The Leak Calculator

What the three leaks cost your business.

Six numbers you already know. Conservative math, shown in full. Your total updates as you type.

Leak 1 — The phone

Check last week’s call log if you’re guessing. Half of missed calls counted as real customers; your close rate applies only to those.

Missed calls per week

Close rate on real inquiries (%)

Average job value

Estimated yearly loss from missed calls$0

Leak 2 — Quotes that die in silence

“Never chased” means no follow-up after the quote went out. Research on dead-quote piles finds ~10% still close with systematic follow-up — that’s the recovery rate used here.

Quotes sent per month

Average quote value

Share that go silent, never chased (%)

Estimated yearly revenue recoverable by follow-up$0

Leak 3 — Money earned, not collected

From your A/R aging report: everything 30+ days overdue. (QuickBooks: Reports → A/R Aging Summary.)

Invoices 30+ days overdue, total

Cash currently stuck — interest-free loan to your customers$0

Leaking from your business, per year

— about $0 a month, from work you already won or already did.

Plus $0 sitting in overdue invoices right now.

Want a second pair of eyes on these numbers? Send them over — I’ll tell you honestly which leak is worth fixing first, and whether it’s worth automating at all. If it isn’t, I’ll say so. That look is free.

Email my numbers to Matthew →