SALES/LOSSES/NET PROFITS

 

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL SALES NECESSARY TO OVERCOME LOSSES

BEFORE PROFIT MAKING STARTS AGAIN

 

 

 

The chart illustrated below exemplifies actual losses on accounts that require many times their amount in additional sales before profit making starts again. A vast majority of most companies in business today generate a yearly net profit of between 2% and 6% of gross sales.

 

ADDITIONAL SALES $ REQUIRED TO OFFSET THE LOSS

A LOSS OF:

2%NET PROFIT

3% NET PROFIT

4% NET PROFIT

5% NET PROFIT

6% NET PROFIT

10% NET PROFIT

$     100

$     5,000

$     3,333

$     2,500

$     2,000

$     1,666

$     1,000

       500

     25,000

     16,666

     12,500

     10,000

       8,333

       5,000

    1,000

     50,000

     33,333

     25,000

     20,000

     16,666

     10,000

    5,000

   250,000

   166,666

   125,000

   100,000

     83,333

     50,000

   10,000

   500,000

   333,333

   250,000

   200,000

   166,666

   100,000

  20,000

1,000,000

   666,666

   500,000

   400,000

   333,333

   200,000

  50,000

2,500,000

1,666,666

1,250,000

1,000,000

   833,333

   500,000

100,000

5,000,000

3,333,333

2,500,000

2,000,000

1,666,666

1,000,000