Citrix Systems, Inc.

NasdaqGS:CTXS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$13.2b

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Citrix Systems Future Growth

Future criteria checks 0/6

Key information

-1.0%

Earnings growth rate

0.61%

EPS growth rate

Software earnings growth19.9%
Revenue growth rate2.3%
Future return on equityn/a
Analyst coverage

Low

Last updatedn/a

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha • Sep 22

Citrix Systems planned sale to Elliott, Vista set to close next Friday

Citrix Systems (NASDAQ:CTXS) sale to Elliott Investment Management and Vista Equity is scheduled to close on Sept. 30. The closing date was disclosed in an 8-K filing on Thursday. Citrix (CTXS) agreed in January to a $16.5 billion sale to Vista Equity and Elliott Management. Earlier this month Citrix said  all regulatory approvals for its takeover have been received and that it expects the deal to close during the last week of the month. On Wednesday Bloomberg reported Elliott is said to have purchased about $1 billion of the junk-bond deal supporting its planned buyout of software company Citrix (CTXS).
Seeking Alpha • Sep 07

Citrix ticks higher on report banks said to start Citrix loan sale for its takeover

A group of banks are said to have started a $4.5 billion loan sale for the takeover of Citrix Systems (NASDAQ:CTXS). Citrix ticked up 0.3% in premarket trading. The deal is said to include a $4.05 billion loan and $500 million-equivalent euro loan, according to traders, who cited a Bloomberg report. Bloomberg in July reported that the $15 billion debt sale associated with Citrix's sale to Vista Equity and Elliott Management, had been delayed until after the U.S. Labor Day holiday due to volatile markets. M&A investors have been concerned in recent months on leveraged buyouts due to stock market volatility, especially after tech PE firm Thoma Bravo reduced its takeout price for Anaplan earlier this eyar. Citrix (CTXS) agreed in January to a $16.5 billion sale to Vista Equity and Elliott Management.
Seeking Alpha • Aug 10

Citrix Systems ticks higher on report about debt financing for take private

Citrix Systems (NASDAQ:CTXS) ticked up 0.5% after a report that Bank of America expects to starts talks Monday on efforts to sell parts of $15 billion in debt financing for a takeover of Citrix. The preliminary talks are likely to focus on the secured part of the financing ahead of official sales, which may start after Labor Day holiday early next month, according to a Bloomberg report. Banks are expected to keep some of the secured debt and about $4B of unsecured, according to the report. Bloomberg last month reported that the $15 billion debt sale associated with Citrix's sale to Vista Equity and Elliott Management, had been delayed until after the U.S. Labor Day holiday due to volatile markets.
Seeking Alpha • Jun 17

96% IRR From Citrix In Arb's Golden Age

Time to put money to work. Merger arb spreads are wide. Here’s another you can buy today.
Seeking Alpha • May 18

Citrix To Integrate With Microsoft Windows 365

Citrix announced that it would be partnering with Microsoft to bring its HDX compression and other technologies to a future version of the Microsoft Windows 365 Cloud PC offering. By integrating HDX into the cloud-delivered, software-as-a-service-based Windows 365 offering, Microsoft is essentially enabling a way to improve the quality of the user experience for Win365, even over potentially limited-speed connections. In addition to HDX, the partnership is expected to let organizations that already have a Citrix-based infrastructure leverage the Citrix client and get access to their existing Citrix environments.
Seeking Alpha • Feb 07

Merger Arbitrage Mondays: Citrix To Be Acquired By Vista And Elliott

Potential Deal in the Works, Citrix Systems to be acquired by Vista and Elliott. Vista and Evergreen (an affiliate of Elliott) intend to combine Citrix and TIBCO Software, one of Vista’s portfolio companies. Cedar Fair (FUN) received an unsolicited non-binding proposal from SeaWorld Entertainment (SEAS) and Six Flags could be a potential bidder too.
Seeking Alpha • Dec 15

Citrix: Scoop Up This Stock While The Market Is Looking The Other Way

Citrix, a pandemic remote-work favorite, has fallen out of favor this year as growth has decelerated and sentiment for pandemic stocks has fallen. The company continues to emphasize its shift to SaaS, and organic SaaS ARR is up nearly 50% y/y. A new expanded partnership with Google Cloud also has the capability to jumpstart growth. Citrix has all the elements of a classic value stock, including a nearly ~2% yield.
Seeking Alpha • Sep 26

Citrix Systems: Buy While It's Down

Shares of Citrix have fallen 15% year to date and 20% from peaks as enthusiasm for its remote workspace products has waned in the post-pandemic era. Recently, the company took down its full-year revenue guidance, always a lightning rod for negativity in the tech sector. The guidance cut, however, is due more to Citrix’s ongoing subscription transition than it is fundamental slowness. The company is revamping its go-to-market strategy to address the slowdown. Ongoing rumors of a potential sale will also put a floor on the share price.
Seeking Alpha • Jul 08

Citrix Systems Has Dropped Enough, Time To Buy The Dip

Shares of Citrix have plunged ~35% from all-time highs due to fading pandemic tailwinds. The company has acquired workflow tool Asana to broaden its product portfolio and bolster growth, putting it in competition with Asana. Citrix is transitioning into a subscription/recurring business, and even without Wrike's contribution, the company is seeing mid-teens ARR growth. The company looks reasonably valued at ~17x next year's EPS.

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGS:CTXS - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/20243,4832951,1141,2121
12/31/20233,4394159891,0164
12/31/20223,3393558511,2722
6/30/20223,314330677761N/A
3/31/20223,267278643734N/A
12/31/20213,217307576672N/A
9/30/20213,176317547633N/A
6/30/20213,165363514589N/A
3/31/20213,152413801864N/A
12/31/20203,237504886936N/A
9/30/20203,2375999711,022N/A
6/30/20203,2037721,0061,057N/A
3/31/20203,152753738800N/A
12/31/20193,011682716783N/A
9/30/20193,003640714783N/A
6/30/20193,002528859937N/A
3/31/20192,996542871945N/A
12/31/20182,9745769631,035N/A
9/30/20182,9501261,0061,083N/A
6/30/20182,908949581,037N/A
3/31/20182,859969341,017N/A
12/31/20172,82522820908N/A
9/30/20172,781484827914N/A
6/30/20172,759469866947N/A
3/31/20172,7404679431,025N/A
12/31/20162,7364701,0051,116N/A
9/30/20162,9064231,0051,139N/A
6/30/20163,0513679541,110N/A
3/31/20163,174364N/A1,083N/A
12/31/20152,646215N/A1,035N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: CTXS's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-1% per year).

Earnings vs Market: CTXS's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-1% per year).

High Growth Earnings: CTXS's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: CTXS's revenue (2.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (7.7% per year).

High Growth Revenue: CTXS's revenue (2.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if CTXS's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2022/10/01 11:47
End of Day Share Price 2022/09/30 00:00
Earnings2022/06/30
Annual Earnings2021/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Citrix Systems, Inc. is covered by 45 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Adam ShepherdArete Research Services LLP
Robert OliverBaird
Israel HernandezBarclays