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# Margin by SKU, Oracle ERP Cloud

> Margin by SKU for Oracle ERP Cloud stores. Tracked live in Vortex IQ Nerve Centre. How to read it, why it matters, and how to act on it.

**Metrics type:** [Supporting Metrics](/nerve-centre/overview#metrics-types-explained)  •  **Category:** [Ecommerce Platform](/nerve-centre/connectors#connectors-by-type)

## At a glance

> Per-SKU margin distribution. Identifies high-margin and below-break-even SKUs. Pareto for assortment review.

|                    |                                                                                 |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **What it counts** | `(revenue - cogs) / revenue` per SKU over window. Includes all SKUs with sales. |
| **Currency**       | Reporting ledger.                                                               |
| **Time window**    | `30D`                                                                           |
| **Alert trigger**  | `any below break-even`                                                          |
| **Roles**          | owner, finance                                                                  |

## Calculation

Calculated automatically from your Oracle ERP Cloud data. See the At a glance summary above for what the metric tracks and the worked example below for a typical reading.

## Worked example

8 SKUs below break-even (negative margin). Top loss-makers: heavily discounted clearance items. Action: clearance-out, retire from active assortment, or repricing.

## Sibling cards merchants should reference together

| Card                                                                              | Why pair        |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- |
| [Margin Erosion Alerts](/nerve-centre/kpi-cards/oracle-erp/margin-erosion-alerts) | Trend detector. |
| [Gross Margin %](/nerve-centre/kpi-cards/oracle-erp/gross-margin-percentage)      | Aggregate.      |

## Reconciling against the vendor's own dashboard

**Where to look in Oracle ERP Cloud:**

> **OTBI → Cost Management + Order Management Real Time** custom analysis

**Cross-connector reconciliation:**

Internal metric.

## Known limitations / merchant FAQs

**Volume-weighted vs simple avg?**
Card supports both views.

**Multi-BU?**
Yes via filter.

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### Tracked live in Vortex IQ Nerve Centre

*Margin by SKU* is one of hundreds of KPI pulses Vortex IQ tracks across Oracle ERP Cloud and 70+ other ecommerce connectors. Nerve Centre runs the detection layer; Vortex Mind investigates the cause when something moves; Ask Viq lets you interrogate any number in plain English.

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