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Software (SaaS)

Pack file: catalog/industries/software_saas in ambient-core.

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Industry summary​

Industry code

ISIC Rev.4 5820

23 metrics · 8 data options

NAICS 2022
511210
NACE Rev.2
58.29
GICS 2023
451030

Taxonomy tags from ambient-core pack.yaml / manifest v3 (analysis lens, not legal-entity self-classification). Coverage notes: catalog-industry-coverage.md.

Data options (8)​

Accounting Software​

Catalog key software_saas.core.accounting_software

Fields

date
date
period_start_date
date
period_end_date
date
revenue
decimal
cogs
decimal
cost_of_goods
decimal
operating_expenses
decimal
net_income
decimal
produce_revenue
decimal
total_production_cost
decimal
total_operational_cost
decimal

Financial statements​

Catalog key software_saas.core.financial_statements

Fields

date
date
statement_type
enum
period_start_date
date
period_end_date
date

HR records​

Catalog key software_saas.core.hr_records

Fields

date
date
headcount
decimal

Payroll records​

Catalog key software_saas.core.payroll_records

Fields

date
date
period_start_date
date
period_end_date
date
headcount
decimal
gross_pay
decimal
net_pay
decimal
employer_taxes
decimal
labor_cost
decimal
revenue
decimal
net_income
decimal
total_labor_costs
decimal
total_harvested_kg
decimal
total_production_cost
decimal
total_operational_cost
decimal
drivers_left
decimal
total_drivers
decimal
total_maintenance_costs
decimal
total_miles
decimal

CRM / Sales pipeline​

Catalog key software_saas.subscription.crm_pipeline

Fields

date
date
opportunity_id
id
account_name
decimal
stage
enum
amount
decimal
close_date
date
owner
string
probability
string
active_subscriptions
string
avg_monthly_price
decimal
sales_marketing_spend
string
new_customers
string

Marketing spend records​

Catalog key software_saas.subscription.marketing_spend

Fields

date
date
channel
enum
campaign
string
spend
string
leads
string
new_customers
string
currency
currency
sales_marketing_spend
string
avg_revenue_per_account
decimal
churn_rate
decimal

Product usage logs​

Catalog key software_saas.subscription.product_usage

Fields

date
date
customer_id
id
active_users
string
sessions
string
feature_adoption
string
usage_minutes
string
starting_mrr
string
expansion_mrr
string
contraction_mrr
string
churned_mrr
string

Subscription billing records​

Catalog key software_saas.subscription.subscription_billing

Fields

date
date
customer_id
id
plan_name
string
mrr
string
billing_period
enum
status
enum
start_date
date
end_date
date
active_subscriptions
string
avg_monthly_price
decimal
starting_mrr
string
expansion_mrr
string
contraction_mrr
string
churned_mrr
string

Metrics (23)​

Monthly Burn Rate​

  • ID: 2052
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Currency/month
  • Description: Net cash consumed per month (negative net operating cash flow).
  • Inputs: cash_out, cash_in
  • Methodology: Net Burn = Cash Out − Cash In (per month)
  • Calculation: cash_out - cash_in
  • Catalog key: software_saas.core.burn_rate

Cash Conversion Cycle​

  • ID: 2050
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Days
  • Description: Days to convert investments in inventory and receivables back into cash.
  • Inputs: days_inventory_outstanding
  • Methodology: CCC = DSO + Days Inventory Outstanding − DPO
  • Calculation: dso + days_inventory_outstanding - dpo
  • Catalog key: software_saas.core.ccc

Current Ratio​

  • ID: 2040
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Ratio
  • Description: Short-term liquidity: ability to cover current liabilities with current assets.
  • Inputs: current_assets, current_liabilities
  • Methodology: Current Ratio = Current Assets / Current Liabilities
  • Calculation: current_assets / current_liabilities
  • Catalog key: software_saas.core.current_ratio

Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)​

  • ID: 2049
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Days
  • Description: Average number of days the business takes to pay its suppliers.
  • Inputs: accounts_payable, cogs, days
  • Methodology: DPO = (Accounts Payable / COGS) × Number of Days
  • Calculation: accounts_payable / cogs * days
  • Catalog key: software_saas.core.dpo

Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)​

  • ID: 2048
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Days
  • Description: Average number of days to collect cash after a sale.
  • Inputs: accounts_receivable, total_credit_sales, days
  • Methodology: DSO = (Accounts Receivable / Total Credit Sales) × Number of Days
  • Calculation: accounts_receivable / total_credit_sales * days
  • Catalog key: software_saas.core.dso

EBITDA Margin​

  • ID: 2044
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: %
  • Description: Core operating cash profitability before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.
  • Inputs: ebitda, revenue
  • Methodology: EBITDA Margin = (EBITDA / Revenue) × 100
  • Calculation: ebitda / revenue * 100
  • Catalog key: software_saas.core.ebitda_margin

Gross Profit Margin​

  • ID: 2042
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: %
  • Description: Share of revenue retained after the direct cost of goods sold.
  • Inputs: revenue, cogs
  • Methodology: Gross Margin = ((Revenue − COGS) / Revenue) × 100
  • Calculation: (revenue - cogs) / revenue * 100
  • Catalog key: software_saas.core.gross_margin

Headcount (FTE)​

  • ID: 2054
  • Type: Operational
  • Unit: Count
  • Description: Period-end count of active full-time-equivalent employees. A directly measured input, not a derived ratio.
  • Methodology: Period-end count of active employees expressed as full-time equivalents (directly measured, not calculated).
  • Calculation: No machine-readable calc — directly reported or qualitative.
  • Catalog key: software_saas.core.headcount

Net Profit Margin​

  • ID: 2045
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: %
  • Description: Bottom-line profitability after all costs, interest and tax.
  • Inputs: net_income, revenue
  • Methodology: Net Profit Margin = (Net Income / Revenue) × 100
  • Calculation: net_income / revenue * 100
  • Catalog key: software_saas.core.net_margin

Operating Cash Flow​

  • ID: 2051
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Currency (e.g., USD)
  • Description: Cash generated by core operations during the period.
  • Inputs: net_income, non_cash_charges, increase_in_working_capital
  • Methodology: Operating Cash Flow = Net Income + Non-Cash Charges − Increase in Working Capital
  • Calculation: net_income + non_cash_charges - increase_in_working_capital
  • Catalog key: software_saas.core.operating_cash_flow

Operating Margin (EBIT)​

  • ID: 2043
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: %
  • Description: Operating profitability after operating expenses (EBIT margin).
  • Inputs: operating_income, revenue
  • Methodology: Operating Margin = (Operating Income / Revenue) × 100
  • Calculation: operating_income / revenue * 100
  • Catalog key: software_saas.core.operating_margin

Quick Ratio (Acid Test)​

  • ID: 2041
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Ratio
  • Description: Acid-test liquidity excluding inventory — most conservative short-term solvency view.
  • Inputs: current_assets, inventory, current_liabilities
  • Methodology: Quick Ratio = (Current Assets − Inventory) / Current Liabilities
  • Calculation: (current_assets - inventory) / current_liabilities
  • Catalog key: software_saas.core.quick_ratio

Revenue Growth Rate​

  • ID: 2046
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: %
  • Description: Period-over-period revenue growth rate.
  • Inputs: revenue, revenue_prior
  • Methodology: Revenue Growth = ((Current Period Revenue − Prior Period Revenue) / Prior Period Revenue) × 100
  • Calculation: (revenue - revenue_prior) / revenue_prior * 100
  • Catalog key: software_saas.core.revenue_growth

Cash Runway​

  • ID: 2053
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Months
  • Description: Number of months of cash remaining at the current net burn rate.
  • Inputs: current_cash_balance
  • Methodology: Runway (months) = Current Cash Balance / Monthly Net Burn
  • Calculation: current_cash_balance / burn_rate
  • Catalog key: software_saas.core.runway

Working Capital​

  • ID: 2047
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Currency (e.g., USD)
  • Description: Operating liquidity available to fund day-to-day operations.
  • Inputs: current_assets, current_liabilities
  • Methodology: Working Capital = Current Assets − Current Liabilities
  • Calculation: current_assets - current_liabilities
  • Catalog key: software_saas.core.working_capital

Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)​

  • ID: 1581
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Currency/year
  • Description: Annualized run-rate of recurring subscription revenue.
  • Methodology: ARR = MRR × 12
  • Calculation: mrr * 12
  • Catalog key: software_saas.subscription.arr

Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)​

  • ID: 1584
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Currency (e.g., USD)
  • Description: Fully-loaded sales and marketing cost to acquire one new customer.
  • Inputs: sales_marketing_spend, new_customers
  • Methodology: CAC = Total Sales & Marketing Spend / New Customers Acquired
  • Calculation: sales_marketing_spend / new_customers
  • Catalog key: software_saas.subscription.cac

Gross Revenue Churn Rate​

  • ID: 1583
  • Type: Operational
  • Unit: %
  • Description: Percentage of recurring revenue lost to cancellations and downgrades.
  • Inputs: churned_mrr, starting_mrr
  • Methodology: Gross Churn = (Churned MRR / Starting MRR) × 100
  • Calculation: churned_mrr / starting_mrr * 100
  • Catalog key: software_saas.subscription.gross_churn

Customer Lifetime Value (LTV)​

  • ID: 1585
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Currency (e.g., USD)
  • Description: Expected gross-margin revenue from a customer over their lifetime.
  • Inputs: avg_revenue_per_account, gross_margin_pct, churn_rate
  • Methodology: LTV = (Average Revenue per Account × Gross Margin %) / Churn Rate
  • Calculation: (avg_revenue_per_account * gross_margin_pct / 100) / churn_rate
  • Catalog key: software_saas.subscription.ltv

LTV : CAC Ratio​

  • ID: 1586
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Ratio
  • Description: Ratio of customer lifetime value to acquisition cost.
  • Methodology: LTV:CAC = Customer Lifetime Value / Customer Acquisition Cost
  • Calculation: ltv / cac
  • Catalog key: software_saas.subscription.ltv_cac

Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR)​

  • ID: 1580
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Currency/month
  • Description: Normalized recurring subscription revenue billed in a month.
  • Inputs: active_subscriptions, avg_monthly_price
  • Methodology: MRR = Σ (Active Subscriptions × Monthly Subscription Price)
  • Calculation: active_subscriptions * avg_monthly_price
  • Catalog key: software_saas.subscription.mrr

Net Revenue Retention (NRR)​

  • ID: 1582
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: %
  • Description: Revenue retained and expanded from existing customers, net of churn and contraction.
  • Inputs: starting_mrr, expansion_mrr, contraction_mrr, churned_mrr
  • Methodology: NRR = ((Starting MRR + Expansion − Contraction − Churn) / Starting MRR) × 100
  • Calculation: (starting_mrr + expansion_mrr - contraction_mrr - churned_mrr) / starting_mrr * 100
  • Catalog key: software_saas.subscription.nrr

Rule of 40​

  • ID: 1587
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: %
  • Description: Balance of growth and profitability for recurring-revenue businesses.
  • Inputs: revenue_growth_pct, profit_margin_pct
  • Methodology: Rule of 40 = Revenue Growth % + Profit Margin %
  • Calculation: revenue_growth_pct + profit_margin_pct
  • Catalog key: software_saas.subscription.rule_of_40

Data engineering pipeline​

Ambient Core ships the catalog (typed data options and metrics) and ambient_pipeline helpers. Lakehouse jobs and schedules live in the application repository that pins a core tag.

Canonical order: map columns → coerce types → unpivot → stamp lineage → (optional Silver validate) → contract assert → write. Gold vertical products evaluate catalog formulas with ambient_calc after Silver.

How this pack feeds the pipeline​

Further reading: Catalog consumption · Pipeline governance helpers

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