Allocate entered annual revenue across editable monthly shares and choose a fixed-cost cash buffer in months.
Last updated: April 30, 2026
Adjust the operator variables, then read the live result panel.
Selected fixed-cost buffer
Using the calculator
Enter annual revenue, monthly fixed costs, and a chosen number of reserve months. The headline is the selected fixed-cost buffer, calculated from those last two inputs; it is not a seasonality-derived cash deficit.
The monthly revenue pattern allocates annual revenue across the selected twelve-month curve.
Open the monthly-share editor to review or replace all twelve values. The initial Sun Belt-shaped curve is illustrative rather than a measured regional forecast.
Entered shares are normalized to 100% before revenue is allocated, and the current total is shown beside the editor.
Use the monthly allocation to compare illustrative gross-revenue patterns. Review the average, peak, and low months in result details; changing the curve preserves your custom shares until reset.
Choose reserve months deliberately rather than reading the buffer as a measured adequacy target.
The result does not model variable costs, margin, payment timing, starting cash, cumulative cash flow, or reserve adequacy. A low-revenue month alone does not establish a cash deficit.
Compare the scenario with your actual job and cash records before changing staffing or spending.
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It is your chosen monthly fixed-cost amount multiplied by your chosen number of months, not a calculated seasonal shortfall.
Yes. Open Edit monthly shares to enter all twelve shares. They are normalized to 100% for the revenue allocation.
No. It is an illustrative Sun Belt-shaped scenario, not measured demand for your location.
No. It does not calculate variable costs, payment timing, starting cash, cumulative cash flow, or reserve adequacy.
Resources
Use the calculator for planning, then keep jobs, customers, invoices, payments, and reporting connected in ScaleYourJunk.
