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Bike Shop Financial Model
Plan a bike shop around bicycle sales, parts and accessories, and repair services. Build a five-year forecast that connects inventory purchases, freight, operating costs, and financing to cash flow and the initial investment required.
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See the model in action
Walk through the bike shop forecast.
Bicycles, accessories, and service
Build the revenue forecast from the shop’s sales mix.
Three bike categories
Model five bike types within each of three categories, giving you 15 bike types to configure.
Bike sales, prices, and markup
Set starting monthly sales, average selling price, and average markup for each bike type.
Parts and accessories
Use five separate slots for parts and accessory sales alongside the bicycle forecast.
Repair services
Define expected repairs per month by year and an average ticket price for each repair event.
Inventory purchases and cash flow
See when stock purchases use cash.
Forward inventory coverage
Set how many months of inventory to purchase in advance, based on expected sales and the resulting cost of goods sold.
Purchase frequency
Choose how often purchases occur, such as every defined number of months, and see the timing flow through monthly and annual cash flow.
Freight by order volume
Define a schedule of total freight costs for different purchase volumes. Freight costs reflect the number of units bought in each purchase.
COGS to inventory cash flow
The cash flow calculation adds back cost of goods sold excluding freight, then deducts actual inventory purchases. This reflects the cash spent when inventory is bought.
Operating expenses and capital spending
Build out the costs of opening and running the shop.
Operating expense schedule
Define each expense description, start month, and monthly cost in each of the five forecast years.
Costs tied to revenue
Use percentage-of-revenue assumptions for direct costs that are not already captured by the other inputs.
One-time startup costs
Include the one-time costs of opening the business in the startup cost schedule.
Capital expenditures
Use the capex schedule to include planned capital spending in the financial forecast.
Financing and potential sale
Connect the operating plan to capital and exit assumptions.
Investor contributions and senior debt
Include investor contributions and senior debt where applicable, then assess financing needs and the initial investment required by your assumptions.
Exit based on trailing EBITDA
Select an exit month and apply an EBITDA multiple to the trailing 12-month period. Any senior debt remaining at exit is repaid in that month and flows through cash flow.
Monthly detail and annual summaries
Review profitability, cash position, and investment value.
Monthly and annual profit and loss
Follow the assumptions through the five-year timeline and review the financial detail down to EBITDA and cash flow.
Annual executive summary
Review the key financial line items at an annual level for a high-level view of business performance.
Distributions and DCF analysis
Use the Distributions report to review discounted cash flow analysis for the project and, where applicable, the owner and investor equity portions.
Visualizations
Review key results, sales and revenue by bike category, and monthly and cumulative cash positions.
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View model detailsQuestions before you start
A few useful details.
How many bike types can I model?
The template supports three categories with five bike types in each, for 15 bike types in total. It also includes five slots for parts and accessory sales.
Can I include repair revenue?
Yes. Set expected repairs per month by year and the average ticket price for a repair event.
Can I change how often inventory is purchased?
Yes. Define the inventory coverage purchased in advance and the interval between purchases. These assumptions affect the timing of cash flow.
How are freight costs modeled?
Set total freight costs for different purchase volumes using the freight schedule.
What drives the exit valuation?
The model uses a multiple of trailing 12-month EBITDA at the chosen exit month. Remaining senior debt is repaid at exit.
Plan the bike shop business
Connect sales and inventory to cash flow.
Bike Shop Excel Model — $45, one-time purchase.
