Tarlton Beetroot Business Plan — Appendix A: Monthly Projections, Year 1
Month-by-month operating, working capital and cash detail for the first year of production.
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Appendix A: Monthly Projections, Year 1
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- i. Important Notice and Basis of Preparation
- 1. Executive Summary
- 2. Investment Thesis
- 3. Company, Structure and Stage of Development
- 4. Customer Problem, Value Proposition and Monetisation
- 5. Products, Portfolio and Unit Economics
- 6. Industry Analysis
- 7. Market Analysis and Sizing
- 8. Customer and Channel Analysis
- 9. Competitive Landscape
- 10. Business Model
- 11. Go-to-Market Strategy
- 12. Operating Model: Agronomy and Production
- 13. Operating Model: Post-Harvest, Packhouse and Logistics
- 14. Water, Energy and Land: The Three Binding Constraints
- 15. Management and Organisation
- 16. Strategic Plan
- 17. SWOT Analysis
- 18. Risk Analysis and Register
- 19. ESG and Development Impact
- 20. Implementation Roadmap
- 21. Financial Assumptions
- 22. Projected Income Statement
- 23. Projected Balance Sheet
- 24. Projected Cash Flow
- 25. Capital Expenditure and Working Capital
- 26. Funding Requirement and Structure
- 27. Break-even Analysis
- 28. Debt Serviceability
- 29. Investment Returns and Valuation
- 30. Sensitivity and Scenario Analysis
- 31. Phase 3: Processing Optionality
- 32. Key Performance Indicators and Management Dashboard
- 33. Conclusion and Investment Recommendation
- A. Appendix A: Monthly Projections, Year 1
- B. Appendix B: Detailed Assumptions Register
- C. Appendix C: Glossary
Year 1 is presented monthly because it is the period in which the seed investor’s capital is at risk and because the seasonality of a staggered planting programme is invisible in annual figures. Month 1 is March 2027.
Table 61 Year 1 monthly summary, R thousand
|
R’000 |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revenue |
0 |
0 |
0 |
69 |
0 |
57 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60 |
116 |
54 |
|
EBITDA |
(296) |
(111) |
(111) |
(94) |
(111) |
(98) |
(111) |
(111) |
(111) |
(107) |
(99) |
(105) |
|
Capital expenditure |
1 905 |
298 |
186 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Net cash position |
2 268 |
1 977 |
1 669 |
1 649 |
1 493 |
1 421 |
1 258 |
1 105 |
943 |
857 |
810 |
667 |
|
Hectares planted |
0.35 |
0.30 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.35 |
0.35 |
0.30 |
0.30 |
0.00 |
0.35 |
0.35 |
|
Hectares harvested |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.35 |
0.00 |
0.30 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.35 |
0.65 |
0.30 |
|
Tonnes harvested |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
11.7 |
0.0 |
9.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
14.4 |
26.7 |
12.0 |
The first commercial harvest falls in month 6. Revenue before that month is nil, and the operating deficit is funded entirely from Tranche A.
B