Shop Kit · 5 steps
Owner weekly numbers review
A cash summary, job costing, a monthly review and a team meeting that turns the numbers into action.
- Who it’s for
- Owners and GMs, with the bookkeeper who pulls the numbers.
- Time
- About 45 minutes a week
- How to use it
- Cash first, then margins, then the bigger picture, then what you tell the team.
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Step 1 of 5
Write a cash flow summary for the owner
Where cash stands this week and what is coming due.
Never paste: Bank or card numbers, account logins, employee pay rates and SSNs, customer addresses or phone numbers, tax IDs, or financing applications.Write a short cash flow summary. Cash on hand: [$] Expected in (next 30 days): [AR by age, financing funding due, deposits] Expected out: [payroll dates, equipment bills, rent, truck payments, taxes] Concerns: [slow season, big equipment order] Plain English: where we are, the tight weeks, and 2-3 things the owner can do. - Never paste: Bank or card numbers, account logins, employee pay rates and SSNs, customer addresses or phone numbers, tax IDs, or financing applications.
Summarize job costing for these jobs. Jobs: [job #, type (AC replacement, repipe, panel upgrade), sold price, equipment/material cost, labor hours x loaded rate, permit, subs, financing fee] Target gross margin: [%] Table with gross profit and margin per job, flag jobs under target, and give the likely reasons (labor overrun, material, discounting, financing fees). Plain English summary at the end. - Never paste: Employee pay rates or personal info, customer names with addresses or phone numbers, bank or card numbers, financing applications, or anything from a pending legal dispute.
Help me review last month's numbers for my [HVAC / plumbing / electrical] service business. Revenue: [total, by service vs. install vs. maintenance] Jobs: [count], average ticket: [$], close rate: [%] Callbacks/recalls: [count] Membership count: [start / end] Gross margin: [%], labor as % of revenue: [%] Same month last year: [key numbers] Tell me what improved, what slipped, the 3 things worth my attention, and one question to ask my service manager. Plain English, no lecture. -
Step 4 of 5
Write the weekly KPI recap for the team
The numbers the team should see, framed around wins.
Never paste: Employee pay, disciplinary records with full names, customer addresses and phone numbers, or medical/personal info about techs.Write a weekly team recap. KPIs: [average ticket, close rate on options, memberships sold, recalls, reviews] Wins: [specific techs and jobs] Focus for this week: [one thing] Short, upbeat, specific. Share only numbers the team should see. - Never paste: Employee pay rates or personal info, customer names with addresses or phone numbers, bank or card numbers, financing applications, or anything from a pending legal dispute.
Build a 30-minute team meeting agenda. Wins to call out: [jobs, reviews, people] Numbers to share: [what's appropriate for the team] Topics: [new process, safety, price book, season prep] Problem to solve together: [e.g. callbacks, missed membership offers] Timed agenda, who leads each part, and end with clear action items. Keep it moving.
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