What counts as a fixed cost?

Anything you pay each month regardless of sales: rent, staff salaries, electricity, generator fuel, internet, security and levies. The cost of the goods you sell is not a fixed cost.

How do I find my average margin?

Use the profit margin calculator on a few of your best sellers and take a rough average, or let SaleTick calculate your actual profit from real sales.

What if I am below break-even?

You can raise prices on items with thin margins, cut a fixed cost, or push products with higher margins. Watching daily sales against your target shows early whether a change is working.

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Break-even calculator

Enter your monthly running costs and your average profit margin. The calculator shows how much you need to sell each month, and each trading day, before the business starts making money.

How break-even is worked out

Your fixed costs are the bills you pay whether you sell or not: rent, salaries, electricity, fuel for the generator, data and levies.

Every sale contributes its profit margin towards those costs. Break-even is the level of sales where that contribution exactly pays them.

Break-even sales = Monthly fixed costs ÷ (Average margin % ÷ 100)
Daily target = Break-even sales ÷ Trading days per month

Example: a provision store

Rent, salaries, power and other costs come to ₦450,000 a month.
Your average margin across products is 15%.
Break-even sales = ₦450,000 ÷ 0.15 = ₦3,000,000 a month.
Open 26 days a month, that is about ₦115,385 in sales a day.

Know each day if you are on target

SaleTick shows your sales and profit for any day, so you can compare them with your daily target. Ask on WhatsApp: "How much have I made today?"

Break-Even Calculator: common questions

What counts as a fixed cost?: Anything you pay each month regardless of sales: rent, staff salaries, electricity, generator fuel, internet, security and levies. The cost of the goods you sell is not a fixed cost.
How do I find my average margin?: Use the profit margin calculator on a few of your best sellers and take a rough average, or let SaleTick calculate your actual profit from real sales.
What if I am below break-even?: You can raise prices on items with thin margins, cut a fixed cost, or push products with higher margins. Watching daily sales against your target shows early whether a change is working.

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