Performance Metric

A measurable financial, customer, operational, or technical indicator used to evaluate business performance or calculate an earn-out.

Adjusted Profit

A normalised measure of profit that adds back legitimate one-time, personal, or non-recurring expenses and deducts realistic replacement costs.

Gross Margin

Revenue remaining after direct costs associated with producing or delivering the product or service.

Platform Risk

The risk created when a business depends on a third-party platform, marketplace, app store, search engine, payment provider, or social network.

Strategic Buyer

A buyer seeking benefits such as technology, customers, products, talent, data, distribution, or market access in addition to financial returns.

Gross Merchandise Value

The total value of transactions processed through a marketplace before fees, refunds, and deductions, commonly abbreviated as GMV.