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Period: | View: By rule (deduped) By period Flat last run: 29 rules · 0 new · 4 updated · 0 auto-resolved

2026-03

· 1 alert

CRITICAL 2026-03 margin · ₹164,784 at stake priority 91

EBITDA margin dropped 45.5 pts (from 86.3% to 40.8%)

A multi-point margin drop usually signals cost overruns or pricing erosion.

Verdict

Margin compression — costs outgrew revenue this period.

Evidence · the numbers this rule fired on confidence: high

Prev Pct 86.27

Cur Pct 40.82

Delta Pts -45.46

Cur Rev 362,500.00

Prev Rev 358,500.00

Cur Ebitda 147,956.00

Prev Ebitda 309,289.00

Why this threshold?

2–5pt drop is larger than typical monthly noise for a stable business; catches margin erosion early.

You can tune this rule's cutoff per-client via the rule-override table; the default is shown above.

History · this rule has fired 6 times click to expand

2026-03 2026-01 2025-10 2025-08 2025-05 2025-01

Period	Severity	Status	Amount
2026-03	CRITICAL	new	₹164,784
2026-01	CRITICAL	new	₹117,926
2025-10	CRITICAL	new	₹19,681
2025-08	CRITICAL	new	₹14,478
2025-05	CRITICAL	new	₹95,590
2025-01	CRITICAL	new	₹12,114

Do this

Compare opex by category against last period. Direct cost, people, or one-offs?

      rule margin.ebitda_compression_critical · triggered 2026-04-22T18:24:24
      
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2026-01

· 1 alert

CRITICAL 2026-01 margin · ₹117,926 at stake priority 100

EBITDA margin dropped 58.2 pts (from 89.2% to 31.0%)

A multi-point margin drop usually signals cost overruns or pricing erosion.

Verdict

Margin compression — costs outgrew revenue this period.

Evidence · the numbers this rule fired on confidence: high

Prev Pct 89.21

Cur Pct 30.97

Delta Pts -58.23

Cur Rev 202,500.00

Prev Rev 272,500.00

Cur Ebitda 62,719.00

Prev Ebitda 243,090.00

Why this threshold?

2–5pt drop is larger than typical monthly noise for a stable business; catches margin erosion early.

You can tune this rule's cutoff per-client via the rule-override table; the default is shown above.

History · this rule has fired 6 times click to expand

2026-03 2026-01 2025-10 2025-08 2025-05 2025-01

Period	Severity	Status	Amount
2026-03	CRITICAL	new	₹164,784
2026-01	CRITICAL	new	₹117,926
2025-10	CRITICAL	new	₹19,681
2025-08	CRITICAL	new	₹14,478
2025-05	CRITICAL	new	₹95,590
2025-01	CRITICAL	new	₹12,114

Do this

Compare opex by category against last period. Direct cost, people, or one-offs?

      rule margin.ebitda_compression_critical · triggered 2026-04-25T11:39:53
      
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2025-10

· 1 alert

CRITICAL 2025-10 margin · ₹19,681 at stake priority 20

EBITDA margin dropped 7.4 pts (from 84.7% to 77.3%)

A multi-point margin drop usually signals cost overruns or pricing erosion.

Verdict

Margin compression — costs outgrew revenue this period.

Evidence · the numbers this rule fired on confidence: high

Prev Pct 84.69

Cur Pct 77.27

Delta Pts -7.41

Cur Rev 265,500.00

Prev Rev 175,000.00

Cur Ebitda 205,159.99

Prev Ebitda 148,200.00

Why this threshold?

2–5pt drop is larger than typical monthly noise for a stable business; catches margin erosion early.

You can tune this rule's cutoff per-client via the rule-override table; the default is shown above.

History · this rule has fired 6 times click to expand

2026-03 2026-01 2025-10 2025-08 2025-05 2025-01

Period	Severity	Status	Amount
2026-03	CRITICAL	new	₹164,784
2026-01	CRITICAL	new	₹117,926
2025-10	CRITICAL	new	₹19,681
2025-08	CRITICAL	new	₹14,478
2025-05	CRITICAL	new	₹95,590
2025-01	CRITICAL	new	₹12,114

Do this

Compare opex by category against last period. Direct cost, people, or one-offs?

      rule margin.ebitda_compression_critical · triggered 2026-04-25T11:39:50
      
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2025-08

· 1 alert

CRITICAL 2025-08 margin · ₹14,478 at stake priority 20

EBITDA margin dropped 7.5 pts (from 92.0% to 84.5%)

A multi-point margin drop usually signals cost overruns or pricing erosion.

Verdict

Margin compression — costs outgrew revenue this period.

Evidence · the numbers this rule fired on confidence: high

Prev Pct 92.03

Cur Pct 84.49

Delta Pts -7.54

Cur Rev 192,000.00

Prev Rev 400,000.00

Cur Ebitda 162,220.00

Prev Ebitda 368,120.00

Why this threshold?

2–5pt drop is larger than typical monthly noise for a stable business; catches margin erosion early.

You can tune this rule's cutoff per-client via the rule-override table; the default is shown above.

History · this rule has fired 6 times click to expand

2026-03 2026-01 2025-10 2025-08 2025-05 2025-01

Period	Severity	Status	Amount
2026-03	CRITICAL	new	₹164,784
2026-01	CRITICAL	new	₹117,926
2025-10	CRITICAL	new	₹19,681
2025-08	CRITICAL	new	₹14,478
2025-05	CRITICAL	new	₹95,590
2025-01	CRITICAL	new	₹12,114

Do this

Compare opex by category against last period. Direct cost, people, or one-offs?

      rule margin.ebitda_compression_critical · triggered 2026-04-25T11:35:58
      
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2025-05

· 1 alert

CRITICAL 2025-05 margin · ₹95,590 at stake priority 100

EBITDA margin dropped 70.8 pts (from 94.2% to 23.4%)

A multi-point margin drop usually signals cost overruns or pricing erosion.

Verdict

Margin compression — costs outgrew revenue this period.

Evidence · the numbers this rule fired on confidence: high

Prev Pct 94.16

Cur Pct 23.35

Delta Pts -70.81

Cur Rev 135,000.00

Prev Rev 170,000.00

Cur Ebitda 31,526.31

Prev Ebitda 160,072.97

Why this threshold?

2–5pt drop is larger than typical monthly noise for a stable business; catches margin erosion early.

You can tune this rule's cutoff per-client via the rule-override table; the default is shown above.

History · this rule has fired 6 times click to expand

2026-03 2026-01 2025-10 2025-08 2025-05 2025-01

Period	Severity	Status	Amount
2026-03	CRITICAL	new	₹164,784
2026-01	CRITICAL	new	₹117,926
2025-10	CRITICAL	new	₹19,681
2025-08	CRITICAL	new	₹14,478
2025-05	CRITICAL	new	₹95,590
2025-01	CRITICAL	new	₹12,114

Do this

Compare opex by category against last period. Direct cost, people, or one-offs?

      rule margin.ebitda_compression_critical · triggered 2026-04-23T08:27:14
      
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2025-03

· 7 alerts

CRITICAL 2025-03 margin · ₹874,500 at stake priority 100

Operating loss of ₹8.74L

EBITDA is ₹-8.74L on revenue of ₹1.40L. You're spending more than you earn at the operating level.

Verdict

Unit economics broken this period — find the leak before financing gets more expensive.

Evidence · the numbers this rule fired on confidence: medium

EBITDA ₹-874,500

EBITDA margin -624.6%

Why this threshold?

EBITDA <0 means unit economics are upside-down at the operating level — not a financing issue, a business-model issue.

You can tune this rule's cutoff per-client via the rule-override table; the default is shown above.

History · this rule has fired 3 times click to expand

2025-03 2025-02 2024-04

Period	Severity	Status	Amount
2025-03	CRITICAL	new	₹874,500
2025-02	CRITICAL	new	₹9,890
2024-04	CRITICAL	new	₹55,050

Do this

Break this out by segment (Segment Analytics) to see which line is burning.

      rule margin.operating_loss · triggered 2026-04-22T18:27:47
      
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CRITICAL 2025-03 margin · ₹644,191 at stake priority 100

Segment 'Maharashtra' is losing money

Revenue ₹21.09L but net margin ₹-6.44L. Other segments are subsidising this one.

Verdict

Maharashtra is cash-negative — price it up, serve it down, or cut it.

Why this threshold?

Any segment with negative net margin is subsidised by others — decide to fix, price-up, or cut.

You can tune this rule's cutoff per-client via the rule-override table; the default is shown above.

Do this

Decide: is Maharashtra a strategic loss-leader, or should it be fixed this quarter? If no clear answer in 30 days, stop accepting new work in this segment.

      rule margin.segment_loss · entity Maharashtra · triggered 2026-04-22T18:27:47
      
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CRITICAL 2025-03 margin · ₹137,452 at stake priority 100

Segment 'Rajasthan' is losing money

Revenue ₹4.50L but net margin ₹-1.37L. Other segments are subsidising this one.

Verdict

Rajasthan is cash-negative — price it up, serve it down, or cut it.

Why this threshold?

Any segment with negative net margin is subsidised by others — decide to fix, price-up, or cut.

You can tune this rule's cutoff per-client via the rule-override table; the default is shown above.

Do this

Decide: is Rajasthan a strategic loss-leader, or should it be fixed this quarter? If no clear answer in 30 days, stop accepting new work in this segment.

      rule margin.segment_loss · entity Rajasthan · triggered 2026-04-22T18:27:47
      
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CRITICAL 2025-03 margin · ₹39,556 at stake priority 57

Segment 'Delhi' is losing money

Revenue ₹1.29L but net margin ₹-39.6k. Other segments are subsidising this one.

Verdict

Delhi is cash-negative — price it up, serve it down, or cut it.

Why this threshold?

Any segment with negative net margin is subsidised by others — decide to fix, price-up, or cut.

You can tune this rule's cutoff per-client via the rule-override table; the default is shown above.

Do this

Decide: is Delhi a strategic loss-leader, or should it be fixed this quarter? If no clear answer in 30 days, stop accepting new work in this segment.

      rule margin.segment_loss · entity Delhi · triggered 2026-04-22T18:27:47
      
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CRITICAL 2025-03 margin · ₹27,490 at stake priority 39

Segment 'Karnataka' is losing money

Revenue ₹90.0k but net margin ₹-27.5k. Other segments are subsidising this one.

Verdict

Karnataka is cash-negative — price it up, serve it down, or cut it.

Why this threshold?

Any segment with negative net margin is subsidised by others — decide to fix, price-up, or cut.

You can tune this rule's cutoff per-client via the rule-override table; the default is shown above.

Do this

Decide: is Karnataka a strategic loss-leader, or should it be fixed this quarter? If no clear answer in 30 days, stop accepting new work in this segment.

      rule margin.segment_loss · entity Karnataka · triggered 2026-04-22T18:27:47
      
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CRITICAL 2025-03 margin · ₹13,745 at stake priority 20

Segment 'Punjab' is losing money

Revenue ₹45.0k but net margin ₹-13.7k. Other segments are subsidising this one.

Verdict

Punjab is cash-negative — price it up, serve it down, or cut it.

Why this threshold?

Any segment with negative net margin is subsidised by others — decide to fix, price-up, or cut.

You can tune this rule's cutoff per-client via the rule-override table; the default is shown above.

Do this

Decide: is Punjab a strategic loss-leader, or should it be fixed this quarter? If no clear answer in 30 days, stop accepting new work in this segment.

      rule margin.segment_loss · entity Punjab · triggered 2026-04-22T18:27:47
      
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CRITICAL 2025-03 margin · ₹4,582 at stake priority 20

Segment 'Madhya Pradesh' is losing money

Revenue ₹15.0k but net margin ₹-4.6k. Other segments are subsidising this one.

Verdict

Madhya Pradesh is cash-negative — price it up, serve it down, or cut it.

Why this threshold?

Any segment with negative net margin is subsidised by others — decide to fix, price-up, or cut.

You can tune this rule's cutoff per-client via the rule-override table; the default is shown above.

Do this

Decide: is Madhya Pradesh a strategic loss-leader, or should it be fixed this quarter? If no clear answer in 30 days, stop accepting new work in this segment.

      rule margin.segment_loss · entity Madhya Pradesh · triggered 2026-04-22T18:27:47
      
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2025-02

· 1 alert

CRITICAL 2025-02 margin · ₹9,890 at stake priority 49

Operating loss of ₹9.9k

EBITDA is ₹-9.9k on revenue of ₹40.0k. You're spending more than you earn at the operating level.

Verdict

Unit economics broken this period — find the leak before financing gets more expensive.

Evidence · the numbers this rule fired on confidence: medium

EBITDA ₹-9,890

EBITDA margin -24.7%

Why this threshold?

EBITDA <0 means unit economics are upside-down at the operating level — not a financing issue, a business-model issue.

You can tune this rule's cutoff per-client via the rule-override table; the default is shown above.

History · this rule has fired 3 times click to expand

2025-03 2025-02 2024-04

Period	Severity	Status	Amount
2025-03	CRITICAL	new	₹874,500
2025-02	CRITICAL	new	₹9,890
2024-04	CRITICAL	new	₹55,050

Do this

Break this out by segment (Segment Analytics) to see which line is burning.

      rule margin.operating_loss · triggered 2026-04-23T09:18:29
      
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2025-01

· 1 alert

CRITICAL 2025-01 margin · ₹12,114 at stake priority 20

EBITDA margin dropped 7.3 pts (from 77.4% to 70.0%)

A multi-point margin drop usually signals cost overruns or pricing erosion.

Verdict

Margin compression — costs outgrew revenue this period.

Evidence · the numbers this rule fired on confidence: high

Prev Pct 77.37

Cur Pct 70.03

Delta Pts -7.34

Cur Rev 165,000.00

Prev Rev 215,000.00

Cur Ebitda 115,550.00

Prev Ebitda 166,350.00

Why this threshold?

2–5pt drop is larger than typical monthly noise for a stable business; catches margin erosion early.

You can tune this rule's cutoff per-client via the rule-override table; the default is shown above.

History · this rule has fired 6 times click to expand

2026-03 2026-01 2025-10 2025-08 2025-05 2025-01

Period	Severity	Status	Amount
2026-03	CRITICAL	new	₹164,784
2026-01	CRITICAL	new	₹117,926
2025-10	CRITICAL	new	₹19,681
2025-08	CRITICAL	new	₹14,478
2025-05	CRITICAL	new	₹95,590
2025-01	CRITICAL	new	₹12,114

Do this

Compare opex by category against last period. Direct cost, people, or one-offs?

      rule margin.ebitda_compression_critical · triggered 2026-04-25T11:35:56
      
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2024-11

· 1 alert

CRITICAL 2024-11 margin · ₹185,083 at stake priority 100

EBITDA margin dropped 65.5 pts (from 74.7% to 9.2%)

A multi-point margin drop usually signals cost overruns or pricing erosion.

Verdict

Margin compression — costs outgrew revenue this period.

Evidence · the numbers this rule fired on confidence: high

Prev Pct 74.70

Cur Pct 9.18

Delta Pts -65.52

Cur Rev 282,500.00

Prev Rev 230,000.00

Cur Ebitda 25,946.20

Prev Ebitda 171,811.00

Why this threshold?

2–5pt drop is larger than typical monthly noise for a stable business; catches margin erosion early.

You can tune this rule's cutoff per-client via the rule-override table; the default is shown above.

History · this rule has fired 6 times click to expand

2026-03 2026-01 2025-10 2025-08 2025-05 2025-01

Period	Severity	Status	Amount
2026-03	CRITICAL	new	₹164,784
2026-01	CRITICAL	new	₹117,926
2025-10	CRITICAL	new	₹19,681
2025-08	CRITICAL	new	₹14,478
2025-05	CRITICAL	new	₹95,590
2025-01	CRITICAL	new	₹12,114

Do this

Compare opex by category against last period. Direct cost, people, or one-offs?

      rule margin.ebitda_compression_critical · triggered 2026-04-25T11:39:51
      
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2024-09

· 1 alert

WARNING 2024-09 margin priority 60

EBITDA margin slipped 4.0 pts to 34.0%

Previous period: 38.1%. Watch next month.

Verdict

Margin trending down — catch the cause early.

Evidence · the numbers this rule fired on confidence: high

Prev Pct 38.07

Cur Pct 34.02

Delta Pts -4.05

Cur Rev 310,000.00

Prev Rev 383,000.00

Cur Ebitda 105,462.00

Prev Ebitda 145,800.00

Why this threshold?

2–5pt drop is larger than typical monthly noise for a stable business; catches margin erosion early.

You can tune this rule's cutoff per-client via the rule-override table; the default is shown above.

Do this

Review which expense category grew fastest. Check for one-off vs systemic.

      rule margin.ebitda_compression_warning · triggered 2026-04-25T11:26:09
      
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2024-08

· 1 alert

CRITICAL 2024-08 margin · ₹138,071 at stake priority 72

EBITDA margin dropped 36.0 pts (from 74.1% to 38.1%)

A multi-point margin drop usually signals cost overruns or pricing erosion.

Verdict

Margin compression — costs outgrew revenue this period.

Evidence · the numbers this rule fired on confidence: high

Prev Pct 74.12

Cur Pct 38.07

Delta Pts -36.05

Cur Rev 383,000.00

Prev Rev 170,000.00

Cur Ebitda 145,800.00

Prev Ebitda 126,000.00

Why this threshold?

2–5pt drop is larger than typical monthly noise for a stable business; catches margin erosion early.

You can tune this rule's cutoff per-client via the rule-override table; the default is shown above.

History · this rule has fired 6 times click to expand

2026-03 2026-01 2025-10 2025-08 2025-05 2025-01

Period	Severity	Status	Amount
2026-03	CRITICAL	new	₹164,784
2026-01	CRITICAL	new	₹117,926
2025-10	CRITICAL	new	₹19,681
2025-08	CRITICAL	new	₹14,478
2025-05	CRITICAL	new	₹95,590
2025-01	CRITICAL	new	₹12,114

Do this

Compare opex by category against last period. Direct cost, people, or one-offs?

      rule margin.ebitda_compression_critical · triggered 2026-04-25T11:36:02
      
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2024-04

· 1 alert

CRITICAL 2024-04 margin · ₹55,050 at stake priority 100

Operating loss of ₹55.0k

EBITDA is ₹-55.0k on revenue of ₹25.0k. You're spending more than you earn at the operating level.

Verdict

Unit economics broken this period — find the leak before financing gets more expensive.

Evidence · the numbers this rule fired on confidence: medium

EBITDA ₹-55,050

EBITDA margin -220.2%

Why this threshold?

EBITDA <0 means unit economics are upside-down at the operating level — not a financing issue, a business-model issue.

You can tune this rule's cutoff per-client via the rule-override table; the default is shown above.

History · this rule has fired 3 times click to expand

2025-03 2025-02 2024-04

Period	Severity	Status	Amount
2025-03	CRITICAL	new	₹874,500
2025-02	CRITICAL	new	₹9,890
2024-04	CRITICAL	new	₹55,050

Do this

Break this out by segment (Segment Analytics) to see which line is burning.

      rule margin.operating_loss · triggered 2026-04-22T18:27:27
      
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