What this calculator does
It estimates profit for one week or one month of manicure work. Revenue is the appointments multiplied by the average ticket. Profit subtracts the variable cost of those appointments and the fixed costs for the same period. You also see the margin, profit for each day you worked, and a yearly pace that repeats this week or month.
Why a full book can still pay poorly
Revenue is what clients paid. Profit is what remains after products, disposables, rent, software, and the other bills for that week or month. A packed calendar can still leave little once those costs are in the picture. Looking at profit, margin, and profit per day worked shows whether the period covered the work.
How to use it
- Choose the currency and whether the figures are for a week or a month.
- Enter how many appointments you completed in that period.
- Enter the average ticket: the typical amount a client paid per visit.
- Enter the variable cost of one appointment, such as products and disposables used because that client sat down.
- Enter fixed costs once for the same period, such as rent, software, and insurance.
- Enter the days you actually worked, then calculate. Use the example to load a full month and compare it with your own numbers.
How profit is calculated
Revenue = appointments × average ticket. Variable costs = appointments × variable cost per appointment. Profit = revenue − variable costs − fixed costs. When revenue is above zero, margin = profit ÷ revenue, and the page shows that ratio as a percent. When revenue is zero, margin is left blank so the calculator does not divide by zero. Profit per day = profit ÷ days worked. Days worked must be greater than zero. Annualized profit = profit × 52 when the period is a week, or profit × 12 when the period is a month. Money amounts are rounded to the nearest cent.
A worked example
Take one month with 80 appointments, an average ticket of $70, a variable cost of $18 per appointment, fixed costs of $1,200, and 20 days worked. Revenue is $5,600. Variable costs are $1,440. Profit is $2,960. The margin is about 52.86% ($2,960 ÷ $5,600). Profit per day worked is $148. The same monthly profit across 12 months is an annualized pace of $35,520. The example button loads these inputs.
How to read the result
The large figure is profit for the period, after variable costs and fixed costs. Revenue sits in the breakdown so you can see what clients paid before those costs. Margin is that profit as a percent of revenue. Profit per day spreads the same profit across the days you worked. Annualized profit repeats this week 52 times or this month 12 times. It is a pace, so a holiday week or a quiet month will not match it. A negative profit means the period did not cover its costs.
Tips for reading manicure profit
- Match the period to the bills. A monthly rent figure entered on a one-week period makes that week look much worse than it is.
- Count each cost once. Product used on the client belongs in variable cost. Rent belongs in fixed costs.
- Use days you actually worked. Profit per day is higher when the same profit is spread over fewer days, and that does not mean the period made more money.
- If the margin is thin, check the variable cost per visit before you cut the ticket. A lower price with the same product cost leaves less on every appointment.
