Run a Profit And Loss Comparison Report
The P&L Comparison report lets you view any two periods side by side — so you can show a client how this month stacks up against the last, compare year-over-year performance, or analyze any custom date range without building a manual spreadsheet.
Steps
00:00: This video explains how to access and download a Profit and Loss comparison report
00:02: in Propio.
00:06: You will learn how to access the report, select specific periods to compare, and
00:09: export the report in your preferred format.
00:13: Click on Reporting on the left sidebar.
00:16: Then click "Profit and Loss".
00:19: You are now ready to customize the reporting dates.
00:23: Choose the main Reporting Period from the predefined list.
00:28: Now, click "Compare" to enable comparison between two reporting periods.
00:33: Set the period you want to compare your main period against.
00:37: You can also click "dollar change" and "percentage change" to display the absolute
00:39: and percentage change between periods.
00:45: Finally, click the "Export to" button in the upper right to download your report in
00:47: your preferred format.
00:50: You have successfully navigated through the Profit and Loss comparison report in
00:52: Propio and
00:54: learned how to set the comparison periods and export the report in different
00:56: formats.
00:59: Review the Related Articles sections for other Reporting guides.
- Go to Reporting → Profit and Loss in the left sidebar
- Click under Report Period to select a predefined period or set a custom range using the From and To date fields — the report loads automatically
- Click Compare to open the Report Configuration panel
- Set the comparison period using Select Period or the From and To date fields
- Optionally check $ Change, % Change, or both to include variance columns in the report
- To export, click the Export to toggle in the upper right and choose your format: PDF, Excel, DOCX, or Headerless CSV
💡 Tip: The % Change column is especially useful for client presentations — it immediately surfaces which expense categories grew or shrank the most between periods, without the client needing to do the math.
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