What it shows
The Cost of Goods Sold Report matches your Square sales with what you paid for each book, so you can see profit by sale.
Pick a range under Filter by Date Range, or use Last 7 days, Last 30 days, Last 90 days or Last year.
| Card | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Total COGS | What the books you sold cost you. |
| Total Revenue | What you sold them for. |
| Profit | Revenue minus COGS. |
| Profit Margin | Profit as a percent of revenue. |
| Units Sold | Copies sold. |
| Transactions | Sales in the range. |
Sales Transactions lists each sale with date, title, ISBN, quantity, COGS, revenue, profit and margin.
Where the costs come from
Costs come from the unit cost recorded when copies come into stock, including the unit cost on books you send to Square through book by book. Books with no recorded cost show no COGS, so set unit costs (or vendor rates) when you review orders.
When you first open the report, book by book pulls your inventory history from Square. Until that finishes you'll see Inventory history is still syncing from Square, and older sales may be missing.
The COGS Report needs a paid plan after the trial.