Metals, Steel, Aluminum & Coil Processing worked example

Metal Margin Impact with selling price per ton of 550 $ / ton: a worked example

This worked example runs the metal margin impact numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: selling price per ton of 550 $ / ton instead of the typical 1,100 $ / ton. Estimate the margin on processed metal by subtracting landed cost per ton from selling price per ton and dividing by a reference price.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Selling price per ton: 550 $ / ton (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 1,100)
  • Landed cost per ton: 950 $ / ton (held at the documented default)
  • Selling price reference (margin base): 1,100 $ / ton (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Margin per ton = selling price per ton - landed cost per ton.
  • Margin works out to -36.36 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Margin per ton works out to -400 value at these inputs.
  • Selling price per ton works out to 550 value at these inputs.
  • Landed cost per ton works out to 950 value at these inputs.

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 367% below the baseline at -36.36 %.
  • Use it when quoting a new order, repricing inventory after a mill increase, or comparing the profitability of two grades or coil widths. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Margin: -36.36 % (headline result)
  • Margin per ton: -400 value
  • Selling price per ton: 550 value
  • Landed cost per ton: 950 value

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Metal Margin Impact calculator, set selling price per ton to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.