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Of all the new kinds of enterprise solutions made available by the advent of the internet, one of the most disruptive, most useful, and most recent has been the software as a service (SaaS) business model. SaaS is a delivery model in which centrally hosted software is licensed to customers via a subscription plan. Any company that leases its software through a central, cloud-based system can be said to be a SaaS company.

So, if you are interested in investing in a SaaS business or you are running an operating SaaS business, this Financial Model is a flexible tool to calculate financial and operating activities (MRR, COGS, Payroll, Expenses, etc.), project customers’ new subscriptions and return rates and forecast a company’s growth.

The model includes assumptions and calculations of Initial Investment Costs, Paid and Organic Customers Acquisition, 2 different revenue sources (Monthly Subscriptions and Annual Enterprise License), 4 different subscription options, subscriptions upgrades & downgrades, Direct & Indirect Payroll, Operating Expenses, Fixed Assets & Depreciation, Financing through Debt & Equity and Exit Valuation assumptions in case of a potential sale of the business.

Outputs of the template include various financial reports, key SaaS metrics (CAC, ARPU, LTV, IRR, NPV, Payback), a sophisticated Dashboard analyzing business performance, and an Investors’ Executive Summary.

The model follows Financial Modeling Best Practices principles, is fully customizable, and has a dynamic functionality allowing users to select the desired forecasted Years (1 to 10).

Detailed instructions for the functionality of the model are included in the Excel file.

Model Structure:

Customer Acquisition
• Revenue is calculated based on the number of subscribers.
• Customer new sign-ups come from 2 different sources of traffic – Paid and Organic

Revenue Assumptions
• 3 Pricing Tiers (Monthly Subscriptions packages)
• Enterprise License sold with an annual (12-month) contract
• 5 different subscription periods with the corresponding prepayment discounts (applied to Monthly Subscriptions)
• Upgrades or Downgrades between Subscription and Enterprise License Packages
• Non-recurring Revenue calculation (Set up fees per New Customer)

Revenue Calculation
Model calculates revenue per Service package and subscription period.
Analysis for each package includes:
•Total customers (new, expanded, upgraded, downgraded, churned)
• Customers per subscription period
• Renewal waterfall per subscription period
• Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) and Monthly Cash Basis Revenue per subscription period
• Monthly Deferred Revenue calculation

Cost Assumptions
• Cost of Services per Customer (Recurring & Non-Recurring)
• Payroll per Department supported by Cohort analysis for Starting Date and Year for each employee
• Operating Expenses

Financing & Capex
• Uses & Sources of Cash analysis – Financing through Equity & Debt
• Fixed Assets Analysis with the corresponding Depreciation Schedule.

Output Reports:
• Monthly Profit & Loss Statement Summary per Year
• Monthly Budget and Actual Reports
• Budget vs. Actual Variance Analysis
• Dynamic 10-Year Forecast (3 Statement Model)
• Annual Direct Cash Flow
• Breakeven Analysis
• KPIs and Financial Ratios (Revenue & Cost Metrics, ROE, ROIC, Profit Margins, etc.)
• Dynamic Dashboard with key metrics & charts analyzing business performance on an annual basis.
• Business Valuation (incl. Enterprise & Equity Value, DCF, Terminal Value, Unlevered & Levered Cash Flow, Project Return Metrics & Sensitivity Analysis)
• PE Distribution Waterfall Model, including an 80/20 split and a GP catch-up assumption.
• Exit Year Executive Summary

The Model is available in 2 Versions (Standard and Premium)

Standard Version Includes:
• All Input Reports
• Monthly Budget and Actual Reports
• Monthly Profit & Loss Statement Summary per Year
• Annual Financial Statements (3 Statement model)
• Annual Direct Cash Flow
• Financial Ratios
• Performance Dashboard

Premium Version includes all features of the Standard Version plus:
• Budget vs. Actual Variance Analysis
• Break-even Analysis
• Business Valuation, including DCF Model, Return Metrics (NPV, EV, IRR, MOIC, ROI, etc.), and Sensitivity Analysis
• Investors Returns Waterfall Model
• Executive Summary

A PDF Free Demo of the Premium Version is provided if you wish to view all model worksheets before your purchase.

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