Analyze Sales vs Purchase Performance on the Dashboard

Compare total purchase spending against total sales revenue in Kuvera Arc to assess business balance, control costs, and spot inventory misalignment.

The Sales vs Purchase Performance section compares how much your business is spending on purchases against how much it is generating through sales. Use this chart to understand whether purchasing activity and sales performance are aligned.

What this section shows

The report displays two core values in a bar chart for quick comparison.

Sales vs Purchase Performance chart

Total Purchase Amount

The total value of purchases made during the selected period.

Total Sales Amount

The total value of sales completed during the selected period.

Use this chart to quickly assess whether buying activity and selling activity are moving in the same direction for the selected time period.

Filter by time period

Use the time filter to narrow or broaden the performance comparison.

Sales performance time filter

1. Locate the time filter

   Find the time period selector at the top of the Sales vs Purchase Performance section.

2. Select a period

   Choose Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Yearly based on what you want to analyze.

3. Review the updated chart

   The bar chart refreshes to show total purchase and sales amounts for the selected period.

Daily

Review short-term sales and purchase activity. Use this to spot same-day changes or unusual spikes.

Weekly

Compare buying and selling performance across the week to identify short-term operating patterns.

Monthly

Understand monthly purchasing and sales trends, including seasonal demand and budget alignment.

Yearly

Assess long-term performance direction and understand whether the business is growing, slowing, or staying flat.

Use daily and weekly filters for routine monitoring. Use monthly or yearly filters when reviewing longer-term trends or full-cycle business performance.

Read the chart

The relationship between the purchase bar and the sales bar helps you understand business balance.

Compare sales and purchase bars

Sales are higher

Healthy stock turnover

Sales activity is stronger than purchase spending. This usually indicates that inventory is moving well and revenue is keeping pace with stock investment.

Purchases are higher

Possible overstocking

Purchase spending is higher than sales. This may indicate overstocking, weak sales performance, slow-moving inventory, or unnecessary purchasing.

Balanced

Stable activity

Sales and purchases are closely aligned. Review whether this balance supports your growth goals or whether purchasing or sales activity needs adjustment.

Why this comparison matters

This dashboard section helps you evaluate whether inventory investment is supporting actual sales performance.

Stock movement

Check whether purchased inventory is moving through sales at a healthy pace.

Purchase control

Review whether purchase spending is reasonable compared with sales revenue.

Revenue growth

Understand whether revenue is growing alongside inventory investment.

Inventory alignment

Identify whether your stock decisions match customer demand and sales activity.

If purchases keep increasing while sales remain flat, cash may become tied up in slow-moving stock.

Take action

Use this section to guide follow-up decisions in Sales, Purchase, and Inventory.

Review purchase activity

Check purchase orders, supplier activity, bills, and goods received notes.

Review sales activity

Check sales invoices, orders, customer activity, and billing performance.

Review inventory levels

Identify slow-moving products, current stock levels, and inventory alignment.

Review financial impact

Check whether purchase spending is affecting cash flow or financial planning.

Common follow-ups

Purchases consistently outpace sales

Reduce purchasing volumes, review supplier ordering patterns, and check whether stock is being purchased faster than it is being sold.

Sales are underperforming

Review pricing, promotions, customer demand, and sales strategy for products with weak movement.

Slow-moving products appear often

Identify products that are purchased regularly but not selling as expected. Review whether they should be reordered less frequently.

Purchase approvals need control

Tighten purchase order approvals if unnecessary spending is increasing inventory costs.

Inventory does not match demand

Adjust reorder planning so stock levels reflect actual customer demand and sales activity.

Use this report as an early warning system. If purchase amounts grow without a matching rise in sales, your business may be building inventory costs without building revenue.