cloudedjudgement.substack.com · 2020-10-09 · 2064d

Clouded Judgement

Weekly SaaS valuation and earnings update highlighting digital transformation momentum (60% of enterprises lack integrated digital workflow systems) and current market multiples. Article analyzes top 10 SaaS companies by EV/NTM revenue multiple, noting median 39.6x valuation with 39% growth, 74% gross margins, and -11% operating margins, alongside Rule of 40 analysis and weekly stock price movements.

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Metrics in this report

CAC Payback Period

32months

median

SaaS benchmarking cohort

EV/NTM Revenue Multiple

39.6multiple

median

Top 10 SaaS companies by valuation (Oct 2020)

FCF Margin

4percent

median

SaaS benchmarking cohort

Free Cash Flow Margin

10percent

median

Top 10 SaaS companies by valuation

Gross Margin

74percent

median

Top 10 SaaS companies by valuation

LTM Growth Rate

31percent

median

SaaS benchmarking cohort

NTM Growth Rate

19percent

median

SaaS benchmarking cohort

NTM Revenue Growth

39percent

median

Top 10 SaaS companies by valuation

Net Retention Rate

116percent

median

SaaS benchmarking cohort

Operating Margin

-11percent

median

Top 10 SaaS companies by valuation

Operating Margin (LTM)

-15percent

median

SaaS benchmarking cohort

SaaS Revenue Multiple (Overall)

16.1multiple

median

Broad SaaS market cohort

SaaS Revenue Multiple (Top 5)

43.7multiple

median

Top 5 highest-valued SaaS companies