Profitability Calculator

How do you calculate profitability?

ALM First’s Profitability Calculator is an interactive tool to model product profitability and return on capital. Profitability is calculated in a risk-adjusted framework, revealing the adequacy of the risk/return tradeoff of a product. Risk-adjusting gives insight into the sources of return and seeks to express how much risk is present in producing a return.

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Benefits of ALM First Profitability Calcuatlor

Select your product input. Select your product structure. Input your desired coupon. It’s that simple. Profitability Outputs are calculated with estimated returns based on up-to-date market rates and recommendations are provided for your specific assets.

Visualize profitability on the go
The visualizer provides analytics on-demand and offline from anywhere.

Market rates updated regularly
Market rate data is frequently updated with the most up-to-date market environment and risk estimates.

Evaluate in a risk-adjusted framework
ALM’s approach to visualizing components of profitability provides invaluable insight to maximize member/customer value and promote effective product management through the evaluation of the risk/return tradeoff.

What does an economic return tell me?

An economic return indicates profitability of a financial instrument in a risk-adjusted framework. This tool is designed for two main purposes: to evaluate appropriate pricing given specific risk considerations and compare relative value across multiple assets with varying risk profiles.

How should I use this pricing tool?

Many pricing methods miss a critical component: current and reliable risk-based costs. The Profitability Calculator employs risk analytics produced weekly using a stochastic cash flow model which, when combined with your internal cost structure, creates a dependable framework for risk-adjusted pricing and evaluation of profitability.

What can I do to use this tool more effectively?

Tracking internal costs such as product-specific servicing costs, credit costs by tier, and material upfront costs is highly recommended to improve the efficacy of the tool. The more granular the cost assumptions, the more precise the results.

What should I use for my credit cost assumption?

The lifetime projected loss (charge-off net of recovery) stated as an average annual percentage. Typically historical data is gathered on both the product and the risk tier to project the cost of the credit risk.

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These calculators are designed to be informational and educational tools only, and when used alone, do not constitute investment advice. We strongly recommend that you seek the advice of a financial services professional before making any type of investment. We also encourage you to review your investment strategy periodically as your financial circumstances change. This model is provided as a rough approximation of future financial performance. The results presented by this calculator are hypothetical and may not reflect the actual growth of your own investments. Profitability Calculator provided exclusively by ALM First Analytics, a subsidiary of ALM First Group, LLC (“ALM First”). The illustrations provided by the profitability calculator are hypothetical and do not represent the return on any particular investment. All investing is subject to risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. Furthermore, ALM First Group, LLC (“ALM First”) and its affiliates are not responsible for the consequences of any decisions or actions taken in reliance upon or as a result of the information provided by these tools. ALM First is not responsible for any human or mechanical errors or omissions.

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