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Finance & SaaS metrics glossary
Quick, accurate definitions for the terms behind every calculator on this site — formula included where there is one, and a link straight to the calculator if you want to run your own numbers.
Pricing & margin
Contribution MarginBreak-Even PointMargin of SafetyCVP Analysis (Cost-Volume-Profit)Fixed CostsMarkupLanded CostProfit Margin (Gross Margin)ROAS (Return on Ad Spend)Final Value FeeStandard CostingCost VariancePredetermined Overhead RateUnderapplied OverheadCost Per UnitAbsorption CostingFood Cost PercentageTheoretical Food CostMenu EngineeringCost-Plus PricingRecipe CostingEdible Portion Cost (EP Cost)Price Elasticity of DemandGross Profit vs. Net ProfitGross Margin vs. Net MarginOperating LeveragePrime Cost
Cash & working capital
Burn RateRunwayBurn MultipleCash Conversion Cycle (CCC)DSO (Days Sales Outstanding)DPO (Days Payable Outstanding)DSCR (Debt Service Coverage Ratio)Cap Rate (Capitalization Rate)Inventory Turnover RatioSales per Square FootEconomic Order Quantity (EOQ)Safety StockChargebackDays Inventory Outstanding (DIO)Inventory Carrying CostCash-on-Cash ReturnMortgage ConstantDebt YieldSell-Through RateWeeks of SupplyCarrying Cost RateInventory ShrinkageNOI (Net Operating Income)Working CapitalCapital Employed
SaaS & growth
Startup & fundraising
SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity)Convertible NoteValuation CapSDE (Seller's Discretionary Earnings)Pre-Money ValuationPost-Money ValuationOption PoolDilutionCap TableAdjusted EBITDAQuality of EarningsWACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital)CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing Model)Levered and Unlevered BetaIRR (Internal Rate of Return)MIRR (Modified Internal Rate of Return)NPV (Net Present Value)Profitability Index (PI)Payback PeriodDiscounted Payback PeriodTerminal ValueFCFF (Free Cash Flow to the Firm)ROIC (Return on Invested Capital)NOPAT (Net Operating Profit After Tax)Founder Equity SplitEBITDA
Team & hiring
Tax & compliance
Estimated TaxQBI Deduction1099-NECUnderpayment PenaltyAnnualized Income Installment MethodStandard Mileage RateAccountable PlanReasonable CompensationShareholder DistributionSection 179 DeductionBonus Depreciation1099-KDepreciation RecaptureUnrecaptured Section 1250 GainFailure-to-File PenaltyFailure-to-Pay Penalty