Reading your result
Sales are the start.
Contribution is what’s left.
Your contribution is the amount left after marketplace fees, tax, product cost and the optional costs you enter. It helps you judge whether a sale leaves enough room for your business.
Why sales and ROAS don’t tell the whole story- Sale price
- 120
- Costs & tax
- 75
- Contribution
- 45
37.5% contribution marginAED 45 ÷ AED 120. Overheads and unentered costs still need to be covered.
Before you decide
A few useful answers.
Is contribution the same as net profit?
No. Contribution covers the costs included in this calculation. Business overheads, salaries and any costs you haven’t entered still reduce final profit. Expand the fee breakdown to see what the estimate includes.
Which Amazon and noon markets can I compare?
Amazon UAE, Saudi Arabia, India, the UK and US; noon and noon Minutes in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Coverage uses a mix of published schedules and estimates. Amazon KSA mirrors UAE fees, UK fulfilment uses representative rates, and Minutes outbound uses Noon Core as an assumption. Check the sources and assumptions above for your market.
Does it include advertising and returns?
Add them under “Ad spend, returns & inbound” in the inputs. They start at zero, so your result only includes these costs once you enter them. Use your blended ad spend across sales, rather than spend on advertised orders alone.
How should I use the category comparison?
Use it as planning context. The bands are published Amazon net-margin ranges, while your result is contribution. They are not measured category averages or noon benchmarks. A marker above the band doesn’t by itself mean the product is more profitable.
Can I use the break-even price to set my selling price?
It’s the price at which contribution reaches zero under your inputs, not a recommended selling price. The target-margin price adds your chosen contribution margin. Review demand and competing products before changing price.
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