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Are the unit economics working, and is the month on plan?

Latest source update 7m ago
Business review
No live metric with a target is off track.
October month to date through 28 Oct. Cards tagged "dummy data" are not connected yet.
MRR
₹12.97L
Live
Annual plans ÷ 12 at this month's average price paid; legacy plans at list price
CadenceFinance7m ago
Net revenue retention
96.4%▼ -1.1%
Monthlytarget 100.0%
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Gross margin
61.8%▼ -0.8%
Last closed monthtarget 63.0%
Provisional until MIS lock
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Monthly burn
₹38.40L▼ -6.2%
This month so fartarget ₹41.47L
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How to read revenue: MRR is the current monthly subscription run-rate from active customers. Recognised revenue is revenue recorded so far this month, so it will be lower until month-end.

Financial overview

Profitability and collections for the current business review

Recognised revenue
₹14.95L▲ +35.2%
This month so far
No revenue target set yet
CadenceFinance7m ago
Gross profit
₹32.51L▼ -0.8%
This month so fartarget ₹33.14L
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EBITDA
-₹38.40L▼ -6.2%
This month so fartarget ₹0
Loss before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation
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Collection rate
91.2%▼ -1.4%
Last closed monthtarget 95.0%
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Unit economics

One row — CAC, ARPPU, payback, LTV:CAC

Paid CAC
₹799
This month so far
Ad spend ÷ new paying customers
CadenceYajur7m ago
ARPPU
₹1,126▲ +55.4%
This month so far
Revenue ÷ distinct paying customers, as on Cadence Pulse
CadenceFinance7m ago
CAC payback
5.38 mo
Cadence unit economics, Sep '26
Uses Cadence's default team, tech and service cost assumptions
CadenceFinance7m ago
LTV : CAC
0.30x
Cadence unit economics, Sep '26
Uses Cadence's default team, tech and service cost assumptions
CadenceFinance7m ago
Decision guide: Blended CAC is up on last month, so review channel mix before increasing spend. Payback is inside the 12-month guardrail; LTV:CAC is 0.3x and below the 3x guardrail.

Recognised revenue trend

Monthly revenue from Cadence; current month is MTD

₹0₹6.7L₹13.3L₹20LNov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26
Revenue

Cohort retention

% of each first-payment month still on a paid plan. Annual plans stay covered for 12 months

CohortM1M3M6M12
Sept 25
100%
100%
100%
34%
Oct 25
99%
99%
99%
33%
Nov 25
99%
99%
99%
Dec 25
99%
99%
99%
Jan 26
100%
100%
100%
Feb 26
100%
100%
100%
Mar 26
100%
100%
100%
Apr 26
100%
100%
100%
May 26
100%
99%
Jun 26
100%
99%
Jul 26
64%
37%
Aug 26
66%
Sept 26
69%

% of cohort still paying. Empty cells: not yet reached.

Needs review: Jul 26 is at 37% retention by month 3, below the 70% guardrail. Review onboarding and save actions.

Segment P&L snapshotdummy data

Revenue, margin, and contribution by operating segment

SegmentRevenue this monthGross marginContribution
Madverse DIY₹31.40L68.2%41.5%
MECA₹16.80L54.1%28.3%
LTG
Capitalised spend shown as memo, excluded from EBITDA
₹4.40L38.6%9.2%

Retention & efficiency

Watch churn and the path to profitability

Logo churn
8.1%
This month so far
719 of 8,829 opening customers did not renew when due (renewal rate 36%). Failed payments can still recover
CadenceFinance7m ago
Revenue per employee
₹13.72L▲ +6.8%
Annualised from the last 12 months
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Path to profitability
19 mo▼ -9.5%
At current run-rate
Model: EBITDA breakeven
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Plan and purchase details

Filter the monthly plan mix or purchase cohorts. % of revenue is plan revenue ÷ plan + add-on revenue, as on Cadence Plans.

PlanPaid customersSubscriptionsRevenue% of revenuePer subscription
Creator Monthly857648₹1.96L13.1%₹302
Creator Annual6,588382₹4.84L32.4%₹1,266
Professional951194₹6.22L41.6%₹3,207
Rise (legacy)2500₹00.0%₹0
Star (legacy)2170₹00.0%₹0
Label (legacy)80₹00.0%₹0

Plan MOM / L12

Last 12 months of subscriptions, revenue, revenue per subscription, and year-on-year comparison

MonthSubscriptionsRevenuePer subscriptionYoY subsYoY revenue
Nov '25533₹12.12L₹2,274185₹3.45L
Dec '25839₹17.97L₹2,142191₹3.80L
Jan '26827₹16.76L₹2,026258₹4.85L
Feb '261,037₹19.68L₹1,898271₹5.49L
Mar '26806₹15.57L₹1,932297₹6.20L
Apr '26778₹15.09L₹1,939234₹5.50L
May '26891₹17.71L₹1,987252₹6.23L
Jun '26694₹14.76L₹2,127228₹5.41L
Jul '261,358₹11.14L₹820309₹6.85L
Aug '261,459₹10.53L₹722404₹9.25L
Sep '261,540₹11.59L₹752443₹9.47L
Oct '261,224₹14.95L₹1,221532₹11.80L

New subscriptions vs renewals

Total subscriptions and revenue bifurcated into new subscriptions, renewals and upgrades

PlanTotal subsTotal revenueNew subsNew revenueRenewalsRenewal revenueUpgradesUpgrade revenue
Creator Monthly648₹1.96L237₹68,147411₹1.28L0₹0
Creator Annual382₹4.84L382₹4.84L0₹00₹0
Professional194₹6.22L142₹4.77L0₹052₹1.45L

Add-ons

Add-on purchases this month. Attach rate = add-on purchases ÷ core plan purchases

Add-onSubscriptionsRevenueAttach ratePrimary plan mix
Publishing34₹84,5062.8%41% standalone
Video Distribution13₹41,6681.1%62% standalone
Growth Suite53₹10,4964.3%—
Dolby Atmos master1₹9990.1%—

Royalty economics

Accrual → collection → payout, with the lag that costs money

Royalty accrued
₹88.00L▲ +7.1%
Last closed month
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Collection lag
134 d▲ +11.7%
Mediantarget 120 d
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Unreconciled royalty
₹42.00L▲ +9.3%
>90d ageing ₹11L
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