Busy isn’t the same as profitable
Full ramps, technicians flat out, decent turnover — and somehow there’s nothing left at month end. Sound familiar? If you’re not sure where you stand, our garage profit margin benchmarks for Ireland give you something to measure against.
The problem is visibility. You’re so busy doing the work, you can’t see whether the work is making money. A two-hour timing belt job that turns into four hours? The cost of that slippage is invisible until it’s too late.
Reports that answer real questions
MotorWorks reports are built around the questions garage owners actually ask:
“Which jobs are worth doing?”
See profitability by service type. Maybe your servicing is solid but your diagnostics are losing money. Maybe timing belts are your best work. You won’t know until you can see it — and now you can.
”Who’s my most efficient technician?”
Not just who bills the most — who completes jobs closest to quoted time? Who has the fewest comebacks? The data shows you who’s really performing, beyond gut feel.
”How’s this month compared to last year?”
Track trends over time. Is revenue growing? Are margins holding up or slipping? What’s your average job value doing? See the patterns, not just the individual jobs. Not sure which numbers matter most? Start with the 5 reports every garage owner should check weekly.
Numbers your accountant can use
All reports export to CSV or PDF. Send them directly to your accountant or import into your accounting software.
No more copying numbers between systems. No more spreadsheet gymnastics. Clean data, ready to use.
Month-end in an afternoon
When everything’s been tracked properly during the month, month-end stops being a weekend job. The numbers are already there — you just export them. Curious how your take-home compares? We looked at what garage owners actually earn in Ireland and what drives the gap between busy and profitable.
