A Microsoft Power BI dashboard analyzing sales performance across products, countries, and customer segments, while identifying areas with high discounts or low profit margins.
To analyze overall sales performance, highlighting high-performing products, countries, and segments, while identifying areas with high discounts or low profit margins.
| KPI | Value | DAX Measure |
|---|---|---|
| Total Gross Sales | 127.93M | SUM('Financial Data'[Gross Sales]) |
| Total Profit | 16.89M | SUM('Financial Data'[Profit]) |
| Profit Margin (%) | 13.21% | DIVIDE(SUM('Financial Data'[Profit]), SUM('Financial Data'[Gross Sales])) * 100 |
| Total Discounts | 9.21M | SUM('Financial Data'[Discounts]) |
Four cards are placed at the top of the report page, each driven by a DAX measure and providing an at-a-glance summary of total gross sales, profit, profit margin, and discounts.
Tracks monthly gross sales from Sep 2013 to Dec 2014.
| Month/Year | Gross Sales |
|---|---|
| Sep 2013 | 4,729,736 |
| Oct 2013 | 9,828,688 |
| Nov 2013 | 8,167,338 |
| Dec 2013 | 5,835,025 |
| Jan 2014 | 7,307,404 |
| Feb 2014 | 7,699,201 |
| Mar 2014 | 6,124,026 |
| Apr 2014 | 7,429,393 |
| May 2014 | 6,767,911 |
| Jun 2014 | 10,268,972 |
| Jul 2014 | 8,833,028 |
| Aug 2014 | 6,325,959 |
| Sep 2014 | 6,845,317 |
| Oct 2014 | 13,313,424 |
| Nov 2014 | 5,947,910 |
| Dec 2014 | 12,508,268 |
Sales peaked at 13.31M in Oct 2014. A mid-year trough is visible around Jan–Mar 2014, with strong recovery from May onward.
| Country | Sales |
|---|---|
| USA | 25,029,830 |
| Canada | 24,887,655 |
| France | 24,354,172 |
| Germany | 23,505,341 |
| Mexico | 20,949,352 |
DAX Measure: Sales by Country = SUM('Financial Data'[Sales])
| Segment | Sales |
|---|---|
| Government | 52,504,261 |
| Small Business | 42,427,919 |
| Enterprise | 19,611,694 |
| Midmarket | 2,381,883 |
| Channel Partners | 1,800,594 |
Government and Small Business are the top two segments, together accounting for over 67% of total sales.
Three slicers allow users to dynamically filter all visuals simultaneously:
| Slicer | Field | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Product | Financial Data[Product] |
All |
| Country | Financial Data[Country] |
All |
| Year | Financial Data[Year] |
All |
How to use: Click any value in a slicer to filter the dashboard. Hold Ctrl and click to select multiple values.
| Property | Detail |
|---|---|
| Table | Financial Data |
| Key Fields | Gross Sales, Discounts, Profit, Sales, Country, Segment, Product, Date |
| Tool | Microsoft Power BI Desktop |
- Open Power BI Desktop and connect to the
Financial Datasource. - Create the four DAX measures listed in the KPIs section under the
Financial Datatable. - Add a Card visual for each KPI measure and arrange them in a row at the top of the canvas.
- Insert a Line Chart — assign
Date (Month/Year)to the X-axis andTotal Gross Salesto the Y-axis. - Insert a Bar Chart — map
Countryto the Y-axis andSales by Countryto the X-axis. - Insert a Column Chart — assign
Segmentto the X-axis andSalesto the Y-axis. - Add three Slicer visuals and drag
Product,Country, andYearfields into each respectively. - Style and arrange all visuals, then Publish to Power BI Service if required.
Built with Microsoft Power BI · Data source: Financial Data table
