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Sales Reports

Analyze revenue, track sales performance, and gain customer insights with NetSuite's sales reporting.


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SALES REPORTING OVERVIEW
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ SALES REPORTS │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

┌───────────────┬───────────┴───────────┬───────────────┐
│ │ │ │
▼ ▼ ▼ ▼
┌───────────────┐ ┌───────────────┐ ┌───────────────┐ ┌───────────────┐
│ BY CUSTOMER │ │ BY ITEM │ │ BY SALES │ │ PIPELINE │
│ │ │ │ │ REP │ │ FORECAST │
├───────────────┤ ├───────────────┤ ├───────────────┤ ├───────────────┤
│ • Revenue │ │ • Product Mix │ │ • Commission │ │ • Opportunity │
│ • Order Freq │ │ • Top Sellers │ │ • Quota │ │ • Probability │
│ • Profitabil. │ │ • Margin │ │ • Territory │ │ • Close Date │
│ • Trends │ │ • Returns │ │ • Comparisons│ │ • Stage │
└───────────────┘ └───────────────┘ └───────────────┘ └───────────────┘

Sales by Customer

Overview

Analyze customer purchasing patterns, revenue contribution, and profitability.

Navigation: Reports → Sales → Sales by Customer

Key Reports

ReportDescriptionUse Case
Sales by Customer SummaryTotal sales per customerTop customer identification
Sales by Customer DetailTransaction-level detailDeep dive analysis
Customer ProfitabilityRevenue minus costsMargin analysis
Customer Order HistoryHistorical ordering patternsTrend analysis

Report Example

SALES BY CUSTOMER SUMMARY
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Period: Jan 2024 - Dec 2024

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Rank │ Customer │ Orders │ Revenue │ % Total │ Cum % │ Trend │
├──────┼────────────────────┼────────┼────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼───────┤
│ 1 │ Acme Corporation │ 145 │ $892,500 │ 18.2% │ 18.2% │ ▲ 12%│
│ 2 │ Global Industries │ 112 │ $678,300 │ 13.8% │ 32.0% │ ▲ 8%│
│ 3 │ TechStart Inc │ 98 │ $534,200 │ 10.9% │ 42.9% │ ▼ 3%│
│ 4 │ MegaCorp Ltd │ 87 │ $445,800 │ 9.1% │ 52.0% │ ▲ 15%│
│ 5 │ Premier Solutions │ 76 │ $389,400 │ 7.9% │ 59.9% │ ─ 0%│
│ ... │ ... │ ... │ ... │ ... │ ... │ ... │
├──────┴────────────────────┴────────┴────────────┴─────────┴─────────┴───────┤
│ TOTAL │ 1,245 │$4,907,500 │ 100.0% │ │ ▲ 7%│
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Customer Segments:
Top 20% of customers = 80% of revenue (Pareto principle confirmed)

SuiteQL Query

-- Sales by Customer with YoY comparison
SELECT
c.entityid AS customer_id,
c.companyname AS customer_name,
COUNT(DISTINCT t.id) AS order_count,
SUM(t.foreigntotal) AS total_revenue,
ROUND(SUM(t.foreigntotal) * 100.0 /
(SELECT SUM(foreigntotal) FROM transaction WHERE type = 'CustInvc'), 2) AS pct_of_total
FROM
transaction t
JOIN
customer c ON t.entity = c.id
WHERE
t.type = 'CustInvc'
AND t.trandate >= '2024-01-01'
AND t.trandate <= '2024-12-31'
GROUP BY
c.id, c.entityid, c.companyname
ORDER BY
total_revenue DESC

Sales by Item

Overview

Analyze product performance, identify top sellers, and track item profitability.

Navigation: Reports → Sales → Sales by Item

Key Reports

ReportDescriptionUse Case
Sales by Item SummaryTotal sales per itemProduct performance
Item ProfitabilityRevenue vs COGSMargin analysis
Quantity SoldUnits sold by itemVolume analysis
Sales by CategorySales by item categoryCategory performance

Report Example

SALES BY ITEM SUMMARY
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Period: Q4 2024

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ SKU │ Item Name │ Qty Sold │ Revenue │ COGS │ Margin % │
├──────────┼────────────────────┼──────────┼───────────┼──────────┼──────────┤
│ PRD-001 │ Enterprise Server │ 45 │ $450,000 │ $270,000 │ 40.0% │
│ PRD-002 │ Business Workstat. │ 120 │ $360,000 │ $234,000 │ 35.0% │
│ PRD-003 │ Network Switch Pro │ 200 │ $200,000 │ $120,000 │ 40.0% │
│ SVC-001 │ Installation Serv. │ 85 │ $170,000 │ $68,000 │ 60.0% │
│ PRD-004 │ Security Appliance │ 95 │ $142,500 │ $99,750 │ 30.0% │
│ ACC-001 │ Premium Cable Kit │ 450 │ $67,500 │ $27,000 │ 60.0% │
│ ... │ ... │ ... │ ... │ ... │ ... │
├──────────┴────────────────────┴──────────┴───────────┴──────────┴──────────┤
│ TOTALS │ 1,850 │$1,890,000 │$1,040,750│ 44.9% │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Product Mix Analysis:
Hardware: 75% of revenue
Services: 18% of revenue
Accessories: 7% of revenue

SuiteQL Query

-- Item Sales with Margin Analysis
SELECT
i.itemid AS sku,
i.displayname AS item_name,
SUM(tl.quantity) AS qty_sold,
SUM(tl.quantity * tl.rate) AS revenue,
SUM(tl.quantity * i.cost) AS cogs,
ROUND((SUM(tl.quantity * tl.rate) - SUM(tl.quantity * i.cost)) * 100.0 /
NULLIF(SUM(tl.quantity * tl.rate), 0), 2) AS margin_pct
FROM
transactionline tl
JOIN
transaction t ON tl.transaction = t.id
JOIN
item i ON tl.item = i.id
WHERE
t.type = 'CustInvc'
AND tl.mainline = 'F'
AND tl.item IS NOT NULL
AND t.trandate >= '2024-10-01'
GROUP BY
i.id, i.itemid, i.displayname
ORDER BY
revenue DESC

Sales by Sales Rep

Overview

Track sales team performance, quota attainment, and commission calculations.

Navigation: Reports → Sales → Sales by Sales Rep

Key Reports

ReportDescriptionUse Case
Sales by Rep SummaryTotal sales per repPerformance ranking
Quota vs ActualAttainment trackingGoal monitoring
Commission ReportCalculated commissionsCompensation
Rep by TerritoryGeographic performanceTerritory analysis

Report Example

SALES REP PERFORMANCE
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Period: Q4 2024

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Sales Rep │ Orders │ Revenue │ Quota │ Attain% │ Commission │
├─────────────────┼────────┼────────────┼────────────┼─────────┼────────────┤
│ Sarah Johnson │ 42 │ $485,000 │ $450,000 │ 107.8% │ $24,250 │
│ Michael Chen │ 38 │ $412,500 │ $400,000 │ 103.1% │ $20,625 │
│ Emily Rodriguez │ 35 │ $378,200 │ $400,000 │ 94.6% │ $18,910 │
│ David Kim │ 31 │ $342,800 │ $350,000 │ 97.9% │ $17,140 │
│ Jessica Brown │ 28 │ $298,500 │ $350,000 │ 85.3% │ $14,925 │
├─────────────────┴────────┴────────────┴────────────┴─────────┴────────────┤
│ TEAM TOTAL │ 174 │$1,917,000 │$1,950,000 │ 98.3% │ $95,850 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Performance Distribution:
████████████████████░░░░░░░░░░ Above Quota: 2 reps (40%)
██████████████████████████████ At/Near Quota: 2 reps (40%)
██████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ Below Quota: 1 rep (20%)

Sales Pipeline & Forecast

Overview

Track opportunities, predict revenue, and manage the sales funnel.

Navigation: Reports → Sales → Sales Forecast

Pipeline Stages

SALES PIPELINE FUNNEL
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ PROSPECTING │ $2,450,000
│ (45 opportunities) │ 10% prob
└───────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┘

┌─────────────────────┴─────────────────────┐
│ QUALIFICATION │ $1,890,000
│ (32 opportunities) │ 25% prob
└───────────────────┬───────────────────────┘

┌─────────────┴─────────────┐
│ PROPOSAL │ $1,250,000
│ (24 opportunities) │ 50% prob
└───────────┬───────────────┘

┌─────────┴─────────┐
│ NEGOTIATION │ $780,000
│ (15 opportunities) 75% prob
└────────┬──────────┘

┌────┴────┐
│ CLOSED │ $320,000
│ WON (8) │ 100%
└─────────┘

Weighted Pipeline Value: $1,147,500
Expected Close This Quarter: $625,000

Forecast Report

SALES FORECAST BY MONTH
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Month │ Closed │ Committed │ Best Case │ Pipeline │ Total Fcst
───────────┼───────────┼───────────┼───────────┼───────────┼───────────
Jan 2025 │ $125,000 │ $280,000 │ $180,000 │ $420,000 │ $585,000
Feb 2025 │ $45,000 │ $195,000 │ $220,000 │ $580,000 │ $460,000
Mar 2025 │ $0 │ $150,000 │ $340,000 │ $890,000 │ $490,000
───────────┼───────────┼───────────┼───────────┼───────────┼───────────
Q1 Total │ $170,000 │ $625,000 │ $740,000 │$1,890,000 │$1,535,000

Forecast Categories:
Closed = Deals already closed-won
Committed = 90%+ probability
Best Case = 50-89% probability
Pipeline = <50% probability

Additional Sales Reports

Order Reports

ReportDescription
Open Sales OrdersOrders pending fulfillment
Backorder ReportItems on backorder
Order to Cash CycleDays from order to payment
Order Fulfillment Rate% of orders shipped on time

Returns & Credits

ReportDescription
RMA ReportReturn authorizations
Credit Memo SummaryCredits issued
Return Rate by ItemItems with high returns
Refund AnalysisCustomer refunds

Geographic Analysis

ReportDescription
Sales by TerritoryRevenue by sales territory
Sales by RegionGeographic revenue distribution
Sales by CountryInternational sales breakdown

Sales KPIs Dashboard

KEY SALES METRICS
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┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐
│ REVENUE MTD │ │ NEW ORDERS │ │ AVG ORDER │ │ CLOSE RATE │
│ $1,245,000 │ │ 156 │ │ $7,980 │ │ 28.5% │
│ ▲ 12.3% │ │ ▲ 8.2% │ │ ▲ 5.1% │ │ ▲ 2.3% │
└─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘

┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐
│ PIPELINE VALUE │ │ QUOTA ATTAIN │ │ SALES CYCLE │ │ WIN/LOSS RATIO │
│ $4,250,000 │ │ 94.2% │ │ 32 days │ │ 3.2:1 │
│ ▲ 15.7% │ │ ▼ 3.1% │ │ ▼ 5 days │ │ ▲ 0.4 │
└─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘

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