Manu Fortius Industrial Division Report (May 2014)

May is over.  The weather in the US is getting warmer (sort of).  The summer as officially unofficially started with the passing of Memorial Day and things are going well in Manu Fortius. 

Our manufacturing rate has shown a slight uptick and our revenue is strong.  Looking at the industrial division we are nearing positive cash flow levels.  After only 2 full months in business and getting the start up out of the way, I think we are on pace to turn a profit next month after ALL corporation expenses are covered.  

We have good participation from the members and our industrial division plans and courses of action are being implemented.  I remain optimistic for June and with summer break coming up, I feel that the market will see increased demand on items and the new patches in the pipeline will impact the life of the industrialist.  I'm still skeptical on the industrial changes and how they will effect the market as a whole, but we will cross that bridge when we get there.  

Now for the shiny shit.

Below is our Profit and Volume chart.  I think this is a good representation of performance.  You can view the moving volume and the profit on most of the goods we manufactured in May.  I am giving a deeper look than normal, mainly for the new players that read my blogs and partly because most of this is subject to change in the future patches.  The theory will remain solid but job costings are going to increase and while inventoried items remain at the old costs, new goods manufactured after Crius will have a lower profit then pre-Crius goods.  

Our expenses are pretty much stable.  The addition of POS fuel this month added a bit of stress to the bottom line, but it was anticipated.  POS Fuel is a huge portion of our budget, so it makes a hurdle to overcome.  Since our division is still in its infancy, we are on par for what I figured our expenses would be.  We bought a large amount of surplus inventory from our old corp (which is still open but inoperative) which drove the expenses up a little.  It was an inventory purchase, so not all of it when back into manufacturing in May.  

Here is the composite of volume (in units) for marketplace purchases of manufacturing precursors like composites, minerals, and components.

This is our budgeted and actual revenue.  As time goes by, the budget will become more and more accurate as I will get a sense of what we should expect on a month to month basis. This budget represents the entire corporation, not just the industrial division.






For the month of May, we had good participation from members working with me for industrial activities.  That number is sure to grow.  I am looking for June to be strong.