CEO BRIEF · ONE PAGE
Granite Lane Holdings
April 2026 · Other
Composed from the reviewed close. Same facts as the management report — one page.
What happened
- The classifier could not confidently shape this business from the general ledger — the chart of accounts shows no Stripe signal, no inventory accounts, and no clear WIP / retainer pattern. The model ran the universal driver core (forecast + variance + scenarios) and flagged the shape for your review rather than guess.
- Operating expense ran 3% above the Q1 plan in April — a software renewal and a contractor true-up landed in the same month. The worker scored it timing; the supervisor saw a creeping run-rate, so it routed to your inbox to decide whether to reset the baseline.
- Gross margin held at 47.0% vs the 45.8% plan — a renegotiated primary-vendor rate lowered direct cost without a volume change, so the improvement flows through to operating cash.
The numbers
Cash status
Cash-positive
Revenue
$672,000
+$14,000 · +2.1% vs plan
Monthly outflow
$612,000
+$11,000 · +1.8% vs plan
Gross margin
47.0%
DSO / DPO (days)
45 / 30
What to expect
Cash $344,000 today → $319,139 in week 13; the lowest point is $194,427 in week 4. No cash-floor breach inside the horizon.
What needs your decision
· Operating expense ran 3% above the Q1 plan in April — a software renewal and a contractor true-up landed in the same month. The worker scored it timing; the supervisor saw a creeping run-rate, so it routed to your inbox to decide whether to reset the baseline. — You · 05 Jun