Margin by material, customer, and salesperson
Where margins get tight, with cost frozen at issue.
Updated on September 23, 2026
The Margin screen answers one question: where you’re earning little. It compares the price charged with the cost recorded by the quote itself when it was issued.
How to open
- In the left-hand menu, click Margin.
- Choose the breakdown: by material, by customer, or by salesperson.
- Choose the period: this month, last 3 months, this year, or all.
How to read
- The list starts with the worst margin, because that’s where money is lost.
- Negative margin appears in orange: the price was below cost.
- Combined revenue, cost, and margin appear in the three top cards.
- Quotes indicates how many approved quotes were included in that row.
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