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Every number, traced to the operation that moved it.
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Your gross margin fell 3.1 pts last quarter. I can show you why, and what to do next.
Northwind Industrial (sample) · Q3 · $M
Interactive example| Line | Plan | Actual | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 46.90 | 48.20 | +1.30 |
| Cost of goods sold | 30.72 | 33.07 | +2.35 |
| Gross profit | 16.18 | 15.13 | −1.05 |
| Gross margin | 34.5% | 31.4% | −3.10 pts |
| Operating expenses | 9.40 | 9.55 | +0.15 |
| EBITDA | 6.78 | 5.58 | −1.20 |
Click any line. Why did margin change?
OOpti
What changed
Gross margin 31.4%, −3.1 pts vs plan, while revenue beat plan.
Why
Materials +$1.67M at one plant: yield loss on Line 3 plus a resin price reset.
What next
Restore Line 3 yield to 96%: about $0.7M per quarter (40k kg × $18). Renegotiate or dual-source resin.
→ Trace it to the source
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Ask your business anything.
Opti explains what changed, why, and what to do next, with the evidence.
Interactive example
OOpti
What changed
Revenue +2.8%, EBITDA −17.7% vs plan.
Why
Materials +$1.67M at one plant: yield loss on Line 3 plus a resin price reset.
What next
Restore Line 3 yield to 96%: about $0.7M per quarter (40k kg × $18). Renegotiate or dual-source resin.
→ Compare the two actions
Plan · next quarter
Change the plan. Watch the budget answer.
Plant Monterrey · Q1 FY27
Interactive exampleMaterials $14.62/unit (resin reset) · other $4.50/unit · fixed $5.80M · 4k units per FTE · $21k per FTE per quarter
Revenue
$50.61M
1050k units × $48.20
Expense
$31.40M
materials $15.35M · labour $5.52M
Staffing
263 FTE
25 hires needed (have 238)
OOpti
What changed
Gross profit $19.21M on 1050k units.
Why
Volume above 952k units needs 25 more operators; materials stay at the post-reset $14.62.
What next
Send to the plant owner to confirm, then compare against budget.
From the ledger to the floor
One margin. Four operations behind it.
Gross margin31.4%−3.1 pts
Plant
Yield
91.3%−6.2 pts
Field
Lifting cost
$/bblper well
Branch
Spread
bpby product
Store
Mix
SKUby store
Explain
Every number has an operational story.
Interactive example
Volume: 52k kg × $17.04 = $886k ÷ $48.2M rev = 1.8 ptsResin: 812k kg × $0.96 = $780k ÷ $48.2M = 1.6 ptsPrice/mix offset +0.3 pts · net −3.1 pts
OOpti
What changed
Gross margin: 31.4% (−3.1 pts vs plan)
Why
Revenue beat plan by $1.3M, but margin fell 3.1 pts. Cost of goods outran volume.
What next
Go one level deeper to see what moved it.
Decide
Change a driver. See the consequence.
Interactive example
Calculated · quarter · $M
Base gross profit$15.13M
Scenario gross profit$15.13M
Gross margin
31.4%
Δ Profit
±0.00
Δ Cash*
±0.00
*Cash assumes 45 days of working capital on the revenue change. Profit ≠ cash.
OOpti
What changed
Gross profit ±0.00M vs base; margin 31.4%.
Why
Volume spreads fixed cost; margin moves with absorption.
What next
Compare against a price action or a second supplier.
FY27 budget season
One plan. Every world.
Upstream · Realized price · $/bbl
Scenario inputs, not forecasts. Middle option = budget base. Effects = % vs base, computed from:
- 1.0M bbl per quarter
- 12.5% royalty
- $22/bbl lifting cost
- $15/bbl sustaining capex
Revenue
-15.4%
Lifting margin
-25.1%
Free cash
-44%
OptiBrain · sector plays
Start with your P&L. Go deeper into your operations.
Financial trigger
Yield, input costs or capacity moving margin
UnitsYieldInput costCapacityLabour
The decision
- ◆Overtime
- ◆Re-sequence lines
- ◆Second supplier
within: Line capacity · Shift patterns · Material availability
Back to the P&L
A production plan with its margin, cash and service impact
Already know the operational decision? Go straight to your sector play. No OptiPlan required.
The CFO Challenge
Seeing is believing.
Target: two weeks, counted from the day scope is agreed and data and access are ready.
Understand why
One material variance traced to its operational drivers and source records.
See what comes next
A driver-based forecast that shows emerging risks to P&L and cash.
Compare your options
A decision scenario: alternative actions within operating constraints.
Evidence behind the answer. Ownership behind the action.
Source traceability
Every explanation links to postings, mappings and periods.
Explicit assumptions
Assumptions are separated from calculated outputs.
Owners & approvals
Plans carry an owner, an approval and a version history.
Access control
Role-based access by entity and department.
Before FY27 locks
Bring your hardest P&L question.
One business unit. One question. Scope, success criteria and commercial terms agreed upfront.