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CSG Systems International, Inc. (CSGS) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

CSGS •
TechnologyInfrastructure SoftwarePayments and fintech infrastructure
AboutCSG Systems International, Inc. provides revenue management and digital monetization, customer engagement, and payment solutions primarily to the communications industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers Advanced Convergent Platform, a private SaaS based platform; related solutions, including field force automation, analytics, electronic bill presentment, ACH, etc. to the North American cable and satellite markets. The company also provides managed services; and professional services to implement, configure, and maintain its solutions, as well as licenses various solutions, such as mediation, partner management, rating, and charging. It serves retail, financial services, healthcare, insurance, and government entities. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.Show more
  • Revenue $1.2B +2.4%
  • EBITDA $204M +4.5%
  • Net Income $87M +31.1%
  • EPS (Diluted) 3.03 +37.7%
  • Gross Margin 48.68% +2.7%
  • EBITDA Margin 17.03% +2.0%
  • Operating Margin 10.97% +3.5%
  • Net Margin 7.25% +28.0%
  • ROE 31.25% +48.2%
  • ROIC 14.32% +5.8%
  • Debt/Equity 2.03 -6.2%
  • Interest Coverage 4.31 +8.5%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 21.1%
  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Share count reduced 4.8% through buybacks
  • ✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.0x

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y4.77%
5Y3.73%
3Y4.59%
TTM2.18%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y8.92%
5Y0.97%
3Y6.29%
TTM1.04%

EPS CAGR

10Y10.66%
5Y3.51%
3Y10.27%
TTM-34.54%

ROCE

10Y Avg15.71%
5Y Avg13.49%
3Y Avg13.27%
Latest14.86%

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+752.52M760.96M789.58M875.06M996.81M990.53M1.05B1.09B1.17B1.2B
Revenue Growth %0.16%1.12%3.76%10.83%13.91%-0.63%5.65%4.13%7.3%2.39%
Cost of Goods Sold+379.74M375.15M394.81M449.82M525.12M535.6M543.21M565.17M615.04M614.46M
COGS % of Revenue50.46%49.3%50%51.4%52.68%54.07%51.91%51.86%52.6%51.32%
Gross Profit+372.78M385.81M394.77M425.24M471.69M454.94M503.28M524.58M554.22M582.78M
Gross Margin %49.54%50.7%50%48.6%47.32%45.93%48.09%48.14%47.4%48.68%
Gross Profit Growth %2.99%3.5%2.32%7.72%10.92%-3.55%10.63%4.23%5.65%5.15%
Operating Expenses+256.56M252.77M280.29M311.65M345.58M349.38M379.09M445.84M430.34M451.45M
OpEx % of Revenue34.09%33.22%35.5%35.61%34.67%35.27%36.23%40.91%36.8%37.71%
Selling, General & Admin139.84M140.47M153.69M169.31M191.33M198.28M214.69M238.02M247.61M258.31M
SG&A % of Revenue18.58%18.46%19.47%19.35%19.19%20.02%20.52%21.84%21.18%21.58%
Research & Development101.95M98.68M113.22M124.03M127.99M122.85M134.69M137.91M143.2M158.19M
R&D % of Revenue13.55%12.97%14.34%14.17%12.84%12.4%12.87%12.66%12.25%13.21%
Other Operating Expenses-624K-5.31M-1.64M550K26.26M28.25M29.7M69.91M39.52M34.95M
Operating Income+113.14M132.63M105.69M104.93M126.11M105.56M124.19M78.75M123.88M131.33M
Operating Margin %15.03%17.43%13.38%11.99%12.65%10.66%11.87%7.23%10.59%10.97%
Operating Income Growth %49.48%17.23%-20.32%-0.71%20.18%-16.3%17.65%-36.59%57.31%6.02%
EBITDA+157.2M173.87M148.57M165.83M193.23M172.43M196.99M155.7M195.13M203.84M
EBITDA Margin %20.89%22.85%18.82%18.95%19.38%17.41%18.82%14.29%16.69%17.03%
EBITDA Growth %27.46%10.61%-14.55%11.62%16.52%-10.77%14.24%-20.96%25.33%4.46%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)44.06M41.24M42.88M60.9M67.12M66.87M72.8M76.95M71.25M72.51M
EBIT113.55M121.13M107.29M107.32M126.29M103.84M118.54M77.21M123.53M142.74M
Net Interest Income+-16.18M-18.67M-16.34M-17.68M-18.78M-17.24M-17.23M-15.55M-26.84M-21.78M
Interest Income1.04M2.46M3.25M2.65M1.78M1.24M365K877K4.34M8.69M
Interest Expense17.21M21.13M19.58M20.33M20.57M18.48M17.59M16.43M31.18M30.47M
Other Income/Expense-16.8M-32.63M-17.98M-17.95M-20.39M-20.2M-23.24M-17.97M-31.53M-19.06M
Pretax Income+96.34M100M87.71M86.99M105.72M85.36M100.95M60.78M92.35M112.27M
Pretax Margin %12.8%13.14%11.11%9.94%10.61%8.62%9.65%5.58%7.9%9.38%
Income Tax+33.77M37.12M26.35M20.86M22.95M26.64M28.61M16.72M26.11M25.42M
Effective Tax Rate %64.94%62.88%69.96%76.02%78.29%68.78%71.65%72.49%71.73%77.36%
Net Income+62.57M62.88M61.36M66.13M82.77M58.71M72.33M44.06M66.25M86.85M
Net Margin %8.31%8.26%7.77%7.56%8.3%5.93%6.91%4.04%5.67%7.25%
Net Income Growth %69.29%0.5%-2.41%7.77%25.16%-29.07%23.2%-39.09%50.35%31.11%
Net Income (Continuing)62.57M62.88M61.36M66.13M82.77M58.71M72.33M44.06M66.25M86.85M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000003.63M000
EPS (Diluted)+1.871.901.872.012.551.822.261.412.203.03
EPS Growth %70%1.6%-1.58%7.49%26.87%-28.63%24.18%-37.61%56.03%37.73%
EPS (Basic)2.012.031.892.042.581.832.281.422.213.06
Diluted Shares Outstanding33.44M33.01M32.87M32.85M32.47M32.28M32.01M31.3M30.11M28.66M
Basic Shares Outstanding31.05M30.97M32.41M32.49M32.05M32.01M31.78M31.03M29.94M28.34M
Dividend Payout Ratio35.54%38.34%43.76%42.31%35.19%52.9%45.05%75.98%51.22%30.64%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+518.23M559.94M554.27M599.57M669.08M714.59M748.2M765.96M862.23M900.88M
Cash & Short-Term Investments240.94M276.5M261.36M162.88M182.66M240.3M233.67M150.44M186.26M161.79M
Cash Only132.63M126.35M122.24M139.28M156.55M188.7M205.63M150.37M186.26M161.79M
Short-Term Investments108.31M150.15M139.12M23.6M26.11M51.6M28.04M71K00
Accounts Receivable224M251.69M264.56M279.77M281.81M266.57M286.53M328.29M351.19M349.68M
Days Sales Outstanding108.65120.72122.3116.7103.1998.2399.94109.96109.63106.6
Inventory18.14M000000000
Days Inventory Outstanding17.43---------
Other Current Assets35.15M31.75M28.35M156.91M204.62M207.72M227.99M287.23M324.77M389.42M
Total Non-Current Assets+359.01M331.94M350.27M514.79M613.95M617.41M638.95M582.6M580.82M599.8M
Property, Plant & Equipment35.99M33.12M44.65M81.81M179.28M192.51M159.61M121.47M99.83M80.76M
Fixed Asset Turnover20.91x22.98x17.68x10.70x5.56x5.15x6.56x8.97x11.71x14.82x
Goodwill219.72M201.09M210.08M255.82M259.16M272.32M321.33M304.04M308.6M316.04M
Intangible Assets74.83M71.1M70.53M101.86M138.38M121.7M133.58M122.93M104.52M120.11M
Long-Term Investments00037.29M000000
Other Non-Current Assets20.08M12.41M10.95M26.93M27.74M20.66M15.84M7.96M10.02M9.6M
Total Assets+877.23M891.88M904.53M1.11B1.28B1.33B1.39B1.35B1.44B1.5B
Asset Turnover0.86x0.85x0.87x0.79x0.78x0.74x0.75x0.81x0.81x0.80x
Asset Growth %2.14%1.67%1.42%23.2%15.14%3.82%4.14%-2.78%7.01%3.99%
Total Current Liabilities+360.12M291.87M222.59M350.39M418.69M436.26M695.1M527.21M560.84M615.21M
Accounts Payable43.39M35.12M38.42M45.39M32.7M29.83M35.4M47.72M46.41M36.37M
Days Payables Outstanding41.7134.1735.5236.8322.7320.3323.7830.8227.5421.6
Short-Term Debt148.87M49.43M22.5M7.5M10.31M14.06M237.5M37.5M7.5M7.5M
Deferred Revenue (Current)75.6M78.98M72.94M77.13M83.78M92.35M97.29M86.5M41.03M95.87M
Other Current Liabilities56.67M127.52M55.59M195.94M266.65M270.74M301.24M329.02M364.25M388.65M
Current Ratio1.44x1.92x2.49x1.71x1.60x1.64x1.08x1.45x1.54x1.46x
Quick Ratio1.39x1.92x2.49x1.71x1.60x1.64x1.08x1.45x1.54x1.46x
Cash Conversion Cycle84.37---------
Total Non-Current Liabilities+171.27M348.65M339.19M402.95M467.68M473.35M251.8M466.1M608.88M602.91M
Long-Term Debt130.26M326.99M309.24M352.33M346.51M337.15M137.22M375.47M535M531M
Capital Lease Obligations000078.94M95.93M70.07M53.21M34.36M25.02M
Deferred Tax Liabilities9.24M99K4.58M8.21M6.38M5.11M7.75M117K123K94K
Other Non-Current Liabilities17.2M14.86M13.03M24.89M17.3M17.88M17.16M15.31M15.96M20.33M
Total Liabilities531.39M640.52M561.79M753.34M886.37M909.61M946.9M993.3M1.17B1.22B
Total Debt+284.58M376.42M331.74M359.83M458.2M469.79M468.06M487.19M592.8M574.58M
Net Debt151.95M250.07M209.49M220.55M301.65M281.1M262.42M336.82M406.54M412.8M
Debt / Equity0.82x1.50x0.97x1.00x1.16x1.11x1.06x1.37x2.17x2.03x
Debt / EBITDA1.81x2.16x2.23x2.17x2.37x2.72x2.38x3.13x3.04x2.82x
Net Debt / EBITDA0.97x1.44x1.41x1.33x1.56x1.63x1.33x2.16x2.08x2.03x
Interest Coverage6.57x6.28x5.40x5.16x6.13x5.71x7.06x4.79x3.97x4.31x
Total Equity+345.85M251.36M342.75M361.02M396.66M422.39M440.24M355.25M273.33M282.57M
Equity Growth %-5.95%-27.32%36.36%5.33%9.87%6.49%4.23%-19.31%-23.06%3.38%
Book Value per Share10.347.6110.4310.9912.2213.0913.7511.359.089.86
Total Shareholders' Equity345.85M251.36M342.75M361.02M396.66M422.39M436.61M355.25M273.33M282.57M
Common Stock672K672K689K693K696K700K705K708K713K718K
Retained Earnings675.43M714.85M749.44M795.13M848.62M876.4M916.06M936.22M968.13M1.02B
Treasury Stock-814.44M-826M-814.73M-842.36M-867.82M-894.13M-930.11M-1.02B-1.14B-1.19B
Accumulated OCI-26.39M-45.37M-28.82M-42.94M-39.5M-31.14M-38.35M-58.83M-50.41M-62.29M
Minority Interest0000003.63M000

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+136.96M84.19M127.19M143.34M151.04M172.99M140.22M63.6M131.9M135.72M
Operating CF Margin %18.2%11.06%16.11%16.38%15.15%17.46%13.4%5.84%11.28%11.34%
Operating CF Growth %63.73%-38.53%51.09%12.69%5.37%14.53%-18.94%-54.65%107.39%2.9%
Net Income62.57M62.88M61.36M66.13M82.77M58.71M72.33M44.06M66.25M86.85M
Depreciation & Amortization44.06M41.24M42.88M62.63M67.12M66.87M72.8M76.95M69.29M72.51M
Stock-Based Compensation21.13M22.71M21.05M19.36M19.92M25.24M21.4M27.24M28.99M33.56M
Deferred Taxes-16.11M-2.81M7.11M4.91M-77K-1.03M2.39M-27.63M-23.56M-16.5M
Other Non-Cash Items2.19M2.09M5.74M5.22M2.89M13.91M9.88M39.13M-100K18K
Working Capital Changes23.12M-41.94M-10.95M-14.92M-21.59M9.3M-38.58M-96.16M-8.97M-40.72M
Change in Receivables1.83M-23.24M-6.42M-138K-4.01M14.66M-10.28M-51.01M-22.4M4.13M
Change in Inventory-5.39M255K2.88M0000000
Change in Payables13.92M-5.74M-4.38M-7.15M000012.54M-38.49M
Cash from Investing+-16.72M-52.14M-29.9M-86.14M-56.64M-66.26M-66.71M-9.04M-27.91M-5.13M
Capital Expenditures-26.86M-21.85M-41.12M-57.1M0-29.4M-26.56M-36.99M-27.98M-22.42M
CapEx % of Revenue3.57%2.87%5.21%6.53%3.74%2.97%2.54%3.39%2.39%1.87%
Acquisitions-1.3M8.85M12.18M-144.79M-17.19M-11.49M-63.63M0017.29M
Investments----------
Other Investing3.42M-37.88M-12.18M115.76M-37.32M00000
Cash from Financing+-64.6M-42.95M-105.49M-37.51M-35.92M-92.11M-33.39M-51.69M-31.3M-79.92M
Debt Issued (Net)22.5M6.82M-49.77M24.38M-7.5M-10.31M21.56M25.2M142.5M-7.5M
Equity Issued (Net)-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K
Dividends Paid-22.24M-24.11M-26.85M-27.98M-29.13M-31.06M-32.59M-33.48M-33.93M-26.61M
Share Repurchases-65.03M-25.2M-30.65M-34.73M-30.92M-38.12M-42.25M-96.72M-127.06M-67.75M
Other Financing-1.39M-2.02M0-1.49M29.39M-15.14M17.28M50.34M-16.09M18.86M
Net Change in Cash50.92M-6.28M-4.11M17.03M59.58M17.08M37.17M-2.88M74.86M42.89M
Free Cash Flow+110.1M62.34M86.07M86.24M113.72M143.6M113.66M26.61M103.92M113.3M
FCF Margin %14.63%8.19%10.9%9.86%11.41%14.5%10.86%2.44%8.89%9.46%
FCF Growth %111.45%-43.38%38.08%0.19%31.87%26.27%-20.85%-76.59%290.58%9.02%
FCF per Share3.291.892.622.623.504.453.550.853.453.95
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)2.19x1.34x2.07x2.17x1.82x2.95x1.94x1.44x1.99x1.56x
Interest Paid8.38M12.19M14.73M15.86M16.06M13.68M12.88M18.31M24.73M27.12M
Taxes Paid41.86M53.02M22.14M10.43M18.36M22.43M36.69M34.67M51.67M39.94M

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)17.54%21.06%20.66%18.79%21.85%14.34%16.77%11.08%21.08%31.25%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)16.32%19.91%15.05%13.88%14.78%11.29%13.25%8.47%13.54%14.32%
Gross Margin49.54%50.7%50%48.6%47.32%45.93%48.09%48.14%47.4%48.68%
Net Margin8.31%8.26%7.77%7.56%8.3%5.93%6.91%4.04%5.67%7.25%
Debt / Equity0.82x1.50x0.97x1.00x1.16x1.11x1.06x1.37x2.17x2.03x
Interest Coverage6.57x6.28x5.40x5.16x6.13x5.71x7.06x4.79x3.97x4.31x
FCF Conversion2.19x1.34x2.07x2.17x1.82x2.95x1.94x1.44x1.99x1.56x
Revenue Growth0.16%1.12%3.76%10.83%13.91%-0.63%5.65%4.13%7.3%2.39%

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