Analytics

The Analytics page provides detailed visualizations and metrics to help you understand your business performance. Data is organized into eight tabs, each focused on a different aspect of your operations.

Argo Books Analytics

Global Controls

Two controls at the top of the page apply across all tabs:

  • Date Range: Filter all data by a preset period or select a custom date range with start and end dates
  • Chart Type: Switch between Line, Column, Step Line, Area, and Scatter chart styles

Dashboard Tab

A high-level summary of your financial performance:

  • Profits: Track net profit over time
  • Expenses vs Revenue: Compare expense and revenue totals side by side
  • Revenue Trends: Visualize revenue changes over time
  • Revenue Distribution: Breakdown of revenue by category
  • Expense Trends: Visualize expense changes over time
  • Expense Distribution: Breakdown of expenses by category

Geographic Tab

Visualize where your business activity is concentrated:

  • Countries of Origin: Breakdown of supplier countries based on your purchases
  • Companies of Origin: Breakdown of individual suppliers by transaction volume
  • Countries of Destination: Breakdown of customer countries based on your sales
  • Companies of Destination: Breakdown of individual customers by transaction volume
  • World Map Overview: Interactive map showing transaction activity by country, with an Origin/Destination toggle to switch between supplier and customer views

Performance Tab

Monitor business growth and financial performance:

  • Avg Transaction Value: Average monetary value per transaction
  • Total Transactions: Number of transactions processed in the period
  • Average Shipping Cost: Average shipping per transaction

Customers Tab

Understand your customer base with retention and value data:

  • Top Customers by Revenue: Ranked list of your highest-value customers
  • Customer Payment Status: Breakdown of customer payment states
  • Customer Growth: Chart tracking customer base growth over time
  • Customer Lifetime Value: Chart showing lifetime value trends
  • Active vs Inactive Customers: Breakdown of active and inactive customer counts
  • Rentals per Customer: Distribution of rental activity across customers

Taxes Tab

Monitor tax collection, liabilities, and rates across your business:

  • Tax Collected vs Paid: Chart comparing tax collected and tax paid over time
  • Tax Rate Distribution: Breakdown of transactions by tax rate bracket
  • Tax Liability Trend: Chart tracking net tax liability over time
  • Tax by Category: See which product categories generate the most tax
  • Tax by Product: Drill down to individual product-level tax amounts
  • Expense vs Revenue Tax: Compare tax amounts against expense and revenue totals

Returns Tab

Analyze return patterns and their financial impact:

  • Returns Over Time: Chart tracking return volume trends
  • Return Reasons: Breakdown of why items were returned
  • Financial Impact of Returns: Chart showing the monetary impact of returns over time
  • Returns by Category: See which product categories have the most returns
  • Returns by Product: Drill down to individual product-level loss data
  • Expense vs Revenue Returns: Compare returns against expense and revenue totals

Losses Tab

Track lost or damaged inventory and related claims:

  • Losses Over Time: Chart tracking loss incident trends
  • Loss Reasons: Breakdown of causes for lost or damaged inventory
  • Financial Impact of Losses: Chart showing the monetary impact of losses over time
  • Losses by Category: See which product categories are most affected
  • Losses by Product: Drill down to individual product-level loss data
  • Expense vs Revenue Losses: Compare losses against expense and revenue totals

Chart Interactions

All charts support the following interactions:

  • Zoom: Ctrl+scroll to zoom into specific time periods
  • Right-click menu: Save chart as image, export to Google Sheets, export to Excel, or reset zoom
Tip: If a chart appears empty, try expanding the date range.
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