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Understanding the Dashboard KPIs

The four KPIs on the Dashboard — inventory value, stock health, items requiring action, stock coverage. What each one means and how to use it.

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Understanding the Dashboard KPIs

The Dashboard is the first thing you see when you log into Stash. It surfaces four KPIs designed to answer one question at a glance: does inventory need my attention right now?

Each KPI is computed across the shops you're currently viewing. If you're scoped to a single shop, the numbers reflect just that shop. Switch to "All shops" to see the org-wide view.

Total inventory value

The total value of your stock on hand, computed as quantity × cost price for every item, summed.

  • Tells you how much capital is tied up in inventory

  • Useful for spotting gradual increases (overstocking) or decreases (sell-through)

  • Always shown in your organization's currency. See Setting your currency.

This is your stock at cost, not retail value. To see retail value, that's a separate calculation based on selling prices.

Stock health score

The percentage of items that are above their low-stock threshold.

This is the most useful "is anything on fire?" metric. A drop usually means a busy day depleted multiple items at once.

Items requiring action

The count of items that are at or below their low-stock threshold (or out of stock entirely).

  • Click the KPI to jump straight to the filtered list

  • Out-of-stock items are weighted highest in priority

  • Doesn't double-count items that already have a PO in flight

This is your daily checklist — open it, work through the items, your dashboard turns green.

Stock coverage (avg days)

How many days of stock you have on average, based on recent consumption rates.

  • Higher = you're well-stocked or overstocked

  • Lower = you're running lean (good for cash, risky for stockouts)

  • Items without consumption history are excluded

For a busy café, healthy coverage is usually 7–14 days for fast-movers, 30+ for slow-movers. Track the trend over time more than the absolute number.

Refresh frequency

The Dashboard updates in real time as inventory changes. Sales, transfers, PO receives, manual adjustments — all reflected within seconds.

Filtering and scope

Use the shop picker at the top of the page to filter the dashboard:

  • All shops — org-wide totals

  • Single shop — that shop only

The KPIs always recalculate to match your current scope.

Who can view it

Only Admins see the Dashboard. Members see a simpler operational view focused on their day-to-day work. See What Admins vs Members can do.

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