Department view
Enter the numbers you have.
PartsPulse only calculates a metric when the required inputs are present. No filler score, no guessed values, and no penalty for leaving something blank.
General view
Public NADA reference points where applicable
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Start with sales and gross
Those two numbers unlock the core department view. Add inventory, staffing, expenses or wholesale only when you want those sections analyzed.
Sales & gross
Top-line volume and gross retention, kept separate from inventory and expenses.
NADA general GP reference: 38%
Monthly sales
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Entered parts sales
Monthly gross
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Entered parts gross profit
Gross profit %
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Gross profit ÷ parts sales
NADA benchmark: 38%—
Cost of goods sold
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Sales minus gross profit
Inventory
Capital tied up in stock and how quickly cost of sales moves through it.
Gross turn reference: 6–8×
Gross turns
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Annualized COGS ÷ inventory
NADA benchmark: 6–8×—
Months supply
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Inventory ÷ monthly COGS
6–8× inventory band
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Inventory implied by current cost of sales
True turns
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Removes entered outside purchases
NADA benchmark: 4–6×—
Where current inventory sits versus the 6–8 gross-turn band
More inventory / slower turnLess inventory / faster turn
Parts employees
Productivity and personnel cost are shown here — separate from department overhead.
NADA general employee productivity
Parts employees
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Entered headcount / FTE
Sales / employee
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Monthly parts sales ÷ parts employees
NADA benchmark: $40k–$50k/mo—
Gross / employee
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Monthly parts gross ÷ parts employees
NADA benchmark: $13k–$17k/mo—
Personnel expense / gross
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Entered personnel expense ÷ parts gross
Brand benchmark appears when available—
Expenses
Personnel, semi-fixed and fixed expenses are compared independently so one category cannot hide another.
Entered expenses
| Expense category | Entered $ | % of gross | NADA brand benchmark | Status |
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| Personnel | — | — | — | — |
| Semi-fixed | — | — | — | — |
| Fixed | — | — | — | — |
| Total entered | — | — | — | — |
Brand expense reference
Select a listed franchise to show the public manufacturer-specific expense averages from NADA's Parts Checkup guide.
Wholesale impact
Only shown when both wholesale mix and wholesale GP% are entered.
Scenario view — not a forecast
| Actual department | Without wholesale |
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| Monthly sales | — | — |
| Gross profit | — | — |
| Gross % | — | — |
| Wholesale GP dollars | — | — |
Benchmark basis
PartsPulse separates public general benchmarks from brand-specific expense references. Status appears directly below each metric when NADA provides a reference.
General public NADA Parts Checkup performance levels include 6–8 gross turns, 4–6 true turns, $40k–$50k monthly parts sales per parts employee, $13k–$17k monthly gross per parts employee, and 38% overall parts gross profit. The same public guide provides manufacturer-specific expense averages for Chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan and Toyota. NADA also offers OEM-specific composites and franchise expense/performance profiles to 20 Group members; PartsPulse does not invent unpublished brand values.