Public Policy vs RMR
PPHC and RMR 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 PPHC and RMR compare
RMR is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Public Policy ($537M against $314M).
RMR keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 1.7% compared with −14.6% at Public Policy.
Both pay dividends: Public Policy yields 3.4% and RMR 10.7%.
RMR scores higher on the StockData Score (8 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 | PPHC | RMR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $314M | $537M |
| Share price | $10.39 | $16.75 |
| Change, 1 year | – | 7.4% |
| Change, 5 years | – | −53.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | – | 0.76 |
| Employees | 450 | 50K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 8 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 27.5× |
| P/S | 1.5× | 0.8× (better) |
| P/B | 2.7× | 2.5× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 11.0× |
| FCF yield | −0.72% | – |
| Fair value | $7.07 | $16.58 |
| Margin of safety | −47.0% | −1.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | – | −8.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 1.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −39.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −40.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −22.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 13.6% | – |
| Operating margin | −18.1% | 6.4% (better) |
| Net margin | −14.6% | 1.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | −1.1% | – |
| Return on equity | −30.3% | 4.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −24.9% | 20.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.34 | – |
| Interest coverage | −11.9× | 3.5× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.17 | 1.69 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.68 | 3.22 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.4% | 10.7% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 287% |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.27% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.4% | 11.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 22.7% | 43.9% |
| Held by insiders | 15.4% | 2.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.1M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.7% | 4.1% |
Go deeper
- PPHC stock overview
- PPHC income statement
- PPHC valuation and score
- RMR stock overview
- RMR income statement
- RMR valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.