ValuPlan is our new business plan engine, introducing an enhanced approach to the forecasting step in the valuation process. ValuPlan features additional metrics, cash flow calculations, and distinction between accounts from the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement.
ValuPlan Plus is an innovative forecasting and modeling tool within the Valutico platform, designed to automate business plan projections using a powerful benchmarking process. It leverages historical data from income statements, cash flow statements, and balance sheets, as well as user assumptions to forecast future performance for both private and public companies.
Key Features of ValuPlan and ValuPlan Plus
Automated Business Plan Projections
ValuPlan Plus simplifies the forecasting process by providing automated projections based on historical data, benchmarks, and user inputs. It generates comprehensive financial forecasts, including:
Income Statement
Cash Flow Statement
Balance Sheet
Fixed Asset Schedule
Equity Schedule
Debt Schedule
Cash and Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) Schedule
Templates to Fit Your Needs
ValuPlan offers flexibility with five different templates:
P&L Plan and Basic Plan: Available to all Valutico users.
Advanced Plan, Cost by Function Plan, and Cost by Type Plan: Available with ValuPlan Plus.
These templates cater to various levels of detail, from simple overviews to more complex financial models, meeting specific needs or regulatory requirements.
Furthermore, ValuPlan offers users the ability to create multiple scenarios with varied templates or data, which can be done by navigating to the "More" button in the upper right-hand corner and then selecting "New scenario"
Editing the time frame can be done by clicking on the blue "Time Frame" button to the left of the "More" button. A max of 5 years of historical data and 10 years of projected data (excluding Terminal Year) can be shown. A min of 1 year of historical data and 3 years of projected data is needed.
Forecasting Methods
ValuPlan applies logical rules to forecast different positions, offering methods such as:
Keep Constant: Keeping margins, growths and other relative parameters constant throughout the forecasted period.
Interpolation: Interpolates growths, margins and other relative data between 2 or more set points, allowing for dynamic movement of the forecasted figures.
Benchmarking: Compares forecasts against industry and peer data to provide precise market forecasts.
Instant Results
ValuPlan provides instant forecasts by leveraging specific data points for each forecasted year. Users can perform quick validation checks with an extended validation screen to ensure plausible forecasts and make adjustments if necessary. With ValuPlan, we can also automatically calculate multiple metrics relevant to the overall analysis of the company’s health score.
Benchmarking
ValuPlan allows you to benchmark your forecasts against:
Industry: Compare and forecast based on your selected industry.
Industry per country: Base your forecasting on the expected industry forecast within your selected country.
Peers: Compare against selected listed companies with available analyst forecasts.
Swarm Intelligence (Coming Soon): Compare against forecasts from other ValuPlan users.
Seamless Integration with Excel
ValuPlan easily integrates with Excel, allowing you to:
Download Data: Export forecasting and your full financial model.
Upload Data: Adjust and upload data back into ValuPlan using the Excel template.
Insightful Reports
ValuPlan enables you to create comprehensive reports with a single click, detailing all key parameters for easy sharing. A standalone credit report focusing on key credit indicators will be available soon.
Seamless Integration with Other Modules
ValuPlan supports Valutico’s valuation methods, such as DCF WACC, Trading Multiples, Transaction Multiples, and Leveraged Buyout, by providing automatically-generated valuation results.
API Access
ValuPlan offers API access, allowing you to integrate it with your existing ERP system or professional solutions for maximum flexibility.