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Find out if a partnership is worth the investment.
Model a reseller, referral or co-sell deal for both companies over one to five years. See each side's revenue and margin at a Low, Base and High case, when it breaks even, and the finance view your CFO will ask for: net present value, return and the most cash out.
Over three years
PartnerScope® Deal Score
Strong deal
Works for both sides and holds up in the Low case.
Value20/20
Balance18/20
Resilience20/20
Speed14/20
Fix first
Exposure18/20
Your company
Your company
$2,115,303
Revenue, 3 years
$1,389,212
Margin, 65.7%
Revenue at Low $1,269,182 · High $3,172,954
- Net after investment
- $1,229,212
- Break-even
- Month 9
Partner
Partner
$705,101
Revenue, 3 years
$636,476
Margin, 90.3%
Revenue at Low $423,061 · High $1,057,651
- Net after investment
- $542,976
- Break-even
- Month 10
- Paid to Your company
- $2,115,303
Decision summary
| Base case | Your company | Partner |
|---|---|---|
| Growth | ||
| Revenue | $2,115,303 | $705,101 |
| Margin | $1,389,21265.7% | $636,47690.3% |
| Paid to the other side | $0 | $2,115,303 |
| Net after investment | $1,229,212 | $542,976 |
| Break-even | Month 9 | Month 10 |
| Payback | Month 13 | Month 15 |
| CFO viewYour company: Beats the 10% discount rate in all three cases.Partner: Beats the 10% discount rate in all three cases. | ||
| NPV at 10% | $988,943 | $434,564 |
| IRR | Over 200% | Over 200% |
| ROI | 768% | 581% |
| Most cash out | $41,693Month 8 | $27,042Month 9 |
What moves your result
Each input raised 10% on its own, and what that does to Your company's net over three years. Check the top ones first.
- Deal size+$148,071
- Your gross margin+$148,071
- Leads a month+$138,921
- Lead to opportunity+$138,921
- Close rate+$138,921
- Renewal rate+$56,370
- Both sides make money over three years, even at 25% of lead volume.
- By Month 36 this wins 46 accounts, 2.3% of the SAM.
Base case. Revenue is each side's share of the deals; margin is what it keeps after its gross margin and cost to sell.
Year by year
| Line | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deals closed | 10 | 18 | 18 |
| Your company | |||
| Revenue | $121,094 | $713,086 | $1,281,123 |
| Margin | $65,266 | $463,160 | $860,786 |
| Investment | $80,000 | $40,000 | $40,000 |
| Net | -$14,734 | $423,160 | $820,786 |
| Net in today's dollars | -$15,794 | $362,550 | $642,188 |
| Running total | -$14,734 | $408,426 | $1,229,212 |
| Partner | |||
| Revenue | $40,365 | $237,695 | $427,041 |
| Margin | $25,740 | $210,695 | $400,041 |
| Investment | $45,000 | $24,250 | $24,250 |
| Net | -$19,260 | $186,445 | $375,791 |
| Net in today's dollars | -$19,052 | $159,636 | $293,980 |
| Running total | -$19,260 | $167,185 | $542,976 |
| Paid to the other side | $121,094 | $713,086 | $1,281,123 |
If leads come in lower
| Net over three years | At plan | At 50% of leads | At 25% of leads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your company | $1,229,212 | $534,606 | $187,303 |
| Partner | $542,976 | $224,738 | $65,619 |
Break-even is the first month that earns more than it costs. Payback comes later: the month everything earned has covered everything spent. “Not yet” means not within the 36 months. Each measure's ? button says what it means.
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