Financial statements for an early stage startup

Balance Sheet

Assets (things you own) = Liabilities (things you owe) + Owners equity (the net worth of the business from the owner’s perspective)

Current assets

Are resources owned by a company that are either available for immediate use as cash or are expected to be converted into cash within one year. These assets are crucial for the company’s short-term operational needs and financial health.

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Current assets

Cash

0

0

0

0

Inventory

0

0

0

0

Total current assets

0

0

0

0

Non-current assets

Think of them as things the business plans to use for a while like:

  • Equipment: Computers, machines etc.
  • Property: Office space or land that the startup owns.
  • Intellectual Property: Patents or trademarks that the startup has created.
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Non-current assets

Land

0

0

0

0

Patents

0

0

0

0

Total non-current assets

0

0

0

0

Total assets

0

0

0

0

Current liabilities

Refer to all the debts or obligations that the company needs to pay within one year. For example a short-term loan or bills from suppliers that need to be paid within the next year. It’s a way of showing what the company owes in the short term.

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Current liabilities

Rent payments

0

0

0

0

Payroll

0

0

0

0

Total current liabilities

0

0

0

0

Non-current liabilities

Are obligations that a company expects to pay after one year. these might include:

  • Long-term loans
  • Deferred tax liabilities etc.
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Non-current liabilities

Loans

0

0

0

0

Deferred tax liabilities

0

0

0

0

Total non-current liabilities

0

0

0

0

Owners equity

Is essentially the money that would be left if a company sold all of its assets and paid off all its debts. In other words, it’s what the owners or shareholders of the company actually “own”.

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Owners equity

Share capital

0

0

0

0

Retained earnings

0

0

0

0

Total owners equity

0

0

0

0

Total liabilities and owners’ equity

0

0

0

0

Cash flow statement

The purpose of a cash flow statement is to provide a detailed picture of what happened to a business’s cash during a specified period It demonstrates an organization’s ability to operate based on how much cash is flowing into and out of the business.

Operating activities

Detail cash flow that’s generated once the company delivers its regular goods or services and includes both revenue and expenses.

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Operating activities

Net Income

0

0

0

0

Depreciation and amortisation

0

0

0

0

Accounts receivables

0

0

0

0

Inventories

0

0

0

0

Other current and non current assets

0

0

0

0

Cash generated from operating activities

0

0

0

0

Investing activities

Comprise of cash flow from purchasing or selling assets using free cash, not debt; this is usually in the form of physical property, such as real estate or vehicles, and non-physical property, like patents

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Investing activities

Payments for business acquisitions

0

0

0

0

Payments for intangible assets

0

0

0

0

Other

0

0

0

0

Cash used in investing activities

0

0

0

0

Financing activities

Detail cash flow from both debt and equity financing

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Financing activities

Dividents

0

0

0

0

Repurchase of stock

0

0

0

0

Accounts receivables

0

0

0

0

Cash used in financing activities

0

0

0

0

Change in cash

0

0

0

0

End year available cash

0

0

0

0

Income / Profit and Loss Statement

Income / Profit and Loss Statement An income statement, also known as a profit and loss (P&L) statement, provides a comprehensive overview of a company’s financial performance

Revenue

Revenue: Also known as sales, it's the total amount of money generated from the sale of goods or services to customers.

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Revenue

Sales Revenue

0

0

0

0

Less: Returns and Allowances

0

0

0

0

Net Sales

0

0

0

0

Cost of Sales

This is the direct costs attributable to the production of the goods sold by a company.

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Cost of Sales

Direct Materials

0

0

0

0

Direct Labor

0

0

0

0

Overhead

0

0

0

0

Cost of Goods Sold (COGS):

0

0

0

0

Gross Profit

0

0

0

0

Gross Profit

The difference between revenue and cost of sales, indicating the profitability of the primary operations.

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Operating Expenses

These are the costs associated with running the business, excluding the cost of producing the goods or services.

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Operating Expenses

Sales and Marketing Expenses

0

0

0

0

General and Administrative Expenses

0

0

0

0

Salaries and Wages

0

0

0

0

Insurance and Miscellaneous

0

0

0

0

Total Operating Expenses

0

0

0

0