> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://usepike.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Metrics

> How Pike calculates finance metrics and revenue insights.

Understand how data impacts all aspects of finance metrics in Pike.

## Overview

## Metrics

In this section learn more about how the following metrics are calculated and impacted:

* Earnings
* Costs
* Profit
* Outstanding billable hours / amount
* Actuals vs planned

<Card title="Profitability" icon="chart-mixed" iconType="solid" href="/finance/profitability">
  Full breakdown of earnings, cost, profit, filters, and the three profitability
  modes.
</Card>

## Overview

The dashboard includes a comprehensive monthly view that tracks four key indicators:

* Billed Hours
* Unbilled Hours
* Revenue
* Unbilled Revenue

This stacked bar chart visualization allows you to:

* Track monthly trends
* Compare billed versus unbilled work
* Monitor revenue patterns
* Identify peak activity periods

> **Tip:** Use the date selector at the top to customize the time period for viewing these metrics. You can choose from preset options like "This year" or use the calendar interface to select specific dates. Additionally, you can use the calendar interface to select specific dates or ranges as needed.