Calculator
Calculate profitability for products sold on Takealot, Amazon, or other marketplaces. Account for all costs including platform fees, shipping, and advertising.
Input your costs and selling price to see margins, ROI, and break-even point.
Spread across all units
Spread across all units
Takealot: ~10%, Amazon: ~15%
If using FBA/logistics
Total for this batch
Landed Cost per Unit
R 580
Total Landed Cost
R 5 800
Total Revenue
R 15 000
Gross Profit
R 9 500
Net Profit
R 6 800
Gross Margin %
63.3%
Net Margin %
45.3%
ROI %
117.2%
Break-Even Selling Price
R 820
Sell at this price to break even. Selling higher generates profit; selling lower creates losses.
Disclaimer: This calculator provides estimates. Actual profitability depends on actual costs, marketplace fee changes, shipping variations, customer returns, and other factors. Use this as a planning tool, not a guarantee of results. Marketplace fees and shipping costs vary frequently.
Guide
Total cost to get the product into your hands: product cost + shipping + duties + packaging. This is your baseline cost.
Revenue minus the direct cost of goods sold. This excludes marketplace fees and other variable costs.
Gross profit divided by revenue. Shows percentage of each sale that covers product costs. Healthy: 50%+
Revenue minus ALL costs (product, shipping, fees, fulfillment, advertising, other). This is what you actually keep.
Net profit divided by revenue. Shows what percentage of each sale is actual profit. Healthy: 10%+
Net profit divided by landed cost. Shows your return on the cash you invested in inventory. Higher is better.