[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":30},["ShallowReactive",2],{"content:en:glosario:break-even":3},{"frontmatter":4,"html":27,"locale":28,"section":29,"slug":5},{"id":5,"title":6,"description":7,"h1":8,"keyword":5,"date":9,"updated":9,"author":10,"schemaType":11,"draft":12,"formula":13,"cta":14,"faq":15,"related":22},"break-even","Break-even: what it is and how it is calculated · Fibady","Break-even is the revenue level at which a company covers all its costs and the result is zero. Below it, it loses money; above it, every sale adds profit.","Break-even","2026-09-03","santi","DefinedTerm",false,"Break-even (revenue) = Fixed costs ÷ Contribution margin %","See how Fibady calculates it in a demo",[16,19],{"q":17,"a":18},"Is break-even the same as the breakeven point?","Yes. Break-even, breakeven point and profitability threshold name the same calculation; the choice is a matter of style.",{"q":20,"a":21},"How often is it calculated?","Whenever fixed costs or margin change: at least with the annual budget and at each forecast review.",[23,24,25,26],"\u002Fglossary\u002Fbreakeven-point","\u002Fglossary\u002Fcontribution-margin","\u002Fglossary\u002Fburn-rate","\u002Fproduct\u002Fbudgeting","\u003Cp>Break-even is the revenue level at which a company covers all its costs, fixed and variable, and the result is zero. Below it the company loses money; above it, every sale generates profit. It is also called the \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fglossary\u002Fbreakeven-point\">breakeven point\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"how-it-is-calculated\">How it is calculated\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Break-even (in revenue) = Fixed costs ÷ Contribution margin %. In units: Fixed costs ÷ (Unit price − Unit variable cost). In cash terms, the same logic applies to fixed payments and net receipts: the month in which net burn reaches zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"example-with-numbers\">Example with numbers\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Monthly fixed costs 200,000; contribution margin 50%. Break-even = 200,000 ÷ 0.50 = 400,000 of revenue a month. With current revenue of 320,000 the company loses 40,000 a month; growing 4% monthly, it reaches break-even in about 6 months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"how-fibady-does-it\">How Fibady does it\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Contribution margin and fixed costs come from the consolidated P&L with the group's level structure, and the forecast by area projects the month in which revenue crosses break-even. The AI agent explains which lines bring it closer or push it away; the calculation is done by the model, not the agent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n","en","glosario",1788520147649]