People Incorporated (PPLI) Valuation

Valuation

Model-based estimates, not advice. The DCF is the discounted-cash-flow value per share; compare it with the price, not as a target.

DCF fair value

-67.8%

$11.89

vs $36.88 price

Levered DCF

-$1.07

After debt service

Piotroski score

5 / 9

Average

Altman Z-score

0.29

Distress zone

Rating

B+

Overall 3 / 5

Ratios by fiscal year

Margins and yields are shares of revenue, equity or price; multiples are ×.

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
P/E	-30.08×	-5.45×	14.47×	-2.69×	15.96×	32.71×	164.89×	11.28×
P/B	0.66×	0.53×	0.61×	0.53×	1.33×	1.34×	1.5×	0.98×
P/S	1.31×	0.77×	0.85×	0.6×	2.59×	3.19×	1.51×	1.1×
EV / EBITDA	21.3×	-11.74×	4.05×	-3.87×	10.42×	13.53×	18.17×	4.27×
Gross margin	66.2%	72.2%	69.2%	63.1%	65.0%	73.0%	78.2%	80.2%
Operating margin	4.6%	-0.1%	-6.0%	-9.1%	-3.7%	-19.4%	0.2%	1.4%
Net margin	-4.3%	-14.2%	6.1%	-22.4%	16.2%	9.8%	0.9%	9.7%
Current ratio	2.75×	2.8×	2.36×	2.37×	2.23×	5.49×	2.1×	5.24×
Debt / equity	0.3×	0.35×	0.33×	0.35×	0.29×	0.11×	0.1×	0.09×
Interest coverage	0.92×	-0.03×	-1.65×	-4.31×	-4×	-33.26×	0.48×	2.74×
Dividend yield	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Payout ratio	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Key metrics by fiscal year

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
Return on equity	-2.2%	-9.7%	4.4%	-19.7%	8.3%	4.1%	0.9%	8.7%
Return on invested capital	1.7%	-0.0%	-1.9%	-4.0%	-1.0%	-6.4%	0.2%	0.5%
Return on assets	-1.5%	-5.7%	2.6%	-11.3%	4.9%	2.9%	0.6%	3.6%
Free cash flow yield	1.3%	9.8%	1.3%	-7.1%	0.5%	1.1%	4.1%	11.3%
Earnings yield	-3.3%	-18.3%	7.2%	-37.2%	6.2%	3.1%	0.6%	8.9%
Enterprise value	$3.6B	$3.1B	$4.4B	$3.8B	$9.5B	$6.2B	$3.2B	$914.3M
Net debt / EBITDA	2.76×	-0.64×	0.66×	-0.65×	-0.05×	-5.82×	-3.38×	-8.73×
Cash conversion cycle (days)	52	25	16	17	20	-9	-22	-29