Automation ROI calculator

What the numbers mean

Monthly savings value = saved hours × hourly value − monthly tool and operating cost. Annual savings value is that amount × 12, before setup cost and extra revenue.

Monthly net benefit adds expected extra revenue × contribution margin. First-year net benefit subtracts one-time setup cost from 12 months of net benefit.

First-year ROI = first-year net benefit ÷ (setup cost + 12 months of operating cost) × 100. When that denominator is zero, ROI is not defined. Payback is setup cost ÷ positive monthly net benefit; a non-positive benefit has no payback.

The model assumes constant monthly inputs. It does not model taxes, discount rates, financing or changing demand. Read the limitations.

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