Three numbers: what you have, what comes in, what goes out. We show the month the money runs out, and how many months a cost cut buys back.
You just did this with numbers from memory. Finalysis watches your real cash position every day and tells you when the runway moves.
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Burn is money out minus money in each month. Runway is the cash you have divided by that burn, which is how many months you can run before the tank is empty if nothing changes. $400,000 of cash at a $50,000 monthly burn is 8 months of runway.
Take your monthly money out, subtract your monthly money in, and that is your burn. Divide your cash on hand by the burn. $400,000 in the bank with $300,000 going out and $250,000 coming in is a $50,000 burn, so 8 months of runway.
There is no universal number. Six months is a common comfort line among operators, but the right cushion depends on how steady your revenue is and how fast you could cut costs if you had to. Set your own line, then watch the real number against it.
Money going out minus money coming in over a month. If $250,000 comes in and $300,000 goes out, you are burning $50,000 a month. If more comes in than goes out, you are not burning at all, you are building cash.
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This is a planning shape, not a forecast. It assumes money in and money out hold steady, which real months never quite do. Seasonal swings, big invoices, and one time costs all bend the line, so use this to see the size of your cushion, then watch the real number. Nothing you type leaves your device.
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