Free tool for landscaping owners

Landscaping Business cash flow forecast for the next 13 weeks

A landscaping forecast has to see the season turn. The 13 weeks before spring and the 13 weeks before winter need the most attention.

Cash in the bank today$ Customer payments per week, on average$ Payroll per run, all-in$ Payroll schedule Next payroll is in Fixed bills per month, paid on the 1st$ Other spending per week (supplies, fuel, card)$

Add one-off items (tax payment, equipment, a big invoice)

Negative for money going out, positive for money coming in.

Lowest point

Safe line (2 payrolls)

cash you never want to drop under

Weeks under the safe line

of the next 13

Week of	Comes in	Payroll	Bills and other	Cash at week end

The starting numbers are an example for a landscaping business. Replace them with yours.

Getting the forecast right for a landscaping business

Put spring hiring and material buys in the weeks before the first invoices go out.
Separate maintenance billing from install payments.
Keep truck and equipment loan payments in through the winter weeks.

An example

In late February a landscaping company with eight crews starts hiring, buys mulch and plants, and gets trucks ready. Wages and materials go out in March. Maintenance invoices for April go out at the end of April and get paid in May. The forecast shows that spring gap, which is often the tightest stretch of the year.

What to watch

Cash on hand going into November
Commercial accounts past 60 days
Install deposits collected against the work still to do

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