What does this skill do?

The Skill Margin and Profitability Analyzer calculates the contribution margin and actual profitability of each of your company’s products or services, identifying which ones generate real profits and which ones are merely revenue illusions. Using your data on prices, direct costs, fixed costs, and turnaround time, it generates a comprehensive report featuring a margin ranking, a BCG matrix, critical alerts, and scenario simulations to help you make data-driven strategic decisions.

Portfolio Review
Analyze all of the company's products or services to see which ones are truly profitable.
Scale up or discontinue
Use data to decide which products deserve more investment and which ones should be removed from the catalog.
Pricing Decisions
Adjust prices and promotions based on the actual margin and hourly return for each service.
Financial Planning
Use quarterly or annual analysis to reallocate resources and maximize overall profitability.

Usage examples

📊 Comprehensive Portfolio Analysis
Analyze the profit margin for these four products from my design agency: Logo (2,500€, 8 units/month, 100€ in costs, 15 hours), Social Media Management (1,500€/month, 12 clients, €50 in costs, 20 hours per client), Branding (€12,000, 2 per month, €200 in costs, 60 hours), Corporate Website (€4,000, 3 per month, €300 in costs, 40 hours). Fixed costs: €25,000/month. Cost per hour: €45.
🚨 Detect vanity products
I have a product that generates a lot of revenue but barely makes a profit. Analyze all my services and tell me which ones are "vanity products" with high revenue and low margins.
🔄 Scenario Simulation
Simulate what would happen if I increased the price of my branding service by 15% and discontinued the basic package. How would that affect overall profitability?
📈 Ranking by Margin
Please provide me with a comparison table showing the ranking of my 6 products, sorted by contribution margin and hourly profitability.

Features

Calculating Contribution Margin Get the margin in absolute value and as a percentage for each product or service.
Hourly Return Calculate the actual profitability per hour worked—a key factor for services where time is the limiting resource.
Simplified BCG Matrix Classify the products as "star," "cash cow," "question mark," or "dog" based on their performance.
Vanity Product Alerts Identify high-revenue products with low margins that cause operational bottlenecks.
Scenario simulations Estimate the financial impact of raising prices, discontinuing products, or reassigning staff hours.

Frequently asked questions

You'll need the company's name and industry, total monthly revenue, a list of 3 to 8 products with prices, units sold, direct costs, and lead time, as well as monthly fixed costs and the team's hourly rate.
Yes. It's especially useful for services because it takes execution time into account and calculates the hourly return, not just the profit margin.
This is a product that generates a lot of revenue but has a minimal profit margin. The skill detects it and alerts you to it, since it consumes resources without providing any real benefit.
No. The skill works with Claude Code or Cowork without any additional configuration. You just need to provide your financial information in the prompt.
Margin and Profitability Analyzer — Financial Analysis with Claude AI

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