Hot take:
Most elevator company owners know their monthly revenue.
Very few know their actual profit margin per unit.
One number tells you how big the business is.
The other tells you whether it's worth keeping.
This is the number that separates the independent contractors doing $1M–
$50M in revenue across the U.S. from the ones still guessing:
→ A $3M contract that looks like a win until the maintenance visits cost more than the contract pays.
→ A "good month" propped up by two strong buildings while three others quietly bleed money.
→ Saying yes to every new contract without knowing which ones actually fund payroll.
Otis, KONE, and Schindler don't win because they're cheaper. They win because they know their numbers building by building.
Independent contractors can out-service them but only if they out-know them too.
Revenue tells you the business is growing.
Profit margin per unit tells you if it's growing the right way.
If you can't answer "what's my margin on Building X" in under 10 seconds, that's not a data problem. That's a visibility problem.
What's your revenue number telling you that your margin number isn't?
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