Keep more profit from every dollar you earn.
Chasing more revenue is the hard way to grow profit. Lifting your margin is the efficient way. We find where profit leaks between the sale and the bottom line, then fix pricing, costs and job profitability so more of every dollar stays with you.
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Where most owners are stuck
- Revenue keeps rising but profit barely follows.
- Your prices have not moved while costs steadily have.
- You cannot say which jobs or products actually make money.
- Discounting wins the sale but quietly erodes the margin.
- Overheads have crept up and nobody has questioned them in years.
How we lift your margin.
- 01
Measure gross margin properly
We separate the direct cost of delivering your work from your overheads so you can see your true gross margin. Most owners are surprised how thin it is once labour, materials and waste are counted honestly.
- 02
Review pricing against real cost
Prices set years ago rarely keep up with wages, materials and time. We rebuild your pricing from the actual cost to deliver plus a target margin, so a sale always contributes rather than just covers itself.
- 03
Find your most and least profitable work
We analyse profitability by job, product or customer so the high margin work gets your focus and the loss makers get repriced or let go. Doing less of the wrong work often lifts profit faster than doing more of everything.
- 04
Tighten direct costs and waste
Better supplier terms, less rework, controlled overtime and reduced waste flow straight to the bottom line. We target the cost lines that move margin most rather than trimming everywhere indiscriminately.
- 05
Bring discipline to discounting
Every discount is profit given away, and it usually takes far more extra sales to recover than owners expect. We set clear rules for when a discount is worth it so you protect margin without losing good customers.
The services behind it
Business advisory
Pricing reviews, job profitability analysis and a margin improvement plan with targets you can track month to month.
ExploreCFO services
Margin and KPI reporting plus the financial oversight to hold your costs and pricing accountable as the business grows.
ExploreAccounting and taxation
Clean financials and cost coding so your margin numbers are accurate and the lift you make is real, not a reporting illusion.
ExploreQuestions we hear most often.
Have a question that is not here? Call 07 3399 2300 or book a consultation and we will answer it directly.
What is the difference between margin and markup?
Markup is the amount you add to cost, while margin is profit as a percentage of the selling price. A fifty percent markup is only a thirty three percent margin. Confusing the two is one of the most common reasons businesses underprice, and we make sure yours are set correctly.
Is it better to raise prices or cut costs?
Usually both, but a small price rise often has the biggest impact because it flows straight to profit with no extra effort to deliver. We model the effect of each so you can lift margin without losing the customers who matter.
How do I know which jobs lose money?
By measuring profitability per job rather than relying on overall profit. Once direct labour, materials and rework are allocated to each job, loss makers become obvious. We set up that analysis so the picture is clear every month.
Grow profit without grinding for more sales.
A few points of margin can transform your bottom line. Book a consultation and we will find where yours leaks and build the plan to keep more of what you earn.