Sample one-page monthly MIS

What a founder and an investor might see each month. Use the format freely.

Every number on this page is a dummy number. Example Co is not a real company or a client.

Example Co: October 2026 (₹ lakh)

Profit and loss	Actual	Budget	Variance
Revenue	82.0	78.0	+4.0
Direct costs	24.6	23.4	+1.2
Gross margin	57.4	54.6	+2.8
People	34.0	33.0	+1.0
Marketing	9.5	8.0	+1.5
Admin and other	6.1	6.0	+0.1
EBITDA	7.8	7.6	+0.2

Revenue is ₹4.0 lakh above budget, from one customer’s annual renewal billed early. It does not repeat next month.
Marketing is ₹1.5 lakh over, from an event paid for this month and budgeted for next.
Cash fell ₹18.5 lakh although EBITDA was positive, because receivables grew and an annual software payment fell due.

Follow up the ₹14.0 lakh of receivables over 60 days: named owner and date for each customer.
Hold the two hires planned for January until the December collections are in?

For an India subsidiary providing services to its parent at cost plus a margin. Dummy numbers, and a dummy rate of ₹85 to US$1.

October 2026	₹ lakh	US$ thousand
Costs of the India entity	170.0	200.0
Service fee to parent, cost plus 10%	187.0	220.0
Tax and statutory payments due next month	12.8	15.1
Closing cash	95.0	111.8

Intercompany balance agreed with the parent’s ledger by day 5.
Headcount 42 against a plan of 44. Two offers are outstanding.
Filings this month are complete. Next: quarterly TDS return and the annual FLA return when it falls due.

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