As a business owner, do you measure your key metrics to help you understand your numbers to grow your business? It all starts with understanding and defining your critical number. Critical number All businesses have certain numbers that define success. Some figures, like profit, are universal. But what about other numbers? There’s certainly no shortage […]
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When you receive your financial statements, do you just glance over the details and head straight to the profit figure because you think this is the best indication of the success of your business? Or perhaps you get too confused and overwhelmed with all the financial details so the profit figure is the only one […]
READ MORECost of Goods Sold (COGS) or Cost of Sales – for your industry
Understanding the Significance of Cost of Sales or Cost of Goods Sold (COGS). Cost of Sales (also referred to as Cost of Goods Sold [COGS]) is a very important financial performance metric, as it tracks your ability to manufacture/deliver goods and services at a reasonable cost. It represents the direct costs related to the manufacturing […]
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