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Product Analytics Metric Glossary

This article provides the definitions, formulas, and explanations behind each metric on TrueProfit's Product Analytics. Use Ctrl+F to quickly find the term you're looking for.

1. General

Revenue

Revenue is the total sales value generated by this product after discounts, including taxes charged to customers. Returns are not deducted.

Revenue = (Gross Sales − Discounts) + Tax per product

Source from: Shopify Orders

Helps you:

  • See how much revenue each product generates

  • Identify your top-performing and underperforming products

  • Decide which products to scale, improve, or stop selling

Units Sold

Units Sold is the total number of units of this product across all orders, including cancelled orders.

Source from: Shopify Orders

Helps you:

  • Understand product demand

  • Identify your best-selling products

Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)

Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) is the direct cost of this product based on the total units recorded across all orders for this product, including cancelled orders.

COGS = Cost per unit × Units sold 

Includes cancelled orders
For bundle products, the bundle cost setup applies

Source from: Costs set in the COGS page (unit cost and bundle cost), and units sold from Shopify orders

Helps you:

  • See how much each product actually costs you

  • Calculate your gross profit and Net Profit accurately

  • Understand if your product pricing is profitable

Ad Spend

Ad Spend is the total amount you spend on ads for this product across all connected ad channels.

Source from: Synced from connected ad platforms

Helps you:

  • See how much you spend on ads for each product

  • Identify which products perform well or poorly with ads

Total Costs

Total Costs are the sum of all expenses for this product.

Total Costs = COGS + Shipping Cost + Handling Fee + Transaction Fee + Ad Spend

Helps you:

  • See the total cost for each product

  • Identify where you are overspending

Net Profit

Net Profit is the profit you keep from this product after all costs are deducted.

Net Profit = Revenue − Total Costs
(Total Costs = COGS + Shipping Costs + Handling Fees + Transaction Fees + Ad Spend)

Helps you:

  • See if this product is making or losing money after all costs

  • Identify which products to scale, fix, or stop selling

Net Profit Margin

Net Profit Margin is the percentage of revenue from this product that remains as profit after all costs.

Net Profit Margin = [ Net Profit / Revenue ] × 100

Helps you:

  • Compare profitability across products

  • Understand how much profit this product generates from each dollar of revenue. Higher means more profitable

Net Profit on Ad Spend (POAS)

Net Profit on Ad Spend (POAS) is the profit you earn for each dollar you spend on ads for this product.

Net Profit on Ad Spend (POAS) = Net Profit / Ad Spend

Helps you:

  • See if your ads for this product are profitable after all costs

  • Decide whether to scale, optimize, or stop ads for this product

  • POAS > 1: Profitable → scale ads

  • POAS < 1: Losing money → reduce spend or optimize costs

  • POAS = 0: No ad spend for this product

Gross Profit

Gross Profit is the profit remaining after subtracting only the direct product cost (COGS) from revenue.

Gross Profit = Revenue − COGS

Helps you:

  • See how much profit this product makes before other costs

  • Identify if your product pricing covers product costs

  • A higher margin gives more room for ads, shipping, and profit

Gross Profit Margin

Gross Profit Margin is the percentage of revenue from this product that remains as profit after product costs (COGS).

Gross Profit Margin = [ Gross Profit / Revenue ] × 100

Helps you:

  • Compare product profitability on a percentage basis

  • See how much margin remains after product costs (COGS)

  • A higher margin gives more room for ads, shipping, and profit

  • Lower margin means tighter profit

Views

Views are the total number of times this product page was viewed during the selected period.

Source from: Counted by TrueProfit Pixel (requires TrueProfit Pixel)

Helps you:

  • See how much traffic each product receives

  • Identify products with high interest but low conversions

Adds to Cart

Adds to Cart is the total number of times customers added this product to their cart during the selected period.

Source from: Counted by TrueProfit Pixel (requires TrueProfit Pixel)

Helps you:

  • See how many shoppers show interest in this product

  • Identify products that attract interest but don't convert

Add to Cart Rate

Add to Cart Rate is the percentage of product page views that lead to this product being added to the cart.

Add to Cart Rate = [ Adds to Cart / Views ] × 100

Source from: requires TrueProfit Pixel

Helps you:

  • See how effectively this product page turns visitors into shoppers

  • Identify products with high traffic but low purchase intent

  • A higher rate means more visitors are interested in this product

Purchases

Purchases are the total number of orders that included this product. Each order is counted once, regardless of quantity.

For example, if one order contains 3 units of this product, it counts as 1 Purchase but 3 Units Sold.

Source from: Shopify Orders

Helps you:

  • See how often this product is purchased

  • Distinguish between the number of orders and units sold

Conversion Rate

Conversion Rate is the percentage of product page views that result in a purchase.

Conversion Rate = [ Purchases / Views ] × 100

Source from: requires TrueProfit Pixel

Helps you:

  • See how effectively this product turns visitors into customers

  • Compare conversion performance across products

  • Higher rate means more visitors complete a purchase

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