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How People Incorporated stacks up
PPLI · against 149 other Communication Services companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
26/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #112 of 150 · scores higher than 25% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score13 peers with a profitability score of 20–29, including PPLI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 26?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly because of its operating margin and return on invested capital, which are weaker than most Communication Services peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 87% of peers. Operating margin: -6.6% vs peer median 8.2%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 80% of peers. Return on invested capital: -2.3% vs peer median 6.0%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 66% of peers. Return on assets: 4.5% vs peer median 2.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = PPLI, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | PPLI | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 146 reported | -2.3% | 7.8% | 19% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 149 reported | -6.6% | 8.9% | 15% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 151 reported | 4.5% | 3.2% | 61% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 137 reported | 9.0% | 7.4% | 57% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 151 reported | 66.3% | 56.5% | 67% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PPLI| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82.5B USD | 99 | 70 | |
| 2 | 3.0B USD | 98 | 69 | |
| 3 | 2.9B USD | 97 | 80 | |
| 4 | 1.0B USD | 96 | 87 | |
| 4 | 18.5B USD | 96 | 81 | |
| 107 | 7.0B USD | 28 | 44 | |
| 110 | 2.9B USD | 27 | 41 | |
| 110 | 1.1B USD | 27 | 40 | |
| 112 | 849M USD | 26 | 43 | |
| 112 | 2.9B USD | 26 | 57 | |
| 114 | 2.9B USD | 24 | 28 | |
| 115 | 7M USD | 23 | 20 | |
| 115 | 3.7B USD | 23 | 23 | |
| 115 | 286M USD | 23 | 18 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score