The Hospitality Management Calculator has a collection of equations used for hotel and restaurant management. The functions are in several logical groups.
The Income Statement
- Food Cost % for a Hotel- This equation computes the percentage of food cost for a hotel using the food sales over the total revenue.
- Food Cost % for a Restaurant- This equation computes the percentage of food cost for a restaurant using the food costs over the food sales.
Ratio Analysis
- Average Daily Rate (ADR) - The Average Daily Rate computes how much rent should be charged to customers over a period of time.
- Average Sales per Guest (Check Average) - The average sales per guest is the total number of sales over the number of guests served.
- Beverage Available for Sale- This equation uses the beginning beverage inventory and the related purchases made to acquire/produce the beverage for sale.
- Beverage Cost - Using the Cost of Beverage Sold over the Beverage Sales, this equation computes the percentage of the beverage cost.
- Beverage Inventory Turnover Ratio - This equation computes for the Beverage Inventory Turnover Ratio which is a ratio that shows how many times a company's beverage inventory is sold and replaced over a period.
- Cost of Beverage Sold - This equation shows how to calculate the cost of beverage sold though inventory, transfers and purchases.
- Cost of Food Consumed- This equation shows how to calculate the cost of food consumed though inventory and purchases.
- Cost of Food Sold - The Cost of Food Sold includes/takes into account employee meals and transfers alongside inventory and purchases (raw materials).
- Cost per Occupied Room- This equation finds the cost per occupied room using the cost under examination over the number of rooms occupied.
- Food Available for Sale - The Food Available for Sale is the beginning food inventory over the amount of purchases related to produce food.
- Food Cost % - Using the Cost of Food Sold over the Food Sales, this equation computes the percentage of the food cost.
- Food Inventory Turnover Ratio - Inventory turnover is the ratio of cost of food sold by a business to its average food inventory during a given accounting period.
- Labor Cost % - Labor cost percentage is a financial term used to describe a business' labor costs relative to its overall revenue.
- Net Working Capital- The Net Working Capital equation is used to determine the availability of a company's liquid assets by subtracting its current liabilities.
- Occupancy %" - In real estate, occupancy ratio is the number of units in a building that have been rented out as compared to the total number of units in the building.
- Revenue per Available Customer (RevPAC)- RevPAC, as a measure of performance, embodies a shift in perspective from an "asset play" based on hotel properties and rooms to a focus on leveraging customer equity for shareholder wealth.
- Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR)- RevPAR, or revenue per available room, is a performance metric in the hotel industry that is calculated by dividing a hotel's total guestroom revenue by the room count and the number of days in the period being measured.
- Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) v2- RevPAR, or revenue per available room, is a performance metric in the hotel industry that is calculated by dividing a hotel's total guestroom revenue by the room count and the number of days in the period being measured. This is a variation.
- Seat Turnover- This equation computes seat turnover which is the number of times a seat is used by different individuals during a particular meal period or time.
- Server-to-Self-Serve Gests Ratio- This equation computes the ratio of servers to self-served guests. This can be applied to buffets or in catering.
- Server-to-Served Guests Ratio- This equation computes the number of servers required to serve guests. This can be applied to sit down restaurants or cafes.
- Solvency Ratio- The solvency ratio is only one of the metrics used to determine whether a company can stay solvent.
- White Rice-to-Water Cooking Ratio- The needed water ratio for cooking white rice.
- Wild Rice-to-Water Cooking Ratio- The needed water ratio for cooking wild rice.
Food and Beverage Pricing
- Food Cost %- Using the Cost of Food Sold over the Food Sales, this equation computes the percentage of the food cost.
- Item Food Cost %- Using the Item Food Cost over the Selling Price, this equation computes the percentage of the item food cost.
- Food Selling Price- This equation computes the selling price of a food item denoted by the food cost over its food cost percentage.
- Food Selling Price v2- The Food Pricing Factor is why the price of a food item tends to approach the cost of producing it.
- Food Item Contribution Margin- This equation solves for the Food Item Contribution Margin which a cost accounting concept that allows a company to determine the profitability of food items.
- Total Food Cost- This equation solves for the total cost of food.
- Average Total Food Cost - This equation takes the amount of Total Food Cost over a number of menu items computing the average.
- Weighted Average Selling Price- This equations finds the weighted average of the cost of food items.
- Average Total Contribution Margin- This equation finds the total contribution margin over a period of time.
- Weighted Average Food Cost %- This equations finds the weighted average of food cost percentage.
- Weighted Average Item Contribution Margin- This equations finds the weighted average of the item contribution margin.
- Average Number Sold- This equation finds the number sold (item/product/service) over a period of time.
Revenue Management for Hotels
- Average Cost per Room- The Average Cost per Room computes how much cost (expense) is generated on a per room basis over a period of time.
- Estimated Rooms Department Revenues- This equation estimates the revenue generated from department rooms. Revenue is the income that a company receives from its normal business activities.
- Estimated Room Expenses- This equation estimates expenses incurred by a room.
- Average Daily Rate (ADR)- The Average Daily Rate computes how much rent should be charged to customers over a period of time.
- Before-Tax Net Income- Income before taxes is the total value of a company's earnings before account for income tax
- Net ADR Yield- Net ADR Yield is the rate (ADR) actually received by a hotel after subtracting the cost of the fees and assessments associated with a room sale.
- Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) v2 - RevPAR, or revenue per available room, is a performance metric in the hotel industry that is calculated by dividing a hotel's total guestroom revenue by the room count and the number of days in the period being measured.
- Total Non-Operating Expenses- This equation takes the total Non-Operating Expenses which are the expenses incurred by activities not relating to the core operations of the business.
- Total Undistributed Operating Expenses- Finds the total expenses related to undistributed operation in a business.
- Total Operated Departments Income Excluding Rooms- This equation computes all the income generated from departments in a business (mainly hotel) that excludes income generated from renting or leasing rooms.
- Occupancy % - Rooms sold over the rooms available.
- Occupancy % (v2) - Rooms sold and Comp Rooms occupied over the total rooms in the hotel.
- Occupancy % (v3) - Percent occupied using the number of units in a building that have been rented out as compared to the total number of units in the building minus the rooms that are out of order (OOO).
- Occupancy % (v4) - Percent occupied using the number of units in a building that have been rented out as compared to the total number of units in the building minus the rooms that are on change rooms (OCR).
- Operated Department Income (Rooms)- The amount of profit realized from a business's operations after taking out operating expenses - such as cost of goods sold (COGS) or wages - and depreciation.
- Operated Department Income for Rooms(a variation) - The amount of profit realized from a business's operations after taking out operating expenses - such as cost of goods sold (COGS) or wages - and depreciation.
- Net Income for Hotels- A hotel's total earnings (or profit). Net income is calculated by taking revenues and adjusting for the cost of doing business, depreciation, interest, taxes and other expenses.
- Number of Rooms to be Sold in the Year- As the name implies, this equation finds the number of rooms sold in a year.
- Hotel’s Target Net Income- A hotel's target total earnings (or profit). Net income is calculated by taking revenues and adjusting for the cost of doing business, depreciation, interest, taxes and other expenses.
- Hotel’s Required ADR- This equation finds what ADR a hotel must have. A metric widely used in the hospitality industry to indicate the average realized room rental per day.
- GOP-PAR- GOPPAR is a formula of taking the GOP at the end of the month or season and applying it across all days.
- Flow-Through- A legal business entity that passes income on to the owners and/or investors. Flow-through entities are a common device used to limit taxation by avoiding double taxation. Only the investors/owners are taxed on revenues, not the entity itself.
- Yield- The income return on an investment. This refers to the interest or dividends received from a security and is usually expressed annually as a percentage based on the investment's cost, its current market value or its face value
Managerial Accounting for Costs:
- Profit - Profit is a firm's total revenue minus its total cost.
- Revenue - The amount of money that a company actually receives during a specific period, including discounts and deductions for returned merchandise.
- Total Variable Cost - Total variable cost is the opportunity cost incurred in the short-run production that depends on the quantity of output.
- Variable Cost per Guest (VC/Guest) - This equation calculates the variable cost on a per guest basis.
- Variable Cost per Guest (VC/Guest) v2 - This equation calculates the variable cost on a per guest basis. This is a variation.
- Total Mixed Cost - A mixed cost is a cost that contains both a fixed component and a variable component.
- Total Mixed Cost v2 - A mixed cost is a cost that contains both a fixed component and a variable component. This is a variation.
- Overhead Allocation per Profit Center - This equation computes overhead allocation for each profit center in operation of a business.
- Contribution Margin - The contribution margin equation determines the sales amount left over after adjusting the variable costs of selling additional products.
- Contribution Margin per Guest (CM/guest) - This equation calculates the contribution margin for each guest present in a business.
- Contribution Margin Percent (CM%) - This equation calculates the contribution margin for percentage in a business. The contribution margin is a cost accounting concept that allows a company to determine the profitability of individual products.
- Break-Even Point in Sales Dollars - In accounting, the break-even point refers to the revenues needed to cover a company's total amount of fixed and variable expenses during a specified period of time.
- Fixed Cost - A cost that does not change with an increase or decrease in the amount of goods or services produced.
- Break-Even Point in Guests Served - In accounting, the break-even point refers to the revenues needed to cover a company's total amount of fixed and variable expenses during a specified period of time.
- Sales Dollars to Achieve Desired After-Tax Profit - The sales dollars desired after-tax profit can be attained by adding the fixed costs to the before tax-profit and dividing this by the company's contribution margin ratio.
- Before-Tax Profit - A profitability measure that looks at a company's profits before the company has to pay corporate income tax.
- Number of Guests to Achieve Desired After-Tax Profit - The number of guests to achieve after-tax profit can be attained by adding the fixed costs to the before tax-profit and dividing this by the company's contribution margin per guest.
- Margin of Safety - A principle of investing in which an investor only purchases securities when the market price is significantly below its intrinsic value.
- Margin of Safety Percentage - This equation finds the percentage of margin of safety.
- Margin of Safety Percentage v2 - This equation finds the percentage of margin of safety. This is a variation.
Forecasting in the Hospitality Industry:
- Average Sales per Guest (Check Average) - The average sales per guest is the total number of sales over the number of guests served.
- Variance (Sales) - Variance is the difference between a budgeted, planned or standard cost and the actual amount incurred/sold. Variances can be computed for both costs and revenues.
- Percentage Sales Variance v2 - This equation shows the percentage of variance in relation to sales.
- Percentage Sales Variance v3 - This equation shows the percentage of variance in relation to sales. This is a variation.
- Sales Forecast - Sales forecasting is the process of a company predicting what its future sales will be.
- Sales Forecast v2 - Sales forecasting is the process of a company predicting what its future sales will be. This is a variation.
- Guest Count Forecast - Guest Count Forecasting is the process of a company predicting what its future guest count will be.
- Guest Count Forecast v2 - Guest Count Forecasting is the process of a company predicting what its future guest count will be. This is a variation.
- Sales per Guest Forecast - Sales per Guest Forecasting is the process of a company predicting what its future Sales per Guest will be.
- Average Sales per Guest Forecast - Average Sales per Guest Forecasting is the process of a company predicting what its future Average Sales per Guest will be.
- Occupancy % (v1, v2 etc.) - In real estate, occupancy ratio is the number of units in a building that have been rented out as compared to the total number of units in the building.
- Occupancy Forecast % - Occupancy Forecast Ratio finds the percentage of the company's predicted occupancy forecast. In real estate, occupancy ratio is the number of units in a building that have been rented out as compared to the total number of units in the building.
- Net Availability of Rooms - This equation finds what rooms are suitable/ready for use at hand.
- Rooms Sold or Reserved - This equation finds which rooms have been sold or reserved by tenants.
- Total Forecast Sold or Reserved after Adjustments - This equation finds the number of forecasts sold or reserved.
- Occupancy Forecast - Occupancy Forecasting is the process of a company predicting what its occupancy will be.
Budgeting and Internal Controls:
- Budgeted Profit - Budgeted profit is the difference between estimated revenues and estimated expenses as determined by the different budgets a company prepares, i.e. sales budget, production budget, selling and administrative expense budget, etc.
- Sales Forecast v2 - Sales forecasting is the process of a company predicting what its future sales will be. This forecast is done for a particular period of a time in the near future, usually the next fiscal year.
- Selling Price Forecast (Check Average) - Selling Price Forecast is the process of a company predicting what its future Selling Price will be.
- Forecasted Cost - Forecasted Cost computes the prediction of a company's desired future cost.
- Cost per Cover Forecast - Cost per Cover Forecast is the process of a company predicting what its future Cost per Cover will be.
- Forecasted Labor Cost - Forecasted Labor Cost computes the prediction of a company's desired future labor cost.
- Budgeted Payroll Allocation - The Budgeted Payroll Allocation computes the portion of a business' resource that it must distribute to its employees for a set period of time or on a given date.
- Budgeted Payroll - The Budgeted Payroll is the sum total of all compensation that a business must pay to its employees for a set period of time or on a given date.
- Budgeted Hourly Payroll -The Budgeted Payroll is the sum total of all compensation that a business must pay to its employees based on an hourly rate.
- Variance (Expense) - The difference between a budgeted, planned or standard cost and the actual amount incurred/sold.
- Percentage Expense Variance v2 - This equation shows the percentage of variance in relation to expense.
- Percentage Cash Variance v3 - This equation shows the percentage of variance in relation to cash. This is a variation.
- Forecasted Costs - Forecasted Costs computes the prediction of a company's desired future costs.
Capital Investment, Leasing and Taxation:
- Total Investment Value - The value of property to a particular investor,aside from the property's general market value.
- Future Value v2 - Future Value (FV) is a formula used in Finance to calculate the value of a cash flow at a later date than originally received.
- Present Value - This equation computes the present value of money planned or estimated in the future that has been discounted to reflect its current value as if it existed today.
- Return on Investment (ROI) - The ROI equation is used to measure the benefits of a particular investment or to compare the performance or benefits across several other investments. It is also known as the rate of return.
- Savings Rate of Return - The gain or loss on a savings investment over a specified period, expressed as annual savings over the capital investment.
- Payback Period - This equation is used to quickly determine the length of time it will take to recoup the initial amount invested on a project or investment.
- Cap Rate % (v1 and v2) - A rate of return on a real estate investment property based on the expected income that the property will generate. Capitalization rate is used to estimate the investor's potential return on his or her investment.
- Property Value Estimate - Property value is an estimate of what a home or a piece of land is actually worth.
- Debt Coverage Ratio - The debt coverage ratio is used in banking to determine a companies ability to generate enough income in its operations to cover the expense of a debt. On a broader level, it may also be used internally by a company for the same reason.
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- Dopson, Lea R., and David K. Hayes. Managerial Accounting for the Hospitality Industry. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2009. Print.
- Miller, Jack E. Student Workbook Food and Beverage Cost Control, Third Edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2005. Print.