SaaS & Subscriptions / Finance
Committed Monthly Recurring Revenue CMRR
Current MRR adjusted for known, scheduled future changes, signed-but-not-yet-live additions and known upcoming losses, to show the forward recurring run-rate.
The fork, why two teams get different numbers
CMRR sits between plain MRR and committed/booked ARR, and the distinction is easy to blur.
In the Metric Library
- The full fork, both definitions worked all the way through
- The trap that makes the number lie, on a real export
- Every formula variant, spelled out
- The reconciliation anchor, what to tie it to and when to refuse
Reference: SaaS operating-metric convention (CMRR popularized by Bessemer Venture Partners as reference) · FASB ASC 606 (for the contract base)