TakeoverPE & activists

BANDBandwidth Inc.

Services-Prepackaged Software · $1.8B market cap · 1,100 employees

5.8×

More likely than average to be taken private

Top 1% of the Russell 3000 for a buyout by a private-equity firm, holdco or insiders. How it works

Takeover signals

What an activist or buyer would see: cheap, overpaid, diluted or under pressure.

9 other checks
  • High CEO pay despite TSRNo
    $3M median
    Median CEO pay ≥ $15M while TSR trails
  • Earnings not backed by cashNo
    —
    Cash flow under 80% of net income
  • Dilutive SBCNo
    7% of revenue
    Over 10% of revenue
  • Payouts exceed cash flowNo
    0% of cash flow
    Buybacks + dividends over cash flow
  • Goodwill-heavyNo
    32% of assets
    Over 40% of assets
  • Low revenue per employeeNo
    $685K · 68th pct
    Bottom quartile of its SIC industry
  • Quiet on AINo
    10.1 per 10K words · 93rd pct
    Bottom quartile of AI mentions in 10-Ks
  • AI-rollup shapedNo
    2 of 10
    10-K business scored 5+ of 10 as an AI-rollup target
  • Active 13DNo
    0 filings
    Active-intent 13D in 18 months

Key numbers

Revenue
$754MFY2021: $491MFY2022: $573MFY2023: $601MFY2024: $748MFY2025: $754M
0.7% YoY
Operating margin
-1.9%FY2021: -0.5%FY2022: -4.2%FY2023: -5.9%FY2024: -2.7%FY2025: -1.9%
29% YoY
EBITDA
$21MFY2021: $15MFY2022: −$6MFY2023: −$11MFY2024: $12MFY2025: $21M
82% YoY
Net debt / EBITDA
-8.0×
−$171M net debt

Financials

MetricFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025YoYTrend
Revenue$491M$573M$601M$748M$754M 0.7% FY2021: $491MFY2022: $573MFY2023: $601MFY2024: $748MFY2025: $754M
Operating income−$2M−$24M−$35M−$20M−$14M 28% FY2021: −$2MFY2022: −$24MFY2023: −$35MFY2024: −$20MFY2025: −$14M
Net income−$27M$20M−$16M−$7M−$13M 98% FY2021: −$27MFY2022: $20MFY2023: −$16MFY2024: −$7MFY2025: −$13M
Operating cash flow$41M$35M$39M$84M$89M 6.7% FY2021: $41MFY2022: $35MFY2023: $39MFY2024: $84MFY2025: $89M
Stock-based comp$15M$21M$37M$48M$52M 8.2% FY2021: $15MFY2022: $21MFY2023: $37MFY2024: $48MFY2025: $52M

13D filers

None on file.

Insider trading

−$20Mnet selling by insiders, open market, last 12 months
Bought $0 · 0 tradesSold $20M · 117 trades

Pay vs performance

YearCEO total compComp actually paidTSR (indexed)Peer TSR
FY2025$8M$8M10248
FY2024$2M$2M11201
FY2023$2M$1M9148
FY2022$5M$1M1595
FY2021$3M−$671K47133