10 formulas for cash flow and daily control
- Break-even sales = fixed costs / contribution margin %.
- Daily operating cash = cash collected - daily outflows.
- Cash gap = projected cash - minimum required cash.
- Delivery commission = delivery sales x commission %.
- Delivery margin = delivery sale - variable cost - commission.
- Cash runway days = available cash / average daily outflows.
- Discount ratio = discounts / gross sales x 100.
- Void rate = voided checks / issued checks x 100.
- Cash variance = theoretical cash - actual cash.
- Weekly liquidity = expected inflows / expected outflows.
A healthy operator dashboard shows sales, average check, shift labor, waste, delivery net, and cash every day.