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Churn impact

Cohort without new additions. Monthly revenue uses opening customers; churn occurs at close. Final MRR loss and cumulative loss are separate.

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new customers / cohort
% / month
currency / customer / month (annual plan: annual price)
months
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% / month
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Variable to solve: Churn on starting customers
Target result: Cumulative retention

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Cumulative retention

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Scenario result

Estimate based on your assumptions

Cumulative retention54.04 %
Closing MRR
€10,807.20
Cohort customers
540.36 units
Recognized revenue over horizon
€183,855.96
Final lost MRR
€9,192.80
Cumulative lost revenue
€56,144.04
Closing MRR · EUR / Period
19,00010,807112
Breakdown by period
PeriodCohort customersunitsClosing MRREURRecognized revenue over horizonEURExpected churned customersunitsCustomers at alternative rateunits
195019,00020,00050970
2902.518,05019,00047.5940.9
3857.3817,147.518,05045.12912.67
4814.5116,290.1217,147.542.87885.29
5773.7815,475.6216,290.1240.73858.73
6735.0914,701.8415,475.6238.69832.97
7698.3413,966.7514,701.8436.75807.98
8663.4213,268.4113,966.7534.92783.74
9630.2512,604.9913,268.4133.17760.23
10598.7411,974.7412,604.9931.51737.42
11568.811,37611,974.7429.94715.3
12540.3610,807.211,37628.44693.84
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Model version 1.0.0

Method and assumptions

Cohort without new additions. Monthly revenue uses opening customers; churn occurs at close. Final MRR loss and cumulative loss are separate.

Examples are illustrative. Profitability excludes recoverable indirect taxes; use consistent periods. Results depend on your inputs. No automatic legal rates are applied.

Nₜ = N × (1 − c)ᵗ

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