You think about a second location, and then you worry you’d just be spreading the same problems thinner. Here's how Nolavi works through it, the same way a good mechanic works on a car: find the concern, the cause, the correction, then verify the fix.
Nate’s first shop had been running for six years. Sales were strong and the bays were full most weeks. He felt ready, but something made him hesitate.
Nolavi pulled the numbers for the last 12 months. Car count held above goal 46 of 52 weeks. Effective labor rate was $126, within $19 of posted. Parts profit was 46%. Monthly profit was 13% of sales. Cash in the bank stayed above three months of payroll for 10 of 12 months. The score was 93. All five signs said yes.
Nolavi also showed what the second shop would need to break even: 68 cars a week at his current average repair order. The first shop was doing 104. He had the cash, the manager and the system. We found a building two miles away and built the plan from his own numbers.
The second shop opened and hit 71 cars a week in month three. Nolavi watches both shops on one screen. The first shop’s score held at 91.
How we work. We make changes like this for shops all the time, using each shop's own data. The numbers shown are examples.
Auto repair shop coaching from your own numbers. Nolavi sends a plain report every Monday with the moves worth making next. See how it works
Consistent profit above 10%, cash to cover three months of payroll at both shops, a manager the first shop trusts, and a score above 90 for at least six months.
Opening before the first shop runs on its own. If you’re still needed every day at shop one, shop two will pull you in two directions and hurt both.
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