Profit Analytics

Where to Find It

Navigate to Financial → Profit Analytics from the main menu.

What You'll See

Each row represents a fulfilled transaction — a product that was shipped to a customer. The columns show:

• SKU / Product — The item that was sold
• Sale Price — What the customer paid
• Unit Cost (at time of transaction) — Your cost for the product at the moment it shipped, based on weighted average cost
• Shipping Cost — What you paid to ship the order
• Total Cost — Unit cost + shipping cost combined

How Unit Cost Is Calculated

Analision uses a weighted average cost method to track your unit cost over time. Here's how it works:

• When you first receive 10 units at $10 each → cost per unit = $10.00
• When you receive 10 more units at $15 each → the average across all 20 units is now $12.50
• Every transaction from that point forward is recorded at $12.50 per unit

This means the "Unit Cost" column in Profit Analytics reflects your blended cost at the time the sale happened — not a fixed price you set manually. As your purchase prices change, the average updates automatically.

Why this matters: If you bought inventory months ago at a lower price and your costs have since increased, you'll see the cost change reflected in your transactions over time. This helps you spot when rising purchase costs are starting to erode margins.

Calculating Profit Manually

Currently, the Profit Analytics screen shows Sale Price, Unit Cost, and Shipping Cost. To calculate profit for a transaction:

Profit = Sale Price − Unit Cost − Shipping Cost

Example:

• Sale Price: $119.00
• Unit Cost: $46.00
• Shipping Cost: $20.00
• Profit: $53.00

Coming soon: A dedicated Profit column is planned that will calculate and display this automatically for every transaction, eliminating the need for manual calculation or exporting to Excel.

Spotting Loss-Making Sales

The Profit Analytics screen makes it easy to identify transactions where you sold at a loss:

• If Sale Price < Unit Cost + Shipping Cost, the sale was unprofitable
• Look for rows where the sale price is close to or lower than the combined cost columns

Example from the platform: A product sold for $27.99 with a unit cost of $16.61 and a shipping cost of ~$14.00 — total cost $30.61 — meaning that particular sale was sold at a loss of ~$2.62. This is exactly the kind of insight Profit Analytics is built to surface.

Exporting Data

You can export all transaction data using the Export All Data button. This is useful if you want to:

• Build custom profit summaries in Excel
• Share data with your accountant or finance team
• Run additional analysis not yet available in the built-in views

Filtering and Column Customization

• Use the date range filter to focus on a specific period
• Columns can be added or removed using the column settings — hide fields you don't need and surface the ones you do

A Note on Advertising Costs

The current Profit Analytics view includes unit cost and shipping cost. Advertising spend (e.g., Amazon PPC, sponsored ads) is not yet factored into the profit calculation — meaning the profit figures shown are gross profit before ad spend.

Advertising cost integration is on the Analision roadmap. Once available, you'll be able to see true net profit per transaction inclusive of ad spend, giving you a complete picture of each product's performance.