What financial events affect profit reporting in MerchantSpring?

MerchantSpring calculates profit by processing individual financial events recorded by Amazon. These events represent the financial activity associated with marketplace transactions.

Each event contributes either positively or negatively to profit calculations.

By analyzing these events individually, MerchantSpring can generate detailed financial reports that reflect the true financial performance of products and orders.

Common Financial Events Included in Profit Calculations

Revenue Events

These represent incoming funds from sales.

Examples include:

• Product revenue

• Shipping revenue

Marketplace Fees

Amazon charges various fees for facilitating marketplace transactions.

Common fee events include:

• Referral fees

• Fulfilment fees

• Storage fees

• Variable closing fees

Refund Events

Refunds reduce total revenue and may include additional processing charges.

Refund-related events often appear after the original sale.

Adjustments

Adjustments are financial corrections applied by Amazon to previous transactions.

These may include:

• fee corrections

• promotional rebates

• reimbursement adjustments

Reimbursements

Amazon may issue reimbursements when inventory is lost, damaged, or incorrectly processed.

These events increase financial revenue and appear in reports once Amazon posts them.

How MerchantSpring Uses These Events

MerchantSpring processes financial events to build:

• Profit & Loss reports
• Product profitability analysis
• Order-level financial breakdowns
• Channel-level performance reports

Each event is assigned to reporting periods based on the posted date provided by Amazon.

Notes: 

• Financial events may appear days after the initial order.
• Some events, such as reimbursements, may appear weeks later.
• Profit reports may update as new events are posted.