Valuation multiples

Financial metrics used to assess the relative valuation of a protocol

P/F ratio (fully diluted)

What is this metric: Valuation multiple, based on the fees paid by end users.

How it is calculated: Fully diluted market capitalization / annualized fees. The annualized fees are calculated based on the past 30d sum.

Why do we show it: Shows how many years it would take for the fees to "repay" the fully diluted valuation.

Example:

Stargate dashboard: <https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/stargate>

Stargate dashboard: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/stargate

P/F ratio (circulating)

What is this metric: Valuation multiple, based on the fees paid by end users.

How it is calculated: Circulating market capitalization / annualized fees. The annualized fees are calculated based on the past 30d sum.

Why do we show it: Shows how many years it would take for the fees to "repay" the circulating valuation.

Example:

Ethereum Name Service dashboard: <https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/ethereum-name-service>

Ethereum Name Service dashboard: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/ethereum-name-service

P/S ratio (fully diluted)

What is this metric: Valuation multiple, based on the revenue earned by the protocol.

How it is calculated: Fully diluted market capitalization / annualized revenue. The annualized revenue is calculated based on the past 30d sum.

Why do we show it: Shows how many years it would take for the revenue to "repay" the fully diluted valuation.

Example:

Hop Protocol dashboard: <https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/hop-protocol>

Hop Protocol dashboard: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/hop-protocol

P/S ratio (circulating)

What is this metric: Valuation multiple, based on the revenue earned by the protocol.

How it is calculated: Circulating market capitalization / annualized revenue. The annualized revenue is calculated based on the past 30d sum.

Why do we show it: Shows how many years it would take for the revenue to "repay" the circulating valuation.

Example:

Optimism dashboard: <https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/optimism>

Optimism dashboard: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/optimism