SEG SaaS Index August 2021

The Software Equity Group (SEG) regularly publishes quantitative research on the software and SaaS market M&A activity.  It is always great information and clearly shows the trends in the industry.  While information providers like PitchBook and dealroom offer comprehensive data and analysis, they are paid services that cost thousands of dollars a year.  SEG offers its research for free.  Recently SEG published their August 2021 SaaS Index Update

Median Enterprise Value/Revenue Multiples Declined to 13.1x

SEG SaaS Index Overview
SEG August 2021 SaaS Index Update

Communication & Collaboration Segment Showed Highest YTD Growth

SEG SaaS Index Segment YTD Growth
SEG August 2021 SaaS Index Update

Dev Ops & IT Management Has Highest Median EV/Revenue – 21.4x

SEG SaaS Index Categories Key Stats
SEG August 2021 SaaS Index Update

Snowflake Had Highest Relative EV/Revenue Multiple – 94.0x

SEG SaaS Index Top 25% V/Revenue
SEG August 2021 SaaS Index Update

EBIX Had Lowest Relative EV/Revenue Multiple – 1.7x

SEG SaaS Index Bottom 25% V/Revenue
SEG August 2021 SaaS Index Update

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By John Mecke

John is a 25 year veteran of the enterprise technology market. He has led six global product management organizations for three public companies and three private equity-backed firms. He played a key role in delivering a $115 million dividend for his private equity backers – a 2.8x return in less than three years. He has led five acquisitions for a total consideration of over $175 million. He has led eight divestitures for a total consideration of $24.5 million in cash. John regularly blogs about product management and mergers/acquisitions.