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How much of the headline synergy reaches cash in the first year?

Apply eligibility, realization, ramp and one-time integration costs to a cost-synergy case.

Example scenario

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Headline annual cost synergy
$2,000,000
Synergy genuinely addressable
80 %
Addressable savings realized at steady state
75 %
Month savings begin
4 month
Months to steady savings after start
6 months
One-time integration cash cost
$1,000,000
Annual recurring integration overhead
$100,000
First-year synergy cash net of integration-$500,000

Example result only, not a forecast or promise.

Realizable annual gross run-rate
$1,200,000
First-year gross savings
$600,000
Annual net steady-state savings
$1,100,000

What to do with this result

Assign owners and remove duplicate cost baselines; distinguish implementation dates, booked savings and cash payments.

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Calculation method

For each active month, savings factor = min(1, (months since start + 0.5) / ramp). Sum annual run-rate savings / 12 × factors; subtract integration and annual recurring overhead.

Assumptions and limitations

  • Example inputs are editable scenarios, not Aryo results or independently verified industry benchmarks.
  • Planning scenarios are not lending, investment, tax or legal advice. Rates, prices, probabilities and transaction terms are supplied assumptions.

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