CFO view
Business Outcomes & ROI
The full financial case: what the portfolio does today, what it does with agents in place, and when the investment pays back.
Total annual benefit
$431M
run-rate
3-year benefit
$1.29B
undiscounted
Blended ROI
347%
risk adjusted
Payback period
6 months
from go-live
Value model
Every line item is traceable to an agent and a source system.
| Metric | Current state | Future state | Annual benefit | 3-year benefit | ROI % | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Rights Revenue | $1.42B | $1.51B | $92M | $276M | 412% | 5 months |
| New Licensing Revenue | $0 | $125M | $125M | $375M | 560% | 4 months |
| Rights Utilization Improvement | 48% | 79% | $64M | $192M | 318% | 7 months |
| Reduced Legal Costs | $38M | $22M | $16M | $48M | 240% | 8 months |
| Reduced Compliance Costs | $21M | $12M | $9M | $27M | 196% | 9 months |
| Faster Contract Cycles | 94 days | 19 days | $11M | $33M | 188% | 10 months |
| Margin Improvement | 23.4% | 27.9% | $46M | $138M | 302% | 6 months |
| EBITDA Impact | $742M | $810M | $68M | $204M | 347% | 6 months |
Benefit composition
Annual benefit by driver
Additional Rights Revenue$92M
New Licensing Revenue$125M
Rights Utilization Improvement$64M
Reduced Legal Costs$16M
Reduced Compliance Costs$9M
Faster Contract Cycles$11M
Board summary
- $125M of net-new licensing revenue identified and pipelined by agents.
- 78% reduction in rights compliance risk, $18M of exposure avoided.
- Contract cycles compressed from 94 days to 19 days.
- 41,000 manual legal hours eliminated, redeployed to strategic deals.
- Net EBITDA impact of +$68M with a 6-month payback.