People Incorporated
PPLI Communication Services Internet Content & Information
In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 1.47%, EPS grew 156.8%, free cash flow grew 409.0% and total debt fell 1.30%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for five consecutive years.
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People Incorporated (PPLI) Altman Z-score
People Incorporated's Altman Z-score for fiscal 2025 is 1.12, in the distress zone (below 1.81).
Altman Z-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Altman Z-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1.12 | 0.22 |
| FY2024 | 0.90 | (0.05) |
| FY2023 | 0.95 | (0.03) |
| FY2022 | 0.98 | (0.77) |
| FY2021 | 1.75 | (1.54) |
| FY2020 | 3.29 | — |
How fiscal 2025’s score is made up
| Component | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working capital / total assets | 0.14 | — | 0.17 | |
| Retained earnings / total assets | (0.09) | — | −0.13 | |
| EBIT / total assets | (0.01) | — | −0.05 | |
| Market value of equity / total liabilities | 1.32 | — | 0.79 | |
| Sales / total assets | 0.34 | — | 0.34 | |
| Altman Z-score | Distress zone | 1.12 | ||
| Z″ Variant for non-manufacturing and asset-light companies (drops the sales/assets term, uses book equity) | Safe zone | 2.63 | ||
Z and Z″ put People Incorporated in different zones: distress zone by Z, safe zone by Z″.
How the Altman Z-score works
Z = 1.2 × working capital ÷ total assets + 1.4 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 3.3 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 0.6 × market value of equity ÷ total liabilities + 1.0 × revenue ÷ total assets (Altman, 1968). The market value of equity is the close on the last trading day of the fiscal year times weighted basic shares.
Z″ = 6.56 × working capital ÷ total assets + 3.26 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 6.72 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 1.05 × book equity ÷ total liabilities (Altman, Hartzell and Peck, 1995), the variant for non-manufacturing and asset-light companies.
| Zone | Z | Z″ |
|---|---|---|
| Safe zone | above 2.99 | above 2.60 |
| Grey zone | 1.81–2.99 | 1.10–2.60 |
| Distress zone | below 1.81 | below 1.10 |
Not worked out for banks, insurers and REITs, whose balance sheets the model does not describe, nor when a figure is missing or there is no share price in the week to the fiscal year end.
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What Altman Z-score is
The Altman Z-Score weighs working capital, retained earnings, operating profit, market value and sales against assets and debts to gauge the risk of distress.
1.2 × working capital ÷ total assets + 1.4 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 3.3 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 0.6 × market value of equity ÷ total liabilities + 1.0 × revenue ÷ total assets