A common story is heard a few months after a customer has been using a Firelake Cremator. The owner reviewed their cash flow and expenses and then realized they were losing income every day they did not have the cremator operating at their site. Here is a simple way to show a pet cremator return on investment based on a real story.
The 5 Year Plan
The mid-size and full-scale pet cremator payoff numbers are rounded off for simplicity:
| MEDIUM-SIZE CREMATORY COST EXAMPLE – Unit price | $55,000 |
| DIY / Local Install ($800/year for 5 years) | $4,000 |
| Assume 5 year payoff @ $11,800/year ($983/month) | $11,800 |
| Assume 2 cremations/day or 42/month or 504/year @ $180 each – yearly sales | $90,720 |
| OPERATING COSTS | |
| Assume 3-5 Hrs fuel = $20-$40 / Per Session Use $32 x 504/year | $16,128 |
| Assume Electricity, Maint, and Labor per animal @ $58 each | $29,232 |
| Total Operating Cost (Estimate only-will vary by locations, equipment & process) | $45,360 |
| TOTALS | |
| Total Annual Sales | $90,720 |
| Less Install price per year | – $800 |
| Less Total Annual Equipment Cost | – $11,800 |
| Less Annual Operating Cost Equipment | – $45,360 |
| NET PROFIT (per year for first 5 years) | $32,760 |
| FULL SCALE PET CREMATORY COST EXAMPLE – Unit price | $220,000 |
| DIY / Local Install ($2,000/year for 5 years) | $10,000 |
| Assume 5 year payoff @ $11,800/year ($983/month) | $46,000 |
| Assume 8 cremations/day/6 days/week or 206/month or 2476/year @ $180 each – yearly sales | $445,680 |
| OPERATING COSTS | |
| Assume 3-5 Hrs fuel = $20-$40 / Per Session Use $32 x 2476/year | $79,232 |
| Assume Electricity, Maint, and Labor per animal @ $58 each | $143,608 |
| Total Operating Cost (Estimate only-will vary by locations, equipment & process) | $222,840 |
| TOTALS | |
| Total Annual Sales | $445,680 |
| Less Install price per year | – $2,000 |
| Less Total Annual Equipment Cost | – $46,8000 |
| Less Annual Operating Cost Equipment | – $222,840 |
| NET PROFIT (per year for first 5 years) | $176,840 |
This 5 year plan gives you an example of the pet cremator return on investment you can make while paying off the equipment cost over a 5 year period of time. The standard life of our cremators is 15 years, so after year five, you can watch your profits soar even higher!
We also ran a similar comparison, with a small cremator that would be used in more of a rural setting. You can see that pet cremation payoff scenario here.
Want a better cremator return on investment?
Use our animal separation trays and process two animals per load to cut the operating cost in half. Are you willing to postpone that decision longer? Look at our well made safe to operate models. Don’t be tempted by low priced safety compromised substitutes. Not all cremation systems are the same. Tell us your situation, we can do some math with you. Your numbers may be more profitable. Firelake has been making cremation models for decades, have you started making a profit with one? The cost of delaying a Pet Cremator purchase is more expensive than you think!
Interested in learning more about pet cremation and payoffs? Firelake Manufacturing can answer your questions, help you locate a local dealer, and get you started. Call us today at (800) 820-3391 or contact us here.
