Return on investment
See what a smart VMI solution earns you as a distributor.
Calculate the return on investment (ROI) of placing a vending machine at your customer's site. Choose how you'll acquire the hardware, then fill in your numbers.
How are you acquiring the hardware?
This changes how the upfront cost is treated.
Hardware — one-time
The one-time cost of the machine.
€
Setup — one-time
Getting the machine installed and on site.
€
€
Lease
Enter the monthly lease payment for the machine.
€
mo
e.g. 60 months = 5 years
€
€
One-time costs. Leave empty if delivery and installation are included in the lease.
Ongoing costs
What it costs to run the machine each month.
€
€
Restocking — optional
Your labour and logistics cost to refill the machine. Leave blank if the customer refills themselves.
€
Your return
What the machine earns you each month.
€
%
€
A fee you charge for placing the machine on site. Pure added margin.
%
Revenue and margin grow by this much each year — applied from year 2 onward.
Payback period
—
Fill in your numbers to see the result.
One-time vending cost
—
Monthly running cost
—
Net monthly profit
—
Net profit, year 1
—
Monthly margin built from
Multi-year outlook
The longer view
| Year | Product revenue | Product margin | Total vending cost | Net profit |
|---|
5-year cumulative net profit
—
Customer-facing
What your customer saves
Less waste and over-ordering. Your revenue already reflects the reduced volume — this is what the customer stops spending.
Time saved by automated dispensing & ordering, per person each month
Worker
h/mo
€
Foreman
h/mo
€
Sourcing
h/mo
€
Your customer saves
—/ month