Metals, Steel, Aluminum & Coil Processing worked example
Metal Margin Impact with selling price per ton of 2,800 $ / ton: a worked example
This scenario runs the metal margin impact calculation on the strong side: selling price per ton of 2,800 $ / ton, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when an estimator or sales manager needs a quick margin read on a coil or processed metal order before quoting.
The inputs for this scenario
- Selling price per ton: 2,800 $ / ton (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 1,100)
- Landed cost per ton: 950 $ / ton (unchanged)
- Selling price reference (margin base): 1,100 $ / ton (unchanged)
Working through the calculation
- Applying the documented formula (Margin per ton = selling price per ton - landed cost per ton) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
- At this operating point the engine returns 168 % for margin, the number this scenario is built around.
- At this operating point the engine returns 1,850 value for margin per ton.
- At this operating point the engine returns 2,800 value for selling price per ton.
- At this operating point the engine returns 950 value for landed cost per ton.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where selling price per ton sits at 1,100 $ / ton and the headline result is 13.64 %, this scenario comes in 1,133% above the baseline at 168 %.
- Use it when quoting a new order, repricing inventory after a mill increase, or comparing the profitability of two grades or coil widths. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.
Results at a glance
- Margin: 168 % (headline result)
- Margin per ton: 1,850 value
- Selling price per ton: 2,800 value
- Landed cost per ton: 950 value
Run it with your numbers
- Every input above is editable in the live Metal Margin Impact calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.