

594351,063

790794,003

1120603,86

1687772,29

LIABILITIES

Current Liabilities

Revolving lines of credit

20000

22000

24200

26620

29282

32210,2

Accounts Payable

7320,5

8052,55

Current Portion of Long-term Debt

15000

16500

18150

19965

21961,5

24157,65

Total Current Liabilities

40000

44000

48400

53240

58564

64420,4

Long-term Liabilities

Long-term debt and capital leases

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References
2 sources cited in this paper
  • Investopedia (2013), Pro-Formal, Investopedia Inc.
  • XYZ Company (n.d). Financial Statements. Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss. XYZ Inc.
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