Kalarikal Pharmacy Business Plan

Submitted by, N.P.Vinide S3 MBA

Executive Summary
The kalarikal Pharmacy's main goal is to provide prescription medications for our customers at the lowest prices on the market. We will be able to sell prescriptions at reduced prices by carefully maintaining efficiencies in our operations and by targeting a specific segment of the market - those customers who pay for their prescription medications themselves. By focusing on this segment it gives us additional efficiencies - we avoid disruptions in cash flow often associated with insurance payments and we can eliminate unnecessary services for the type of knowledgeable, repeat customer taking maintenance-type medication. The kalarikal Pharmacy will operate from one store that will serve both mail order customers and those who visit in person. We will thrive by employing friendly and knowledgeable personnel, which, along with our great prices, will drive the repeat business that we will rely upon. We only expect that as the price of medication continues to skyrocket, The kalarikal Pharmacy will appeal more and more to the customer's sense of value and convenience. Our advertising, mainly through ads in magazines targeted at the over-55 crowd, will be targeted at those who are looking to save money on a pricey but necessary and regular expense. The kalarikal Pharmacy will be led by N.P.VINIDE, an MBA with experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Costs will be minimized by maintaining only one pharmacist and filling the void with pharmaceutical techs. We expect to reach profitability by our second year and will generate substantial sales by year three.

Our Objectives
The objectives for the first three years include: 1. Exceed customer expectations with superior pricing 2. Increase the number of customers by more than 30% per year 3. Develop a business that survives off its own cash flow

Mission
The kalarikal Pharmacy's mission is to provide our customers with the best prices for their prescription medications. Our convenience and services will exceed the expectations of our customers.

Keys to Success
The keys to success are:

Satisfy our customers so they will return again and again Maintain low overhead and operating costs Provide better prices than all our competitors

Company Summary
The kalarikal Pharmacy is located in Tripunithura , and offers prescription medications at discount prices to our customers by mail order or at the store front.

Company Ownership
The kalarikal Pharmacy is an newly commenced business . The majority stock holder is N.P.VINIDE and his partner JOHN MATHEW.

Start-up Summary
The kalarikal Pharmacy will incur the following start-up equipment costs: Office equipment including chairs, file cabinets, and desks. Front counter, storage bins, cash register. Three computer terminals. Main computer server with a laser printer, and back-up system. Software: Microsoft Office, QuickBooks Pro, drug interaction software, Physician Desk Reference software detailing side effects and other information pertinent to the customer. Assorted bottles, boxes, envelopes, etc. for dispensing and shipment. Scales for shipping. Telecom system. Storefront build-out. Start-up inventory. Rent, utilities, insurance.

Start-up Requirements
Start-up Expenses Legal Rent Utilities Telecom System Insurance Storefront Build-out Expensed Equipment Website development Total Start-up Expenses Start-up Assets Cash Required Start-up Inventory Other Current Assets Long-term Assets Total Assets Total Requirements Start-up Funding Start-up Expenses to Fund Start-up Assets to Fund Total Funding Required Assets Non-cash Assets from Start-up Cash Requirements from Start-up 89000 300000 62000 327000 389000 300000 15000 0 12000 327000 389000 3000 8000 5000 3000 10000 15,000 6000 12000 62000

Additional Cash Raised Cash Balance on Starting Date Total Assets Liabilities and Capital Liabilities Current Borrowing Long-term Liabilities Accounts Payable (Outstanding Bills) Other Current Liabilities (interest-free) Total Liabilities Capital Planned Investment Seed Funding John Friends and Family Additional Investment Requirement Total Planned Investment Loss at Start-up (Start-up Expenses) Total Capital Total Capital and Liabilities Total Funding

0 300000 389000

0 0 0 0 0

1,00,000 1,00,000 1,00,000 89000 389000 (62000) 327000 327000 389000

Products
The kalarikal Pharmacy offers a wide range of prescription drugs to patients based in Oregon or nationally. Both generics and name brands are offered.

In order for a customer to purchase medications mail order, they must first contact The kalarikal Pharmacy over the phone. The customer then needs to either mail in the prescription, fax it, or email it. Once it is received and payment arrangements are complete, the medicines will be sent out to the customer via U.S.P.S. or U.P.S. Local customers may stop by the store front to pick up the medications. The kalarikal Pharmacy will only service customers who self pay. The self pay customers will be attracted to The kalarikal Pharmacy because of its superior prices The kalarikal Pharmacy will be able to survive on lower margins due to operating efficiencies gained through national mail order operations and not accepting insurance policy drug plans which hampers cash flow. The kalarikal Pharmacy will also save money by not paying for customer's unlimited access to a pharmacist. If a customer has a question regarding a drug, the pharmaceutical technician will attempt to answer it. As a last resort the pharmacist will provide the answer. Generally, the technician or the accompanying printed literature will answer the question. This model of saving costs by not providing unlimited access to the pharmacist will be successful because the majority of customers will be customers who have been taking said drug for awhile, as opposed to a new prescription, and will not require their hand to be held during the transaction. They are interested in The Pharmacy as an inexpensive source for their medication.

Market Analysis Summary

The kalarikal Pharmacy's target market consists of two different groups, local customers or walk-ins, and mail order customers. The kalarikal Pharmacy will employ two different strategies to reach these two diverse market segments.

Market Segmentation
The Discount Pharmacy's customers can be broken down into two different groups, mail order customers and walk-in customers:

Mail order customers. This group of customers orders their medication through the mail in an effort to save money. Generally, the mail order customers are older in age, typically over 50. In general, elderly customers consume more medication relative to younger people. The mail order customer will typically purchase maintenance medications - prescriptions for an ongoing ailment that requires regular treatment. This group of customers will also be more likely to purchase several months of medication at once. Walk-in customers. This group of customers are also looking for the lowest prices for their medication. However, they tend to purchase medications monthly at their local pharmacy, often at a higher price. There is not a common demographic for this group of people. Some of these customers will pay for the medications out of pocket and some will submit a claim to their insurance company for reimbursement at a later date.

Market Analysis
Year 1 Potential Customers Walk-in customers Mail order customers Total Year 2 Year 3

Growth

8% 2,02,887 2,53,558 2,79,443

9% 12,87,634 14,81,516 17,19,585 8.99% 14,90,521 17,35,074 20,09,028

Target Market Segment Strategy

The kalarikal Pharmacy will seek to attract two different groups of customers and will thus have two strategies to attract them. We anticipate that by far our largest group of customers will be those who order through the mail. These customers will be targeted through an advertising campaign in magazines and newsletters that have an older (>55) audience who regularly need medication and are aware in advance of their needs.

Walk-in customers will be targeted through advertisements in the local papers will raise awareness for the The kalarikal Pharmacy and our low prices.

Competition and Buying Patterns

Competition takes many different forms in the pharmacy industry.
Chain pharmacies. These are state or national chains. The advantage to these chains are better

prices through economies of scale, as well as personalized service. The personalized service takes the form of the chain having a record of your medication purchases as well as any allergies that you have disclosed to them.

Local pharmacies. These are the pharmacies where you typically know the pharmacist and they

know your medical history. This option is high in personalized service and convenience, and high in price.

Mail order and Internet pharmacies. These are similar to The kalarikal Pharmacy.

Strategy and Implementation Summary

The kalarikal Pharmacy will use their website to develop visibility and disseminate information. Web address of kalarikal pharmacy is that kalarikalpharma@gmail.com

Competitive Edge
The kalarikal Pharmacy's competitive edge is superior pricing. To do that we must maintain our position as the low cost provider by painstakingly ensuring that costs are kept low through operating efficiencies. We will be able to do that by eliminating some of the services traditionally offered by pharmacies. For example, we will employ only one pharmacist and use pharmaceutical technicians to fill the void. As long as a pharmacist is on site during the hours of operation, we can use the pharmaceutical techs for all other capacities where other pharmacies use pharmacists. Other efficiencies are created by having only a small store front and conducting most of our business through mail order. Finally, The kalarikal Pharmacy is not designed to hold the patient's hand during their purchase. We expect that the vast majority of our customers will already be informed of how to take the

medication, and any side effects or drug interactions that should be avoided. We will simply provide each patient with a print out of all the relevant information for consumption of the medication.

Marketing Strategy
The marketing strategy will be based on targeted advertisements, appealing to the customer's sense of value. The marketing campaign's goal will to be increase awareness of The kalarikal Pharmacy with our target market.

Sales Strategy
The sales strategy will be based on generating long-term relationships with customers. To facilitate that, we will provide medications at superior prices, have medicines in stock for both quick shipment and store front pick up, and provide superior customer service. All sales agents will be trained to provide friendly, knowledgeable customer service. By keeping to these simple, yet effective, business practices, we expect that our customers will make The kalarikal Pharmacy their exclusive source for medications. For some, medications are an integral part of their lives, so establishing longterm relationships will ensure a large, loyal customer base.

Sales Forecast
During the first month we will focus on setting up the store front and generating both local and national visibility. Sales activity will begin in month two. Sales during months three through five there will mainly consist of local business through the store front. In month six we expect to see a jump in sales from mail order. Sales will grow steadily from month six on.

Sales Forecast Year 1 Sales Walk-in customers Mail order customers Total Sales 1,76,600 2,56,222 4,32,822 2,67,833 3,68,432 6,36,265 3,43,334 6,51,543 9,94,877 Year 2 Year 3

Direct Cost of Sales Walk-in customers Mail order customers Subtotal Direct Cost of Sales

Year 1 73,980 98,674 1,72,654

Year 2 1,42,345 1,89,875 3,32,220

Year 3 1,64,553 2,70,763 4,35,316

Milestones
The kalarikal Pharmacy will have several milestones early on:

Office/business set up. Establishment of the first strategic relationship. Profitability.

Milestones
Milestone Office/business set up Establishment of the first stategic relationship Profitability Totals Start Date End Date Budget Manager Department

1/1/2017

7/1/2017

John

Executive

1/1/2017 10/1/2017 1/1/2017 15/1/2018

0 0 0

Business John Development Everyone Finance

Web Plan Summary

The website will be used for the dissemination of information as well as a mechanism for email communication. Initially there will be no ordering through our website since we do not expect that method to be widely used and trusted by our target customers.

Development Requirements
The kalarikal Pharmacy will hire a recent college graduate with a major in computer science to complete and maintain our simple website. This will keep costs down.

Management Summary
N.p.vinide post graduate in Business Administration and John Mathew has experience working with a major drug manufacturer, Roy Philip, as a drug representative. He was able to see first hand the profitability associated with the prescription drug industry, as well as the inefficiencies with which most companies are plagued. John Mathew graduated with an MBA from the University of madras innovative entrepreneurship program. While there he was awarded a 50,000 no interest loan through a business plan competition. That seed money will be parlayed, along with some other investments, into start up expenses for The kalarlkal Pharmacy. John received an undergraduate degree in chemistry from the University of madras also.

Personnel Plan
The kalarikal Pharmacy will employ the following people:

Sales agents/phone representatives: two at month three, an additional person at month sixth. Pharmaceutical technicians: two at month two, a third at month six. Pharmacists: month two. Order fulfillment agents: two for month five, a third for month eight. Counter person/phone representative: one at month three.

Personnel Plan
Year 1 CEO (N.p.vinide) Pharmacist Pharmacist technician Pharmacist technician Pharmacist technician Sales agent Year 2 Year 3 $56,000 $52,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $23,040

46,000 $50,000 42,000 $48,000 23,500 $27,000 20,500 $26,000 17,500 $22,000 16,200 $21,040

Sales agent Sales agent Counter person/phone rep. Counter person/phone rep. Order fulfilment Total People Total Payroll

15,200 $20,040 10,520 $18,040 14,400 $18,280 12,400 $16,280 11,400 $15,280 11 11

$23,040 $23,040 $20,280 $20,280 $19,280 11 3,26,960

2,29,620 2,63,920

Financial Plan
The following sections will outline important financial information.

Break-even Analysis
The Break-even Analysis calculates what will be needed in monthly revenue to reach the break-even point.

Break-even Analysis
Monthly Revenue Break-even Assumptions: Average Percent Variable Cost Estimated Monthly Fixed Cost 40% 29,285 48,800

Projected Profit and Loss

Pro Forma Profit and Loss Year 1 Sales Direct Cost of Sales Other Production Expenses Total Cost of Sales Gross Margin Gross Margin % Expenses Payroll Sales and Marketing and Other Expenses Depreciation Leased Equipment Utilities Insurance Rent Payroll Taxes Other Total Operating Expenses 2,29,620 8,400 2000 0 4,800 3,600 18,000 40,293 0 3,06,713 2,63,960 8,400 2000 0 4,800 3,600 18,000 44,444 0 3,45,204 3,26,960 8,400 2000 0 4,800 3,600 18,000 50,644 0 4,14,404 4,32,822 1,72,654 0 1,72,654 2,60,168 60.00% Year 2 6,96,265 3,32,220 0 3,32,220 3,64, 045 60.00% Year 3 9,94,877 4,35,316 0 4,35,316 5,59,561 60.00%

Profit Before Interest and Taxes EBITDA Interest Expense Taxes Incurred Net Profit Net Profit/Sales

(46,545) (44,545) 0 0 (46,545) -10.75%

18,841 20,841 0 5,935 14,906 2.14%

1,45,157 1,47,157 0 60,005 87,152 8.76%

Projected Cash Flow

Pro Forma Cash Flow
Year 1 Cash Received Cash from Operations Cash Sales Subtotal Cash from Operations Additional Cash Received Sales Tax, VAT, HST/GST Received New Current Borrowing New Other Liabilities (interest-free) New Long-term Liabilities Sales of Other Current Assets Sales of Long-term Assets New Investment Received Subtotal Cash Received Expenditures Expenditures from Operations Cash Spending 2,29,620 2,63,960 3,26,960 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,32,822 Year 1 6,96,265 Year 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9,94,877 Year 3 4,32,822 4,32,822 6,96,265 6,96,265 9,94,877 9,94,877 Year 2 Year 3

Bill Payments Subtotal Spent on Operations Additional Cash Spent Sales Tax, VAT, HST/GST Paid Out Principal Repayment of Current Borrowing Other Liabilities Principal Repayment Long-term Liabilities Principal Repayment Purchase Other Current Assets Purchase Long-term Assets Dividends Subtotal Cash Spent Net Cash Flow Cash Balance

2,11,177 4,40,797

4,21,807 6,84,767

4,70,427 7,96,387

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,40,797 (7,975) 69,525

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,84,767 11,508 167,024

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7,96,387 1,98,490 318,513

Important Assumptions
General Assumptions
Year 1 Plan Month Current Interest Rate Long-term Interest Rate Tax Rate 1 10.00% 10.00% 30.00% Year 2 2 10.00% 10.00% 30.00% Year 3 3 10.00% 10.00% 30.00%

Other

Projected Balance Sheet

Pro Forma Balance Sheet
Year 1 Assets Current Assets Cash Inventory Other Current Assets Total Current Assets Long-term Assets Long-term Assets Accumulated Depreciation Total Long-term Assets Total Assets Liabilities and Capital Current Liabilities Accounts Payable Current Borrowing Other Current Liabilities Subtotal Current Liabilities Long-term Liabilities 32,484 0 0 32,484 0 46,059 0 0 46,059 0 48,660 0 0 48,660 0 8,500 2000 6,796 1,05,160 Year 1 8,500 4000 5,092 2,35,251 Year 2 8,500 6000 3,388 3,91,865 Year 3 69,525 28,838 0 98,364 167,024 63,135 0 2,30,159 318,513 69,963 0 3,88,477 Year 2 Year 3

Total Liabilities Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Earnings Total Capital Total Liabilities and Capital Net Worth

32,484 183,100 (24,100) (46,545) 72,676 1,05,160 72,676

46,059 183,100 (1,10,424) 11,508 1,89,192 2,35,251 1,89,192

48,660 183,100 6,092 1,98,490 3,43,205 3,91,865 3,43,205