TakeoverPE & activists

CCSIConsensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.

Services-Prepackaged Software · $685M market cap · 520 employees

13×

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.

12 other checks
  • TSR below peersNo
    1 of 5 years
    3+ of last 5 years
  • High CEO pay despite TSRNo
    $2M median
    Median CEO pay ≥ $15M while TSR trails
  • Earnings not backed by cashNo
    161% of net income
    Cash flow under 80% of net income
  • Dilutive SBCNo
    5% of revenue
    Over 10% of revenue
  • Payouts exceed cash flowNo
    17% of cash flow
    Buybacks + dividends over cash flow
  • Shareholder dissentNo
    97% lowest support
    Any vote under 80% support
  • Low revenue per employeeNo
    $672K · 68th pct
    Bottom quartile of its SIC industry
  • Quiet on AINo
    3.7 per 10K words · 76th pct
    Bottom quartile of AI mentions in 10-Ks
  • Net cashNo
    2.7× EBITDA net debt
    More cash than debt, positive EBITDA
  • 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
  • Net insider sellingNo
    −$361K net
    Net sales over $10M in 12 months

Key numbers

Revenue
$350MFY2021: $353MFY2022: $362MFY2023: $363MFY2024: $350MFY2025: $350M
0.2% YoY
Operating margin
43.0%FY2021: 49.7%FY2022: 41.9%FY2023: 40.6%FY2024: 42.6%FY2025: 43.0%
0.8% YoY
EBITDA
$169MFY2021: $227MFY2022: $167MFY2023: $165MFY2024: $170MFY2025: $169M
0.6% YoY
Net debt / EBITDA
2.7×
$456M net debt

Financials

MetricFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025YoYTrend
Revenue$353M$362M$363M$350M$350M 0.2% FY2021: $353MFY2022: $362MFY2023: $363MFY2024: $350MFY2025: $350M
Operating income$175M$152M$147M$149M$150M 0.6% FY2021: $175MFY2022: $152MFY2023: $147MFY2024: $149MFY2025: $150M
Net income$27M$73M$77M$89M$85M 5.5% FY2021: $27MFY2022: $73MFY2023: $77MFY2024: $89MFY2025: $85M
Operating cash flow$234M$83M$114M$122M$136M 12% FY2021: $234MFY2022: $83MFY2023: $114MFY2024: $122MFY2025: $136M
Capex$33M$30M$36M$33M$30M 9.6% FY2021: $33MFY2022: $30MFY2023: $36MFY2024: $33MFY2025: $30M
Stock-based comp$2M$20M$18M$17M$18M 5.5% FY2021: $2MFY2022: $20MFY2023: $18MFY2024: $17MFY2025: $18M
Buybacks—$8M$24M$1M$23M 2220% FY2022: $8MFY2023: $24MFY2024: $1MFY2025: $23M

13D filers

None on file.

Insider trading

−$361Knet selling by insiders, open market, last 12 months
Bought $0 · 0 tradesSold $361K · 3 trades

Pay vs performance

YearCEO total compComp actually paidTSR (indexed)Peer TSR
FY2025$2M−$261K3430
FY2024$2M$1M3735
FY2023$1M−$11M4045
FY2022$948K−$235K8339
FY2021$17M$25M8986