Search Fund KPIs for Reporting

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by a searcher from Universidade de Coimbra
in Lisbon, Portugal

1yr ago

Search Fund KPIs for Reporting

Hello SF Community We're setting up a regular reporting for investors on the search activity. What KPIs do you usually track and share? What are the reference values you use for each to compare with? Cheers, Andre Pimentel

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reply by a professional 1yr ago
from University of Colorado at Boulder in Fort Myers, FL, USA

Thanks for the tag ^redacted‌. ^redacted‌ KPI's can obviously vary by the niche and business model but some core KPI's we track and looking for when working with clients are: CAC (Cost to Acquire Customer), CPL (Cost Per Lead), AOV (Average Order Value), and LTV (Lifetime Value). These 4 metrics in the digital space can tell quite a bit about the potential and viability of a business acquisition or sale. Hope that helps but let me know if you have any questions by sending me a DM.

reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from University of Pittsburgh in Washington, DC, USA

Thank you for this information. I am just starting and was looking for some industry standards/metrics to ensure I am working efficiently. This was really helpful.