LTV
LTV is a unit-economics metric, calculated as (ARPA × Gross margin) ÷ Revenue churn rate, both in the same period unit.
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This definition follows Non-GAAP financial measure — SEC Regulation G — it is not a GAAP measure, so a registrant publishing it has to reconcile it to the nearest GAAP figure.
Every citation in this system, with the text we read and the date we checked it, is in US GAAP and where these rules come from.
Formula
(ARPA × Gross margin) ÷ Revenue churn rate, both in the same period unit
Extremely sensitive to the churn input; unstable at low churn.
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LTV, in use
Quoted from the document that use the word — what it does to an interface, in the spec's own sentence.
Rule: LTV computed on a monthly churn rate below ~1% produces an absurd number.
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Family spec- MetricDefinitionEvery metric requires one. Formula with values substituted.
- NonGaapReconciliationEBITDA below net income, every adjustment named.Spec
- MrrBridgeThe movement, not a single number with a percentage.Spec
- BudgetVsActualPolarity-aware, materiality-filtered, versions tracked.
- ForecastTableProjections dashed and labeled everywhere.
- CovenantMonitorThe contractual definition, not the generic one.Spec
- KpiHealthStripProvisional marking for pre-close numbers.Spec
- RevenueTrackerRevenue by stream, with mix, growth and concentration.
- ExpenseTrackerSpend by category on three bases. Polarity derived per row from the sign convention.
- DriverModelThe inputs a forecast is built from, and what they produce.
- ScenarioCompareScenarios side by side, all measured against the base.
- PlByDimensionThe P&L cut by department, entity or product.
Terms this one depends on
- Gross marginGross margin is a profitability metric, calculated as (Revenue − COGS) ÷ Revenue.
- RevenueInflows or enhancements of assets, or settlements of liabilities, from delivering goods or services — recognized when control transfers, not when cash arrives
- PeriodA fiscal reporting window
- ARPAARPA is a unit-economics metric, calculated as MRR ÷ Active customers, per month.
Also in Unit economics
Work with this concept
The calculators that compute it and the ledger payloads that carry it. A definition is where a reader starts; these are where they go next.
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