[Verse 1] From operating budgets to the master plan we weave Sales forecasts and expenses, what the future will achieve Take your budget data, line by line we'll organize Building projected statements that bring numbers to life [Chorus] Pro-forma shows the way, what tomorrow's gonna be Income, balance, cash flow - future reality From budgets to projections, watch the story unfold Pro-forma statements tell us what the future holds [Verse 2] Start with sales projections, multiply by price per unit Cost of goods and labor, every budget we'll compute Operating expenses from the overhead we planned Administrative costs included, now we understand [Chorus] Pro-forma shows the way, what tomorrow's gonna be Income, balance, cash flow - future reality From budgets to projections, watch the story unfold Pro-forma statements tell us what the future holds [Verse 3] Income statement first, with revenues at the top Subtract all projected costs until we reach the drop Net income flows to equity on our balance sheet Assets equal liabilities plus equity complete [Bridge] Cash receipts from customers, timing makes a difference Payables and receivables, working capital significance Capital expenditures planned, financing needs we see Cash flow statement bridges all our budget harmony [Chorus] Pro-forma shows the way, what tomorrow's gonna be Income, balance, cash flow - future reality From budgets to projections, watch the story unfold Pro-forma statements tell us what the future holds [Verse 4] Balance sheet projections show our financial position Current and fixed assets from our budget disposition Retained earnings carry forward, debt we've planned to take Three statements working together, no accounting mistake [Outro] When budgets culminate in statements we can trust Pro-forma shows the future, planned with care robust Financial projections guide the path we're walking on Budget data transformed until tomorrow's drawn
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