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Profitability calculator for a dog daycare

Enter your occupancy, opening days, closed weeks, full-day and half-day prices and your costs. The result updates as you type.

Activity

dogs
The most dogs you host at the same time
%
≈ 18.8 dogs present on an average open day
Opening days per weekOpen 47 weeks, 235 days a year
wks
Holidays, bridge days, works

Prices

$
A whole day, per dog
$
A half day, per dog
%
Share of half days among the days sold · average price $25.50
%
Packages, siblings, welcome offers · average net price $24.22

Costs

$/month
$/month
Team, employer contributions included
$/month
Insurance, energy, accounting, software, upkeep
$/dog/day
Hygiene, treats, toys, supplies

Monthly result before tax

Profitable
$1,094/ month
$13,123 a year · 12% margin
Revenue
$106,741
per year
Costs
$93,619
per year
Dog days sold
4,406
per year

Break-even point

64%
0%Current occupancy: 75%100%

You need 16.1 dogs on an average open day to cover every cost, that is 3,788 dog days sold a year. You are 11 points above.

Monthly result by occupancy

Same prices and same costs, from 5% to 100% full. Black bar: your occupancy.

Max: +$3,691Min: -$6,180

Where each euro goes

Out of $106,741 of yearly revenue.

  • Variable costs$13,21912%
  • Salaries$48,00045%
  • Rent and premises$18,00017%
  • Other fixed costs$14,40013%
  • Result$13,12312%
Levers

What each change brings, all else equal.

  • +1 point of occupancy+$1,247a year, that is 0.25 more dogs a day
  • +$1 on the full day+$3,139a year, with the same attendance
  • +1 open day a week+$18,705a year, with the same occupancy
  • −1 week closed+$1,990a year, with the same occupancy

Indicative estimate. Amounts exclude VAT and sales tax; the result is before tax, depreciation and the owner’s own pay. Variable costs are counted per dog and per day of presence.

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01 · Booking

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The PandaCal booking queue: pending requests with each dog, its vaccines and the price, ready to confirm.