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Pack file: catalog/industries/retail in ambient-core.

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Industry summary​

Industry code

ISIC Rev.4 4711

20 metrics · 6 data options

NAICS 2022
455219
NACE Rev.2
47.11
GICS 2023
255040

Taxonomy tags from ambient-core pack.yaml / manifest v3 (analysis lens, not legal-entity self-classification). Coverage notes: catalog-industry-coverage.md.

Data options​

  • Accounting Software (retail.core.accounting_software) — fields: date (date), period_start_date (date), period_end_date (date), revenue (decimal), cogs (decimal), cost_of_goods (decimal), operating_expenses (decimal), net_income (decimal), produce_revenue (decimal), total_production_cost (decimal), total_operational_cost (decimal)
  • Financial statements (retail.core.financial_statements) — fields: date (date), statement_type (enum), period_start_date (date), period_end_date (date)
  • HR records (retail.core.hr_records) — fields: date (date), headcount (decimal)
  • Payroll records (retail.core.payroll_records) — fields: date (date), period_start_date (date), period_end_date (date), headcount (decimal), gross_pay (decimal), net_pay (decimal), employer_taxes (decimal), labor_cost (decimal), revenue (decimal), net_income (decimal), total_labor_costs (decimal), total_harvested_kg (decimal)…
  • Inventory valuation export (retail.financial.inventory_summary) — fields: date (date), banner (string), cogs (string), average_inventory_value (string), shrinkage_value (string), sales (string)
  • Store sales summary export (retail.operations.store_sales_summary) — fields: date (date), store_id (id), current_period_sales (enum), prior_period_sales (enum), net_sales (string), selling_square_footage (string), transactions (string), visitors (string)

Metrics (20)​

Monthly Burn Rate​

  • Catalog key: retail.core.burn_rate
  • ID: 1652
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Currency/month
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Net Burn = Cash Out − Cash In (per month)
  • Calculation: cash_out - cash_in — inputs: cash_out, cash_in

Net cash consumed per month (negative net operating cash flow).

FP&A workflow: Runway management — paired with cash balance to govern the spend plan and fundraising timing.

Cash Conversion Cycle​

  • Catalog key: retail.core.ccc
  • ID: 1650
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Days
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: CCC = DSO + Days Inventory Outstanding − DPO
  • Calculation: dso + days_inventory_outstanding - dpo — inputs: days_inventory_outstanding

Days to convert investments in inventory and receivables back into cash.

FP&A workflow: Cash-efficiency program — a north-star working-capital KPI tracked in the treasury review.

Current Ratio​

  • Catalog key: retail.core.current_ratio
  • ID: 1640
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Ratio
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Current Ratio = Current Assets / Current Liabilities
  • Calculation: current_assets / current_liabilities — inputs: current_assets, current_liabilities

Short-term liquidity: ability to cover current liabilities with current assets.

FP&A workflow: Liquidity & solvency review — feeds covenant monitoring and the monthly board liquidity pack.

Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)​

  • Catalog key: retail.core.dpo
  • ID: 1649
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Days
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: DPO = (Accounts Payable / COGS) × Number of Days
  • Calculation: accounts_payable / cogs * days — inputs: accounts_payable, cogs, days

Average number of days the business takes to pay its suppliers.

FP&A workflow: Payables optimization — balances supplier terms against the cash-conversion cycle.

Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)​

  • Catalog key: retail.core.dso
  • ID: 1648
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Days
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: DSO = (Accounts Receivable / Total Credit Sales) × Number of Days
  • Calculation: accounts_receivable / total_credit_sales * days — inputs: accounts_receivable, total_credit_sales, days

Average number of days to collect cash after a sale.

FP&A workflow: Receivables & collections review — directly improves the cash-conversion cycle and forecast accuracy.

EBITDA Margin​

  • Catalog key: retail.core.ebitda_margin
  • ID: 1644
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: %
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: EBITDA Margin = (EBITDA / Revenue) × 100
  • Calculation: ebitda / revenue * 100 — inputs: ebitda, revenue

Core operating cash profitability before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.

FP&A workflow: Valuation & lender reporting — primary profitability proxy in models and covenant tests.

Gross Profit Margin​

  • Catalog key: retail.core.gross_margin
  • ID: 1642
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: %
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Gross Margin = ((Revenue − COGS) / Revenue) × 100
  • Calculation: (revenue - cogs) / revenue * 100 — inputs: revenue, cogs

Share of revenue retained after the direct cost of goods sold.

FP&A workflow: Unit-economics and pricing review — anchors contribution-margin and budget-vs-actual analysis.

Headcount (FTE)​

  • Catalog key: retail.core.headcount
  • ID: 1654
  • Type: Operational
  • Unit: Count
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Period-end count of active employees expressed as full-time equivalents (directly measured, not calculated).
  • Calculation: No machine-readable calc — directly reported or qualitative.

Period-end count of active full-time-equivalent employees. A directly measured input, not a derived ratio.

Net Profit Margin​

  • Catalog key: retail.core.net_margin
  • ID: 1645
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: %
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Net Profit Margin = (Net Income / Revenue) × 100
  • Calculation: net_income / revenue * 100 — inputs: net_income, revenue

Bottom-line profitability after all costs, interest and tax.

FP&A workflow: Board P&L reporting — the headline profitability line for the monthly close pack.

Operating Cash Flow​

  • Catalog key: retail.core.operating_cash_flow
  • ID: 1651
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Currency (e.g., USD)
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Operating Cash Flow = Net Income + Non-Cash Charges − Increase in Working Capital
  • Calculation: net_income + non_cash_charges - increase_in_working_capital — inputs: net_income, non_cash_charges, increase_in_working_capital

Cash generated by core operations during the period.

FP&A workflow: Cash-flow forecasting — the anchor of the direct/indirect cash-flow statement.

Operating Margin (EBIT)​

  • Catalog key: retail.core.operating_margin
  • ID: 1643
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: %
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Operating Margin = (Operating Income / Revenue) × 100
  • Calculation: operating_income / revenue * 100 — inputs: operating_income, revenue

Operating profitability after operating expenses (EBIT margin).

FP&A workflow: Opex efficiency review — drives the monthly variance bridge and cost-control actions.

Quick Ratio (Acid Test)​

  • Catalog key: retail.core.quick_ratio
  • ID: 1641
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Ratio
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Quick Ratio = (Current Assets − Inventory) / Current Liabilities
  • Calculation: (current_assets - inventory) / current_liabilities — inputs: current_assets, inventory, current_liabilities

Acid-test liquidity excluding inventory — most conservative short-term solvency view.

FP&A workflow: Liquidity stress testing — pairs with cash-flow forecasting for downside scenarios.

Revenue Growth Rate​

  • Catalog key: retail.core.revenue_growth
  • ID: 1646
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: %
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Revenue Growth = ((Current Period Revenue − Prior Period Revenue) / Prior Period Revenue) × 100
  • Calculation: (revenue - revenue_prior) / revenue_prior * 100 — inputs: revenue, revenue_prior

Period-over-period revenue growth rate.

FP&A workflow: Growth planning — drives top-line forecast, hiring plan and the rolling re-forecast.

Cash Runway​

  • Catalog key: retail.core.runway
  • ID: 1653
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Months
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Runway (months) = Current Cash Balance / Monthly Net Burn
  • Calculation: current_cash_balance / burn_rate — inputs: current_cash_balance

Number of months of cash remaining at the current net burn rate.

FP&A workflow: Board & investor reporting — the survival metric that gates hiring and spend decisions.

Working Capital​

  • Catalog key: retail.core.working_capital
  • ID: 1647
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Currency (e.g., USD)
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Working Capital = Current Assets − Current Liabilities
  • Calculation: current_assets - current_liabilities — inputs: current_assets, current_liabilities

Operating liquidity available to fund day-to-day operations.

FP&A workflow: Working-capital management — feeds the 13-week cash forecast and treasury planning.

Inventory Turnover​

  • Catalog key: retail.financial.inventory_turnover
  • ID: 1671
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Turns
  • Segment: financial
  • Methodology: Inventory Turnover = COGS / Average Inventory Value
  • Calculation: cogs / average_inventory_value — inputs: cogs, average_inventory_value

How often retail inventory is sold and replaced over a period.

FP&A workflow: Working capital — ties shelf investment to sales velocity.

Sales per Square Foot​

  • Catalog key: retail.financial.sales_per_square_foot
  • ID: 1673
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Currency
  • Segment: financial
  • Methodology: Sales per Sq Ft = Net Sales / Selling Square Footage
  • Calculation: net_sales / selling_square_footage — inputs: net_sales, selling_square_footage

Revenue productivity per selling square foot (aggregated by store or banner).

FP&A workflow: Space productivity — real estate and format decisions.

Conversion Rate​

  • Catalog key: retail.operations.conversion_rate
  • ID: 1674
  • Type: Operational
  • Unit: %
  • Segment: operations
  • Methodology: Conversion Rate = (Transactions / Visitors) × 100
  • Calculation: transactions / visitors * 100 — inputs: transactions, visitors

Share of store or site visitors who complete a purchase (omnichannel where available).

FP&A workflow: Traffic quality — links marketing and labor to revenue.

Same-Store Sales Growth​

  • Catalog key: retail.operations.same_store_sales_growth
  • ID: 1670
  • Type: Operational
  • Unit: %
  • Segment: operations
  • Methodology: SSS Growth = ((Current Period Sales − Prior Period Sales) / Prior Period Sales) × 100
  • Calculation: (current_period_sales - prior_period_sales) / prior_period_sales * 100 — inputs: current_period_sales, prior_period_sales

Year-over-year revenue growth for stores open in both periods (aggregated).

FP&A workflow: Comp sales — separates mature-store momentum from new openings.

Shrink Rate​

  • Catalog key: retail.operations.shrink_rate
  • ID: 1672
  • Type: Operational
  • Unit: %
  • Segment: operations
  • Methodology: Shrink Rate = (Shrinkage Value / Sales) × 100
  • Calculation: shrinkage_value / sales * 100 — inputs: shrinkage_value, sales

Inventory loss from theft, damage, or administrative error (aggregated).

FP&A workflow: Margin protection — shrink drives gross margin variance.

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