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Course · Act IV: Earnings Season · Chapter 21

Segment reporting and KPIs

Segment reporting and the key metrics behind different business models: ARR, churn, net revenue retention, same-store sales and LTV/CAC.

Key terms

Segment reporting
Results broken down by business line or region.
KPI
Key performance indicator: an operating metric specific to a business model.
ARR / churn / NRR
Annual recurring revenue / share of customers or revenue lost / revenue kept from existing customers including upgrades.
Same-store sales
Sales growth only at stores open in both periods.
LTV / CAC
Lifetime gross profit per customer ÷ cost to acquire one.

“Segments & KPIs” is part of the full course: 5 puzzles on segment reporting and kpis, with a story that carries through all five acts. Try this act’s free chapter, “Anatomy of a Report”, first.

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