Margins for an e-commerce phone case brand
Online retailers see how their gross and net margins stack up against industry norms.
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Entrada
- Business Info
- E-commerce store selling custom phone cases. 2 years in business, 15% YoY growth. Competing with Amazon sellers and print-on-demand shops.
- Revenue
- 250000
- Costs
- COGS: $110K, Salaries: $65K, Marketing: $25K, Rent: $12K, Other: $8K
- Margin Type
- net
- Industry Benchmark
- E-commerce ~25-50% gross, 5-10% net
Saída (trecho)
Margin Analysis — Revenue $250,000. Gross profit = $250K − $110K COGS = $140,000 → Gross margin 56% (above the 25–50% e-commerce benchmark — strong). Operating expenses $110K (salaries $65K, marketing $25K, rent $12K, other $8K). Net profit = $30,000 → Net margin 12% (above the 5–10% benchmark). Insight: healthy gross margin gives room to scale; marketing at 10% of revenue is efficient. Biggest lever to lift net margin further is COGS negotiation at volume.