Cash Flow Forecast

Project your future cash position by combining revenue trends, obligations, payment plans, and planned expenses.

The Cash Flow Forecast projects your future cash position so you can plan ahead and avoid shortfalls. By combining revenue trends, upcoming obligation payments, payment plan installments, and known expenses, Eleo builds a day-by-day forecast of your expected cash balance.

How it works

Eleo pulls together data from across the Financial Hub to project your cash position:

• Historical revenue — Recent sales data is used to project future daily revenue.
• Recurring obligations — Upcoming payments for rent, utilities, salaries, and other standing commitments are included as scheduled outflows.
• Payment plan installments — Upcoming installment payments are factored in on their due dates.
• Known expenses — Recurring and planned expenses that have been recorded in your budget or expense records.

The result is a projected daily cash balance that extends into the future, giving you a clear view of when cash is expected to be tight and when surpluses are likely.

Cash flow components

• Inflows (projected revenue) — Expected daily revenue based on your historical sales trends and any revenue projections you have configured.
• Outflows (obligations, payment plans, expenses)— All scheduled and expected payments, including recurring obligations, payment plan installments, and budgeted expenses.
• Running balance — Your projected cash position on each future day, calculated as the starting balance plus cumulative inflows minus cumulative outflows.

Scenarios

The forecast provides three scenarios to help you plan for different outcomes:

• Optimistic — Assumes revenue at the higher end of projections and no unexpected expenses. Useful for understanding your best-case position.
• Expected — Uses the most likely revenue projection and all known scheduled outflows. This is the default view and the most reliable planning tool.
• Conservative — Assumes revenue at the lower end of projections and includes a buffer for unplanned expenses. Use this when planning for worst-case scenarios.

Upcoming outflows analysis

The forecast includes a dedicated view of upcoming outflows — large payments that are due in the near future. This helps you identify periods where significant cash is leaving the business, so you can prepare by building reserves or adjusting timing where possible.