Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. (CCSI) Valuation

Valuation

Model-based estimates, not advice. The DCF is the discounted-cash-flow value per share; compare it with the price, not as a target.

DCF fair value

-0.8%

$35.69

vs $35.97 price

Levered DCF

$33.59

After debt service

Piotroski score

8 / 9

Strong

Altman Z-score

2.08

Grey zone

Rating

A-

Overall 4 / 5

Ratios by fiscal year

Margins and yields are shares of revenue, equity or price; multiples are ×.

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
P/E	4.97×	5.14×	6.65×	14.73×	8.86×	5.26×	3.35×	4.7×
P/B	30.5×	-5.79×	-2.91×	-4.18×	-3.48×	0.64×	1.53×	0×
P/S	1.2×	1.31×	1.42×	2.95×	3.28×	2.16×	2.22×	1.2×
EV / EBITDA	5.5×	5.85×	7.07×	10.77×	8.35×	2.2×	4.13×	0×
Gross margin	79.8%	80.1%	81.2%	82.9%	83.6%	83.9%	84.5%	79.6%
Operating margin	43.0%	42.6%	40.6%	41.9%	49.7%	59.4%	58.9%	38.5%
Net margin	24.2%	25.5%	21.3%	20.1%	30.9%	46.2%	66.0%	25.4%
Current ratio	1.79×	0.94×	1.75×	1.91×	1.23×	0.97×	0.87×	0×
Debt / equity	42.14×	-7.64×	-4.25×	-3.18×	-2.43×	0.03×	1.51×	0×
Interest coverage	4.23×	4.4×	3.25×	2.95×	12.27×	2.6×	4.37×	6.17×
Dividend yield	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	29.7%
Payout ratio	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	139.5%

Key metrics by fiscal year

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
Return on equity	613.7%	-112.5%	-43.9%	-28.5%	-32.8%	13.6%	45.7%	0.0%
Return on invested capital	18.3%	20.1%	18.8%	19.8%	27.0%	12.2%	15.1%	0.0%
Return on assets	12.7%	14.9%	11.9%	11.5%	19.4%	10.3%	14.4%	0.0%
Free cash flow yield	25.2%	19.2%	15.1%	4.9%	17.2%	28.4%	28.5%	31.0%
Earnings yield	20.1%	19.4%	15.0%	6.8%	9.4%	21.4%	29.8%	21.3%
Enterprise value	$925.8M	$1B	$1.2B	$1.8B	$1.9B	$676.7M	$1.3B	$0
Net debt / EBITDA	3.01×	3.25×	3.98×	4.32×	3.27×	-0.12×	1.85×	0×
Cash conversion cycle (days)	-162	-13	-26	-9	-5	-207	-770	0