Consensus Cloud Q2 revenue rises 4.1%, beats estimates
Consensus Cloud Q2 revenue rises 4.1%, beats estimates
Overview
US digital cloud fax provider's Q2 revenue rose 4.1%, beating analyst expectations
Q2 adjusted net income and adjusted EBITDA both beat analyst expectations
Company increased stock buyback authorization to $200 mln, repurchased 300,000 shares in Q2
Outlook
Consensus Cloud reaffirms FY 2026 revenue guidance of $350 mln to $364 mln
Company expects Q3 2026 revenue between $89.2 mln and $93.2 mln
Consensus Cloud maintains FY 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $5.55 to $5.95
Result Drivers
CORPORATE CHANNEL GROWTH - Co said corporate channel revenue grew over 9%, the strongest since Q4 2022
SOHO CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT - Co said SoHo channel showed meaningful improvement ahead of expectations, despite revenue decline
UNREALIZED INVESTMENT GAIN - Net income increase was primarily due to an unrealized gain on investments, per co
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Key Details
Metric | Beat/Miss | Actual | Consensus Estimate |
Q2 Revenue | Beat | $91.36 mln | $89.63 mln (4 Analysts) |
Q2 EPS |
| $1.43 |
|
Q2 Adjusted Net Income | Beat | $28.66 mln | $25.73 mln (4 Analysts) |
Q2 Net Income |
| $27.37 mln |
|
Q2 Adjusted EBITDA | Beat | $48.30 mln | $47.69 mln (4 Analysts) |
Q2 Adjusted EBITDA Margin |
| 52.90% |
|
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "strong buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "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 $37.50, about 1.8% below its August 5 closing price of $38.17
The stock recently traded at 6 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 5 three months ago
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