Key Performance Indicator Formulas for Success

These basic KPI formulas can get your KPI program headed in the right direction.

The following basic formulas can help you jump start your store’s KPI program.

Sales KPIs
• Revenues per employee:
Sales ÷ number of employees

• Average retail sales:
Sales ÷ number of retail transactions

• Average sale with water test:
Sales with water tests ÷ number of water tests

Profitability, productivity and vitality KPIs
• Net profit percentage:
Net profit ÷ total sales

• Service win percentage:
Number of service calls completed on first call ÷ total number of service calls

• Budget variance:
Actual expenses compared to budgeted expenses

• Vitality index (how new products contribute to revenue growth):
New product sales ÷ total sales


Thanks to Dennis Marunde, president of Crystal Lake, Ill.-based Arvidson Pools & Spas; Brian Quint, president of Seattle-based Aqua Quip; and Chris Curcio, president of Litehouse Pools & Spas in Strongsville, Ohio.

About the Author

Dana Robinson

Dana Robinson is a frequent freelancer for Pool and Spa News and Aquatics International after previously having served as senior editor for both publications. A Los Angeles-based writer, she's created content for a number of trade and consumer publications throughout her editorial career.

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