Store Profit Calculator
Compare your current store performance with an improved plan and see the break-even line instantly.
Shared Assumptions
Used to convert daily profit into monthly profit.
Optional target used to estimate how much daily revenue you need.
Plan Comparison
Quick Read
Current Plan
Enter revenue, margin, and fixed daily costs for each scenario.
Your average daily sales before expenses.
Enter as a percentage, for example 65 for 65%.
Daily rent or equivalent daily allocation.
Staff wages, owner draw, or daily manpower cost.
Water, electricity, property fees, and similar running costs.
Marketing, subscriptions, cleaning, delivery base cost, or other daily fixed costs.
Improved Plan
Enter revenue, margin, and fixed daily costs for each scenario.
Your average daily sales before expenses.
Enter as a percentage, for example 65 for 65%.
Daily rent or equivalent daily allocation.
Staff wages, owner draw, or daily manpower cost.
Water, electricity, property fees, and similar running costs.
Marketing, subscriptions, cleaning, delivery base cost, or other daily fixed costs.
Side-by-Side Breakdown
Enter revenue, margin, and fixed daily costs for each scenario.
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About This Store Profit Calculator
This calculator is designed for physical stores, restaurants, kiosks, salons, service shops, and other offline businesses that need a quick way to test operating profitability. Instead of juggling a spreadsheet, you can enter one set of numbers for your current situation and another set for a planned adjustment, then compare the impact immediately.
The most useful part of this view is that it separates gross margin from fixed daily costs. That makes it easy to see whether a profit problem comes from weak sales, low pricing, high rent, overstaffing, or a combination of several factors. Once those drivers are visible, operational decisions become much clearer.
The break-even line is especially helpful. It shows the daily revenue level required to cover fixed costs at the margin you entered. If your normal revenue sits below that line, the business model is under pressure. If your expected revenue is comfortably above it, the store has more room to absorb slow days and promotions.
Because the tool also converts daily profit into monthly profit, it becomes easier to judge whether an idea is merely surviving or actually worth the effort and capital involved. Use it before signing a lease, hiring staff, raising prices, changing your product mix, or planning a turnaround.
How to Use It
- Enter shared assumptions: Set how many days you operate each month and, if helpful, a target monthly net profit.
- Fill in the current plan: Add your present daily revenue, gross margin, rent, labor, utilities, and other fixed daily costs.
- Fill in the improved plan: Test the effect of higher sales, lower rent, fewer labor hours, a better margin, or any other operational change.
- Review the snapshot cards: Focus first on net profit per day, break-even revenue, and monthly net profit.
- Read the comparison table: This makes the difference between the two plans easy to explain to partners, investors, or store managers.
Key Concepts
Revenue per day is the total sales collected in an average day before costs are deducted.
Gross margin is the percentage of revenue left after direct product costs. If your gross margin is 60%, every S$100 of revenue contributes S$60 toward covering fixed costs and profit.
Fixed daily costs include rent, manpower, utilities, and overhead that still have to be paid on quiet days.
Break-even revenue is the minimum daily sales needed so that gross profit exactly covers fixed costs.
Net profit is what remains after fixed costs are deducted from gross profit. This is the number that tells you whether the store is genuinely earning money.
Common Use Cases
- Testing whether a new store location can support its rent.
- Comparing the impact of raising prices versus improving product margin.
- Checking whether reducing staffing hours would move the store above break-even.
- Planning a turnaround strategy for a loss-making outlet.
- Estimating what revenue target a store manager should hit each day.
- Reviewing whether a kiosk, cafe, or retail counter is worth keeping open.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of business is this calculator for?
It is best for physical businesses such as retail shops, cafes, restaurants, salons, kiosks, laundries, clinics, and service outlets that think in daily sales and daily operating costs.
How should I enter gross margin?
Enter gross margin as a percentage. For example, if your gross margin is 0.65 in a spreadsheet, enter 65 here.
What if my costs are monthly instead of daily?
Convert them to a daily average first, or divide the monthly amount by your operating days. This tool compares daily economics and then converts the result back into a monthly view.
Why does break-even revenue matter so much?
Because it tells you the minimum daily sales you must reach before the store stops losing money. It is one of the fastest ways to judge whether an outlet is viable.
Can I use this for scenario planning?
Yes. That is the main purpose of the tool. You can compare your current numbers with a revised plan and see the expected improvement immediately.