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CBIZ

CBZ
60
Specialty Business Services · Industrials
Price
$42.42
-0.56 (-1.30%)
Market Cap
$2.28B
Winston Score
60
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count rising — dilution

+17.7% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 53.7M (2021) → 63.2M (2025)

CBIZ helps small and mid-sized businesses handle tasks they don't want to do themselves — things like accounting, tax filing, payroll, and employee benefits. Its main customers are companies that need professional services but aren't big enough to have large in-house teams. CBIZ operates across two main areas: financial services (accounting and tax) and benefits and insurance.

CBIZ makes money by charging fees for its services, mostly on a recurring basis as clients come back year after year. It operates almost entirely in the United States, with hundreds of offices spread across the country, making it one of the larger accounting and business services firms outside the Big Four. The company has grown partly by acquiring smaller regional firms, which expands its client base and geographic reach — but that acquisition-heavy strategy also adds debt and integration risk that investors should watch closely.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+1.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+37.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

13.0%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~3 months

$29M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

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CBIZ has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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Quality

Gross Margin
26.6%
Modest — 26.6% gross margin
Operating Margin
23.2%
Excellent — 23.2% operating margin
ROCE
5.6%
Weak — 5.6% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+28.3%
Fast-growing sales (28.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
+70.5%
Earnings growing fast (70.5% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
165%
Turns 165% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
7.7%
Modest free cash flow (7.7%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.84
Moderate — manageable debt (0.84)
Interest Cover
1.09x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.1x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
16.7x
Fair value — P/E 16.7

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward
+9.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (16.7 → 7.0)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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