Sales Performance Over Time
Monthly revenue & profit with year-over-year comparison
Monthly Revenue & Profit Trend
January 2009 is the highest single-month revenue at $516K. Q4 consistently outperforms β OctβDec drives ~28% of annual revenue. September shows strong mid-year spikes across all years.
Geographic Intelligence
Regional performance & top states by profit margin
Revenue & Profit by Region
Top 10 States by Profit Margin
Central region leads revenue at $4.7M (31.5%) but West lags on margin. South punches above its weight with $422K profit on $3.15M sales (13.4% margin β highest of all regions). South Dakota & Louisiana are hidden profit gems with 22β26% margins.
Product Intelligence
Category & sub-category profitability β margin color-coded
Margin:
β₯15%
5β15%
<5%
Sub-Category Sales & Profit Margin
Tables and Bookcases are destroying value: -5.2% and -4.1% margins on combined $2.7M in revenue. That's ~$133K in losses from just 2 sub-categories. Labels (35%) and Binders (30%) are the true margin stars.
Customer Segment Analysis
Revenue distribution, AOV, discount behavior, and return risk
Revenue by Customer Segment
Segment Comparison
Small Business has the highest return rate (11.57%) and lowest AOV ($1,698) β lowest profit efficiency. Corporate drives the most revenue ($5.5M, 36.9%) with solid 10.9% margin. Discount rates are almost identical across segments (~5%), suggesting no differentiated pricing strategy.
Shipping & Logistics
Ship mode efficiency, cost analysis & order priority breakdown
Ship Mode Volume
Avg Shipping Cost
Order Priority Split
Avg Days to Ship by Region & Mode
Delivery Truck costs 6Γ more per order ($45.35 vs $7.99) than air modes yet ships in the same ~2 days. Regular Air handles 74.7% of all orders cost-effectively at $7.66/order. Express Air premium is unjustified β average ship time identical to Regular Air.
Profitability Drilldown
Discount vs profit correlation β identifying margin erosion
Discount % vs Profit Scatter
Office Supplies
Technology
Furniture
Avg Profit by Discount Bucket
At 16%+ discount, average profit turns negative. Orders at 0% discount average $249 profit vs -$250 at 21β30%. The sweet spot is 1β5% discount β highest total profit pool at $828K.
Returns Analysis
572 returned orders Β· Risk identification by category, segment & region
Return Rate by Category
Return Rate by Segment
Return Rate by Region
Return Volume & Rate Combined
Furniture has the highest return rate at 11.19% β already confirmed as a margin-negative category. Small Business customers return 11.57% of orders. West region leads at 11.04%. The intersection of Furniture + Small Business + West is likely the highest-risk segment requiring immediate attention.