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.
3of 15 firedHow well they predict deals →
- Goodwill-heavyYes51% of assetsOver 40% of assets
- Buyout-sizedYes$685M market capMarket cap $500M–$5B
- Recurring revenueYes9 of 1010-K business scored 7+ of 10 for recurring revenue
12 other checks
- TSR below peersNo1 of 5 years3+ of last 5 years
- High CEO pay despite TSRNo$2M medianMedian CEO pay ≥ $15M while TSR trails
- Earnings not backed by cashNo161% of net incomeCash flow under 80% of net income
- Dilutive SBCNo5% of revenueOver 10% of revenue
- Payouts exceed cash flowNo17% of cash flowBuybacks + dividends over cash flow
- Shareholder dissentNo97% lowest supportAny vote under 80% support
- Low revenue per employeeNo$672K · 68th pctBottom quartile of its SIC industry
- Quiet on AINo3.7 per 10K words · 76th pctBottom quartile of AI mentions in 10-Ks
- Net cashNo2.7× EBITDA net debtMore cash than debt, positive EBITDA
- AI-rollup shapedNo2 of 1010-K business scored 5+ of 10 as an AI-rollup target
- Active 13DNo0 filingsActive-intent 13D in 18 months
- Net insider sellingNo−$361K netNet sales over $10M in 12 months
Key numbers
- Revenue
- $350M
- 0.2% YoY
- Operating margin
- 43.0%
- 0.8% YoY
- EBITDA
- $169M
- 0.6% YoY
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 2.7×
- $456M net debt
Financials
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $353M | $362M | $363M | $350M | $350M | 0.2% |
| Operating income | $175M | $152M | $147M | $149M | $150M | 0.6% |
| Net income | $27M | $73M | $77M | $89M | $85M | 5.5% |
| Operating cash flow | $234M | $83M | $114M | $122M | $136M | 12% |
| Capex | $33M | $30M | $36M | $33M | $30M | 9.6% |
| Stock-based comp | $2M | $20M | $18M | $17M | $18M | 5.5% |
| Buybacks | — | $8M | $24M | $1M | $23M | 2220% |
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
| Year | CEO total comp | Comp actually paid | TSR (indexed) | Peer TSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2M | −$261K | 34 | 30 |
| FY2024 | $2M | $1M | 37 | 35 |
| FY2023 | $1M | −$11M | 40 | 45 |
| FY2022 | $948K | −$235K | 83 | 39 |
| FY2021 | $17M | $25M | 89 | 86 |