ProFAST: Production Financial Analysis Scenario Tool

The Production Financial Analysis Scenario Tool, ProFAST, provides a quick and convenient in-depth financial analysis for various production systems and services.

ProFAST is available as a downloadable Excel spreadsheet. The model uses a generally accepted accounting principles analysis framework and provides annual projections of income statements, cash flow statements, and balance sheets. ProFAST allows users to generate a side-by-side scenario analysis, where a base system can be tested by varying key operating or financing parameters. Detailed capital structure, taxation, and incentives are included. The model has built-in risk analysis, allowing impact assessment of parameters bearing user-specified uncertainty ranges. Financial articulation is presented in graphical and tabular format for the user-specified analysis period. The model is self-documented, with embedded help functions and annotation of input parameters.

Note: The model is also flexible for providing analysis for International Financial Reporting Standards by adjusting inputs for compliance with the rules.

The ProFAST framework has been used for analysis of a variety of systems, e.g., retail alternative energy refueling stations with incentives analysis, ammonia production, methane pyrolysis, seasonal energy storage, alternative energy fleet operations, electric vehicle charging with time of use rate structures, combined heat and power systems, alternative energy production pathways, and alternative energy transmission and distribution. The example cases available for download are intended to demonstrate model functionality and should be populated with user-specific analysis values such as CapEx, OpEx, and capital structure.

Register To Download ProFAST Ammonia Example

This ProFAST case provides an example analysis of ammonia.

Register To Download ProFAST Python Version

The ProFAST model is also available on the Python platform. This model has identical mathematical functionality as the Excel-based ProFAST and allows users to interface with the financial framework with greater computational efficiency.

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