Metrics & Performance
Portfolio, fund, investor, reporting, valuation, operating, and sponsor economics metrics used across private capital workflows.
330 terms
Operating lens
What does the metric measure, which source owns it, and which decision does it support?
Operating uses
- Define fund metrics, operating KPIs, valuation inputs, board-pack measures, and LP reporting calculations.
- Connect portfolio company data to sponsor dashboards, investor updates, and lender packages.
- Separate GAAP metrics, non-GAAP KPIs, model outputs, and operating indicators.
Quality checks
- Formula, source system, period, owner, and reconciliation path are explicit.
- Metric definitions stay consistent across board, lender, LP, and internal reporting.
- Outliers trigger explanation, owner assignment, and follow-up action.
SponsorBeast hubs
Related operating clusters
Independent Sponsors
Deal-by-deal ownership
Search Funds
Acquisition entrepreneurship
SPVs
Special purpose vehicles
LP Reporting
Investor communication systems
Waterfalls
Distribution mechanics
Portfolio Operations
Ownership execution
Data Rooms
Diligence infrastructure
Capital Calls
Capital movement
Capital Formation
LP development
Sponsor Economics
Fees, carry, and alignment
ARPA
ARPA is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
ARPU
ARPU is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
ARR Bridge
ARR Bridge is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Accounts Receivable Turnover
Accounts Receivable Turnover is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Accrued Revenue
Accrued Revenue is a metric used in quality of earnings, accounting diligence, working capital, and closing statement review to clarify economics, records, responsibility, and timing.
Add-Back
Add-Back is a concept used in quality of earnings, accounting diligence, working capital, and closing statement review to clarify economics, records, responsibility, and timing.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Adjusted EBITDA Margin
Adjusted EBITDA Margin is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
All-In Yield
All-In Yield is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Amortization Rate
Amortization Rate is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Annual Recurring Revenue
Annual Recurring Revenue is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Appointment No-Show Rate
Appointment No-Show Rate is a rate metric sponsors use to read healthcare operating kpi reporting and decide whether volume, provider capacity, reimbursement, and collections are supporting the care delivery plan.
Asset Turnover
Asset Turnover is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Attach Rate
Attach Rate is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Availability Block
Availability Block is an operating metric sponsors use to read lender reporting and covenant compliance packages and decide whether debt capacity, covenant cushion, liquidity, and reporting obligations remain inside the credit agreement.
Average Contract Value
Average Contract Value is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Backlog
Backlog is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Backlog Conversion Rate
Backlog Conversion Rate is a rate metric sponsors use to read professional services and managed services kpi reporting and decide whether utilization, delivery quality, backlog, and client retention support margin expansion.
Backlog Days
Backlog Days is a cash conversion metric sponsors use to read manufacturing and industrial kpi reporting and decide whether throughput, quality, inventory, and delivery performance are improving operational leverage.
Base Case
Base Case is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Bench Time
Bench Time is an operating metric sponsors use to read professional services and managed services kpi reporting and decide whether utilization, delivery quality, backlog, and client retention support margin expansion.
Billable Utilization
Billable Utilization is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Billings to Cash Cycle
Billings to Cash Cycle is a cash conversion metric sponsors use to read cash conversion and working capital reporting and decide whether cash, receivables, payables, inventory, and billings are converting on plan.
Blended Interest Rate
Blended Interest Rate is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Board Pack Timeliness
Board Pack Timeliness is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Book-Tax Difference
Book-Tax Difference is a metric used in partnership tax, investor onboarding, allocation, withholding, and tax reporting to clarify economics, records, responsibility, and timing.
Book-to-Bill Ratio
Book-to-Bill Ratio is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Bookings
Bookings is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Bookings to Billings
Bookings to Billings is an operating metric sponsors use to read professional services and managed services kpi reporting and decide whether utilization, delivery quality, backlog, and client retention support margin expansion.
Borrowing Base Utilization
Borrowing Base Utilization is an operating metric sponsors use to read lender reporting and covenant compliance packages and decide whether debt capacity, covenant cushion, liquidity, and reporting obligations remain inside the credit agreement.
Break-Even EBITDA
Break-Even EBITDA is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Break-Even Multiple
Break-Even Multiple is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Break-Even Revenue
Break-Even Revenue is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Bullet Maturity
Bullet Maturity is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Burn Multiple
Burn Multiple is a valuation multiple sponsors use to read saas kpi reporting and decide whether recurring revenue quality, retention, sales efficiency, and burn support the investment thesis.
CAC Payback
CAC Payback is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
CAC Payback Period
CAC Payback Period is an operating metric sponsors use to read saas kpi reporting and decide whether recurring revenue quality, retention, sales efficiency, and burn support the investment thesis.
COGS Variance
COGS Variance is a variance metric sponsors use to read margin, price, volume, and mix reporting and decide whether revenue growth is translating into contribution margin and EBITDA improvement.
Calibration Adjustment
Calibration Adjustment is a measurement process sponsors use to read valuation support and mark review and decide whether current marks are supported by company performance, market comps, and committee assumptions.
Capacity Utilization
Capacity Utilization is an operating metric sponsors use to read manufacturing and industrial kpi reporting and decide whether throughput, quality, inventory, and delivery performance are improving operational leverage.
Capex Intensity
Capex Intensity is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Capex as Percent of Revenue
Capex as Percent of Revenue is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Capital Account Variance
Capital Account Variance is a variance metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Capital Call Accuracy
Capital Call Accuracy is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Carried Interest Accrual
Carried Interest Accrual is an operating metric sponsors use to read fund performance reporting and decide whether fund value, cash realization, concentration, and deployment are tracking the investment plan.
Carry Dollars
Carry Dollars is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Case Volume
Case Volume is an operating metric sponsors use to read healthcare operating kpi reporting and decide whether volume, provider capacity, reimbursement, and collections are supporting the care delivery plan.
Cash Burn Rate
Cash Burn Rate is a rate metric sponsors use to read cash conversion and working capital reporting and decide whether cash, receivables, payables, inventory, and billings are converting on plan.
Cash Conversion Cycle
Cash Conversion Cycle is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Cash Conversion Ratio
Cash Conversion Ratio is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Cash Flow Conversion
Cash Flow Conversion is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Cash Forecast Accuracy
Cash Forecast Accuracy is an operating metric sponsors use to read cash conversion and working capital reporting and decide whether cash, receivables, payables, inventory, and billings are converting on plan.
Cash Interest
Cash Interest is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Cash Variance
Cash Variance is a variance metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Catch-Up Amount
Catch-Up Amount is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Churned ARR
Churned ARR is an operating metric sponsors use to read saas kpi reporting and decide whether recurring revenue quality, retention, sales efficiency, and burn support the investment thesis.
Client Retention Rate
Client Retention Rate is a rate metric sponsors use to read professional services and managed services kpi reporting and decide whether utilization, delivery quality, backlog, and client retention support margin expansion.
Clinical Capacity Utilization
Clinical Capacity Utilization is an operating metric sponsors use to read healthcare operating kpi reporting and decide whether volume, provider capacity, reimbursement, and collections are supporting the care delivery plan.
Close Readiness Score
Close Readiness Score is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Cohort Retention
Cohort Retention is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Cohort Revenue
Cohort Revenue is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Collection Effectiveness Index
Collection Effectiveness Index is an operating metric sponsors use to read cash conversion and working capital reporting and decide whether cash, receivables, payables, inventory, and billings are converting on plan.
Collection Rate
Collection Rate is a rate metric sponsors use to read healthcare operating kpi reporting and decide whether volume, provider capacity, reimbursement, and collections are supporting the care delivery plan.
Commitment Deployment Rate
Commitment Deployment Rate is a rate metric sponsors use to read fund performance reporting and decide whether fund value, cash realization, concentration, and deployment are tracking the investment plan.
Contract Asset
Contract Asset is a metric used in quality of earnings, accounting diligence, working capital, and closing statement review to clarify economics, records, responsibility, and timing.
Contract Liability
Contract Liability is a metric used in quality of earnings, accounting diligence, working capital, and closing statement review to clarify economics, records, responsibility, and timing.
Contraction ARR
Contraction ARR is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Contribution Margin
Contribution Margin is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Contribution Profit
Contribution Profit is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Contribution Profit Margin
Contribution Profit Margin is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Contribution per Employee
Contribution per Employee is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Covenant Headroom
Covenant Headroom is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Cross-Sell Rate
Cross-Sell Rate is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Customer Acquisition Cost
Customer Acquisition Cost is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Customer Churn Rate
Customer Churn Rate is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Customer Concentration
Customer Concentration is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Customer Retention Rate
Customer Retention Rate is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
DPI
DPI, or distributions to paid-in capital, measures cash returned to investors relative to the capital they contributed.
Data Room Completion Rate
Data Room Completion Rate is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Days Inventory Outstanding
Days Inventory Outstanding is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Days Payable Outstanding
Days Payable Outstanding is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Days Sales Outstanding
Days Sales Outstanding is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Days in Accounts Receivable
Days in Accounts Receivable is a cash conversion metric sponsors use to read healthcare operating kpi reporting and decide whether volume, provider capacity, reimbursement, and collections are supporting the care delivery plan.
Debt Service Coverage Cushion
Debt Service Coverage Cushion is an operating metric sponsors use to read lender reporting and covenant compliance packages and decide whether debt capacity, covenant cushion, liquidity, and reporting obligations remain inside the credit agreement.
Debt to EBITDA
Debt to EBITDA is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Deferred Revenue
Deferred Revenue is a metric used in quality of earnings, accounting diligence, working capital, and closing statement review to clarify economics, records, responsibility, and timing.
Deferred Revenue Coverage
Deferred Revenue Coverage is an operating metric sponsors use to read cash conversion and working capital reporting and decide whether cash, receivables, payables, inventory, and billings are converting on plan.
Deleveraging Rate
Deleveraging Rate is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Delivery Margin
Delivery Margin is a margin metric sponsors use to read professional services and managed services kpi reporting and decide whether utilization, delivery quality, backlog, and client retention support margin expansion.
Denial Rate
Denial Rate is a rate metric sponsors use to read healthcare operating kpi reporting and decide whether volume, provider capacity, reimbursement, and collections are supporting the care delivery plan.
Diligence Request Aging
Diligence Request Aging is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Direct Cost Ratio
Direct Cost Ratio is a ratio metric sponsors use to read margin, price, volume, and mix reporting and decide whether revenue growth is translating into contribution margin and EBITDA improvement.
Discount Leakage
Discount Leakage is an operating metric sponsors use to read margin, price, volume, and mix reporting and decide whether revenue growth is translating into contribution margin and EBITDA improvement.
Distributed to Paid-In Capital
Distributed to Paid-In Capital is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Distribution Accuracy
Distribution Accuracy is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Distribution Yield
Distribution Yield is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Dividend Recap Proceeds
Dividend Recap Proceeds is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Downgrade Rate
Downgrade Rate is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Downside Case
Downside Case is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Downtime Rate
Downtime Rate is a rate metric sponsors use to read manufacturing and industrial kpi reporting and decide whether throughput, quality, inventory, and delivery performance are improving operational leverage.
EBITDA Add-Back
EBITDA Add-Back is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
EBITDA Add-Back Cap
EBITDA Add-Back Cap is an operating metric sponsors use to read lender reporting and covenant compliance packages and decide whether debt capacity, covenant cushion, liquidity, and reporting obligations remain inside the credit agreement.
EBITDA Bridge
EBITDA Bridge is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
EBITDA Margin
EBITDA Margin is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
EBITDA Margin Bridge
EBITDA Margin Bridge is a bridge metric sponsors use to read margin, price, volume, and mix reporting and decide whether revenue growth is translating into contribution margin and EBITDA improvement.
EBITDA Multiple
EBITDA Multiple is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
EBITDA Normalization
EBITDA Normalization is a process used in quality of earnings, accounting diligence, working capital, and closing statement review to clarify economics, records, responsibility, and timing.
EBITDA Variance
EBITDA Variance is a variance metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
EBITDA per Employee
EBITDA per Employee is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Effective Bill Rate
Effective Bill Rate is a rate metric sponsors use to read professional services and managed services kpi reporting and decide whether utilization, delivery quality, backlog, and client retention support margin expansion.
Employee Utilization Rate
Employee Utilization Rate is a rate metric sponsors use to read professional services and managed services kpi reporting and decide whether utilization, delivery quality, backlog, and client retention support margin expansion.
Ending ARR
Ending ARR is an operating metric sponsors use to read saas kpi reporting and decide whether recurring revenue quality, retention, sales efficiency, and burn support the investment thesis.
Enterprise Value
Enterprise Value is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Enterprise Value to EBITDA
Enterprise Value to EBITDA is an operating metric sponsors use to read valuation support and mark review and decide whether current marks are supported by company performance, market comps, and committee assumptions.
Enterprise Value to Revenue
Enterprise Value to Revenue is an operating metric sponsors use to read valuation support and mark review and decide whether current marks are supported by company performance, market comps, and committee assumptions.
Entry Multiple
Entry Multiple is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Equity IRR
Equity IRR is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Equity Value
Equity Value is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Exit Multiple
Exit Multiple is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Expansion ARR
Expansion ARR is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Fair Value Mark
Fair Value Mark is an operating metric sponsors use to read valuation support and mark review and decide whether current marks are supported by company performance, market comps, and committee assumptions.
First Lien Leverage Ratio
First Lien Leverage Ratio is a ratio metric sponsors use to read lender reporting and covenant compliance packages and decide whether debt capacity, covenant cushion, liquidity, and reporting obligations remain inside the credit agreement.
First Pass Yield
First Pass Yield is an operating metric sponsors use to read manufacturing and industrial kpi reporting and decide whether throughput, quality, inventory, and delivery performance are improving operational leverage.
Fixed Charge Coverage Cushion
Fixed Charge Coverage Cushion is an operating metric sponsors use to read lender reporting and covenant compliance packages and decide whether debt capacity, covenant cushion, liquidity, and reporting obligations remain inside the credit agreement.
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Fixed Cost Ratio
Fixed Cost Ratio is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Forecast Accuracy
Forecast Accuracy is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Forward EBITDA Multiple
Forward EBITDA Multiple is a valuation multiple sponsors use to read valuation support and mark review and decide whether current marks are supported by company performance, market comps, and committee assumptions.
Forward Revenue Multiple
Forward Revenue Multiple is a valuation multiple sponsors use to read valuation support and mark review and decide whether current marks are supported by company performance, market comps, and committee assumptions.
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Free Cash Flow Conversion
Free Cash Flow Conversion is an operating metric sponsors use to read cash conversion and working capital reporting and decide whether cash, receivables, payables, inventory, and billings are converting on plan.
Free Cash Flow Yield
Free Cash Flow Yield is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Freight Cost Ratio
Freight Cost Ratio is a ratio metric sponsors use to read margin, price, volume, and mix reporting and decide whether revenue growth is translating into contribution margin and EBITDA improvement.
Fund Appreciation Rate
Fund Appreciation Rate is a rate metric sponsors use to read fund performance reporting and decide whether fund value, cash realization, concentration, and deployment are tracking the investment plan.
Fund Expense Ratio
Fund Expense Ratio is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
GP Promote
GP Promote is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
General Ledger
General Ledger is a document used in quality of earnings, accounting diligence, working capital, and closing statement review to clarify economics, records, responsibility, and timing.
Gross Adds
Gross Adds is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Gross Dollar Retention
Gross Dollar Retention is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Gross IRR
Gross IRR is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Gross IRR Bridge
Gross IRR Bridge is a bridge metric sponsors use to read fund performance reporting and decide whether fund value, cash realization, concentration, and deployment are tracking the investment plan.
Gross Leverage
Gross Leverage is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Gross MOIC
Gross MOIC is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Gross Margin
Gross Margin is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Gross Profit
Gross Profit is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Gross Revenue Retention
Gross Revenue Retention is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Gross-to-Net Return Spread
Gross-to-Net Return Spread is an operating metric sponsors use to read fund performance reporting and decide whether fund value, cash realization, concentration, and deployment are tracking the investment plan.
Growth Capex
Growth Capex is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
IRR
Internal Rate of Return — the annualized return rate that makes present value equal to zero.
Inorganic Revenue Growth
Inorganic Revenue Growth is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Install Base
Install Base is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Integration Milestone Completion
Integration Milestone Completion is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Interest Coverage Cushion
Interest Coverage Cushion is an operating metric sponsors use to read lender reporting and covenant compliance packages and decide whether debt capacity, covenant cushion, liquidity, and reporting obligations remain inside the credit agreement.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Interest Coverage Ratio is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Interest Expense
Interest Expense is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Internal Rate of Return
Internal Rate of Return is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Inventory Aging
Inventory Aging is an operating metric sponsors use to read cash conversion and working capital reporting and decide whether cash, receivables, payables, inventory, and billings are converting on plan.
Inventory Turns
Inventory Turns is an operating metric sponsors use to read manufacturing and industrial kpi reporting and decide whether throughput, quality, inventory, and delivery performance are improving operational leverage.
Investor IRR
Investor IRR is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
KPI Attainment
KPI Attainment is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
KPI Cadence
The recurring rhythm for collecting, validating, reviewing, and acting on operating or fund metrics.
LP Reporting Timeliness
LP Reporting Timeliness is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
LTM EBITDA Multiple
LTM EBITDA Multiple is a valuation multiple sponsors use to read valuation support and mark review and decide whether current marks are supported by company performance, market comps, and committee assumptions.
LTM Revenue Multiple
LTM Revenue Multiple is a valuation multiple sponsors use to read valuation support and mark review and decide whether current marks are supported by company performance, market comps, and committee assumptions.
LTV to CAC
LTV to CAC is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
LTV to CAC Ratio
LTV to CAC Ratio is a ratio metric sponsors use to read saas kpi reporting and decide whether recurring revenue quality, retention, sales efficiency, and burn support the investment thesis.
Labor Cost Ratio
Labor Cost Ratio is a ratio metric sponsors use to read margin, price, volume, and mix reporting and decide whether revenue growth is translating into contribution margin and EBITDA improvement.
Labor Efficiency
Labor Efficiency is an operating metric sponsors use to read manufacturing and industrial kpi reporting and decide whether throughput, quality, inventory, and delivery performance are improving operational leverage.
Labor Productivity
Labor Productivity is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Lender Reporting KPI Pack
Lender Reporting KPI Pack is a reporting artifact sponsors use to read lender reporting and covenant compliance packages and decide whether debt capacity, covenant cushion, liquidity, and reporting obligations remain inside the credit agreement.
Levered Free Cash Flow
Levered Free Cash Flow is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Lifetime Value
Lifetime Value is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Liquidity Headroom
Liquidity Headroom is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Loan-to-Value
A leverage metric that compares debt to asset value or enterprise value for a financed acquisition or portfolio company.
Logo Churn
Logo Churn is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Logo Retention
Logo Retention is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Logo Retention Rate
Logo Retention Rate is a rate metric sponsors use to read saas kpi reporting and decide whether recurring revenue quality, retention, sales efficiency, and burn support the investment thesis.
MOIC
MOIC is a metric sponsor principals and investor relations teams use to control fees, carry, promote, GP commitment, reserves, distributions, offsets, and final true-ups in sponsor economics.
MRR Bridge
MRR Bridge is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Magic Number
Magic Number is an operating metric sponsors use to read saas kpi reporting and decide whether recurring revenue quality, retention, sales efficiency, and burn support the investment thesis.
Maintenance Capex
Maintenance Capex is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Management Fee Load
Management Fee Load is an operating metric sponsors use to read fund performance reporting and decide whether fund value, cash realization, concentration, and deployment are tracking the investment plan.
Management Fee Rate
Management Fee Rate is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Margin Leakage
Margin Leakage is a margin metric sponsors use to read margin, price, volume, and mix reporting and decide whether revenue growth is translating into contribution margin and EBITDA improvement.
Material Yield
Material Yield is an operating metric sponsors use to read manufacturing and industrial kpi reporting and decide whether throughput, quality, inventory, and delivery performance are improving operational leverage.
Minimum Cash Balance
Minimum Cash Balance is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Minimum Liquidity Test
Minimum Liquidity Test is an operating metric sponsors use to read lender reporting and covenant compliance packages and decide whether debt capacity, covenant cushion, liquidity, and reporting obligations remain inside the credit agreement.
Mix Variance
Mix Variance is a variance metric sponsors use to read margin, price, volume, and mix reporting and decide whether revenue growth is translating into contribution margin and EBITDA improvement.
Monitoring Fee Rate
Monitoring Fee Rate is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Monthly Recurring Revenue
Monthly Recurring Revenue is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Multiple Compression
Multiple Compression is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Multiple Contraction
Multiple Contraction is a valuation multiple sponsors use to read valuation support and mark review and decide whether current marks are supported by company performance, market comps, and committee assumptions.
Multiple Expansion
Multiple Expansion is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
NAV Growth
NAV Growth is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
NAV Per Unit
NAV Per Unit is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Net Adds
Net Adds is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Net Asset Value
Net asset value is the reported value of a vehicle's assets minus liabilities, often used to support LP reporting and performance metrics.
Net Dollar Retention
Net Dollar Retention is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Net IRR
Net IRR is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Net IRR Bridge
Net IRR Bridge is a bridge metric sponsors use to read fund performance reporting and decide whether fund value, cash realization, concentration, and deployment are tracking the investment plan.
Net Leverage
Net Leverage is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Net Leverage Ratio
Net Leverage Ratio is a ratio metric sponsors use to read lender reporting and covenant compliance packages and decide whether debt capacity, covenant cushion, liquidity, and reporting obligations remain inside the credit agreement.
Net MOIC
Net MOIC is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Net Management Fee
Net Management Fee is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Net New ARR
Net New ARR is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Net Revenue Retention
Net Revenue Retention is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Net Working Capital
Net Working Capital is a metric used in quality of earnings, accounting diligence, working capital, and closing statement review to clarify economics, records, responsibility, and timing.
New ARR
New ARR is an operating metric sponsors use to read saas kpi reporting and decide whether recurring revenue quality, retention, sales efficiency, and burn support the investment thesis.
Non-Recurring Expense
Non-Recurring Expense is a metric used in quality of earnings, accounting diligence, working capital, and closing statement review to clarify economics, records, responsibility, and timing.
Normalized EBITDA
Normalized EBITDA is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
OEE
OEE is an operating metric sponsors use to read manufacturing and industrial kpi reporting and decide whether throughput, quality, inventory, and delivery performance are improving operational leverage.
On-Time Delivery
On-Time Delivery is an operating metric sponsors use to read manufacturing and industrial kpi reporting and decide whether throughput, quality, inventory, and delivery performance are improving operational leverage.
One-Time Revenue
One-Time Revenue is a metric used in quality of earnings, accounting diligence, working capital, and closing statement review to clarify economics, records, responsibility, and timing.
Open Issue Count
Open Issue Count is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Operating Cadence Score
Operating Cadence Score is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Operating Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Operating Cash Flow Conversion
Operating Cash Flow Conversion is an operating metric sponsors use to read cash conversion and working capital reporting and decide whether cash, receivables, payables, inventory, and billings are converting on plan.
Operating Income
Operating Income is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Operating Leverage
Operating Leverage is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Operating Margin
Operating Margin is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Order Fill Rate
Order Fill Rate is a rate metric sponsors use to read manufacturing and industrial kpi reporting and decide whether throughput, quality, inventory, and delivery performance are improving operational leverage.
Organic Revenue Growth
Organic Revenue Growth is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Owner Add-Back
Owner Add-Back is a concept used in quality of earnings, accounting diligence, working capital, and closing statement review to clarify economics, records, responsibility, and timing.
PIC
PIC is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
PIK Interest
PIK Interest is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Paid-In Capital
Paid-In Capital is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Paid-In Capital Ratio
Paid-In Capital Ratio is a ratio metric sponsors use to read fund performance reporting and decide whether fund value, cash realization, concentration, and deployment are tracking the investment plan.
Patient Retention Rate
Patient Retention Rate is a rate metric sponsors use to read healthcare operating kpi reporting and decide whether volume, provider capacity, reimbursement, and collections are supporting the care delivery plan.
Patient Volume
Patient Volume is an operating metric sponsors use to read healthcare operating kpi reporting and decide whether volume, provider capacity, reimbursement, and collections are supporting the care delivery plan.
Payables Aging
Payables Aging is an operating metric sponsors use to read cash conversion and working capital reporting and decide whether cash, receivables, payables, inventory, and billings are converting on plan.
Payback Period
Payback Period is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Payer Mix
Payer Mix is an operating metric sponsors use to read healthcare operating kpi reporting and decide whether volume, provider capacity, reimbursement, and collections are supporting the care delivery plan.
Permitted Debt Capacity
Permitted Debt Capacity is an operating metric sponsors use to read lender reporting and covenant compliance packages and decide whether debt capacity, covenant cushion, liquidity, and reporting obligations remain inside the credit agreement.
Pipeline Coverage
Pipeline Coverage is a coverage metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Portfolio Company EBITDA
Portfolio Company EBITDA is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Portfolio Company Revenue
Portfolio Company Revenue is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Portfolio Concentration Ratio
Portfolio Concentration Ratio is a ratio metric sponsors use to read fund performance reporting and decide whether fund value, cash realization, concentration, and deployment are tracking the investment plan.
Price Leakage
Price Leakage is an operating metric sponsors use to read margin, price, volume, and mix reporting and decide whether revenue growth is translating into contribution margin and EBITDA improvement.
Price Realization
Price Realization is an operating metric sponsors use to read margin, price, volume, and mix reporting and decide whether revenue growth is translating into contribution margin and EBITDA improvement.
Price Volume Mix
Price Volume Mix is an operating metric sponsors use to read margin, price, volume, and mix reporting and decide whether revenue growth is translating into contribution margin and EBITDA improvement.
Pro Forma Adjustment
Pro Forma Adjustment is a process used in quality of earnings, accounting diligence, working capital, and closing statement review to clarify economics, records, responsibility, and timing.
Pro Forma EBITDA
Pro Forma EBITDA is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Procedure Mix
Procedure Mix is an operating metric sponsors use to read healthcare operating kpi reporting and decide whether volume, provider capacity, reimbursement, and collections are supporting the care delivery plan.
Production Schedule Attainment
Production Schedule Attainment is an operating metric sponsors use to read manufacturing and industrial kpi reporting and decide whether throughput, quality, inventory, and delivery performance are improving operational leverage.
Project Gross Margin
Project Gross Margin is a margin metric sponsors use to read professional services and managed services kpi reporting and decide whether utilization, delivery quality, backlog, and client retention support margin expansion.
Project IRR
Project IRR is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Project Overrun Rate
Project Overrun Rate is a rate metric sponsors use to read professional services and managed services kpi reporting and decide whether utilization, delivery quality, backlog, and client retention support margin expansion.
Provider Utilization
Provider Utilization is an operating metric sponsors use to read healthcare operating kpi reporting and decide whether volume, provider capacity, reimbursement, and collections are supporting the care delivery plan.
Public Comparable Discount
Public Comparable Discount is an operating metric sponsors use to read valuation support and mark review and decide whether current marks are supported by company performance, market comps, and committee assumptions.
Purchase Multiple
Purchase Multiple is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Quality Score
Quality Score is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Quality of Earnings EBITDA
Quality of Earnings EBITDA is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
RVPI
RVPI is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Realization Multiple
Realization Multiple is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Realization Rate
Realization Rate is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Realized Value
Realized Value is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Realized Value Multiple
Realized Value Multiple is a valuation multiple sponsors use to read fund performance reporting and decide whether fund value, cash realization, concentration, and deployment are tracking the investment plan.
Recallable Distribution Amount
Recallable Distribution Amount is an operating metric sponsors use to read fund performance reporting and decide whether fund value, cash realization, concentration, and deployment are tracking the investment plan.
Receivables Aging
Receivables Aging is an operating metric sponsors use to read cash conversion and working capital reporting and decide whether cash, receivables, payables, inventory, and billings are converting on plan.
Recurring Revenue
Recurring Revenue is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Recycling Utilization Rate
Recycling Utilization Rate is a rate metric sponsors use to read fund performance reporting and decide whether fund value, cash realization, concentration, and deployment are tracking the investment plan.
Referral Conversion Rate
Referral Conversion Rate is a rate metric sponsors use to read healthcare operating kpi reporting and decide whether volume, provider capacity, reimbursement, and collections are supporting the care delivery plan.
Refinancing Proceeds
Refinancing Proceeds is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Reimbursement Yield
Reimbursement Yield is an operating metric sponsors use to read healthcare operating kpi reporting and decide whether volume, provider capacity, reimbursement, and collections are supporting the care delivery plan.
Renewal Rate
Renewal Rate is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Residual Value to Paid-In Capital
Residual Value to Paid-In Capital is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Restricted Payment Capacity
Restricted Payment Capacity is an operating metric sponsors use to read lender reporting and covenant compliance packages and decide whether debt capacity, covenant cushion, liquidity, and reporting obligations remain inside the credit agreement.
Return on Assets
Return on Assets is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Return on Capital Employed
Return on Capital Employed is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Return on Equity
Return on Equity is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Return on Invested Capital
Return on Invested Capital is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Revenue Churn Rate
Revenue Churn Rate is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Revenue Growth Rate
Revenue Growth Rate is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue Recognition is a concept used in quality of earnings, accounting diligence, working capital, and closing statement review to clarify economics, records, responsibility, and timing.
Revenue Variance
Revenue Variance is a variance metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Revenue at Risk
Revenue at Risk is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Revenue per Consultant
Revenue per Consultant is an operating metric sponsors use to read professional services and managed services kpi reporting and decide whether utilization, delivery quality, backlog, and client retention support margin expansion.
Revenue per Employee
Revenue per Employee is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Revenue per Visit
Revenue per Visit is an operating metric sponsors use to read healthcare operating kpi reporting and decide whether volume, provider capacity, reimbursement, and collections are supporting the care delivery plan.
Rework Rate
Rework Rate is a rate metric sponsors use to read manufacturing and industrial kpi reporting and decide whether throughput, quality, inventory, and delivery performance are improving operational leverage.
Rule of 40
Rule of 40 is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Rule of 40 Valuation Check
Rule of 40 Valuation Check is an operating metric sponsors use to read valuation support and mark review and decide whether current marks are supported by company performance, market comps, and committee assumptions.
Run-Rate Adjustment
Run-Rate Adjustment is a metric used in quality of earnings, accounting diligence, working capital, and closing statement review to clarify economics, records, responsibility, and timing.
Run-Rate EBITDA
Run-Rate EBITDA is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
SG&A as Percent of Revenue
SG&A as Percent of Revenue is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
SOFR Spread
SOFR Spread is a variance metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Sales Cycle Length
Sales Cycle Length is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Sales Pipeline Coverage
Sales Pipeline Coverage is an operating metric sponsors use to read professional services and managed services kpi reporting and decide whether utilization, delivery quality, backlog, and client retention support margin expansion.
Same Store Sales Growth
Same Store Sales Growth is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Scope Creep Rate
Scope Creep Rate is a rate metric sponsors use to read professional services and managed services kpi reporting and decide whether utilization, delivery quality, backlog, and client retention support margin expansion.
Scrap Rate
Scrap Rate is a rate metric sponsors use to read manufacturing and industrial kpi reporting and decide whether throughput, quality, inventory, and delivery performance are improving operational leverage.
Seat Expansion
Seat Expansion is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Senior Leverage
Senior Leverage is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Senior Leverage Ratio
Senior Leverage Ratio is a ratio metric sponsors use to read lender reporting and covenant compliance packages and decide whether debt capacity, covenant cushion, liquidity, and reporting obligations remain inside the credit agreement.
Sensitivity Case
Sensitivity Case is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Sponsor IRR
Sponsor IRR is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Supplier Concentration
Supplier Concentration is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
TVPI
TVPI, or total value to paid-in capital, measures realized distributions plus remaining value relative to paid-in capital.
Throughput
Throughput is an operating metric sponsors use to read manufacturing and industrial kpi reporting and decide whether throughput, quality, inventory, and delivery performance are improving operational leverage.
Top Ten Customer Concentration
Top Ten Customer Concentration is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Total Debt
Total Debt is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Total Leverage
Total Leverage is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Total Value to Paid-In Capital
Total Value to Paid-In Capital is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Track Record
The sponsor's historical performance, operating evidence, realized outcomes, and attribution support used in fundraising and investor diligence.
Transaction Comparable Premium
Transaction Comparable Premium is an operating metric sponsors use to read valuation support and mark review and decide whether current marks are supported by company performance, market comps, and committee assumptions.
Transaction Fee Rate
Transaction Fee Rate is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Trial Balance
Trial Balance is a document used in quality of earnings, accounting diligence, working capital, and closing statement review to clarify economics, records, responsibility, and timing.
Unearned Revenue
Unearned Revenue is a metric used in quality of earnings, accounting diligence, working capital, and closing statement review to clarify economics, records, responsibility, and timing.
Unfunded Commitment Ratio
Unfunded Commitment Ratio is a ratio metric sponsors use to read fund performance reporting and decide whether fund value, cash realization, concentration, and deployment are tracking the investment plan.
Unit Economics
Unit Economics is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Unit Economics Margin
Unit Economics Margin is a margin metric sponsors use to read margin, price, volume, and mix reporting and decide whether revenue growth is translating into contribution margin and EBITDA improvement.
Unlevered Free Cash Flow
Unlevered Free Cash Flow is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Unrealized Value
Unrealized Value is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Unrealized Value Multiple
Unrealized Value Multiple is a valuation multiple sponsors use to read fund performance reporting and decide whether fund value, cash realization, concentration, and deployment are tracking the investment plan.
Upsell Rate
Upsell Rate is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Upside Case
Upside Case is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Utilization Rate
Utilization Rate is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Valuation Bridge
Valuation Bridge is a bridge metric sponsors use to read valuation support and mark review and decide whether current marks are supported by company performance, market comps, and committee assumptions.
Valuation Sensitivity Range
Valuation Sensitivity Range is an operating metric sponsors use to read valuation support and mark review and decide whether current marks are supported by company performance, market comps, and committee assumptions.
Value Creation Plan Progress
Value Creation Plan Progress is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Variable Cost Ratio
Variable Cost Ratio is a performance ratio used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Visit Volume
Visit Volume is an operating metric sponsors use to read healthcare operating kpi reporting and decide whether volume, provider capacity, reimbursement, and collections are supporting the care delivery plan.
Volume Variance
Volume Variance is a variance metric sponsors use to read margin, price, volume, and mix reporting and decide whether revenue growth is translating into contribution margin and EBITDA improvement.
Warranty Claim Rate
Warranty Claim Rate is a rate metric sponsors use to read manufacturing and industrial kpi reporting and decide whether throughput, quality, inventory, and delivery performance are improving operational leverage.
Waterfall Variance
Waterfall Variance is a variance metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Weighted Average Hold Period
Weighted Average Hold Period is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Win Rate
Win Rate is a return metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.
Working Capital
Working Capital is a metric used in quality of earnings, accounting diligence, working capital, and closing statement review to clarify economics, records, responsibility, and timing.
Working Capital Days
Working Capital Days is a cash conversion metric sponsors use to read cash conversion and working capital reporting and decide whether cash, receivables, payables, inventory, and billings are converting on plan.
Working Capital Turnover
Working Capital Turnover is an operating metric used in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, lp reporting, value creation planning, and distribution analysis to connect the commercial point to a model, agreement, approval, or reporting record.