Which projects make you money?
Most construction and trade businesses only receive a basic Profit & Loss statement: total income minus total expenses, ending with a pre-tax profit or loss.
But this traditional reporting hides the most important question every owner should be asking:
“Which projects are actually making me money—and which ones are quietly draining cash?”
In this video, we walk through a full Project-Based Profitability Analysis using real-world example.
You will see exactly how we break down:
Project revenue
Direct labor costs
Direct material costs
Allocated indirect expenses
True project-level profit margins
How each project compares to industry averages
Using the detailed visual models shown in the images, we demonstrate how our approach gives business owners a level of financial clarity they simply do not get from a standard P&L.
You’ll see:
📉 A profitability dashboard with stacked cost bars and gross margin trends across all jobs
🔍 Deep insights into which projects are performing well, which ones are below target, and where money is being lost without the owner realizing it
This type of analysis has helped our clients:
Identify underpriced work
Fix labor and materials issues early
Control job overruns
Improve cash flow
Increase gross margins
Make more confident bidding and pricing decisions
If you're running a construction, remodeling, or trade business, this level of reporting is not optional—it's essential.
Understanding profitability by job is the only way to protect your margins and grow with confidence.