Profit and Loss by Cost Center

The Profit and Loss by Cost Center report provides a distinct perspective for analyzing financial performance. It displays revenue, expenses, and net profit segmented by internal activities or departments within the company, regardless of geographic branches or traditional organizational structure.

This report helps you evaluate the performance of each internal activity or operational unit independently, offering deeper insight into spending efficiency and resource allocation across the company. It also supports decisions such as reducing the cost of a specific item or increasing investment in a product line that has proven effective.

Unlike the standard or branch-based income statement reports, the Cost Center report does not focus on where an activity was performed, but rather on why it was performed or who the cost is attributed to making it a precise and actionable internal control tool at the operational and cost levels.

In this guide, we’ll walk through how to access the report and interpret its data based on the cost centers recorded in your system.

For more information on the standard Income Statement, check out this guide.

Why is this report important?

The Profit and Loss by Cost Center report helps you:

• Analyze the financial performance of each cost center (e.g., department or activity) independently

• Assess the profitability or loss of each center based on assigned revenues and expenses

• Improve internal control by tracking how expenses and income are distributed

• Support management decisions to expand or discontinue certain activities based on actual performance

• Identify costs that were not assigned to a specific cost center (e.g., those listed under “Unassigned”), helping improve recording accuracy

• Compare actual results against budgets or forecasts for each cost center

• Enhance transparency in how resources are allocated within the company

How to view and read the Profit and Loss by Cost Center report in Wafeq?

To open the report go to "Reports" from the main menu Under the "Financial Reports" section, select "Profit and Loss by Cost Center"

From the top of the report, you can:

• Select a predefined date range or set a custom time period

• Choose the currency to display the report in

• Filter by supplier, customer, branch, project, or cost center

• Export the report in PDF or Excel format

Note: You cannot customize the columns in this report. Some columns are fixed and essential for ensuring the integrity and accuracy of your financial statements.