Detailed instructions how to use our free online consulting tools
Our free online consulting tools are part of our customer service. They are designed to give you assistance assessing the strategic and operative situation of companies. We are dedicated to perform our analyses with the greatest possible transparency and objectivity. Therefore, here you will find - in addition to the information on using - an insight into the way in which our online consulting tools operate:
However, automatic online consulting is not an substitute for personal advice, which is the only way to respect the complexity and individuality of a modern company.
Therefore, we offer a novel kind of personal consulting, in order to support our customers innovatively and long term
If you have any questions, use our contact form. We are glad to assist you.
All tools can be executed without having to enter personal information (as long as they are not required for our analysis). Data protection has top priority for us! All analysis results can also be output printer-friendly in PDF format.
Our online service is as well suitable for the analysis of your own company/institution, competitors, suppliers, customers, as for training in management (e.g. further training courses, studies of economics).
Note: This tool is currently only available in German
This unique online consulting tool analyses financial statements and provides you with branch-related suggestions for improvement.
First please select your type of financial statement:
Secondly please choose a suited branch and fill in the following form.
Thirdly accept our General Terms and Conditions and terms of use (after you have read and agreed to them) and click on the button "Calculation".
Subsequently you get a detailed branch-specific financial statement analysis with over 30 figures.
By moving the mouse over 
In a speech bubble like this you will find additional information. next to a business ratio, you get the formula that the figure was calculated.
With "Change" you can check whether the rating of a figure has improved or not. "Change" is calculated by dividing the difference of value year 2 minus value year 1 through value year 1.
On the background colour of the calculated numerical values you can see whether your performance meets the requirements (highlighted in red --> bad; highlighted in blue --> good).
The assessment depends on the characteristic of a figure (i.e. a high value for your return on equity is rated positively, whereas your "days sales outstanding" should decrease.).
Click on "Notes" for information about figure development and performance, on "Elucidations" for more details about this special business ratio and occurrence of comparison values, and on "Improvement suggestions" for proposals to improve this figure.
In the following example the return on equity in year 1 is too bad (--> highlighted in red), while year 2 meets the requirements for an example branch (--> highlighted in blue). As the value has improved, "Change" is highlighted in blue.
Note: This tool is currently only available in German
The analysis results are also available electronically as a PDF file
(You can open it by clicking on
,
save it to your computer, or print it). Here you can choose whether "Notes", "Elucidations", and "Improvement suggestions" are to be displayed, too.
To view or print pdf files, you need the free Adobe Reader. Click here to download Adobe Reader.
You can compare your financial statements with that of other companies (e.g. competitors, suppliers). Here, however, you must interpret information in text form, colour highlighting, and changes differently/ in a figurative sense.
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This free flexible, customisable online consultancy tool allows an evaluation of the strategic position of products and business segments of your own company, competitors, suppliers, customers etc..
It takes into account both environmental influences and intra-company-ascendancies.
The evaluation factors are easily interchangeable and can be weighted individually.
By moving the mouse over In a speech bubble like this you will find additional information. assessment tools will be displayed.
First select "Business segment" (if you want to analyse/compare strategic business segments) or "Product" (if you want to analyse/compare products).
Secondly (optional) replace the division- / product-names A, B, C, D, E with your own notations.
Thirdly (optional) rename or ad evaluation factors.
Fourthly by default, we have weighted the individual factors for you. However, you can alter each factor weighting on your own (0 --> irrelevant; 100 --> very relevant). The sum of the weighting factors for each sub item and for the main points has to be 100. If you don't want to use a factor just put the weighting to 0.
Fifthly please rate each factor with values between 0 (worst) to 100 (excellent). If you need help with the various evaluation factors, then move your mouse over the In a speech bubble like this you will find additional information.-icon.
After you have entered all the required data and accepted our General Terms and Conditions and terms of use (after you have read and agreed to them), click on the button "Strategic calculation". If your input makes sense, you can see the results of this analysis. Changes to the input variables can be performed at any time.
The portfolio is divided into 3 parts. The horizontal axis shows the weighted corporate strength, the vertical axis displays the attractiveness of the corporate environment. The larger the weighted corporate strength and attractiveness of the environment are, the better is the position of the product / business segment (0 for very weak position, 100 for an excellent position).
The boundaries are deliberately drawn a bit blurry, as in the border area recommendations apply for both categories. Furthermore, they are not parallel, because a company in a poor environment (such as declining market) must be really good to be successful. Next to that, under good conditions it is easier to succeed.
The position of each circle is defined by attractiveness of corporate environment and weighted corporate strength of a business segment/ product.
The weighted corporate strength is e.g. the sum of weighted "Market position" and weighted "Resource potential". The "Market position" is again the sum of the weighted sub-points (i.e. "Sales trend", "Profitability", "Absolute market share", and perhaps renamed "optional factor 1" or"optional factor 2" ).
The attractiveness of corporate environment and all other sub-categories are calculated by analogy.
The size of each circle is used to measure the importance of a business unit / product related to your business. It follows a complex algorithm, which can not be explained in a detailed manner within a short space of time. Basically, the radius of a circle is directly proportional to the pro rata turnover of a business area / product and to the sum of revenues from all business areas / products.
Red area:
There is an urgent need for action! Usually these business areas contain a lot of problems.
Consequently, business segments in this area should be terminated or reorganized. If you consider an exit, you have to ask yourself, whether there are important relationships to other business segments and thus how other parts of your company are influenced (positively or negatively).
Blue area:
This is the intended region for each business segment.
These are mostly business areas with a high market share in growing markets. They have usually generated a favourable cost structure and high profits.
The more divisions are in the blue area, the better the strategic position of the company is assessed.
Transition region:
For business segments in this regions apply both properties from the red an blue area. You have to consider whether these divisions can be made more profitable. If not possible, they should be liquidated. But don't forget relationships and effects on other business areas.
The analysis results are also available electronically as a PDF file
(You can open it by clicking on
,
save it to your computer, or print it).
Please adopt your results not without reflection and do not see them as generally valid:
Fictitious examples of our online consulting tool Strategic analysis can be found here.
Do you have any further questions? Then don't hesitate to contact us non-binding!
The investment calculator is intended to assist in determining whether an investment is profitable and when the payback time is reached. In addition different investments can be compared.
First enter values for "Investment spending", "Interest rate (in %)", and "Term (in years)" with positive sign (Note: If you only want to analyse one single investment, then ignore all fields for the comparative investment).
By default, we assume constant annual repayments. By clicking on the "+" symbol, you can enter individual repayments for each year (Note: Please enter "Term (in years)" before clicking on "+"). This individual repayments can be positive or negative.
After you have entered all the required data and accepted our General Terms and Conditions and terms of use (after you have read and agreed to them), click on the button "Calculation". If your input makes sense, you can see the results of this analysis.
The "New value" is the result of the difference of "Old value" minus "Repayment". The current "Present value" is the sum of all discounted repayments (with the interest rate) and "Investment spending".
In the diagram you can see all "New values".
The analysis results are also available electronically as a PDF file
(You can open it by clicking on ,
save it to your computer, or print it).
Fictitious examples of our online consulting tool Investment calculator can be found here.
Do you have any further questions? Then don't hesitate to contact us non-binding!
A business valuation is possible in several ways. High complexity of modern enterprises, subjectivity in the valuation (e.g. assessment of synergies in an acquisition), forecast uncertainties in the company's future development make an accurate indication of an enterprise value impossible. Therefore, our tool determines an interval in which the business value lies with high probability.
This interval can be used e.g. as an orientation for establishing selling prices of companies. In addition you can track changes of a companies business value.
The asset value of a company / liquidation value shall be calculated as follows:
liquidation value= "Fixed assets" + "Shareholdings" + "Inventory" + "Advances received" + "Accounts receivable" - "Liabilities" + "Hidden reserves/ adjustments"
Please note that especially the point "Hidden reserves/ adjustments" must be analysed first in detail. Hidden reserves or adjustments can be e.g. the value of customer relationships or too low or not accounting of assets.
The business value based on multiples is the result of multiplying the quotient of "Own Index" and "Comparative index" with "Enterprise value of a comparable organization". Turnover and profit are the most used benchmarks.
Note:
If you move your mouse over the In a speech bubble like this you will find additional information.-icon, additional information is displayed.
The business value based on discounted cashflows (DCF) is the sum of all discounted freecashflows and residual value. The residual value can be determined by interpreting the freecashflow of the 5th year as a perpetuity.
All free cashflows of the next 5 years have to be estimated considering various influence quantities:
Free cash flows can be calculated in the following way:
net income
+ interest expenses
+ depreciation and amortization
-/+ changes in working capital
- capital investment
Please note that you eventually have to subtract calculatory wages of management.
Our graphic for the evaluation starts at a business value of 0 (normally negative company values aren't possible).
The analysis results are also available electronically as a PDF file
(You can open it by clicking on
,
save it to your computer, or print it).
Fictitious examples of our online consulting tool Business valuation can be found here.
If you are interested in a more accurate business valuation, we offer the innovative on-site services of a competent detailed personal advice or make you an expert opinion. Through our technical expertise, we are also able to include the sustainability of technologies and technological products in the valuation. Contact us non-binding! We are happy to visit you on -site!
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This free online consulting tool determines the unit contribution margin and the break-even threshold.
The break-even analysis is based on direct costing, in which, in contrast to full costing, the total cost are divided into variable and fixed costs. Fixed costs are independent of the quantity produced (e.g. rent, heating, salaries, etc). This means that these costs are incurred even if no product is produced. Thus they can only be influenced in the long term. Variable costs depend on the produced amount and can be directly assigned to a product. This differentiation is particularly in short-term program planning of great importance.
In the short term it may be useful to sell products at prices below full costs (i.e. not cost-covering long-term), as long as a positive contribution margin (unit contribution margin = price - variable costs) can be achieved. A positive contribution margin is still helping to cover the fixed costs. In the long term you should be able to cover more than the full cost with your products.
After you have entered all the required data and accepted our General Terms and Conditions and terms of use (after you have read and agreed to them), click on the button "Calculation". If your input makes sense, you can see the results of this analysis (Changes to the input variables can be performed at any time).
"contribution margin" = "price" - "variable costs"
"break-even quantity" = "fixed costs" / "contribution margin"
After a calculation you can check your settings again or make changes to it (e.g. to perform a sensitivity analysis).
The analysis results are also available electronically as a PDF file
(You can open it by clicking on
,
save it to your computer, or print it).
Fictitious examples of our online consulting tool Breakeven analysis can be found here.
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