RevOps & GTM

Customer Lifetime Value (LTV)

The total profit a customer is expected to generate across the entire relationship, not the size of their first order.

Definition

LTV estimates the net value of a customer over their full tenure. A common formula is LTV = (ARPA x Gross Margin) / Churn Rate, where ARPA is average revenue per account. The number is only as accurate as the churn input, which is why cohort analysis beats a single company-wide average. Use gross profit, not revenue, or the figure flatters itself.

Why it matters

Revenue-based LTV overstates value because it ignores the cost to serve. Boards that fund growth on a revenue LTV fund unprofitable customers. The discipline is to calculate LTV on gross margin and segment it by cohort, so you fund the customers that actually compound.

Where Sophizo applies this

Sophizo deploys Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) inside revenue and AI engagements with growth-stage operators and PE-backed portfolios.

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