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Strategic Finance Toolkit

Looking for in-depth, practical information on SaaS strategic finance you can use in your business today? You’ll find it here!

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The 5 SaaS Metrics Driving Investor Valuations in FY24

Today, investors are focusing increasingly on companies that are able to balance growth with margin improvements and provide more optionality in their balance sheets.

Remaining Performance Obligation (RPO)

In this guide, we explain what RPO is, how to calculate it, and describe in more detail why it’s becoming relevant and increasingly adopted by SaaS businesses today.

SaaS Metrics Based Planning Template

Download this proven top-down modeling template to forecast your annual revenue targets

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SaaS Metrics Glossary

Remaining Performance Obligation (RPO)

RPO or remaining performance obligation is the sum of deferred revenue (advance payments...

Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)

Total marketing and sales spend in a previous period / Number of new customers acquired in ...

SaaS Quick Ratio

The SaaS Magic Number quantifies how much new incremental recurring revenue is generated...

Cheat Sheets

The 5 SaaS Metrics Driving Investor Valuations in FY23

Do you know the metrics you need to track to show investors what they’re looking for in FY23? Download this cheat sheet to know more

The Ultimate Subscription Gross Margin Cheat Sheet

Everything you need to know about this important SaaS metric, including why it matters and how to calculate it for your business

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Templates

Investor Update Email Template

Download our free, fully customizable investor update email template – one your investors will always look forward to receiving

SaaS Metrics Based Planning Template

Download this proven template that fast-growing SaaS companies use to model their revenue forecast

SaaS Financial Model Template

Download this SaaS financial model template in Google Sheets to quickly forecast your company’s future performance

SaaS Metrics Glossary

Remaining Performance Obligation (RPO)

RPO or remaining performance obligation is the sum of deferred revenue (advance payments...

Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)

Total marketing and sales spend in a previous period / Number of new customers acquired in ...

SaaS Quick Ratio

The SaaS Magic Number quantifies how much new incremental recurring revenue is generated...

Cheat Sheets

The 5 SaaS Metrics Driving Investor Valuations in FY23

Do you know the metrics you need to track to show investors what they’re looking for in FY23? Download this cheat sheet to know more

The Ultimate Subscription Gross Margin Cheat Sheet

Everything you need to know about this important SaaS metric, including why it matters and how to calculate it for your business

Templates

Investor Update Email Template

Download our free, fully customizable investor update email template – one your investors will always look forward to receiving

SaaS Metrics Based Planning Template

Download this proven template that fast-growing SaaS companies use to model their revenue forecast

SaaS Financial Model Template

Download this SaaS financial model template in Google Sheets to quickly forecast your company’s future performance

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