Gross Margin Bridge Dashboard
Corporate Finance Excel Template (Free Download)
Walk prior-year gross profit to current-year gross profit across Volume, Price, Mix, Cost, and FX for five SKUs, with portfolio totals and a tolerance-based Summary check.
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About this dashboard
Gross Margin Bridge explains the year-over-year change in gross profit for Premium, Standard, Economy, Service, and Bundle SKUs. It separates the movement into Volume, Price, Mix, Cost, and FX effects, then rolls each driver to a portfolio total.
The dashboard output combines PY and CY revenue, COGS, gross profit, gross margin percentage, and GP deltas by SKU with a Summary walk from PY GP through each driver to CY GP. Volume uses the portfolio PY average gross profit per unit, while Mix isolates the SKU-shape residual. CY revenue applies the per-SKU FX translation factor, keeping the operating and translation effects visible together. The portfolio view makes the overall gross profit movement easy to review.
Use the dashboard for earnings walks, board or investment committee packs, and MD&A support. The supporting workbook holds PY/CY units, prices, costs, FX factors, and a user-set tolerance; the Summary compares bridge CY GP with Period_View actual and reports residual and check status for review.
What every dashboard includes
Live formulas, no hardcoded values
Outputs are driven by live formulas, so the workbook updates from its assumptions instead of relying on hardcoded results.
All assumptions in one tab
Inputs are clearly marked in the Assumptions tab and separated from calculations, making it clear what to change and what to leave intact.
Statements always balancing
For integrated-statement models, the balance sheet, cash flow, and supporting schedules tie through properly.
Distinct schedules for clarity
Debt, working capital, taxes, and cash flow can get messy quickly. We group calculations in clear schedules, not across disconnected tabs.
No hidden macros or external links
There are no unexplained external workbook links or macros to undermine auditability or portability.
Changes flow through the model
Update a key driver and see the impact carry through the forecast, financing, and return outputs. We never use hardcoded numbers in formulas.
What's inside the Gross Margin Bridge Dashboard
- PY and CY units, prices, costs, and FX factors by SKU
- Revenue, COGS, gross profit, and gross margin by period
- Volume, Price, Mix, Cost, and FX effects by SKU
- Portfolio PY average gross profit per unit helper
- PY-to-CY gross profit Summary walk and residual
- Tolerance-based reconciliation status against actual CY GP
Formatted to IB standards
Named theme colors repaint the whole workbook in one click, on top of an investment-banking structure with clear input, output, and cross-sheet reference styling - brand-ready, institutional-grade, and fully auditable.
Created by ex-finance professionals
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Frequently asked
Which drivers appear in the dashboard bridge?+
The bridge reports Volume, Price, Mix, Cost, and FX for each SKU and for the portfolio. The Summary starts with PY gross profit, adds those five effects in order, and compares the resulting bridge total with actual CY gross profit.
How does the dashboard separate Volume and Mix?+
Volume values the total unit change at the portfolio PY average gross profit per unit. Mix captures the residual caused by selling a different SKU composition than PY, using each SKU's PY gross profit per unit as the comparison.
What does the FX output represent?+
FX reflects the CY revenue translation factor entered for each SKU. The dashboard applies it to CY units and price, so a factor of 1.0 produces no FX effect and the resulting CY revenue includes that translation.
How do I know whether the bridge reconciles?+
The Summary reports bridge CY gross profit, actual CY gross profit from Period_View, and their residual. Its status is Reconciles when the absolute residual is within the tolerance entered on the Assumptions sheet; otherwise it indicates the check is outside tolerance.
What can I change in the supporting workbook?+
Update PY and CY units, price, cost, and the CY FX factor for the five SKU slots, plus the reconciliation tolerance. Period_View, Bridge_Calc, and Summary outputs then recalculate from those assumptions for the dashboard.
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