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Financial statementsPeople Inc financial statements
Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement for the last 8 fiscal years, taken from the XBRL data People Inc files with the SEC in its annual reports.
In USD millions, except per-share amounts. Outflows in the cash flow statement are negative.
Income statement
| FY2018 | FY2020 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2,533 | 2,510 | 2,765 | 3,700 | 5,235 | 4,365 | 2,622 | 2,393 |
| Cost of revenue | 501 | 600 | 815 | 1,296 | 1,934 | 1,219 | 1,002 | 810 |
| Gross profit | 2,032 | 1,910 | 1,950 | 2,403 | 3,302 | 3,146 | 1,620 | 1,583 |
| Research and development | 177 | 133 | 185 | 231 | 318 | 238 | 228 | 196 |
| Selling and marketing | 1,099 | 1,118 | 1,165 | 1,362 | 1,915 | 803 | 738 | 728 |
| General and administrative | 570 | 573 | 745 | 797 | 992 | 519 | 499 | 419 |
| Operating income | 35.8 | 5.73 | -538 | -137 | -475 | -238 | -28.7 | -97.4 |
| Interest expense | 13.1 | 11.9 | 16.2 | 34.3 | 110 | 158 | 136 | 120 |
| Interest income | 9.13 | 15.2 | 7.18 | 1.35 | 24.9 | 54 | 66.9 | 46.6 |
| Other non-operating income | 283 | 40.5 | -42.6 | 112 | -218 | 46.6 | 98.5 | 16.4 |
| Pre-tax income | 306 | 34.3 | 244 | 730 | -1,526 | 393 | -715 | -81.9 |
| Income tax | 13.2 | -47.3 | -45.7 | 139 | -331 | 98.2 | -142 | 34.8 |
| Net income to minority interests | 45.6 | 9.29 | -1.14 | -8.56 | -22.3 | -7.63 | 6.57 | 2.56 |
| Net income | 247 | 22.9 | 270 | 598 | -1,170 | 266 | -540 | -104 |
| EBITDA | 78.2 | 61.2 | -469 | -62.1 | -344 | -157 | 12.2 | -59.9 |
| EPS, basic | 2.90 | 0.27 | 3.16 | 6.70 | -13.55 | 3.07 | -6.49 | -1.30 |
| EPS, diluted | 2.90 | 0.27 | 2.97 | 6.31 | -13.55 | 2.97 | -6.49 | -1.30 |
| Shares, basic (weighted) | 85.1 | 85.1 | 85.4 | 86.2 | 86.4 | 83.6 | 83.1 | 80.1 |
| Shares, diluted (weighted) | 85.1 | 85.1 | 90.9 | 91.8 | 86.4 | 86.5 | 83.1 | 80.1 |
Balance sheet
| FY2018 | FY2020 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | 884 | 838 | 3,366 | 2,119 | 1,096 | 933 | 1,364 | 941 |
| Short-term investments | 0 | 225 | 19.8 | 239 | 149 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receivables | 182 | 258 | 696 | 608 | 537 | 483 | 410 | |
| Inventory | 0.32 | 30.7 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 152 | 140 | 242 | 297 | 257 | 125 | 97.9 | |
| Total current assets | 1,229 | 4,119 | 3,076 | 2,561 | 2,241 | 2,485 | 1,545 | |
| Property, plant and equipment | 305 | 275 | 571 | 511 | 455 | 313 | 284 | |
| Lease right-of-use assets | 139 | 170 | 498 | 428 | 300 | 225 | 159 | |
| Goodwill | 1,484 | 1,397 | 1,660 | 3,227 | 3,030 | 2,138 | 1,993 | 1,508 |
| Intangible assets | 350 | 395 | 1,415 | 1,170 | 875 | 554 | 394 | |
| Long-term investments | 348 | 298 | 328 | 326 | ||||
| Other non-current assets | 248 | 288 | 1,037 | 626 | 473 | 325 | 223 | |
| Total assets | 4,097 | 9,162 | 12,303 | 10,394 | 10,371 | 9,689 | 7,195 | |
| Accounts payable | 72.5 | 88.8 | 203 | 133 | 106 | 53.7 | 29.9 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 320 | 340 | 983 | 760 | 672 | 509 | 391 | |
| Deferred revenue | 150 | 94.7 | 138 | 166 | 157 | 93.6 | 56.6 | 19 |
| Short-term debt | 13.8 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 24.5 | |
| Total current liabilities | 585 | 751 | 1,382 | 1,080 | 950 | 886 | 561 | |
| Long-term debt | 232 | 712 | 2,046 | 2,020 | 1,993 | 1,435 | 1,401 | |
| Lease liabilities | 168 | 205 | 578 | 519 | 401 | 309 | 160 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 180 | 234 | 721 | 618 | 475 | 373 | 226 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,092 | 2,011 | 4,554 | 3,821 | 3,616 | 3,410 | 2,431 | |
| Total debt | 246 | 720 | 2,100 | 2,070 | 2,040 | 1,980 | 1,441 | |
| Paid-in capital | 0 | 5,910 | 6,266 | 6,295 | 6,340 | 6,381 | 5,960 | |
| Retained earnings | 0 | 694 | 905 | -265 | 0.92 | -539 | -643 | |
| Treasury stock | 0 | -85.3 | -252 | -252 | -571 | |||
| Other comprehensive income | -12.2 | -6.17 | 4.4 | -13.1 | -10.9 | -11.4 | -11.8 | |
| Shareholders' equity | 2,535 | 6,598 | 7,175 | 5,932 | 6,078 | 5,578 | 4,734 | |
| Minority interests | 470 | 553 | 574 | 641 | 677 | 701 | 29.9 | |
| Total equity | 2,684 | 3,005 | 7,151 | 7,749 | 6,573 | 6,755 | 6,279 | 4,764 |
| Total liabilities and equity | 4,097 | 9,162 | 12,303 | 10,394 | 10,371 | 9,689 | 7,195 |
Cash flow statement
| FY2018 | FY2020 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 292 | 32.2 | 269 | 589 | -1,192 | 258 | -533 | -101 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 42.4 | 55.5 | 68.8 | 75 | 131 | 80.9 | 40.8 | 37.5 |
| Stock-based compensation | 148 | 134 | 197 | 79.5 | 123 | 73.6 | 77.7 | 32.3 |
| Deferred income tax | 8.77 | -49.4 | -18.4 | 133 | -338 | 88.4 | -157 | 27.6 |
| Change in receivables | -52.1 | -72.1 | -129 | -155 | -66.7 | 12.1 | -6.4 | 14.2 |
| Change in payables | 35.6 | 22.5 | 42.4 | 90.3 | -248 | -107 | -8.73 | -58.6 |
| Cash from operations | 369 | 252 | 155 | 119 | -82.8 | 190 | 355 | 64 |
| Capital expenditures | -54.7 | -95.1 | -60.7 | -90.2 | -140 | -93.6 | -15 | -19.2 |
| Acquisitions | -65.6 | -28.4 | -685 | -2,700 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Purchases of investments | -59.7 | -254 | -1.15 | -24.3 | -3.04 | -104 | -0.05 | 0 |
| Sales and maturities of investments | 136 | 165 | 26.3 | |||||
| Cash from investing | -44.7 | -422 | -1,872 | -2,908 | -495 | -87.5 | 277 | -405 |
| Debt issued | 0 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | |
| Stock issued | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | ||
| Share buybacks | -56.9 | -63.7 | -35.4 | -166 | 0 | -315 | ||
| Cash from financing | -198 | 124 | 4,352 | 1,116 | -113 | -223 | -129 | -451 |
| Exchange rate effect | -0.12 | -0.12 | 2.02 | |||||
| Net change in cash | 127 | -46.1 | 2,636 | -1,355 | -696 | -120 | 501 | -820 |
| Free cash flow | 315 | 157 | 93.9 | 28.7 | -223 | 95.9 | 340 | 44.8 |
| Interest paid | 13.1 | 10 | 6.52 | 21.7 | 98.2 | 137 | 131 | 116 |
| Income taxes paid | 4.08 | 4.8 | 5.97 | 9.88 | 16.4 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 9.5 |
Key metrics
Profitability
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 69.1% | Gross profit / revenue. |
| Operating margin | -7.2% | Operating income / revenue. |
| EBITDA margin | -5.8% | EBITDA (operating income + depreciation and amortization) / revenue. |
| Pre-tax margin | 27.0% | Pre-tax income / revenue. |
| Net margin | 14.4% | Net income / revenue. |
| FCF margin | 5.3% | Free cash flow (cash from operations - capital expenditures) / revenue. |
| Operating cash flow margin | 6.6% | Cash from operations / revenue. |
| Effective tax rate | 33.9% | Income tax / pre-tax income, when pre-tax income is positive. |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 6.6% | Net income / average shareholders' equity (opening and closing). Not shown when equity is negative. |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 4.5% | Net income / average total assets. |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | -2.1% | Approximation: operating income x (1 - tax rate) / average (total debt + equity - cash). Tax rate is the effective rate when between 0% and 50%, else 21%. |
| R&D / revenue | 7.3% | Research and development expense / revenue. |
| Stock-based pay / revenue | 3.6% | Stock-based compensation (from the cash flow statement) / revenue. |
| Capex / revenue | 1.3% | Capital expenditures / revenue. |
| D&A / revenue | 1.5% | Depreciation and amortization / revenue. |
Growth
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1y | -8.7% | Revenue vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Revenue CAGR, 3y | -23.0% | Compound annual growth of revenue over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Revenue CAGR, 5y | -2.8% | Compound annual growth of revenue over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Gross profit growth, 1y | -2.2% | Gross profit vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Gross profit CAGR, 3y | -21.7% | Compound annual growth of gross profit over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Gross profit CAGR, 5y | -4.1% | Compound annual growth of gross profit over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| EBITDA growth, 1y | -592.6% | EBITDA vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Operating cash flow growth, 1y | -81.9% | Operating cash flow vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 5y | -16.2% | Compound annual growth of operating cash flow over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Free cash flow growth, 1y | -86.8% | Free cash flow vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Free cash flow CAGR, 5y | -13.7% | Compound annual growth of free cash flow over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Book value growth, 1y | -15.1% | Book value vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Book value CAGR, 3y | -7.2% | Compound annual growth of book value over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Book value CAGR, 5y | -6.4% | Compound annual growth of book value over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Total assets growth, 1y | -25.7% | Total assets vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Total assets CAGR, 3y | -11.5% | Compound annual growth of total assets over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Total assets CAGR, 5y | -4.7% | Compound annual growth of total assets over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Share count change, 1y | -3.7% | Change in diluted weighted shares vs a year earlier. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution. |
| Share count change per year, 3y | -2.5% | Change in diluted weighted shares, per year over 3 years. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution. |
| Share count change per year, 5y | -2.5% | Change in diluted weighted shares, per year over 5 years. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution. |
Balance sheet health
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 3.69x | Current assets / current liabilities. |
| Quick ratio | 3.43x | (Cash + short-term investments + receivables) / current liabilities. |
| Cash ratio | 2.65x | (Cash + short-term investments) / current liabilities. |
| Debt / equity | 0.28x | Total debt / shareholders' equity. Not shown when equity is negative. |
| Debt / assets | 18.8% | Total debt / total assets. |
| Liabilities / assets | 31.9% | Total liabilities / total assets. |
| Net debt | $301.7M | Total debt - cash - short-term investments. Negative means more cash than debt. |
| Interest coverage | -1.58x | Operating income / interest expense. |
| Working capital | $1.13B | Current assets - current liabilities. |
| Goodwill and intangibles / assets | 24.8% | (Goodwill + intangible assets) / total assets. |
| Tangible book value | $3.22B | Shareholders' equity - goodwill - intangible assets. |
Efficiency
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.31x | Revenue / average total assets. |
| Fixed asset turnover | 8.06x | Revenue / average property, plant and equipment. |
| Receivables turnover | 7.07x | Revenue / average receivables. |
| Days sales outstanding | 52 days | 365 x average receivables / revenue. |
| Days payables | 16 days | 365 x average accounts payable / cost of revenue. |
| FCF conversion | 36.8% | Free cash flow / net income, when net income is positive. |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 19.6% | Capital expenditures / cash from operations, when that is positive. |
Per share
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| EPS, diluted | $4.43 | Net income per diluted share, as reported (split-adjusted). Over the last twelve months: the four quarters summed, or net income / latest diluted shares when a quarter has no reported EPS. |
| Revenue per share | $30.66 | Revenue / diluted weighted shares. |
| FCF per share | $1.63 | Free cash flow / diluted weighted shares. |
| Operating cash flow per share | $2.03 | Cash from operations / diluted weighted shares. |
| Book value per share | $66.94 | Shareholders' equity / shares outstanding (diluted weighted shares when not reported). |
| Tangible book per share | $42.37 | Tangible book value / shares outstanding. |
| Cash per share | $14.66 | (Cash + short-term investments) / shares outstanding. |
| Buybacks / FCF | 200.4% | Share buybacks / free cash flow, when free cash flow is positive. |
Valuation
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $2.98B | Share price x shares outstanding. |
| Enterprise value | $3.28B | Market cap + total debt - cash - short-term investments. |
| P/E | 8.86x | Market cap / net income. Only when net income is positive. |
| P/S | 1.28x | Market cap / revenue. |
| P/B | 0.59x | Market cap / shareholders' equity. Only when equity is positive. |
| Price / tangible book | 0.93x | Market cap / tangible book value, when positive. |
| P/FCF | 24.0x | Market cap / free cash flow. Only when free cash flow is positive. |
| P/OCF | 19.3x | Market cap / cash from operations, when positive. |
| EV/Sales | 1.41x | Enterprise value / revenue. |
| EV/FCF | 26.5x | Enterprise value / free cash flow, when both are positive. |
| FCF yield | 4.2% | Free cash flow / market cap. |
| Earnings yield | 11.3% | Net income / market cap (the inverse of P/E). |
| Shareholder yield | 8.3% | (Dividends paid + share buybacks) / market cap. |
What was People Inc's revenue in fiscal 2025?
People Inc reported revenue of $2.39B for fiscal 2025, 8.7% lower than the year before.
Was People Inc profitable in fiscal 2025?
No. It reported a net loss of $104.0M.
How much free cash flow did People Inc generate in fiscal 2025?
Cash from operations of $64.0M minus capital expenditures of $19.2M left free cash flow of $44.8M.