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PVC SaaS Index™ | Q1 2022 Update

Aman Verjee

03.29.22
  • Public Markets
  • PVC SaaS Index
  • SaaS
  • Valuation

Our PVC SaaS Index™ companies trade at 11x EV / LTM revenues, well within the historical range of 7-12x where SaaS has traded for most of the past 10 years.The median SaaS multiple has compressed by nearly 40% from where it peaked in late 2021, at 18x.

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Why is Instacart Repricing its Shares?

Aman Verjee

03.25.22
  • Valuation

Instacart recently repriced its shares to reduce its valuation by 40%. This move makes great sense for the company, given where all of its public market comparables have traded since the company’s last financing in early 2021. This voluntary re-pricing is a great recruiting tool for the company.

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FB: The Big Tech Stock Ben Graham Would Pick

Aman Verjee

02.17.22
  • Public Markets
  • Valuation

FB is now trading with a 6.3% “free cash flow yield” (i.e., free cash flows from the business on a per share basis versus its market price per share). That’s four times Treasury yields and twice the rest of the NASDAQ 100.

SaaS IPO Benchmarking | ARR at IPO

Aman Verjee

05.14.20
  • Public Markets
  • PVC SaaS Index
  • Valuation

Revenue growth strongly predicts valuation multiple at the time of IPO. Since 2017, SaaS IPOs trade at an average 18x LTM revenues.

How Are 2019 SaaS IPOs Holding Up in the Downturn

Aman Verjee

04.11.20
  • Public Markets
  • SaaS
  • Valuation

Recent IPOs from 2019 have traded at higher multiples than the broader market because they typically have higher growth rates.

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