44 types of business

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Manufacturing and machinery

11 types of business

Discrete manufacturer financial modelMakes countable products (industrial components, appliances, building products, furniture) and earns units sold × price less materials and conversion costs.Sample in Excel · live preview
Contract manufacturer financial modelMakes products designed and sold by its customers (electronics, pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics) under supply agreements priced as cost-plus or per-unit conversion fees.Sample in Excel · live preview
Metal fabricator financial modelCuts, welds, coats and assembles structural steel, plate and sheet-metal work for construction, mining and infrastructure projects, priced per tonne or per contract with steel costs passed through.Sample structure in Excel
Capital equipment manufacturer financial modelBuilds machinery and equipment to order (mining, process, rail, power generation and grid equipment); revenue follows orders received and the conversion of the order backlog, with aftermarket parts and service from the installed base.Sample in Excel · live preview
Industrial components manufacturer financial modelMakes short-cycle engineered components — pumps, valves, compressors, bearings, power transmission, hydraulics, tools and fasteners — sold through distributors and to OEMs, with a large high-margin aftermarket from the installed base.Sample in Excel · live preview
Robotics and automation manufacturer financial modelSells automation hardware (robots, drives, PLCs, sensors, machine vision), software licences and subscriptions, systems-integration projects and maintenance contracts to factories and process plants.Sample in Excel · live preview
Electrical equipment manufacturer financial modelMakes electrical components and equipment — cables, switchgear, transformers, motors, batteries, lighting and grid equipment — with copper and aluminium passed through in prices and long-lead products sold from an order book.Sample in Excel · live preview
HVAC manufacturer financial modelMakes heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, refrigeration, fire and security and building-controls equipment sold for new buildings and replacement, plus installation, service contracts and parts on the installed base; demand is seasonal and weather-driven.Sample in Excel · live preview
Heavy equipment manufacturer financial modelBuilds construction and mining machinery, trucks and buses, and tractors and harvesters sold through dealers, with dealer inventory swings, parts and service, and a captive finance arm funding dealers and end customers.Sample structure in Excel
3D printing company financial modelSells 3D printers and software, recurring consumables (materials) and service contracts on its installed base, and prints parts on demand in service bureaus.Sample in Excel · live preview
Industrial conglomerate financial modelHolds several unrelated industrial businesses reported as segments, managed as a portfolio with head-office costs and valued as a sum of the parts.Sample structure in Excel

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Construction and engineering

5 types of business

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Materials, chemicals and packaging

12 types of business

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Vehicles, aerospace and defence

8 types of business

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Consumer goods manufacturing

3 types of business

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Distribution, hire and environmental services

5 types of business

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