taxi biz

[beereo]

Magkano kinikita ng isang taxi unit per month? Gusto ko lang malaman kung profitable ba talaga itong ganitong klaseng business. Magkano kaya ang total investment ko sa isang unit? Thanks for your reply.

[frenchtower]

Depende yan sa kotse na bibilhin mo. Just for hypothetical illustration:

Total estimated cash out(assuming 2nd hand unit) = P500,000.00 (cost of vehicle, franchise fee, registration, insurance, meter installation, etc.)

Total operational days in a week = 5 days

Total days in a month = 20 days

Days in a year = 240 days

Amount of boundary per day = P1,000.00

Gross total in a month = P20,000.00

Gross total in a year = P240,000.00

Deduct operational expenses/month = ??? (oil change, tune up, car wash, minor repairs, etc.)

Deduct operational expenses/year = ??? (possibly P10k or more)

If your initial capital is paid by cash, then you don't have any amortization to think of every month. Insurance premiums should also be taken into consideration.

I would say, your ROI is expected after beyond 2.5++ years of operation. Hope this helps you with some preliminary info. Again, this is purely an illustration and not be used as the actual basis for going into the business.

For me, the taxi business under the Philippine scenario is already too saturated adding to a great number of taxi operators, worsening traffic conditions, high cost of maintenance and consistent rise of oil prices, crimes, competition from other public transports, and inconsistent flow of daily income generated from operations. Just my personal opinion.

[louien]

Is it true na close na sa LTO ang pagkuha ng new franchise?

[yebo]

matagal nang closed ang franchise ng taxi, fx and garage service. ang open lang ay school bus. yung mga bagong taxi na nakikita nyo ay mga "substitution of units" yun, ibig sabihin ay yung mga dating may franchise na pinalitan nila ng bagong units ang lumang taxi nila.

kung isa lang unit mo, huwag ka nang pumasok sa ganyang negosyo at sigurado talo ka. kung 3 or more pwede pa. mataas ang maintenance cost ng taxi. alalahanin mo na 24 hours nasa kalsada ang isang taxi. every month ay change oil ka, every 3 months tune up, every 6 months ay need mo magpalit ng gulong. takaw bangga pa yan, remember murphy's law, if it can happen it will happen. since nasa kalsada ang isang taxi maghapon then the chances na mababangga ito ay malaki.

isa pang kalaban mo dyan ay dahil baguhang operator ka lang e ang mga maga-apply na driver sa iyo ay mga reject na sa mga dating operators. pustahan tayo 1 week pa lang naholdap na yan, o kaya napalitan na ng lumang compressor ang aircon mo. ingat ka.