How do I add a product? Enter the product’s name, how many units you plan to sell each month, what it costs you to make one unit, and what you plan to charge for it. Optionally, you can add a description or location for better AI insights. Then click "Add Product" and you’ll see it appear in your summary.
How is profit margin calculated?
We calculate your Net Profit Margin like this:
(Total Revenue - Total Costs) ÷ Total Revenue × 100
This shows the percentage of your sales that turns into actual profit. For example, if you make £2 profit on every £10 of sales, your margin is 20%.
What is the scenario table? It answers the question: “What happens if I sell more or fewer units?” It displays different sales volume scenarios (like low, medium, high) and shows how your net profit changes in each case.
What does the AI Analysis do? Our AI reviews your prices, costs, and margins to suggest ways to improve profit. It may recommend price changes, highlight low-margin items, or suggest bundling or market-specific ideas.
What’s the 12-Month Profit Projection? We use a method called Monte Carlo simulation to simulate 200+ possible future outcomes based on your current data and a bit of randomness. It shows what your profit might look like over the next year in base, best, and worst-case paths.
What’s the Breakeven section for? It calculates how many units you need to sell each month to cover all your fixed and variable costs (aka “breaking even”). It also breaks that number down across all your products to show how each contributes.
What’s the What-If Explorer? This is an interactive area where you can simulate changes — like raising prices, reducing costs, or increasing sales — and instantly see how it affects your breakeven point and average profit per unit.
What’s the Heatmap feature? Select two products and visualize how changing their sales levels together affects your profit. The table color-codes your results: green = profitable, yellow = breakeven, red = losing money.
Can I download a summary? Yes! Go to the "Summary Report" section to generate a full printable breakdown of your products, expenses, profits, breakeven point, and more — perfect for sharing or saving.
What’s this tool for? To help you figure out how much it costs to make one unit of your product — whether it’s handmade, digital, or physical. Just add anything that contributes to production: materials, labor, packaging, shipping labels, and more.
How is it different from the Profit Calculator? This tool zooms in on the cost per unit of a single item. It’s great for getting the exact cost before you decide on pricing. The Profit Calculator zooms out — factoring in monthly revenue, labor, fixed expenses, and breakeven points to give a full business picture.
What is the “Type of Cost” field for? It’s optional but very helpful. You can tag each cost with categories like “Labor,” “Material,” or “Packaging.” This lets you generate charts showing how your total cost is split — so you can see which parts are eating into your margins.
Can I include my time? Yes, and you should! Just add a line item like “Labor (30 mins)” and enter what you’d like to pay yourself for that time. It’s the easiest way to start valuing your time as part of your production cost.
Can I add example data? Yep. Click the “Erm… I'm confused, fill below with an example product!” button and we’ll auto-fill with a sample (e.g., a candle with jar, label, and labor) so you can see how it works.
Does this work for digital or service-based products? Yes! Just skip material inputs and focus on time, subscriptions, or delivery costs. For example, a designer might include “1 hour of work” and “Adobe subscription.”
How do I use this? Start by entering the ingredients used to make one serving of your dish. For each one, add how much is used per serving (like 200g of pasta), and how much that ingredient costs per gram, milliliter, or unit. The calculator totals the per-dish cost based on your entries.
How do I calculate cost per unit of measure? Take what you paid for the ingredient and divide it by the amount you bought. For example, if you paid £2 for 100g of cheese, then the cost per gram is £0.02. You can use grams (g), milliliters (ml), tablespoons (tbsp), or just enter a flat cost if it's a whole item (like one egg).
What’s the “Unit” field for? It’s optional and just helps you clarify the type of measurement — like grams, ml, etc. It’s especially useful if you’re using a mix of solids, liquids, or count-based items. Leaving it blank is totally fine for things like “1 egg” or “1 bun.”
Can I see a cost breakdown? Yes! Once you’ve added your ingredients, you’ll see a chart that shows how much each ingredient contributes to the total dish cost. This can help you spot expensive ingredients quickly.
Does this work for non-food items? Absolutely. While it’s designed with recipes in mind, you can use it for any product that involves combining components — like handmade candles, soaps, bath products, or DIY kits. Just think of each “ingredient” as a material.
Can I load an example? Yep! Hit the “Erm… I'm confused, fill below with an example dish!” button and we’ll auto-fill with a sample spaghetti plate to get you started.