Customer experience software company CSG Systems (NASDAQ: CSGS) will be announcing earnings results this Wednesday after market close. Here’s what to look for.
CSG beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.9% last quarter, reporting revenues of $297.1 million, up 2.3% year on year. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with full-year revenue guidance exceeding analysts’ expectations and a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting CSG’s revenue to grow 3.1% year on year to $304.3 million, in line with the 2.9% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.11 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. CSG has only missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates once over the last two years, exceeding top-line expectations by 1.6% on average.
Looking at CSG’s peers in the data & business process services segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. CoStar delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 20.4%, beating analysts’ expectations by 2.4%, and TransUnion reported revenues up 7.8%, topping estimates by 3.2%. CoStar traded down 9.8% following the results while TransUnion was up 6.1%.
Read our full analysis of CoStar’s results here and TransUnion’s results here.
Debates over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments have raised questions about economic stability in 2025. While some of the data & business process services stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 3.7% on average over the last month. CSG is up 23.4% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $79.53 (compared to the current share price of $78.73).
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