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Guides for SaaS and finance teams on month-end close, revenue recognition, SaaS metrics and consolidation.

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HubSpot MRR Tracking: How to Get Accurate ARR, MRR and NRR from HubSpot Deal Data

ScaleXP connects HubSpot deal data to your accounting system to produce financially validated MRR, ARR and NRR that reconcile with the books.

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Navigating Revenue Recognition Methods in SaaS

Methods of revenue recognition and how they are applied in SaaS businesses.

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How to handle prepayments in your SaaS company

What prepayments are, when they occur in a SaaS company, how to amortize them over the period they cover, and where prepayment software replaces the sheet.

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SaaS Valuation Multiples 2026: ARR and Revenue Multiples

2026 SaaS valuation multiples, public and private: ARR and revenue multiples by growth and size, every figure sourced and dated, and what moves yours.

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How to increase your SaaS ARR – Top 10 tips

Ten practical ways to increase SaaS ARR through retention, expansion, pricing and new acquisition, and how to tell which ones are working.

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Revenue Recognition for SaaS Businesses

What SaaS revenue recognition means, the ASC 606 and IFRS 15 rules subscription companies follow, and what revenue recognition software does for finance.

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Why investors love ARR – The importance of revenue growth

SaaS companies rely on ARR as a key performance indicator. We explore why investors love ARR, and how revenue growth impacts SaaS investment.

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How ARR Impacts Valuation: Understanding the Connection

Why investors value SaaS companies on ARR, how growth rate and retention change the multiple you're offered, and how to calculate ARR correctly.

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Top 10 Metrics and KPIs for SaaS Companies

To achieve predictable revenue growth, you need these 10 KPIs and metrics for SAAS companies, from start-ups to scale-ups.

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Unit Economics & how to impress your investors

Unit economics for SaaS: how to calculate LTV, CAC and revenue per customer, the 3:1 LTV to CAC rule of thumb, and what investors look for.

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Your investors' metric of choice – ARR & MRR

ARR or MRR? Learn which recurring revenue metric investors prefer at each stage, how to calculate both, and how to present them in your board pack.

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