People vs Usa Today
PPLI and TDAY side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How PPLI and TDAY compare
People is the larger company, worth 3.1 times as much as Usa Today ($3.2B against $1.0B).
People grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.8% versus −6.4% for Usa Today).
Usa Today keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −0.26% compared with −13.8% at People.
People scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 4 for Usa Today), 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 | PPLI | TDAY |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.2B | $1.0B |
| Share price | $43.55 | $7.09 |
| Change, 1 year | 28.8% | 42.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −66.2% | 37.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.26 | 1.06 |
| Employees | 5,156 | 7,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.4× | 0.5× (better) |
| P/B | 0.7× (better) | 7.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 6.4× |
| P/FCF | 23.6× | 17.1× (better) |
| FCF yield | 4.2% | 5.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $87.95 | $7.71 |
| Margin of safety | 50.5% (better) | 8.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.8% (better) | −6.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −2.8% (better) | −7.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −106% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 66.7% (better) | 39.0% |
| Operating margin | −5.9% | – |
| Net margin | −13.8% | −0.26% (better) |
| FCF margin | 5.8% (better) | 2.8% |
| Return on equity | −7.2% | −3.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −2.3% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.32 (better) | 6.36 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 2.89 |
| Interest coverage | −1.3× | – |
| Current ratio | 4.01 (better) | 0.73 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.26 (better) | 0.72 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 4.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.6% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.6% | 95.0% |
| Held by insiders | 19.6% | 4.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$279K | −$78.8K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 18.6% | 16.6% |
Go deeper
- PPLI stock overview
- PPLI income statement
- PPLI valuation and score
- TDAY stock overview
- TDAY income statement
- TDAY valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.