Profitability

What's actually making money · this month
SAMPLE DATA
Revenue (MTD)
$128.4K
▲ 8%
Gross profit
$43.7K
▲ 11%
Gross margin
34%
▲ 1 pt
Net margin
18%
▲ 1 pt
Loss-making SKUs
5
−$2.1K drag
Profit / txn
$8.20
▲ $0.40
From revenue to profit

Profit bridge

Where every dollar of revenue ends up this month ($K)
Margin drivers

Margin % by category

Highest- and lowest-margin lines

Gross margin trend

Last 6 months
What makes (and loses) money

Profit by product

Top earners and the money-losers (red)

Where profit comes from

Share of gross profit by department

🤖 Insights

  • After COGS and overhead, you keep ~18¢ of every revenue dollar.
  • Prepared foods (48%) & eggs (41%) are the margin engines; top 6 products = 71% of gross profit.
  • 5 SKUs lose money every sale (−$2.1K); bulk ice is worst at −12%.

✅ Recommended actions

  • Raise prices ~8% on the 5 loss-makers, or drop them.
  • Promote high-margin prepared foods (placement & specials).
  • Re-quote suppliers on the lowest-margin categories.

🗄️ Data sources

  • POS / sales — units & revenue by product
  • Supplier costs — COGS per item
  • Accounting — operating expenses (overhead)

📐 Definitions & methodology

  • Gross margin = (price − unit cost) ÷ price
  • Net margin = net profit ÷ revenue (after overhead)
  • Profit contribution = (price − cost) × units sold
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