Wine and beverage producer financial model, built free.
A three-statement Excel model for a wine and beverage producer, built from your own figures and checked to balance.
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Grows or buys grapes (or grain and botanicals), makes and matures wine, beer or spirits and sells branded products through distributors, retailers and export markets, net of excise and trade spend.
In short
- 01
Three linked statements
Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow, linked in every period.
- 02
Valued two ways
Discounted cash flow and trading multiples, side by side.
- 03
Monthly to annual
Monthly, quarterly, half-yearly or annual periods, for up to 30 years.
- 04
Checked every period
A Checks sheet shows the balance sheet balances and the cash reconciles.
The sample, as Excel draws it.
Built by the same system and checks as yours: its structure and its inputs, ready for your own figures.



The sample describes no real business. Yours is calibrated to your own figures, so its results are your business’s.
How the model works for a wine and beverage producer.
- How it earns revenue3 formulasProduct-range sales · All product rangesGross salesVolume soldPrice to retailer per unitTrade spend (gross to net) · All product rangesTrade spendGross salesfrom product-range salesTrade spend (% of gross sales)Synergies · Valuation and analysisCost synergiesRun-rate cost synergiesCost synergies achieved (share of run-rate)CPI index (1.00 in the first year)share of the year
- What drives its costs3 formulasOrchard growing and harvest costs · All orchard blocksOrchard growing and harvest costsCultural costsHarvest, packing and freightProduct cost of goods and gross profit · All product rangesStandard cost per unitMaterials and ingredientsPackagingConversion labourPlant overheadInbound freightProduct cost of goods and gross profit · All product rangesCost of goods soldVolume soldfrom product-range salesStandard cost per unit
- What it invests in3 formulasBearer plants (trees and vines) · All orchard blocksOrchard development capexEstablishment costs (planting year)Pre-bearing costs capitalisedBearer plants (trees and vines) · All orchard blocksBearer plants at period endBearer plants at period startOrchard development capexBearer plant depreciationCorporate fixed assetsCapital expenditureRevenuefrom statementsCapex as % of revenueAdditional planned capex
- How it is funded3 formulasDebtRepaymentsScheduled repaymentsPrepayments from an equity raise and the cash sweepDebtClosing balanceOpening balanceDrawdownsRepaymentsDebtInterest expenseOpening balanceAll-in interest rateshare of the year
- How profit becomes cash3 formulasWorking capitalTrade receivablesRevenuefrom statementsDebtor daysDays in periodWorking capitalInventoryDirect costs (positive)from statementsInventory daysDays in periodWorking capitalTrade payablesCash operating costs (positive)from statementsCreditor daysDays in period
27 parts, each one tested.
Every part is a tested building block with its own checks: yours is put together from the ones your business needs.
- CPI forecastConsensus curve with long-run anchor
- Exchange rate (US dollar)Exchange rate by financial year
- Operating expensesHeadcount build by function
- Corporate costsFixed cost base indexed to CPI
- Working capitalFull working capital
- Income taxCorporate rate with tax losses
- Corporate fixed assetsStraight-line over remaining life
- DebtAmortising term loan
- Dividends and distributionsPayout of net profit
- Discounted cash flow valuationDCF on free cash flow to the firm
- Multiples valuationEV / EBITDA multiple
- Seasonal conditions and climate riskSeason type by yearA season factor that scales yields, carrying capacity, receivals, input demand (or, for ski resorts, snow and skier visits) for drought, average and good years.
- Seasonal and maturing stockInventory daysFood and beverage stock built up seasonally or held to mature — cheese, wine vintages, spirits in cask, sugar and frozen meat — and the cash it ties up.
- Key-metric summaryLast-twelve-month and run-rate metrics
- Budget phasingSeasonal profile of twelve monthly weights
- Covenant tests and headroomLVR, gearing and ICR for property
- Borrowing base and security coverReceivables and inventory borrowing base
- SynergiesRun-rate synergies with phasing
- Discount rate (WACC)CAPM at target gearing
- Distribution and logisticsLogistics % of sales
- Orchard and vineyard yieldYield curve by tree ageBearing hectares and tonnes harvested from each block as trees or vines mature, alternate-bear and age.
- Orchard growing and harvest costsPer hectare plus harvest and packing per tonneCosts of growing, harvesting and packing each block's crop.
- Bearer plants (trees and vines)Capitalise development until maturityTrees and vines are property, plant and equipment (AASB 116) — development costs are capitalised until commercial production, then depreciated over the productive life.
- Product-range salesDistribution × rate of sale
- Trade spend (gross to net)Trade spend % of gross sales
- Product cost of goods and gross profitUnit cost build
- Advertising and promotion (A&P)A&P % of net sales
The numbers it tracks.
- 01volume (9-litre cases)
- 02net sales revenue per case
- 03gross margin per case
- 04A&P % of sales
- 05EBIT margin
- 06inventory days
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