An older sale’s profit changed after a purchase
Check whether a later receipt covered stock that had previously gone negative.
Reviewed 9 October 2026
WHERE TO GO
Item Ledger and Bill Wise Profit
Step by step
Find the item and the date it first went below zero.
Identify the later purchase or receipt that covered the shortage.
Compare the old sale’s cost and margin after the receipt.
Review the original sale period as well as the purchase period.
Keep the stock and cost history together when explaining the change.
What to check
- The change is linked to the inventory cost assigned to an earlier shortage sale.
Things to know
- Nizam initially estimates shortage cost, then covers the oldest shortage when stock arrives and restates the original sale cost.
- This can change historical gross profit without changing the invoice’s sale amount.