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C3.ai vs Consensus Cloud Solutions

AI and CCSI side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.

How AI and CCSI compare

C3.ai is the larger company, worth 2.8 times as much as Consensus Cloud Solutions ($1.9B against $684M).

Consensus Cloud Solutions grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.5% versus −37.5% for C3.ai).

Consensus Cloud Solutions keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 26.7% compared with −192% at C3.ai.

Consensus Cloud Solutions scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 6 for C3.ai), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.

Key numbers

A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.

MetricAICCSI
Size and price
Market cap$1.9B$684M
Share price$11.85$37.34
Change, 1 year−32.5%40.0%
Change, 5 years−75.5%−42.6%
Beta (5Y)2.361.06
Employees764520
StockData Score
Total score611 (better)
Valuation score13 (better)
Growth score02 (better)
Performance score04 (better)
Health score5 (better)2
Dividend score00
Valuation
P/E–7.6×
P/S8.2×1.9× (better)
P/B2.7× (better)16.5×
EV/EBITDA–6.8×
P/FCF–5.9×
PEG–1.24
FCF yield−8.2%16.9% (better)
Fair value$10.58$81.42
Margin of safety−12.0%54.1% (better)
Growth
Revenue growth (TTM)−37.5%1.5% (better)
Revenue growth, 5Y average6.4% (better)1.1%
Net income growth (TTM)–16.7%
EPS growth (TTM)–19.0%
EPS growth, 5Y average–−10.7%
Profitability
Gross margin29.1%80.2% (better)
Operating margin−203%41.8% (better)
Net margin−192%26.7% (better)
FCF margin−67.0%32.6% (better)
Return on equity−59.8%1255% (better)
Return on invested capital−570%22.6% (better)
Financial health
Debt / equity0.0013.36 (better)
Net debt / EBITDA–2.72
Interest coverage–4.4×
Current ratio6.16 (better)1.90
Altman Z-score2.62 (better)2.05
Piotroski F-score26 (better)
Dividends and buybacks
Buyback yield–5.5%
Shareholder yield0.00%5.5% (better)
Ownership
Held by institutions60.4%99.3%
Held by insiders19.0%5.8%
Insider net buying, 12 months−$70.3M−$361K (better)
Short interest, % of float32.0%6.1%

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