Net burn rate
The rate at which a company spends its cash reserves in excess of its inbound receipts over a monthly timeframe.
Formula
Total cash payments − total cash receiptsMetrics library
The financial metrics investors expect you to know
Clear formulas, strategic breakdowns and practical KPI examples so you can track your company's health accurately, and say what each number means when asked.
Why one source of truth
Metrics only mean something when they share a data source
Tracking decoupled indicators across separate tools introduces blind spots. Your startup metrics, balance sheet positions and ledger line items need to reconcile to the same numbers.
Categories
Three families of operating metrics
Liquidity metrics
Formulas tracking immediate cash strength, such as the working capital ratio and the quick ratio.
Growth and efficiency metrics
Indicators of capital output quality, such as the LTV:CAC ratio and the magic number.
Runway analytics
Core calculations mapping burn thresholds, such as net burn rate and months of runway.
Metrics directory
Core performance metrics, defined
LTV to CAC ratio
Compares the total lifetime economic value of a customer segment against the net acquisition cost deployed to win them.
Formula
Customer lifetime value ÷ customer acquisition costWorking capital ratio
Measures a business's capability to settle short-term debts and liabilities using its immediate current assets.
Formula
Current assets ÷ current liabilitiesFrom formula to dashboard
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