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Customer lifetime value

customer_lifetime_value

Description

The average Gross profit from a group of New customers over a set number of months after their first order. The shop picks the number of months. It counts all their orders, not only the first.

When to use

Use it to decide how much you can pay to win a customer. Set it next to Cost per new customer. To see how many come back for a second order, use Repeat purchase rate. Leave out a recent group until it has had the full number of months.

Formula

Gross profit from all orders of a group of New customers within the chosen months. Divide it by the number of customers in that group.

Category
Customers

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