Forecasts for the whole business.
Capassa tracks more than 30 financial key figures, organised in the same three perspectives as the rest of the platform: profit, balance sheet and liquidity.
That way you quickly see where the development is changing.
More than 30 key figures.
Three perspectives.
Every key figure belongs to one of the three categories below, so you always know where to look for answers.
Profit
Spot deviations before they hit the bottom line.
The forecast shows early on when revenue, costs and profitability start developing differently from the plan.
That gives you time to adjust course before the targets slip away.
Balance sheet
Is the business building value the way you planned?
Follow the development in assets, equity, working capital and financial strength.
When the balance sheet develops differently from expected, you see it early enough to consider which decisions to take.
Liquidity
Get time to act before money becomes a problem.
A company can be profitable and still run into liquidity trouble.
The liquidity forecast shows how the cash balance is expected to develop, so you can plan your response while you still have several options open.
For leaders and advisers.
As a leader
You see early when the business is drifting away from the plan, and get time to adjust course before small deviations turn into big problems.
As an accountant
You see which clients are starting to deviate from the plan, so you can get in touch before the difficulties grow.
That makes your advice more valuable, more relevant and more proactive.
The most important thing is not that the forecast is perfectly accurate. It is that we spot the changes early enough to do something about them. That means we make decisions with far greater confidence.
Brage Johansen
CEO, Spectrum Blue
Forecasts that follow the business.
You do not need to rebuild the forecasts every month.
When new accounting figures come in, the forecasts update automatically.
You always see the expected development based on the most recent information the business has.
Forecasts do not give you answers about the future.
They give you more options.
Whether you are hiring, investing, raising capital or cutting costs, you get time to weigh the consequences before the decision is made.
The budget shows where you want to be.
The forecast shows where you are heading.
The budget sets the direction, and the forecast shows whether the business is still following the plan or whether the course needs adjusting.
Understand why the development is changing.
Can you see a forecast developing differently from what you expected?
Ask Capa.
Capa analyses the connections and helps you understand which factors are driving the development, so you know what to look at more closely.
Decide while you still have room to manoeuvre.
Spot the changes early.
Adjust course in time.
Make better decisions.
Frequently asked questions
How are the forecasts calculated?
The forecasts are built on the company's accounts, its historical development and ongoing financial data. Capassa tracks more than 30 key figures across profit, balance sheet and liquidity, and from those calculates a realistic picture of what is likely to happen next if the current development continues.
How often are the forecasts updated?
The forecasts update automatically once a month, when the latest accounting figures are ready. You never need to rebuild them or update them by hand — they follow the company's development in the background and always show the freshest picture of the road ahead.
Do I need years of history?
No. You do not need years of history, but the system needs at least 13 months of accounting data to produce good forecasts. If the business has a shorter history than that, Capassa can still produce forecasts, but they will be more uncertain until you have been through a full year.
What if the forecast is not quite right?
A forecast is not a fact, it is an estimate based on the information available. The aim is not for it to be perfectly accurate every time, but for you to spot changes early enough to react while you still have several options open.
Can an accountant use forecasts across several clients?
Yes. Accountants can use forecasts as the basis for proactive advisory meetings with their clients, rather than waiting until something has already gone wrong. You see early on which clients are starting to move away from the plan, and can get in touch while there are still good options available.
Can I adjust the budget based on what the forecast shows?
Yes. You cannot edit the forecast directly — it is calculated automatically from the company's actual development. But if the forecast shows that you are heading somewhere other than the budget assumed, you can go in and adjust the assumptions in the budget, so the plan again reflects the most recent information you have.