GC Raises Average Profit Margin from 18% to 26% in One Year with Data-Driven Reporting
General contractor, Columbus, OH
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Challenge
The company was running a healthy GC business but couldn't answer "which project types are most profitable?" without a week of spreadsheet archaeology. Financial reports lagged 30-60 days. The team knew in their gut that some project types were losers — but couldn't prove it.
Solution
The company migrated to BuilderMate and turned on project profitability reporting. Real-time margin tracking per project, per PM, and per project type revealed that kitchen remodels were running 15% over budget on labor while ground-up builds were exceeding margin targets.
Results
Using the data, The company repriced kitchen remodels, coached the labor team on efficiency, and shifted marketing spend toward the profitable project types. Net margin climbed from 18% to 26% in 12 months. AR days dropped from 52 to 28 with automated invoicing and online payment.
“The reporting changed how we run our business. We discovered which project types are most profitable, which lead sources convert best, and where we were losing money. That data let us increase our average profit margin from 18% to 26% in one year.”
BuilderMate Features Used
- Builder Project Management
- Construction Marketing Reporting
- Job Costing
- Invoicing with Online Payments
- QuickBooks Integration
- Commission Tracking
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