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People Inc Financials

PPLI
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This page shows People Inc (PPLI) financial statements, including the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and key financial ratios. View 9 years of annual fundamentals and quarterly data, with year-over-year growth rates and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). All figures are derived from SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q reports).

Financial Health Signals

Profitability Growth Leverage Liquidity Cash Flow Returns 34 / 100
Financial Health Score 34/100

Scored against operating companies for FY2025. Each of the six dimensions is a percentile rank within that peer group; the overall is their average, with missing dimensions counted as zero out of six. A high score means strong standing among peers, not absolute cross-industry strength. How this score is calculated →

Health score ≠ stock price. This rates the quality of People Inc's business: profitability, growth, balance sheet strength. It doesn't tell you whether the stock is a good buy at today's price. Not financial advice. Use it alongside valuation analysis and your own research.

Profitability
40

People Inc has an operating margin of -4.1%, meaning the company retains $-4 of operating profit per $100 of revenue. This results in a moderate score of 40/100, indicating healthy but not exceptional operating efficiency. This is down from -1.1% the prior year.

Growth
4

People Inc's revenue declined 8.7% year-over-year, from $2.6B to $2.4B. This contraction results in a growth score of 4/100.

Leverage
3

People Inc has elevated debt relative to equity (D/E of 0.30), meaning the company relies heavily on borrowed funds. This high leverage results in a low score of 3/100, reflecting increased financial risk.

Liquidity
73

With a current ratio of 2.75, People Inc holds $2.75 in current assets for every $1 of short-term obligations. This comfortable liquidity earns a score of 73/100.

Cash Flow
48

People Inc has a free cash flow margin of 1.9%, earning a moderate score of 48/100. The company generates positive cash flow after capital investments, but with room for improvement.

Returns
38

People Inc's ROE of -2.2% shows moderate profitability relative to equity, earning a score of 38/100. This is up from -9.7% the prior year.

Altman Z-Score Distress
1.08

People Inc scores 1.08, below the 1.81 distress threshold. The score is driven primarily by a large market capitalization ($3.1B) relative to total liabilities ($2.5B). This indicates elevated financial distress risk and warrants close attention to liquidity and debt levels.

Distress-screening estimate for non-financial companies. Not computed for banks or insurers, where the Altman model does not apply.

Piotroski F-Score Partial
5/8

People Inc passes 5 of 8 computable financial strength tests (1 of the nine could not be computed from available data). 3 of 4 profitability signals pass, no leverage/liquidity signals pass (rising debt, declining liquidity, or share dilution), both operating efficiency signals pass.

Earnings Quality Mixed
-0.62x

For every $1 of reported earnings, People Inc generates $-0.62 in operating cash flow ($64.0M OCF vs -$104.0M net income). This mixed ratio suggests some earnings may rely on non-cash accounting items.

Interest Coverage At Risk
-0.8x

People Inc earns $-0.8 in operating income for every $1 of interest expense (-$97.4M vs $120.0M). This narrow margin raises concern about the company's ability to service its debt if operating income declines.

Key Financial Metrics

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Earnings & Revenue

Revenue
$2.4B
YoY-8.7%
5Y CAGR-2.8%

People Inc generated $2.4B in revenue in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 8.7% from the prior year.

EBITDA
$33.2M
YoY-78.4%

People Inc's EBITDA was $33.2M in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. This represents a decrease of 78.4% from the prior year.

Net Income
-$104.0M
YoY+80.7%

People Inc reported -$104.0M in net income in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 80.7% from the prior year.

EPS (Diluted)
$-1.30
YoY+80.0%

People Inc earned $-1.30 per diluted share (EPS) in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 80.0% from the prior year.

Cash & Balance Sheet

Free Cash Flow
$44.8M
YoY-86.8%
5Y CAGR-13.7%

People Inc generated $44.8M in free cash flow in fiscal year 2025, representing cash available after capex. This represents a decrease of 86.8% from the prior year.

Cash & Debt
$941.3M
YoY-31.0%
5Y CAGR-22.5%

People Inc held $941.3M in cash against $1.4B in long-term debt as of fiscal year 2025.

Dividends Per Share
N/A
Shares Outstanding
N/A

Margins & Returns

Gross Margin
66.2%
YoY+4.4pp
5Y CAGR-6.9pp

People Inc's gross margin was 66.2% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs. This is up 4.4 percentage points from the prior year.

Operating Margin
-4.1%
YoY-3.0pp
5Y CAGR+15.4pp

People Inc's operating margin was -4.1% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting core business profitability. This is down 3.0 percentage points from the prior year.

Net Margin
-4.3%
YoY+16.2pp
5Y CAGR-14.1pp

People Inc's net profit margin was -4.3% in fiscal year 2025, showing the share of revenue converted to profit. This is up 16.2 percentage points from the prior year.

Return on Equity
-2.2%
YoY+7.5pp
5Y CAGR-6.3pp

People Inc's ROE was -2.2% in fiscal year 2025, measuring profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity. This is up 7.5 percentage points from the prior year.

Capital Allocation

R&D Spending
$196.0M
YoY-14.1%
5Y CAGR+1.1%

People Inc invested $196.0M in research and development in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 14.1% from the prior year.

Share Buybacks
$315.0M
5Y CAGR+37.7%

People Inc spent $315.0M on share buybacks in fiscal year 2025, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding.

Capital Expenditures
$19.2M
YoY+27.9%
5Y CAGR-20.6%

People Inc invested $19.2M in capex in fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure. This represents an increase of 27.9% from the prior year.

PPLI Income Statement

Metric Q1'26 Q4'25 Q3'25 Q2'25 Q1'25 Q4'24 Q3'24 Q2'24
Revenue $422.9M-42.4% $734.8M+24.6% $589.8M+0.5% $586.9M+21.8% $481.7M+15.8% $416.0M-35.2% $642.0M+1.2% $634.4M
Cost of Revenue $159.8M-25.0% $213.0M+2.7% $207.5M+2.7% $202.0M+7.8% $187.3M-24.0% $246.5M+1.4% $243.1M-4.1% $253.4M
Gross Profit $263.1M-49.6% $521.8M+36.5% $382.3M-0.7% $385.0M+30.8% $294.4M+73.7% $169.5M-57.5% $398.9M+4.7% $381.0M
R&D Expenses $39.7M-34.9% $61.0M+23.2% $49.5M-0.7% $49.8M+39.4% $35.7M-38.1% $57.8M+7.1% $53.9M+1.1% $53.4M
SG&A Expenses $104.1M-16.9% $125.3M-5.3% $132.4M+12.8% $117.3M+169.9% $43.5M-68.2% $136.8M+25.8% $108.8M-13.7% $126.0M
Operating Income -$40.1M+60.6% -$101.7M-398.7% -$20.4M-3647.5% $575K-97.6% $24.1M-49.8% $48.1M+490.3% $8.1M+137.9% -$21.5M
Interest Expense $25.9M-3.9% $26.9M-2.6% $27.6M-25.6% $37.2M+31.3% $28.3M+5.4% $26.9M-22.5% $34.7M+0.5% $34.5M
Income Tax -$15.6M-125.3% $61.5M+325.8% -$27.3M-143.2% $63.0M+200.9% -$62.5M-1.1% -$61.8M+28.3% -$86.2M-113.1% -$40.4M
Net Income -$71.9M+6.4% -$76.8M-251.0% -$21.9M-110.3% $211.5M+197.5% -$216.8M-9.0% -$199.0M+18.4% -$243.7M-71.4% -$142.2M
EPS (Diluted) $-0.94 N/A $-0.27-110.5% $2.57+197.3% $-2.64 N/A $-2.93-71.3% $-1.71

PPLI Balance Sheet

Metric Q1'26 Q4'25 Q3'25 Q2'25 Q1'25 Q4'24 Q3'24 Q2'24
Total Assets $6.8B-5.2% $7.2B+0.1% $7.2B-2.3% $7.4B+2.4% $7.2B-25.8% $9.7B-1.5% $9.8B-3.6% $10.2B
Current Assets $1.6B+0.4% $1.5B+1.9% $1.5B-5.4% $1.6B-5.4% $1.7B-31.8% $2.5B+3.5% $2.4B+1.4% $2.4B
Cash & Equivalents $1.1B+18.2% $941.3M-6.4% $1.0B-8.1% $1.1B-4.3% $1.1B-16.2% $1.4B+2.9% $1.3B+8.8% $1.2B
Inventory N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Accounts Receivable $328.8M-21.1% $416.6M+4.8% $397.4M+5.6% $376.2M-4.0% $391.8M-18.9% $483.0M+1.1% $477.8M-2.5% $489.9M
Goodwill $1.5B0.0% $1.5B-24.3% $2.0B0.0% $2.0B0.0% $2.0B0.0% $2.0B-30.8% $2.9B+0.1% $2.9B
Total Liabilities $2.3B-7.7% $2.5B+2.7% $2.4B-2.1% $2.4B-1.0% $2.5B-39.8% $4.1B+0.8% $4.1B-2.8% $4.2B
Current Liabilities $419.8M-25.2% $560.9M-5.2% $591.7M+5.9% $558.6M-11.0% $627.4M-29.2% $886.2M+1.3% $874.5M-1.2% $885.0M
Long-Term Debt $1.4B-0.4% $1.4B-0.4% $1.4B-0.4% $1.4B-0.5% $1.4B-1.1% $1.4B-26.8% $2.0B-0.6% $2.0B
Total Equity $4.5B-3.9% $4.7B-1.2% $4.8B-2.5% $4.9B+4.2% $4.7B-15.5% $5.6B-3.2% $5.8B-4.1% $6.0B
Retained Earnings -$714.9M-11.2% -$643.0M-13.6% -$566.2M-4.0% -$544.3M+28.0% -$755.8M-40.2% -$539.0M-58.5% -$340.0M-253.1% -$96.3M

PPLI Cash Flow Statement

Metric Q1'26 Q4'25 Q3'25 Q2'25 Q1'25 Q4'24 Q3'24 Q2'24
Operating Cash Flow $10.0M-72.8% $36.6M+21.3% $30.1M+22.5% $24.6M+190.1% -$27.3M-111.9% $230.3M+259.4% $64.1M+1743.2% -$3.9M
Capital Expenditures $8.0M+52.7% $5.2M+6.9% $4.9M-2.0% $5.0M+20.3% $4.1M-21.3% $5.3M+54.8% $3.4M-1.4% $3.4M
Free Cash Flow $2.0M-93.6% $31.4M+24.1% $25.3M+28.6% $19.6M+162.5% -$31.4M-114.0% $225.0M+270.9% $60.7M+926.0% -$7.3M
Investing Cash Flow N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $12.2M-73.4% $46.0M-0.8% $46.4M
Financing Cash Flow N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A -$44.4M-17.9% -$37.6M-78.7% -$21.1M
Dividends Paid N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Share Buybacks $123.6M+721.6% $15.0M-85.0% $100.0M+385.3% $20.6M-88.5% $179.4M $0 $0 $0

PPLI Financial Ratios

Metric Q1'26 Q4'25 Q3'25 Q2'25 Q1'25 Q4'24 Q3'24 Q2'24
Gross Margin 62.2%-8.8pp 71.0%+6.2pp 64.8%-0.8pp 65.6%+4.5pp 61.1%+20.4pp 40.7%-21.4pp 62.1%+2.1pp 60.1%
Operating Margin -9.5%+4.4pp -13.8%-10.4pp -3.5%-3.6pp 0.1%-4.9pp 5.0%-6.6pp 11.6%+10.3pp 1.3%+4.7pp -3.4%
Net Margin -17.0%-6.6pp -10.4%-6.7pp -3.7%-39.7pp 36.0%+81.0pp -45.0%+2.8pp -47.8%-9.9pp -38.0%-15.5pp -22.4%
Return on Equity -1.6%+0.0pp -1.6%-1.2pp -0.5%-4.8pp 4.3%+8.9pp -4.6%-1.0pp -3.6%+0.7pp -4.2%-1.9pp -2.4%
Return on Assets -1.1%+0.0pp -1.1%-0.8pp -0.3%-3.2pp 2.9%+5.9pp -3.0%-1.0pp -2.1%+0.4pp -2.5%-1.1pp -1.4%
Current Ratio 3.69+0.9 2.75+0.2 2.56-0.3 2.87+0.2 2.70-0.1 2.80+0.1 2.75+0.1 2.68
Debt-to-Equity 0.31+0.0 0.300.0 0.290.0 0.29-0.0 0.30+0.0 0.26-0.1 0.34+0.0 0.33
FCF Margin 0.5%-3.8pp 4.3%0.0pp 4.3%+0.9pp 3.4%+9.9pp -6.5%-60.6pp 54.1%+44.6pp 9.4%+10.6pp -1.2%

Frequently Asked Questions

People Inc (PPLI) reported $2.4B in total revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a -8.7% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Revenue measures the total income earned from the company's primary business operations before any expenses are deducted.

People Inc (PPLI) revenue declined by 8.7% year-over-year, from $2.6B to $2.4B in fiscal year 2025.

No, People Inc (PPLI) reported a net income of -$104.0M in fiscal year 2025, with a net profit margin of -4.3%.

People Inc (PPLI) reported diluted earnings per share of $-1.30 for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 80.0% change compared to the previous fiscal year. EPS represents the portion of a company's net income allocated to each outstanding share of common stock and is widely used to evaluate profitability on a per-share basis.

People Inc (PPLI) had EBITDA of $33.2M in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.

As of fiscal year 2025, People Inc (PPLI) had $941.3M in cash and equivalents against $1.4B in long-term debt.

People Inc (PPLI) had a gross margin of 66.2% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs of goods sold.

People Inc (PPLI) had an operating margin of -4.1% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting the profitability of core business operations before interest and taxes.

People Inc (PPLI) had a net profit margin of -4.3% in fiscal year 2025, representing the share of revenue converted into profit after all expenses.

People Inc (PPLI) has a return on equity of -2.2% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company generates profit from shareholder equity.

People Inc (PPLI) generated $44.8M in free cash flow during fiscal year 2025. This represents a -86.8% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Free cash flow represents the cash a company generates after accounting for capital expenditures, and is widely used to assess financial flexibility and shareholder value.

People Inc (PPLI) generated $64.0M in operating cash flow during fiscal year 2025, representing cash generated from core business activities.

People Inc (PPLI) had $7.2B in total assets as of fiscal year 2025, including both current and long-term assets.

People Inc (PPLI) invested $19.2M in capital expenditures during fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure.

People Inc (PPLI) invested $196.0M in research and development during fiscal year 2025.

Yes, People Inc (PPLI) spent $315.0M on share buybacks during fiscal year 2025, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding.

People Inc (PPLI) had a current ratio of 2.75 as of fiscal year 2025, which is generally considered healthy.

People Inc (PPLI) had a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30 as of fiscal year 2025, measuring the company's financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.

People Inc (PPLI) had a return on assets of -1.5% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.

People Inc (PPLI) has an Altman Z-Score of 1.08, placing it in the Distress Zone (elevated bankruptcy risk). The Z-Score combines five financial ratios (working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, market capitalization, and revenue relative to total assets) to predict the likelihood of bankruptcy. Scores above 2.99 indicate financial safety while scores below 1.81 suggest financial distress. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

People Inc (PPLI) has a Piotroski F-Score of 5 out of 8 computable signals; 1 of the nine could not be computed from available data, so the full-scale strength rating is not shown. The F-Score evaluates nine binary signals across profitability (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, earnings quality), leverage (decreasing debt, improving liquidity, no share dilution), and operating efficiency (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Scores of 7 to 9 indicate strong and improving fundamentals. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

People Inc (PPLI) has an earnings quality ratio of -0.62x, considered mixed quality. This ratio compares operating cash flow to net income. A ratio above 1.0x means the company generates more cash than its reported earnings, indicating sustainable, cash-backed profits. Ratios below 1.0x suggest earnings rely on accounting accruals rather than actual cash generation. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

People Inc (PPLI) has an interest coverage ratio of -0.8x, meaning it can struggle to cover its interest obligations. This ratio divides operating income by interest expense. Ratios above 5x indicate strong debt-servicing ability, while ratios below 2x suggest the company may face difficulty meeting interest payments if earnings decline. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

People Inc (PPLI) scores 34 out of 100 on our Financial Health Score, indicating weak standing within its operating companies peer group. The score is a 0-100 composite of six dimensions (Profitability, Growth, Leverage, Liquidity, Cash Flow, Returns), each ranked as a percentile relative to companies in the same scoring family (banks against banks, REITs against REITs, and so on) rather than across all industries. It rates the quality of the business, not whether the stock is fairly priced, and is not financial advice. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

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