Marula Majesty Business Plan — Appendix B: Key Assumptions Register

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Key Assumptions Register

The following register documents every material assumption underpinning the model, its source and its rationale, so that reviewers can independently test each input.

Assumption

Value

Source / rationale

Revenue trajectory

R22m → R205m

Sponsor targets, preserved exactly

EBITDA trajectory

R4.8m → R73m

Sponsor targets, preserved exactly

Gross margin

45% → 55%

Mix shift toward branded lines

Opex

Plug to EBITDA

Balancing item to sponsor EBITDA

SA corporate tax

27%

SARS statutory rate

Assessed-loss cap

80%

Post-2022 SA tax rule

Prime / repo

10.5% / 7.0%

SARB, July 2026

Term debt

R20m @ 12.5%, 8y, 1y grace

Prime + 2.0%, DFI/commercial

Revolver

R30m @ 13.0%

Prime + 2.5%, seasonal WC

Receivables / inventory / payables

15% / 18% / 10% of revenue

Export terms & seasonality

Depreciation

10–20y straight-line by class

SA wear-and-tear conventions

Orchard bearing

From Year 4

Grafted-cultivar maturity

WACC

16.5%

Blended equity & after-tax debt

Exit multiple

7.0× EV/EBITDA

Premium natural-ingredients comps

Global market

US$64m (2026) → US$106m (2033)

Independent market studies