Estimate revenue, gross profit and net profit based on your expected sales volume, average selling price, product margin and operating costs. Adjust your assumptions to understand what your business needs to sell to become profitable. All calculations are completed securely in your browser and are not sent to our servers.
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The profitability calculator estimates revenue, gross profit and net profit using your expected sales volume, average selling price, gross margin and operating costs.
Enter your operating costs, expected unit sales, average selling price and average gross margin. The calculator uses those figures to estimate revenue, gross profit and the amount remaining after operating costs.
Gross profit is the amount remaining after deducting the direct cost of the products sold from revenue. Net profit is the amount remaining after operating costs are also deducted.
Revenue is calculated by multiplying the number of units sold by the average selling price per unit.
Gross profit is calculated by applying the entered average gross margin percentage to the estimated revenue.
Net profit is calculated by subtracting the entered operating costs from the estimated gross profit.
Operating costs may include rent, administration, non-production labour, marketing, utilities, insurance, subscriptions and other expenses required to run the business. Product costs already reflected in the gross margin should not be entered again.
No. Ingredients, packaging, direct production labour and other product costs should already be reflected in the gross margin percentage. Including them again as operating costs would count the same expense twice.
You can calculate profitability for any consistent period, such as a week, month or year. Unit sales and operating costs must relate to the same period for the result to be meaningful.
Yes. Adjust the expected unit sales until the estimated net profit reaches approximately zero. This indicates the approximate sales volume required to cover the entered operating costs at the selected price and margin.
Break-even volume is the number of units that must be sold for gross profit to cover operating costs, leaving neither a net profit nor a net loss.
Net profit may improve by increasing sales volume, raising the average selling price, improving gross margin, reducing operating costs or using a combination of these changes.
Yes. Change the sales volume, average selling price, gross margin or operating costs to compare different pricing, growth and cost scenarios.
For business profitability calculations, GST-exclusive figures will generally provide the clearest result. Whichever approach you use, ensure that selling prices, margins and operating costs are entered consistently.
Enter the estimated blended gross margin across the products and channels included in the calculation. Where margins vary significantly between products or channels, calculate them separately or use a weighted average based on expected sales.
A weighted average gross margin gives greater influence to products or channels that represent a larger share of expected sales. This is generally more accurate than using a simple average when sales volumes differ substantially.
Not necessarily. Profitability and cash flow are different. Payment timing, inventory purchases, loan repayments, capital expenditure, tax and other cash movements can affect cash flow even when the business records a profit.
These factors are not calculated separately. Their expected impact should be reflected in the average selling price, gross margin or operating costs entered into the calculator.
Yes. The calculator is designed for food manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, grocery businesses, retailers, cafés and other food businesses evaluating sales, margins and operating costs.
No. The calculator provides an estimate based on the information entered and is intended for general planning. It does not account for every financial, accounting or tax consideration affecting a business.
No. Calculations are completed locally within your browser, and the figures entered into the calculator are not sent to Supply'd servers.
Yes. Supply'd ERP connects product costs, production costs, customer pricing and sales information to provide ongoing reporting across revenue, gross profit and product margins without relying on a separate manual calculator.
