What is the budget for the month ending February for Brain Balance?
Brain_Balance Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| Month Ending February | YTD February | ||
| Actuals Budget | Variance (#/$) Variance (%) | Actuals Budget | Variance (#/$) Variance (%) |
| Feb-25 Feb-24 Feb-25 | YoY Budget YoY Budget | Feb-25 Feb-24 Feb-25 | YoY Budget YoY Budget |
| $27 $80 $10 - - - 290 276 271 11 16 6 85 76 68 35 67 63 15 19 23 | ($53) - 14 (5) 9 (32) (4) (66%) 170% - - 5% 7% (31%) 96% 12% 26% (48%) (45%) (21%) (35%) | $75 $149 $20 - (4) - 570 527 521 49 23 21 164 154 130 107 161 104 40 37 44 | ($74) 4 43 26 10 (54) 3 (50%) 275% (100%) - 8% 9% 113% 131% 6% 26% (34%) 3% 8% (8%) |
| $436 $454 $430 $463 $534 $440 $18 $57 $12 (4) (2) (6) 375 392 359 | ($18) ($71) ($39) (2) (17) (4%) 1% (13%) 5% (68%) 50% 100% (35%) (4%) 4% | $930 $902 $820 $1,005 $1,047 $840 $55 $98 $13 (9) (9) (13) 789 780 684 | $28 ($42) ($43) - 9 3% 13% (4%) 20% (44%) 335% - (32%) 1% 15% |
| $18 $57 | $55 | ||
| (4) | (9) | ||
| 375 | 789 | ||
| $389 $447 $365 ($6) ($27) ($26) 263 329 249 | ($58) $21 (66) (13%) 7% (78%) (77%) (20%) 6% | $835 $869 $684 ($4) ($76) ($65) 596 661 496 | ($34) $72 (65) (4%) 22% (95%) (94%) (10%) 20% |
| ($6) | ($4) | ||
| 263 | 596 | ||
| $257 $302 $223 $220 $249 $217 13 10 18 209 154 117 $442 $413 $352 ($185) ($111) ($129) | ($45) $29 (3) (55) ($29) (15%) 15% 12% (1%) (30%) 30% (36%) (79%) (7%) (25%) ($74) 67% 43% | $592 $585 $431 $474 $514 $470 33 14 28 386 305 204 $893 $833 $701 ($301) ($248) ($270) | $7 $40 (19) (81) ($60) 1% 37% 8% (1%) (136%) (18%) (27%) (90%) (7%) (27%) ($53) 21% 11% |
| (40%) (21%) (29%) (19%) 9% | (30%) (24%) (32%) (6%) 9% | ||
| $174 $119 $71 $55 $103 46% 145% | $311 $239 $124 $72 $187 30% 151% | ||
| ($11) $8 ($59) ($19) $48 (238%) (81%) | $10 ($9) ($147) $19 $157 (211%) (107%) | ||
| (2%) 1% (13%) (4%) 11% | (4%) 11% | 1% (1%) (17%) 2% 18% | 2% 18% |
| 67% 71% 120% (5%) | 73% 66% 63% 8% | ||
| 86% 86% 83% (0%) | 85% 86% 83% (2%) | ||
| 84% 84% 83% 0% | 83% 83% 81% 0% | ||
| (5%) - (0%) 0% | 8% - (2%) 0% | ||
| (22%) (34%) (256%) 12% | (5%) (51%) (327%) 46% | ||
| 60% 72% 58% (12%) | 64% 73% 60% (9%) | ||
| 56% 57% 51% (1%) | 12% - (12%) (1%) | 59% 56% 51% 3% | 46% - (9%) 3% |
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 72–292)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Brain Balance's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the receipts for the month ending February 2025 include both actuals and budget figures. However, the provided table contains multiple rows of financial data, making it unclear which specific row represents the overall 'budget' for the month ending February.
The table includes various financial metrics such as actuals, budget, and variance (in both dollar amounts and percentages) for different categories. These categories appear to cover various aspects of the business's financial performance, but without specific labels for each row, it's impossible to determine the total or comprehensive budget figure for February.
To fully understand the budget for the month ending February, a prospective Brain Balance franchisee should ask the franchisor for clarification on which line item in the table represents the overall monthly budget. Additionally, it would be beneficial to request a detailed breakdown of the budget components to understand how the total budget is allocated across different expense categories.