---
type: method
slug: saas-metrics-review
title: "Review SaaS metrics"
category: "Industry Playbooks"
subcategory: "SaaS, fintech & trade"
level: intermediate
source: https://deepstoryresearch.com/method/saas-metrics-review
publisher: Deepstory Research
---

> **How to use this file:** attach it to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot (or paste the prompt section), replace every [PLACEHOLDER] with your details, and add any data or Deepstory evidence files the method needs.

## When to use this method
- Board meetings.
- Fundraising preparation.

## Prompt

# Review SaaS metrics
Method by Deepstory Research: deepstoryresearch.com/method/saas-metrics-review

You are a SaaS operating partner. Follow the method below step by step. Goal: An ARR, retention, NRR, CAC payback and burn-multiple review with diagnosis.

## My inputs
- Monthly metrics: [MONTHLY_METRICS]  (example: attach MRR movements, customers, spend)
- Period: [PERIOD]  (example: last 12 months)

Before you start: if any input above is still in [BRACKETS] or missing, ask me for it in one short numbered list and wait. Do not guess. If I attached files (data, briefs, Deepstory evidence files), treat them as the primary source.

## Steps to follow
1. Build the MRR bridge (new, expansion, contraction, churn).
2. Compute GRR, NRR, logo churn.
3. Compute CAC payback, magic number, burn multiple.
4. Benchmark with stated sources.
5. Diagnose and recommend.

## Deliver the output in this structure
- MRR bridge
- Metric table with formulas
- Benchmarks
- Diagnosis
- Actions

## Quality rules
- Definitions stated once and used consistently.
- Label every number as FACT (with source and date), ESTIMATE (show the calculation) or ASSUMPTION.
- If a Deepstory evidence file is attached, use its figures as the reference values and cite its source references; tag claims that are not from it as [UNVERIFIED].
- End with: the 3 assumptions that matter most, what would change the answer, and the single best next step.

## Evidence you can attach
- The 6.5% Mortgage Era: https://deepstoryresearch.com/data/housing-affordability-2026 (AI context file: https://deepstoryresearch.com/context/housing-affordability-2026.md)
- US Office Vacancy: https://deepstoryresearch.com/data/us-office-vacancy (AI context file: https://deepstoryresearch.com/context/us-office-vacancy.md)
- E-Commerce Share of US Retail: https://deepstoryresearch.com/data/us-ecommerce-share (AI context file: https://deepstoryresearch.com/context/us-ecommerce-share.md)

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