Clouded Judgement: 2023 Full Year Guidance Update & SaaS Valuation Analysis
Analysis of Q1 2023 cloud software earnings showing 91% beat rates with 53% guiding above consensus, indicating macro stabilization without improvement. The article examines full-year guidance de-risking, 2024 forecast uncertainty, and detailed valuation multiples for top-performing SaaS companies, revealing median EV/NTM revenue of 5.4x overall and 12.0x for top performers with median 75% gross margins but negative operating margins.
Metrics in this report
30months
median
Public SaaS companies
5.4x
median
Overall SaaS software universe
12.0x
median
Top 5 high-growth SaaS companies
91percent
Q1 2023 cloud software companies reporting earnings
2percent
median
Public SaaS companies
18percent of revenue
median
Public SaaS companies
75percent
median
Public SaaS companies
53percent
Q1 2023 companies providing Q2 guidance above consensus
26percent
median
Public SaaS companies
16percent
median
Public SaaS companies
116percent
median
Public SaaS companies
-21percent
median
Public SaaS companies
28percent of revenue
median
Public SaaS companies
47percent of revenue
median
Public SaaS companies