Unlock Profitability. Power Your Performance.
Catalyst is the Enterprise Performance Intelligence Solution for organizations that need fast, reliable insight across finance, operations, sales, and beyond. It unifies data from ERPs and core systems into one governed model, delivering AI-enhanced reporting, forecasting, and profitability intelligence without replacing your tech stack.
Built for performance-driven teams that need AI-powered visibility at scale
Private equity backed, venture backed, and multi entity companies must report faster, analyse margin more deeply, and support decisions with trusted numbers. Yet data sits in ERPs, spreadsheets, and siloed systems, creating delays and inconsistencies.
Catalyst brings these requirements together by providing the (Smith™) AI-driven performance intelligence layer above your existing systems. It supports month-end close, board reporting, forecasting, and margin analysis with the speed and accuracy that growing organizations need.
The foundation of AI-driven Enterprise Performance Intelligence
Catalyst is powered by Ontario®, EBM’s smart data management foundation. Ontario ingests, integrates, and governs financial, operational, and commercial data across systems. Catalyst sits on top of this foundation, transforming trusted data into performance intelligence and AI-driven insights leaders can use every day.
Catalyst ensures every team works from consistent numbers, without rebuilding ERPs or disrupting existing systems.
Catalyst delivers:
- A unified data model for finance and operations
- Automated reporting and multi dimensional dashboards
- Profitability and forecasting engines
- Excel and Power BI native output
- Multi entity visibility without rebuilding systems
- FASTR implementation for activation in 30, 60, and 90 day
Catalyst at a Glance
Trust your numbers. Back every decision.
Catalyst creates a reliable, governed source of truth that eliminates manual consolidation and inconsistent definitions across teams.
- Multi source ingestion and standardised modelling
- Controlled data refresh
- Consistent, agreed definitions for KPIs and metrics
Be ready, get proactive.
Pre-built reporting and dashboards help teams deliver meaningful insight early through the FASTR implementation model.
- Automated reporting cycles
- Dashboards activated in 30, 60, and 90 days
- Ready to use templates for analysis and planning
Confidence at every stage of growth.
Catalyst adapts as the organization grows, supporting new brands, sites, systems, and acquisitions without disruption.
- Multi brand, multi-site, multi ERP support
- Additional data sources onboarded quickly
- Multi-dimensional reporting across functions
Turn insights into EBITDA growth.
Catalyst enables leaders to see what drives profit by analysing performance at product, customer, and channel levels.
Capabilities:
- SKU, customer, and channel margin analysis
- Volume and mix insights
- Contribution and cost-to-serve analysis
Secure your decisions.
Catalyst secures data with governance and guardrails, so leaders can adopt analytics and AI confidently, without risk.
- Investor ready reporting packs
- Forecast versus actual analysis
- Documented, auditable data lineage
Self-Serve with Expert Support.
Teams can run Catalyst independently while accessing expert guidance for advanced models when needed.
Capabilities:
- Excel and Power BI self-service
- Guided onboarding with 30/60/90 day ROI
- Expert PE/M&A support available
Built for leaders across the business
Catalyst supports every function that depends on accurate reporting and operational insight.
Finance and FP&A
Accounting
Sales and Commercial
Category Performance (POS)
Comprehensive shopper insights into sell-through, pricing, margin, and demand by product, category, and channel.
Operations
Insight into labor, production, and inventory trends to improve efficiency and cost control.
Marketing
Demand insight, ROI patterns, and segment performance tied directly to revenue outcomes.
Human Resources
Workforce visibility across headcount, labor cost, utilisation, and productivity.
Executive Leadership
What Catalyst helps organizations achieve
Catalyst is used across industries to solve high-impact performance and reporting challenges.
Reporting & Dashboards
Automated, reliable reporting that replaces manual compilation and shortens close cycles.
Profitability & Margin Analysis
SKU, customer, and channel insight that identifies profit drivers and margin leakage.
Forecasting & Scenario Planning
AI-powered, forward-looking models that support strategic planning and operational decisions.
Operational Performance
Clear visibility into cost, labor, production, and service metrics to optimise operations.
Commercial & Sales Insight
Customer and channel intelligence that strengthens pricing, product mix, and revenue planning.
Inventory & Cost Analysis
Material, labor, and overhead insights that connect operations to financial results.
