EBITDA bridge — what moved plan to actual
A plan-to-actual EBITDA bridge: the drivers that helped and hurt, building from plan to the actual result.
Try in PlaygroundExample brief
Financial bridge slide. Walk from plan EBITDA to actual, naming the price, volume, mix, cost, and efficiency drivers, and flag the biggest swing.
Render it
Structured intent — create_slide payload
Copy-paste-ready. Renders deterministically (verbatim, no LLM). Add a theme_id for any of the built-in themes — the layout stays identical.
{
"form": "waterfall_bridge",
"variant": "standard_driver_bridge",
"headline": "Pricing and savings helped, but demand softness and input costs drove a €16M EBITDA shortfall",
"context": "FY25 EBITDA bridge, plan to actual (€M)",
"data": {
"unit": "",
"steps": [
{
"kind": "start",
"label": "EBITDA plan",
"value": 120,
"display": "120"
},
{
"kind": "delta",
"label": "Price realization",
"value": 8
},
{
"kind": "delta",
"label": "Volume shortfall",
"value": -14,
"emphasis": "primary"
},
{
"kind": "delta",
"label": "Product mix",
"value": -5
},
{
"kind": "delta",
"label": "Procurement savings",
"value": 6
},
{
"kind": "delta",
"label": "Energy inflation",
"value": -7
},
{
"kind": "delta",
"label": "Labor efficiency",
"value": -4
},
{
"kind": "total",
"label": "EBITDA actual",
"value": 104,
"display": "104"
}
],
"takeaways": [
"Two drivers explain most of the movement - focus the narrative there",
"Structural gains outweigh one-off effects in the bridge",
"The closing position confirms the plan trajectory"
]
}
}cURL (REST)
curl -X POST https://dev-api.slideforge.dev/v1/render/intent \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sf_live_..." \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"form":"waterfall_bridge","variant":"standard_driver_bridge","headline":"Pricing and savings helped, but demand softness and input costs drove a €16M EBITDA shortfall","context":"FY25 EBITDA bridge, plan to actual (€M)","data":{"unit":"","steps":[{"kind":"start","label":"EBITDA plan","value":120,"display":"120"},{"kind":"delta","label":"Price realization","value":8},{"kind":"delta","label":"Volume shortfall","value":-14,"emphasis":"primary"},{"kind":"delta","label":"Product mix","value":-5},{"kind":"delta","label":"Procurement savings","value":6},{"kind":"delta","label":"Energy inflation","value":-7},{"kind":"delta","label":"Labor efficiency","value":-4},{"kind":"total","label":"EBITDA actual","value":104,"display":"104"}],"takeaways":["Two drivers explain most of the movement - focus the narrative there","Structural gains outweigh one-off effects in the bridge","The closing position confirms the plan trajectory"]}}'Related templates
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Frequently asked questions
How do I render the EBITDA bridge — what moved plan to actual template?
Send a POST to /v1/render/auto with a brief, or call create_slide via MCP with the structured intent shown below. The response includes an editable .pptx, a PDF, and a PNG. $0.05 per slide.
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Can I customize the colors and fonts?
Yes. Pass a theme_id to apply a built-in or custom brand theme; the layout stays the same.
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