Mainstreet Junction Business Plan — The Business and Its Revenue Streams

Fuel, the 450 m2 convenience store, quick-service food and the automatic car wash — what each contributes in revenue and in margin.

The Business and Its Revenue Streams

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Mainstreet Junction is designed as a destination forecourt rather than a fuel stop — five revenue streams sharing one catchment, one staff complement and one set of fixed costs.

Stream

What it is

Year 3 revenue

Year 3 gross profit

Margin

Fuel

Petrol (52%) and diesel (48%), 8 pumps and 16 nozzles, 4 × 46 000 litre tanks

R146.3m

R16.38m

11.2%

Convenience store

450 m² forecourt store: food-to-go, groceries, beverages, tobacco, airtime

R23.6m

R6.37m

27.0%

Car wash

Automatic bay plus hand-detailing, bundled with fuel spend

R3.0m

R1.35m

45.0%

Forecourt services

Lubricants, LPG, ATM commission, air and water, courier, lottery

R1.9m

R0.76m

40.0%

Quick-service restaurant rental

Sublet of the drive-through unit to a national brand

R1.3m

R1.28m

100.0%

Total

R176.0m

R26.16m

14.9%

Gross profit by stream, Years 1 to 5
Figure 5. Gross profit by stream, Years 1 to 5.

R’000

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Fuel gross profit

11 481

14 183

16 381

18 173

19 702

Convenience store gross profit

4 374

5 419

6 373

7 227

8 044

Car wash, services and QSR gross profit

2 602

2 979

3 396

3 856

4 365

Total gross profit

18 543

22 631

26 160

29 224

32 020

Fuel share of revenue

83%

83%

83%

83%

82%

Fuel share of gross profit

62%

63%

63%

62%

62%

Non-fuel share of revenue

17%

17%

17%

17%

18%

Non-fuel share of gross profit

38%

37%

37%

38%

39%