Midrand Compute Distribution Business Plan — KPIs and Management Dashboard

The stock turn, margin, debtor days and channel indicators reported monthly, with targets and thresholds.

Section 23 of 25

KPIs and Management Dashboard

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Fifteen numbers tell management whether the plan is on track — and every one ties to a decision, not just a report.

KPI

Y1

Y3

Y5

Owner / frequency

Revenue (R’m)

156

315

549

MD — monthly

Gross margin %

18.3%

18.6%

18.9%

CFO — monthly

EBITDA margin %

1.7%

5.2%

7.5%

CFO — monthly

ROIC %

-1.3%

16.9%

36.1%

CFO — quarterly

Inventory days

62

58

55

Ops — weekly

Cash conversion cycle (days)

63

55

48

CFO — weekly

Facility utilisation %

28%

35%

16%

Treasury — weekly

DSCR (x)

1.1x

3.1x

6.6x

CFO — quarterly

Net debt / EBITDA (x)

10.0x

1.5x

0.1x

CFO — quarterly

Services attach %

3.2%

5.0%

6.5%

Sales — monthly

Headcount

22

38

50

MD — quarterly

Table 37. Executive KPI dashboard — targets and ownership.

Discipline over optimism. The dashboard deliberately foregrounds cash and coverage metrics — cash conversion cycle, facility utilisation, DSCR — alongside growth, so that management is never rewarded for revenue bought at the expense of liquidity.