How the studios pay for themselves.
Run-rate revenueUSD 41,550
Run-rate netUSD 21,440
Cumulative at month 12USD 207,028
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The business in one picture.
Head office
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Three studios
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Client streams
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Guests and resorts
Contracts first
Resort clients are committed to minimum monthly shoots with fixed prices.
Teams that scale by studio
Each studio is a cost center with dedicated staff; revenue per studio drives margin.
One guest studio with three channels
You and Me direct bookings, Ikebana events, IM Maldives packages; highest margin.
Assumptions A: People and clients
1,200 USD/mo
1,000 USD/mo
200 USD/mo
3 studios
600 USD/mo
6 month
800 USD/mo
800 USD/mo
Studio staff
800 USD/mo
800 USD/mo
800 USD/mo
800 USD/mo
800 USD/mo
800 USD/mo
1,000 USD/mo
Clients and revenue
600 USD
×
7 shoots
600
×
5
600
×
3
600
×
3
600
×
7
600
×
5
600
×
5
250
×
5
10,000 USD/mo
600 USD
350 USD
600 USD
Assumptions B: Costs and ramps
Ramps and operational costs
50, 75, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100
0, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6
80 USD
20 USD
25 %
10 %
500 USD/studio/mo
1,200 USD/mo
300 USD/mo
0 USD/mo
250 USD/mo
500 USD/mo
Capital and funding
20,000 USD
3 months
3,000 USD
15.42 MVR/USD
Studio economics at run-rate
| Studio | Shoots/mo | Revenue | Staff | Transport | Margin | Staff per shoot |
|---|
387
Contribution per Malé shoot
447
Contribution per Dharavandhoo resort shoot
60%
You and Me margin (after concession)
Head office scales with each new studio
| Studios | Operations Manager | Head office (pre-comms) | Head office (post-comms) | % of run-rate revenue |
|---|
Operations Manager: USD 1,000 base + USD 200 for each additional studio
Communications hire from month 6 adds USD 600/mo to head office and does not scale with studios
You and Me: the revenue ramp
| Month | Shoots per channel | Event revenue | Direct bookings | Concession | Net contribution |
|---|
The full twelve-month model
| Month | Malé | Dharavandhoo | You and Me | Revenue | Staff | Transport + other | Net | Cumulative |
|---|
| Year 1 | 441,612 | 124,200 | 110,385 | 207,028 | 207,028 |
Cash and break-even analysis
Month 1
Break-even (cash positive)
USD 0
Cash need (negative cumulative)
USD 21,440
Run-rate net (month 12)
USD 94,800
The ask
Scenario analysis: sensitivity and upside
Resort shoot volume sensitivity (% of plan)
| Volume | Revenue | Cost | Net | Margin |
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You and Me direct bookings sensitivity
| Direct bookings | Revenue | Cost | Net | Margin |
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Fourth studio: expansion case
15 shoots/mo
600 USD
| Monthly revenue | 9,000 |
| Staff cost | 1,600 |
| Head office uplift (Ops Manager) | 200 |
| Transport | 1,200 |
| Other costs (rent, equipment, software) | 1,300 |
| Total monthly cost | 4,300 |
| Monthly contribution | 4,700 |
| Capex (equipment) | 20,000 |
| Payback in months | 4.3 |
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