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Drag the sliders to see what one machine earns each month and how fast it pays for itself.
Illustrative site examples, not benchmarks
Add the machine price from your quote below to see payback. Selling days and other costs are set to example values. Restocking labour, payment fees, spoilage and taxes are not included. Change them below.
Profit a month
LKR 29,550
Healthy unit
- Sales a month
- LKR 267,000
- Costs a month
- −LKR 237,450
- Pays back in
- —
- Yearly return
- —
- Profit in a year
- LKR 354,600
Year one: add the machine price to see payback
Get these numbers checked by an expertMonthly profit projections
Based on 65% product cost, LKR 63,900 a month in running costs and 30 selling days.
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LKR 7,100 sales/day
LKR 10,650 /mo
LKR 127,800/yr
Illustrative scenario 1
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LKR 20,000 sales/day
LKR 146,100 /mo
LKR 1,753,200/yr
Illustrative scenario 2
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LKR 36,000 sales/day
LKR 314,100 /mo
LKR 3,769,200/yr
Illustrative scenario 3
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LKR 54,000 sales/day
LKR 503,100 /mo
LKR 6,037,200/yr
Illustrative scenario 4
Estimates are for illustration only. Results vary with location, product mix and pricing.
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Monthly profit statement
- Sales (LKR 8,900 × 30 days)
- LKR 267,000
- Products (65%)
- −LKR 173,550
- Gross profit
- LKR 93,450
- Location rent
- −LKR 43,000
- Power and internet
- −LKR 8,900
- Refill and maintenance
- −LKR 12,000
- Net profit
- LKR 29,550
- Products —
- Rent —
- Power + internet —
- Refill + upkeep —
- Your profit —
- Break-even sales
- LKR 6,086/day
- Yearly return
- —
- Net margin
- 11.1%
The economics are in a workable range. Pressure-test site traffic and refill discipline, then move toward launch with confidence.
When you get your money back
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- Still paying back
- In profit
- Months
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