95%+ is expensed the same period it is incurred. SaaS companies capitalize a small amount of R&D and amortize over 3 - 5 years under the rules for capitalized internal use software
This is awesome. Curious about Opex: what would you have to see if the platform teams were making a positive impact, even if the platform costs went up YoY?
Really appreciate the breakdown here. Do you know where the best place would be to find a similar breakdown for a more capital intensive business? Like a concrete plant or a moving company? Would love to learn a bit more about the financial structures of those businesses
This is the definitive guide of SaaS Income Statements, simply amazing.
Great job OnlyCFO!
Clear, concise and simple to understand...great stuff!
These are excellent posts, thank you!
I love a post where I feel smarter for having read it. I admit I got a bit lost on a few of the acronyms, especially for share rewards. Thanks OnlyCFO
This is really well put together. Question: R&D, it’s capitalized generally over 5 years?
95%+ is expensed the same period it is incurred. SaaS companies capitalize a small amount of R&D and amortize over 3 - 5 years under the rules for capitalized internal use software
Thank you. What is the logic re amortizing CAC but not R&D?
Great post! Keep it up
Top post !
This is awesome. Curious about Opex: what would you have to see if the platform teams were making a positive impact, even if the platform costs went up YoY?
Really appreciate the breakdown here. Do you know where the best place would be to find a similar breakdown for a more capital intensive business? Like a concrete plant or a moving company? Would love to learn a bit more about the financial structures of those businesses