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Magic Number
The Magic Number measures how efficiently a SaaS company converts sales and marketing spend into new annualized recurring revenue. A score above 1.0 indicates payback in under a year; below 0.5 usually signals the go-to-market engine is broken.
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- Definition
- Why it matters
- Formula
- Units & benchmarks
- Key levers
- Where it shows up in cases
- How it's charted
- Worked example
- Common traps
- Industry nuances
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