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How People Incorporated stacks up
PPLI · against 119 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
26/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #100 of 120 · scores higher than 17% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score14 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 · 112 reported | -2.3% | 6.5% | 11% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 119 reported | -6.6% | 11.0% | 7% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 118 reported | 4.5% | 3.1% | 64% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 115 reported | 9.0% | 6.7% | 62% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 121 reported | 66.3% | 49.3% | 68% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PPLI| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.2B GBP (≈$5.4B) | 99 | 68 | |
| 1 | 3.9B GBP (≈$5.1B) | 99 | 68 | |
| 3 | 736.3B JPY (≈$5.0B) | 98 | 69 | |
| 3 | 385.6B JPY (≈$2.6B) | 98 | 76 | |
| 3 | 3.0B USD | 98 | 69 | |
| 94 | 12.9B CNY (≈$1.8B) | 29 | 42 | |
| 94 | 2.0B CHF (≈$2.3B) | 29 | 34 | |
| 98 | 14.7B CNY (≈$2.1B) | 27 | 28 | |
| 98 | 2.9B USD | 27 | 41 | |
| 100 | 2.9B USD | 26 | 57 | |
| 101 | 19.8B SEK (≈$2.0B) | 25 | 34 | |
| 101 | 153.6B INR (≈$1.8B) | 25 | 51 | |
| 103 | 2.9B USD | 24 | 28 | |
| 104 | 6.61T KRW (≈$4.8B) | 23 | 44 |
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