Sundown Studio

Demo data

How the business is doing, as of 5 Oct 2026

Colour services bring in 27 percent of your revenue.

Retail is 8 percent of service revenue, below the typical 10 to 15 percent.

R16,600 is overdue across 3 invoices.

Cash dips to about R18,000 in week 3 when your stock order and rent fall due.

Revenue

R129,300

Up 1.6%R127,280 in the previous 30 days

Average ticket

R526

Up 4.1%R505 in the previous 30 days

Gross margin

86.7%

Down 0.4 pts87.0% in the previous 30 days

Net cash this period

+R33,323

Up R6,153+R27,170 in the previous 30 days

What earns the most?

Blowout leads at R31,080, 24 percent of revenue. Colour (touch-up) has the thinnest margin, at 80 percent.

Revenue by service

Ranked by revenue. Margin is what is left after consumables.

Gross margin
  • BlowoutR31,08095%
  • Cut & StyleR30,60095%
  • Colour (touch-up)R21,25080%
  • Gel ManicureR14,82088%
  • Colour (full)R13,05080%
  • FacialR8,45088%

Services against retail

Share of total revenue

8%retail
  • Services R119,250
  • Retail R10,050

Retail is 8% of service revenue.

0%20%

Typical industry guidance: 10 to 15 percent

Top retail products

Ranked by revenue

  • Daily SPF Moisturiser 50mlR3,740
  • Sundown Shampoo 250mlR2,200
  • Matte Styling Paste 100gR1,680
  • Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser 150mlR1,550
  • Sundown Conditioner 250mlR880

How is each stylist performing?

Naledi brings in 55 percent of revenue. The comparison below shows where the two differ most.

Naledi M.

Senior Stylist

R71,340

55 percent of revenue

Average ticket

R64 above the team average

R590

Retail attach rate

Service tickets that include a retail sale

21%

Typical industry guidance: 15 to 25 percent

Utilisation

Booked hours out of available hours

85%

Typical industry guidance: 75 percent

Rebooking rate

Clients who booked their next visit before leaving

62%

Jayden P.

Stylist and Beauty Therapist

R57,960

45 percent of revenue

Average ticket

R62 below the team average

R464

Retail attach rate

Service tickets that include a retail sale

6%

Typical industry guidance: 15 to 25 percent

Utilisation

Booked hours out of available hours

70%

Typical industry guidance: 75 percent

Rebooking rate

Clients who booked their next visit before leaving

42%

Stylists against the team average

Share of tickets, hours or clients, over the period selected

  • Naledi
  • Jayden
  • Team average

The biggest gap is retail attach rate. Naledi adds a retail sale to 21 percent of service tickets, Jayden to 6 percent. Closing half of that gap on Jayden's tickets would add about R2,956 a month in retail sales.

Is cash coming in faster than it goes out?

Yes. Cash in beat cash out by R160,148 over the last 6 months. The next 30 days dip to about R18,000 in week 3, when stock orders and rent fall due.

Cash in and cash out by month

Cash in is till takings plus invoice payments. Cash out is everything paid.

  • Cash in
  • Cash out
  • Net cash

Where the money goes

Last 30 days: R107,077 paid out, ranked by category

  • Staff pay and commissionR68,075
  • RentR18,500
  • Stock ordersR9,162
  • SuppliesR4,231
  • UtilitiesR2,981
  • MarketingR2,500
  • OtherR1,628

Next 30 days

Projected balance to 4 Nov

Projected balance in 30 days

R44,256

From R7,800 in the bank today

Lowest point

R18,026

End of week 3, after stock orders and rent fall due

Projected balance = cash in the bank today + unpaid invoices falling due in the next 30 days + confirmed upcoming bookings, minus recurring costs falling due in that time. Overdue invoices are not counted. Week 4 runs to day 30.

Who still owes me money?

R42,100 is owed to you and R16,600 of it is past its due date. Zinzi Events Co. is the oldest, 66 days late.

Money owed to you

R42,100

Up 70.4%R24,700 30 days ago

Overdue

R16,600

Down 11.2%R18,700 30 days ago

How late is it

Unpaid balances by how long past the due date

Overdue invoices

Largest first

ClientAmountDays overdue

Zinzi Events Co.

Bridal invoice, due 31 Jul

R6,40066 days

Harbour Collective Offices

Corporate invoice, due 15 Sep

R6,00020 days

Camps Bay Villa Group

Corporate invoice, due 20 Aug

R4,20046 days