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What’s actually left per order?

Before ROAS, before ad spend, before any of it: this is the margin check. What lands after cost of goods, shipping and fees, and what percentage of revenue that leaves you to fund everything else.

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Order value and costs

What lands in the till, and what leaves with the parcel.

Contribution margin
57.3%
£34.36 per order
Cost of goods
30.0%
Shipping
7.5%
Pick, pack & packaging
2.5%
Payment processing
2.7%
Order value
£60.00
average order value
Total costs
£25.64
42.7%
Contribution
£34.36
per order
Margin
57.3%
of order value

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Pick the next stage in your margin journey

One calculator rarely tells the whole story. This is the order that actually works: from margin, to target, to a page that can convert the traffic you send it.

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