Three vending operating formats

What these results mean

Defaults are editable illustrations, not U.S. averages. The operating tools use a 28-day period by default, net prices before collected sales tax and an identical machine/location cohort. Simple view and Detailed P&L read the same ledger. Changing a view does not change the inputs.

Revenue includes only dispensed product. Demand first loses the unavailable selling-time share, then actual sales are capped by stock, resources and machine throughput. Unmet demand is shown separately. In steady state, consumed packaged stock equals sold items divided by saleable yield. Remaining stock is not revenue or an additional expense.

Route visits include the opening load, use evenly spaced service cycles and visit every machine each round. Available route hours cap the number of complete rounds. Loading, driving, refill and service minutes are included; no route optimization or calendar appointment booking is performed.

Contribution deducts consumed stock/resources, percentage commission and processing. Operating profit also deducts paid route labor, vehicle operation, fixed location fees, maintenance and overhead. It excludes depreciation, interest, debt principal, income tax and distributions. Unpaid owner work is shown separately; do not enter paid hours again as unpaid work. Annualization is steady state, not a seasonal cash forecast.

Card versus cash, machine count and slot size are settings within a format. The sales model concerns products dispensed through machines; it does not forecast revenue from selling machines to other operators.

Use Item Cost for the selected format. Verify manufacturer specifications, local health requirements and your actual utility/processor agreements.