Auto Repair Garage Financial Model - Billed Hours & Effective Labour Rate (Excel)

The headline labour rate hides the effective rate that actually pays the bills. A garage can quote a strong hourly rate and still run thin, because the money is made on billed hours and parts margin against the cost of technicians and the bay itself.

What This Model Does

The Vespera Auto Repair Garage Financial Model builds revenue from bays, technicians, billed hours and parts, then links it to labour, parts and overhead cost to reveal the effective labour rate.

Who Buys This Model
Garage owners, workshop operators, franchisees and the lenders and landlords who assess them.

The One Number: Effective Labour Rate

This is the number hiding under the headline price. The model builds it from billed hours, utilisation and recovery so you can see what each bay and technician truly earns per hour.

Key Model Features
Revenue by bay, technician and job type.
Billed hours and utilisation drivers.
Parts margin.
Labour and overhead cost.
Break even coverage.
Startup and equipment cost.
Monthly cash flow and scenario toggle.

Use This Model To :
Plan a garage or a workshop expansion with clear economics.

Test how utilisation and parts margin move the result.
Size the startup and equipment spend.
Build a fundable case for a lender.

Institutional grade. Excel based. Run the numbers first.