Business Reporting & Analytics

The best time to see how your business is doing is today, not at month-end when the accountant finishes the books. Here is what real-time reporting looks like.

7 min readUpdated June 2026

Most small business owners run their businesses without good data. They wait for the month-end accounts to find out whether they made money. They do not know which products have the best margin. They cannot see which branch is underperforming. And when something goes wrong, they find out weeks after it started.

Vendra's reporting module gives you that information in real time — without waiting for anyone to compile it.

Financial reports

The core financial statements — P&L, balance sheet and cash flow — are always current in Vendra because they are built from live transaction data, not from month-end entries.

  • Profit & Loss — revenue, cost of goods sold, gross margin and net profit for any period
  • Balance Sheet — assets, liabilities and equity at any point in time
  • Cash Flow — operating, investing and financing cash flows for the period
  • Trial Balance — all accounts with debit and credit balances for audit purposes
Vendra sales details report showing product categories, quantities sold and revenue totals

Sales analytics

Sales reports break down revenue by product, product category, cashier, time period and payment method. You can see which products are selling fastest, which are sitting, and which cashiers are producing the most revenue. This is useful both for stock purchasing decisions and for staff performance reviews.

Inventory reports

Stock movement reports show what came in, what went out, what was transferred between locations and what is currently on hand. Fast-movers vs slow-movers. Products approaching minimum stock level. Products approaching expiry. All of these are available as reports you can run any time.

A manager who checks their dashboard each morning before the day starts knows: what sold well yesterday, what needs reordering, and whether yesterday's cash and card totals matched what the system expected. That is a different level of control from checking the spreadsheet once a month.

Multi-branch consolidated view

See revenue, stock and costs across all branches in one report, or drill into a specific location. No more waiting for branch managers to send their numbers.

Daily WhatsApp summaries

A summary of the day's sales, payments and session close data sent automatically to whoever needs it — the owner, the accountant or the operations manager.

Custom date ranges

Run any report for any period — today, this week, last quarter, year-to-date. Compare periods side by side to see trends over time.

Export and share

All reports can be exported to PDF or spreadsheet format for sharing with accountants, board members or investors.

Who uses the reporting features?

Business owners use the daily and weekly sales and cash reports. Accountants use the financial statements and VAT reports. Operations managers use stock movement and purchasing reports. HR managers use the payroll summaries. All of these people can have access to exactly what they need — and only what they need — through Vendra's role-based access control.

FAQ

Questions about business reporting & analytics

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Are reports real-time in Vendra?
Yes. Reports draw from live transaction data. When a sale is made, it appears in the sales report immediately. When payroll runs, it appears in the P&L immediately.
Can I see reports for a specific branch?
Yes. Reports can be filtered by branch, location or outlet. You can also see consolidated figures across all locations.
What financial reports does Vendra produce?
Vendra produces P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, trial balance, aged debtors, aged creditors and VAT reports. All are available for any date range.
Can Vendra send daily sales summaries automatically?
Yes. Configure the WhatsApp notification module to send a daily sales summary at session close. Choose who receives it and what it includes.

Know how your business is doing right now

P&L, sales, stock and payroll reports — always current, never a month behind.