Where this week's sales went
Net sales$21,580
Ingredients$6,150
Wages + super$6,680
Other costs$4,914
Estimated profit$3,836
The same sample period as the headline. Includes entered costs and excludes income tax.
All agentsA little less going out.
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Nova
Net profit specialist
See what is left after your business costs.
What Nova helps with
- Understand the costs behind your profit estimate.
- See which expenses have the biggest effect on margin.
- Compare everyday changes with the profit they could contribute.
11 example memories linked to Nova.See what is remembered
Est. net profit
This week$3,836
Previous week$2,688.42
Compared with prior periodUp $1,147.58 · 42.7%
Weekly trajectory
Illustrative history28 Aug$1,790.25
4 Sept$2,230.61
11 Sept$2,688.42
18 Sept$3,836.00
Week commencing. Same example venue, complete weeks and consistent cost basis.
Source Management estimatePeriod 18 to 24 SeptemberIllustrative data, no live sync
What this number means
This management estimate subtracts ingredients, wages plus super, and other entered costs from net sales. It is before income tax and can differ from your reconciled accounts. Profit is not the same as cash available in the bank.
IngredientsLabourOther costsEst. profit
Net sales$21,580
Ingredients$6,150
Labour + super$6,680
Other costs$4,914
Estimated profit$3,836
Source: illustrative Square, Xero and Deputy data. Includes the costs entered. Before income tax.
Ask Nova
Demo conversationScripted replies in this preview. Memory changes will guide conversations in the production app.
A signal from NovaReview ideas
A little less going out.
A little more left over.
Make one expense decision at a time. Start with subscriptions, payment fees or your next renewal.
Other costs in this week$4,914Illustrative total · the review checklist does not invent a cost breakdown.
0 of 6 example review areas checked. A review is not a confirmed saving.
Venue benchmarksPlanned · your own progress comes first
Compare with similar venues once enough operators choose to share comparable data. Match business type, size, location, trading pattern, reporting period and accounting definitions.
Only publish grouped results when the cohort is large and stable enough to protect individual venues. Show the sample size, date and range. Small or unreliable groups stay unavailable.
No peer benchmark is available in this preview.Start with one expense you can influence.
Review one recurring cost, confirm what the business needs, then record the decision. A smaller bill only improves the estimate once the saving is real.
Understand what is left.
Illustrative operational detail · Example week, 18 to 24 September
Cash needs its own view
Example bank balanceIllustrative Xero context$24,380
Example bills dueNext 14 days$4,120
A profitable week can still leave cash tight. Check incoming payments, wages, tax and upcoming bills together.
Separate cash example, not available spending money or a cash forecast. Live detail depends on the records and access available in Xero.
More detail from Nova
Where the money went
24 daysSeptember so farAugust
Sales, ex GST$73,980$88,410
Ingredients$21,080$25,990
Labour, wages incl super$22,930$28,760
Other costs$15,710$20,540
Left over$14,260Sample$13,120
Xero P&L to date. Other costs carried from last month's P&L.
Cash against your floor
In the bank
$24,380Sample
Set a cash floor and this turns green above it, coral under it. Set it in Settings
Xero bank balances at the 6:10am pull.
Bills due in the next 14 days
4 billsDue
$4,120Sample
Brownes Dairy
due 28 Sept · in 4 days
$1,540
Brother of Mine
due 30 Sept · in 6 days
$1,860
Perth Packaging
due 2 Oct · in 8 days
$480
Fresh produce
due 6 Oct · in 12 days
$240
Unpaid supplier bills in Xero at the morning pull, amounts as they stand. Signal never pays a bill.
If wages go up
Each 1 point on wages, a month
$288
Every 1 point on wages is about $288 a month on last month's wages. A 3.5% rise is about $1,000 a month, or about 18 cents on each of your 189 daily orders.
August wages plus super. 189 orders a day from this week.
Sample Every figure on this page is sample data, not a real venue.
Tools for this number
Where this number comes from
Xerofills this numberConnected
Xero P&L fills the month. Pulled 6:10am.
SquareConnected
Square fills the sales line inside it.