Illustrative report
Revenue grew. Profit did not.
Synthetic service business · Month A → Month B · USD
Revenue · Month B
$22,000
+10% vs Month A
Expenses · Month B
$17,000
+21.4% vs Month A
Profit · Month B
$5,000
−16.7% vs Month A
| P&L line | Month A | Month B | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $20,000 | $22,000 | +$2,000 |
| Subcontractors | $6,000 | $9,000 | +$3,000 |
| Other expenses | $8,000 | $8,000 | $0 |
| Total expenses | $14,000 | $17,000 | +$3,000 |
| Profit | $6,000 | $5,000 | −$1,000 |
| Profit margin | 30.0% | 22.7% | −7.3 pp |
What changed in this example
Revenue rose by $2,000, but expenses rose by $3,000. The synthetic subcontractor line accounts for that expense increase. Profit therefore fell by $1,000, from $6,000 to $5,000.
Example source: table above, Revenue / Subcontractors / Total expenses.
A question, not a conclusion
Was the subcontractor increase one-off, tied to extra work, or a change in rates? These figures alone cannot establish why it happened. Review the underlying invoices and project records before drawing a conclusion.
Profit = revenue − expenses. Margin = profit ÷ revenue. Percentages rounded to one decimal place.
All figures and categories are synthetic. This is a manually authored illustration of the planned format, not a client report, evidence of outcomes, or a currently available AI feature.