Black Friday Sale - Are Raw Companies Worth it?

Day 2,564, 16:51 Published in Canada Hungary by Kippers


Last year's Black Friday saw us getting a discount of 30% on Raw Companies. This year, however, we're only receiving a 25% discount on them.

This article will attempt to look at how you can maximize your profits from this annual "sale", if any, and how long it will actually take you to see a return on your investment.



Using eCanada's productivity of 60% as an example, here is how Fish stack up against Deer in terms of profits.

It costs 7.5 gold to construct a Fish building. You will produce 200 food raws per day. At the current market price of 0.03 currency per raw, you will have a revenue of 6 CAD per day. Deducting the 1.67 CAD work tax (5%, subject to change), your income will be 4.33 CAD per day.

It will take you just short of 347 days before you see a return on your investment.

As for a Deer building (26.25 gold), you will produce 400 food raws per day. Using the same market price, you will have a revenue of 12 CAD per day and an income of 10.33 CAD. It will take you 508 days to see a return on your investment.

That's a difference of almost half a year.

Even though the Fish building is more "efficient" than the Deer building, some players may opt to choose the Deer building. Efficiency is defined by the amount of gold spent to purchase a building and how long it will take for it to become profitable. For some players, they may see the Deer building as most efficient, since it cost less energy to work in them per day, as it produces at the rate of 2 Fish buildings.



As for the Aluminum and Granite buildings, we will be using the 40% natural bonus of eCanada.

Since weapon raws sells for 66% of food raws, you can expect a lower income per day and a longer time before you see real profits.

For an Aluminum building, it will take you 820 days before you recuperate your investment. For a Granite building, 985 days.

Weapon Raw Companies are simply not worth the time.



As for the Granite company, we will be using the 60% bonus eCanada currently has.

Considering the median wage is 44 CAD and you can produce 400 house raws at 0.12 CAD per unit for a total of 48 CAD, you will be making a profit of 4 CAD per day.

If you manage to hire 10 employees and they are active and show up to work every day, you will earn an income of 40 CAD per day. At 26.25 gold for a Granite company, it will take you about 131 days to see a return on your initial investment.

The Granite company is the most profitable Raw Company you can own, provided all your employees are active.

========== Conclusion / tl;dr ==========

If you wish to invest your gold into Raw Companies, choose the Granite company. You will turn a profit the quickest, provided you manage your employees well. But you must have a large starting capital in order to pay all the wages of your employees to begin with. If you are not as active, purchase the Fish building. It's takes more than twice as long to see a profit, but it's great if you're a 2-clicker who doesn't have enough time to manage all his companies.

Of course, the numbers above are subjected to change. After the Black Friday sale last year, we saw a plummet in the price of raws, due to everyone dumping their gold into Raw Companies, creating an oversupply of raws.

As an additional note, if you own a Fruits/Oil/Clay building, dissolve it and purchase a Fish/Aluminium/Wood one.

Since you receive 1,500 currency for dissolving a Q2 Raw Company, you can use that cash to purchase a Q3 Raw Company for the same price, as 1,500 currency converts to 7.5 gold. You basically receive a free upgrade and a 79% increase in productivity for free.