The cash forecast table shows Period, Opening, Receipts, Payments and Closing. Read the row as a sequence from the opening projected cash through that month's assumed movements to the closing projection. The values depend on the saved baseline and explicit assumptions.
Start with the first forecast month and check whether the opening amount matches the intended recorded baseline. Then review the receipt and payment totals for each period. A timing error in an early assumption can affect the projected closing balance in later months.
Use the exact monthly table when the chart alone does not explain a movement. A sharp change may come from one large assumption or a recurring pattern. Inspect the underlying dates and amounts before describing the change as a business trend.
Projected balances are not posted bank balances. Saving the forecast does not create receipts, make payments or establish available funds. Keep the scenario name, version and baseline date with any copied values so another reader can distinguish the planning result from the company's recorded cash evidence.
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