Consensus Cloud Q1 revenue rises 1.5%, beats estimates

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.

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Overview

  • Digital cloud fax provider's Q1 revenue rose 1.5%, beating analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EPS and adjusted net income for Q1 beat analyst expectations

  • Company repurchased about 600,000 shares during the quarter


Outlook

  • Consensus Cloud Solutions sees Q2 2026 revenue between $87.9 mln and $91.9 mln

  • Company expects Q2 2026 adjusted EPS between $1.43 and $1.53

  • Consensus Cloud Solutions reaffirms full-year 2026 guidance


Result Drivers

  • CORPORATE CHANNEL GROWTH - Co said corporate business revenue rose 8.2%, its highest growth since Q4 2022

  • SOHO SEGMENT DECLINE - SoHo business revenue fell 9.5% year-over-year, though co said performance was ahead of expectations

  • LOWER INTEREST EXPENSE - Net income benefited from reduced interest expense due to debt repurchases and redemption


Company press release: ID:nBw9kvDxfa


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q1 Revenue

Beat

$88.47 mln

$87.36 mln (5 Analysts)

Q1 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$1.52

$1.39 (5 Analysts)

Q1 EPS

$1.30

Q1 Adjusted Net Income

Beat

$28.93 mln

$24.31 mln (5 Analysts)

Q1 Net Income

$24.69 mln

Q1 Adjusted EBITDA

Beat

$47.89 mln

$45.52 mln (5 Analysts)

Q1 Adjusted EBITDA Margin

54.10%


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the software peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc is $35.00, about 30.9% above its May 6 closing price of $26.73

  • The stock recently traded at 5 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 4 three months ago


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