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Forecasting ecommerce multiples at exit

The Equity Kicker

Mahesh Vellanki from Redpoint put up an interesting post yesterday about ecommerce valuations. revenue multiple because it’s strong on both these metrics. 1-800 Flowers, meanwhile is valued at 0.6x As you can see from the chart above, in Mahesh’s sample most of the companies have revenue multiples in the 1-2x range.

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Turing Distinguished Leader Series: With Partner David Zhang, TVC

ReadWriteStart

So they have about 60 million customers now, and they have a view of the net present value of each customer when they’re onboarding them and their models to show it. So they have quantifiable risk profiles and ultimately map them to lifetime value, right? That’s a valuation number and pricing number.

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The art and science of valuing websites

The Next Web

That’s given us insight into which valuation methods are good, helping site owners clinch that all-important deal, and which fall short, leaving sites unsold and their owners disappointed. Today I want to walk you through the more successful valuation methods in use now. Common methodologies. The income approach. Asset approach.

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Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

Effectively measuring and understanding your CAC and CLTV metrics are key to future success. Bessemer SaaS Law #1: Your key monthly business metrics are: CMRR (Committed Monthly Recurring Revenue), Churn, and Cash flow - “Bookings” is for suckers. Brian, Paglo www.paglo.com. Great list! Great list! Philippe Botteri.