Mainstreet Brick Business Plan — Appendix B: Capital and Depreciation Schedules

Detailed capital expenditure and depreciation schedules covering the press, batching plant, yard works, moulds and vehicles.

Appendix B: Capital and Depreciation Schedules

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  • B.1 Capital expenditure
  • B.2 Depreciation and asset roll-forward
  • B.3 Year 1 operating cost detail
  • B.4 Unit economics and capacity

B.1 Capital expenditure

Capital item

Amount (R)

% of total

Treatment

Static hydraulic block machine, semi-automatic pallet system

2 400 000

13.0%

Depreciated over 10 years

Batching plant, pan mixer, aggregate bins and conveyors

1 850 000

10.0%

Depreciated over 10 years

Delivery truck, 8 tonne with crane

1 250 000

6.8%

Depreciated over 10 years

Yard preparation, hardstand, drainage and curing area

1 450 000

7.9%

Depreciated over 10 years

Forklifts, three units

1 380 000

7.5%

Depreciated over 10 years

Front-end loader

850 000

4.6%

Depreciated over 10 years

Site electrical, transformer and reticulation

780 000

4.2%

Depreciated over 10 years

Cement silo, 50 tonne, and screw conveyors

680 000

3.7%

Depreciated over 10 years

Curing racks, GRP production pallets and spares

1 150 000

6.2%

Depreciated over 10 years

Professional fees, environmental authorisation and licensing

520 000

2.8%

Depreciated over 10 years

Installation, commissioning and operator training

450 000

2.4%

Depreciated over 10 years

Office, ablutions and workshop, containerised

420 000

2.3%

Depreciated over 10 years

Water supply, borehole and recycling system

340 000

1.8%

Depreciated over 10 years

Laboratory and SANS compliance testing equipment

180 000

1.0%

Depreciated over 10 years

Opening raw material inventory

950 000

5.2%

Opening inventory

Working capital facility, debtor book funding

2 400 000

13.0%

Working capital

Contingency at 8% of project cost

1 364 000

7.4%

Depreciated over 10 years

Total capital budget

18 414 000

100.0%

B.2 Depreciation and asset roll-forward

R’000

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Opening balance

15 064

13 558

12 051

10 545

9 038

Depreciation charge

(1 506)

(1 506)

(1 506)

(1 506)

(1 506)

Closing balance

13 558

12 051

10 545

9 038

7 532

Cumulative depreciation

1 506

3 013

4 519

6 026

7 532

B.3 Year 1 operating cost detail

Year 1 operating costs
Figure 24. Year 1 operating costs.

Operating cost

Year 1 (R)

% of gross profit

% of revenue

Escalation

Salaries and wages including statutory on-costs

3 480 000

30.0%

9.85%

6.5%

Electricity and utilities

1 320 000

11.4%

3.73%

9.0%

Delivery, fuel and vehicle running

1 560 000

13.4%

4.41%

7.5%

Plant maintenance, spares and pallet replacement

1 080 000

9.3%

3.06%

7.0%

Land lease and yard rental

720 000

6.2%

2.04%

7.0%

Insurance including plant, liability and SASRIA

395 000

3.4%

1.12%

7.5%

Administration, IT, audit and compliance

420 000

3.6%

1.19%

7.0%

Sales, marketing and technical selling

380 000

3.3%

1.08%

7.0%

SANS testing, laboratory and certification

180 000

1.6%

0.51%

7.0%

Security and site services

60 000

0.5%

0.17%

7.5%

Total operating costs

9 595 000

82.7%

27.15%

B.4 Unit economics and capacity

Product

Price

Material

Margin

Margin %

Capacity a month

Slots

Per 1 000 slots

Stock brick (7 MPa)

R1.85

R1.33

R0.52

28.1%

900 000

1.00

R520

Maxi brick (90 mm)

R4.10

R2.43

R1.67

40.7%

240 000

3.75

R445

M140 hollow block

R8.60

R5.18

R3.42

39.8%

140 000

6.43

R532

M190 hollow block

R11.50

R6.53

R4.97

43.2%

65 000

13.85

R359