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6 Numbers You Need to Know

Construction Business Owner

To build a profitable construction business, owners must be focused on key performance indicators (KPIs) and bottom-line numbers. These KPIs are centered on sales revenue, overhead, profit markup, labor costs per unit of work, and your updated job cost labor for every project. 6 Numbers You Need to Know. Sat, 12/31/2022 - 07:39.

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5 Ways to Stop Your Company’s Money Leaks & Blockages

Construction Business Owner

Imagine your company as a funnel with a shut-off valve controlling the flow of profit output. The funnel absorbs and reduces the profit output by paying invoices for job costs and overhead expenses. The leftover flow is net profit cash exiting the end of the funnel into your equity account.

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Estimate Your Way in STACK

Construction Business Owner

After calculating material quantities with your takeoff, estimating adds costs to all facets of the project, from materials and labor to overhead and markup. Waste and overhead can also be added to arrive at the project cost. Estimating is the backbone of a construction project, and it’s essential to get it right to win bids.

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Creating a JOC Coefficient?

Job Order Contracting

General / Prime Contractor Overhead. General / Prime Contractor Profit and risk. Adjustment factors to account for small jobs. Labor (Both during Normal Work Hours and Outside of Normal Work Hours). Materials. Equipment. Subcontractor costs. Subcontractor mark-ups. projects valued over $35K; 9. Social security contributions.

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JOC Coefficients Less than 1.0

Job Order Contracting

It should be used to account for contractor overhead and profit. It should NOT BE USED to account for fluctuations in material costs, labor rates, and other factors that can change during the contract term. ( should simply include contractor overhead and profit. Cost Adjustment : A coefficient less than 1.0

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Overcoming Solo Contractor Challenges: How MAP Can Simplify Operations

Contractor Bookkeeping

Maybe you started your company with a few friends and relatives as your earliest clients, and you thought your overhead expenses would be low since you worked out of your home. You made a decent living for yourself, hired a few sub-contractors per project, paid your suppliers, and earned a profit—at least that is what your tax preparer said.

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Construction Accounting Profit And Loss Reports Are A Hill Of Beans

Contractor Bookkeeping

Reviewing QuickBooks Profit And Loss Reports - From our construction accounting clients reminded me of something I learned in my own construction businesses a long time ago. Construction accounting financial reports can be like staring at a hill of beans if you don't know what you are looking at or why.