Nik Sharma's DTC metrics

Nik Sharma, known as the 'DTC' guy, runs Sharma Brands and Masala Capital. Nik excels in cost-effectively scaling online DTC brands. Here's his take on what KPIs/metrics should a DTC store track.

In an AMA at the recently concluded Ecom World Conference, Nik Sharma 'The DTC Guy' , answered one of the most important question for Direct to Consumer online store owners - What are the most important metrics or KPIs to track for DTC stores ?

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According to Nik, there are two major categories of KPIs :

Fundamental Metrics (he referred to them as the main ones)Sales/RevenueBottom line/ Profit Margin

  1. Fundamental Metrics (he referred to them as the main ones)Sales/RevenueBottom line/ Profit Margin
  2. - Sales/Revenue
  3. - Bottom line/ Profit Margin
  4. Marketing KPIs (he referred to them as advertising kpis)Cost of Customer AcquisitionCustomer Life Time Value (LTV)Site Conversion RateAverage Order ValueUnits per transaction
  5. - Cost of Customer Acquisition
  6. - Customer Life Time Value (LTV)
  7. - Site Conversion Rate
  8. - Average Order Value
  9. - Units per transaction