Information Services vs Public Policy
III and PPHC side by side, both in management and public relations services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How III and PPHC compare
Information Services and Public Policy are about the same size, with market caps of $303M and $323M.
Information Services keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.7% compared with −14.6% at Public Policy.
Both pay dividends: Information Services yields 2.9% and Public Policy 3.3%.
Information Services scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 3 for Public Policy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | III | PPHC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $303M | $323M |
| Share price | $6.25 | $10.70 |
| Change, 1 year | 20.2% | – |
| Change, 5 years | −34.3% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.04 | – |
| Employees | 1,500 | 450 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 26.0× | – |
| P/S | 1.2× (better) | 1.6× |
| P/B | 3.2× | 2.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.4× | – |
| P/FCF | 15.9× | – |
| FCF yield | 6.3% (better) | −0.70% |
| Fair value | $5.33 | $7.37 |
| Margin of safety | −17.2% (better) | −45.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.8% | – |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −0.36% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 22.8% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 26.3% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 25.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 45.2% (better) | 13.6% |
| Operating margin | 8.9% (better) | −18.1% |
| Net margin | 4.7% (better) | −14.6% |
| FCF margin | 7.5% (better) | −1.1% |
| Return on equity | 12.7% (better) | −30.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.9% (better) | −24.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.63 | 0.34 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.14 | – |
| Interest coverage | 6.2× (better) | −11.9× |
| Current ratio | 2.80 (better) | 1.17 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.98 (better) | 0.72 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.9% | 3.3% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 76.6% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Buyback yield | 2.3% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.2% (better) | 3.3% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 67.7% | 22.7% |
| Held by insiders | 29.8% | 15.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.7M | −$2.1M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.7% | 1.7% |
Go deeper
- III stock overview
- III income statement
- III valuation and score
- PPHC stock overview
- PPHC income statement
- PPHC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.