Shop Calculators

Free tools to help you understand your shop's financial health and optimize performance.

Click a card to open that calculator — inputs are editable; computed rates are read-only.

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Related: GP Health · Effective Labor Rate · Set Your Labor Rate

Shop Maximum Performance

Calculate your shop's maximum revenue potential based on bays, hours, and labor rate.

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GP Health

Evaluate your gross profit health across labor and parts.

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GP/Op Hr

Gross profit per operating hour — a key efficiency metric.

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Revenue vs Employee

Understand revenue generated per employee and optimize staffing.

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Loaded Labor Rate

Calculate the true cost of labor including overhead and benefits.

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Set Your Labor Rate

Determine the optimal labor rate for your market and cost structure.

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Real Labor GPM

Calculate your real gross profit margin on labor after all costs.

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Break-Even

Find the monthly revenue your shop needs to cover all fixed costs.

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Tech Efficiency & Productivity

Measure technician productivity, efficiency, and overall performance.

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Parts Markup Matrix

Build a cost-based parts pricing matrix to hit your GP% targets.

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Average Repair Order (ARO)

Calculate ARO with labor and parts breakdown. Your top revenue lever.

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Bay Utilization

Measure how effectively your bays are being used and find hidden capacity.

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Close Ratio

Track sales conversion and see the revenue impact of improvement.

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Car Count Needed

Reverse-engineer your revenue goal into daily car count targets.

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Profit Per Job

Calculate net profit per repair order after parts, labor, and overhead.

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Effective Labor Rate

Find your actual collected rate per billed hour vs. your posted door rate.

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Hours Per RO

Measure average labor hours billed per repair order to boost revenue.

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Marketing ROI

Calculate cost per new customer and return on your marketing spend.

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Customer Lifetime Value

See how much a single loyal customer is worth over their lifetime.

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Tech Pay Plan Comparison

Compare flat rate, hourly, and hybrid pay structures side by side.

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Overhead % of Revenue

Calculate your overhead as a percentage of revenue. Target under 40%.

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Comeback Rate

Track your comeback percentage and its true cost in labor and reputation.

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Work in Progress (WIP)

See how much cash is tied up in open repair orders right now.

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