What does return on equity mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. CCSI Return on equity

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '19

Return on equity at other companies

Open TextOTEX

12.8%-3.1pp

DocuSignDOCU

16.4%-53.8pp

CNX

PC ConnectionCNXN

9.7%-0.4pp

TD SYNNEXSNX

11.7%+3.3pp

Concentrix CorporationCNXC

-38.9%-45.5pp

EquifaxEFX

14.7%+1.8pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$88.5M+1.5%

Gross profit$71.6M+3.6%

Operating income$37.7M+0.7%

Net income$24.7M+16.7%

EPS (diluted)$1.30+21.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$92.3M+72.8%

Total debt$568.5M-4.9%

Total equity$22.0M+145%

Total assets$678.7M+7.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$45.8M+11.9%

CapEx$7.4M+2.4%

Free cash flow$38.5M+14.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$644.48M+50.5%

Enterprise value$1.12B+15.3%

P/E7.3×+2.2×

P/S1.8×+0.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin80.2%+0.5pp

Operating margin42.9%+0.2pp

Net margin25.1%+1.0pp

FCF margin31.5%+6.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Debt / equity25.8×—

Current ratio1.8×+0.6×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.’s reported figures.

net income/total stockholders equity=55.9%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.’s 10-K, filed April 15, 2022, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does return on equity mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.