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) Piotroski F-score
People Incorporated's Piotroski F-score for fiscal 2025 is 6 out of 9: 6 of nine tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency passed, unchanged from fiscal 2024.
Piotroski F-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Piotroski F-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6 | 0.00 |
| FY2024 | 6 | 2.00 |
| FY2023 | 4 | 0.00 |
| FY2022 | 4 | 1.00 |
| FY2021 | 3 | — |
How fiscal 2025’s score is made up
| Test | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive return on assets | (1.24%) | (5.38%) | Fail | 0 |
| Positive operating cash flow | 64.04m | 192.46m | Pass | 1 |
| Rising return on assets | (1.24%) | (5.38%) | Pass | 1 |
| Cash flow above net income | 168.06m | 732.36m | Pass | 1 |
| Falling long-term leverage | 0.17 | 0.14 | Fail | 0 |
| Rising current ratio | 2.75 | 2.80 | Fail | 0 |
| No new shares issued | 80,077,000 | 83,130,000 | Pass | 1 |
| Rising gross margin | 66.16% | 61.77% | Pass | 1 |
| Rising asset turnover | 0.28 | 0.26 | Pass | 1 |
| Piotroski F-score | Mixed | 6 | ||
How the Piotroski F-score works
One point for each of nine tests, this fiscal year against the one before: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, a rising current ratio, no new shares issued, a rising gross margin and rising asset turnover. The ratios are the ones on this site, so each can be checked.
Joseph Piotroski (2000) called 8–9 high and 0–1 low; reading it in three bands is the common convention:
| 7–9 | Strong — most fundamentals improved |
|---|---|
| 4–6 | Mixed |
| 0–3 | Weak — most fundamentals deteriorated |
Where this differs from the paper: return on assets is on average rather than beginning-of-year assets, and weighted basic shares stand in for shares issued. The score is shown only when all nine tests can be worked out, which takes three fiscal years; banks and insurers, which report no current assets or gross profit, have none.
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What Piotroski F-score is
The Piotroski F-Score tells an investor how many signs of improving profitability, funding and efficiency a company shows against a year earlier.
One point for each of nine tests against a year earlier: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, rising current ratio, no new shares issued, rising gross margin, and rising asset turnover