Masonry Magazine July 2001 Page. 30
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business the resources necessary for expansion or its ability to support you - the masonry business owner. The cash flow budget can also predict your masonry business's cash flow gaps-those periods when cash outflows exceed cash inflows when combined with your cash reserves. An awareness of those gaps can enable you to take the steps necessary to ensure that they are closed. Steps to close those cash flow gaps might include a short-term loan or lowering your investment in accounts receivable or inventory.
PROJECTING CASH INFLOWS
Projecting the cash receipts of your masonry business involves that all-important sales forecast. If your business only accepts cash sales, then your projected cash receipts will equal the amount of sales predicted in the sales forecast. Projecting cash receipts is a little more involved if the masonry operation extends credit to customers and deals with accounts receivable. If this is the case, a masonry contractor must take into account the collection of those accounts receivable.
The cash flow budget can also predict your masonry business's cash flow gaps - those periods when cash outflows exceed cash inflows when combined with your cash reserves.
ceivable and the timing effect that collection has on the projection of your cash receipts. The cash receipt projections or sales forecast probably won't match the masonry operation's actual sales because of the many variables that ultimately effect the final amount. The economy, inflation, competitive influences and a variety of other variables that will affect actual sales. Regardless of that uncertainty, a receipts projection or sale forecast is still necessary. Using the masonry business's previous year's sales amounts is a good starting point for your sales forecast. This should be adequate enough for beginning a cash flow budget. Using last year's sales amounts should provide you with enough insight to predict any seasonal fluctuations or trends when preparing this year's forecasts.
PROJECTING CASH OUTFLOWS
Projecting the cash outflows of the masonry business involves projecting the operation's expenses and other outflows over a period of time. Projecting your expenses for the next month or next six months may appear difficult. You may even feel like you are guessing when projecting some of
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