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Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. PPHC
$10.64 +0.95% Close, Oct 5, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $265.4M
Next earnings report: Nov 9, 2026
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Three things to know
- The diluted share count fell 74.9% in a year, mainly through buybacks.
- The stock is 27% below its highest close of the past year.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 6, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 13%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 14%
- Gross marginBottom 15%
- Operating marginBottom 14%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 5%
- Interest coverBottom 15%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 19%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 27%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 12%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 36%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 6-month returnBottom 17%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 46%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 45%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 22%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 22%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 49%
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 12.9% | — | Bottom 15% | |
| Operating margin | -8.5% | — | Bottom 14% | |
| Net margin | -18.9% | — | — | |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 7.3% | — | — | |
| Return on invested capital | -8.3% | — | Bottom 14% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 20.4% | — | Top 13% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -22.1%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 12.7%
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- -5.0×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 3.74%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -16.05%
- Shareholder yield
- -12.31%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -74.9%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 11, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 2
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 2 of 4
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +4.4%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -1.8%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 1 of 3
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $17.00
- Target vs current price
- +59.8%
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | +13.3% | -2.8% | -5.8% | -0.8% | — |
| May 12, 2026 | +4.2% | -3.9% | -17.4% | -21.1% | -16.7% |
| Mar 23, 2026 | +0.0% | +1.5% | -10.0% | +4.3% | -23.6% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | $0.34 | $0.30 | +13.3% | $52.1M |
| May 12, 2026 | $0.25 | $0.24 | +4.2% | $50.1M |
| Mar 23, 2026 | $0.42 | $0.42 | +0.0% | $49.9M |
| Oct 22, 2025 | -$0.09 | — | — | $48.8M |
| Sep 10, 2025 | $0.60 | $0.60 | +0.0% | $87.9M |
| Mar 12, 2025 | -$0.60 | — | — | $78.5M |
| Sep 18, 2024 | $0.54 | — | — | $71.1M |
| Sep 13, 2023 | $0.55 | — | — | $65.7M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (forward) | 8.4× | — | — | — |
| EV / Sales | 1.50× | — | — | Top 36% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 5.55% | — | — | Top 27% |
| Earnings yield | -11.00% | — | — | Bottom 19% |
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +12.6%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -3.6%
- RSI (14)
- 45.1
- Relative volume
- 0.32×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 69.0%
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -27.2%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -49.9%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Jun 29, 2026 | -49.9% | 39 days | Not yet recovered |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 | -13.1% | 7 days | 5 days (Apr 6, 2026) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $265.4M
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$1.17
- Revenue (TTM)
- $200.9M
- Dividend yield
- 3.36%
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $97.6M | $106.8M | $138.2M | $146.4M | $186.5M |
| Gross profit | $92.8M | $101.6M | $130.3M | $137.7M | $18.6M |
| Operating income | -$23.3M | -$4.7M | -$2.7M | -$4.5M | -$18.8M |
| Net income | -$23.8M | -$14.7M | -$14.6M | -$23.5M | -$39.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.22 | -$0.14 | -$0.13 | -$0.21 | -$1.43 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $39.4M | $39.0M | $48.6M | $48.8M | $49.9M | $50.1M | $52.1M |
| Net income | -$6.7M | -$6.7M | -$5.7M | -$7.4M | -$15.2M | -$11.5M | -$3.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.08 | $0.01 | -$0.08 | -$0.09 | -$0.53 | -$0.40 | -$0.15 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $4.6M | $20.3M | $10.5M | $16.1M | $24.8M |
| Capital expenditure | -$36,008 | -$4 | -$238,339 | -$54,692 | -$11,000 |
| Free cash flow | $4.5M | $20.3M | $10.2M | $16.0M | $24.8M |
| Dividends paid | -$444,235 | -$5.6M | -$16.2M | -$16.5M | -$8.7M |
| Net share buybacks | $13.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $36.9M
- Total assets
- $240.8M
- Total liabilities
- $129.8M
- Total debt
- $72.3M
- Net debt
- $35.3M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $110.9M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 11, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | $0.12 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | $0.24 | May 22, 2026 |
| Sep 18, 2025 | $0.02 | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | $0.24 | May 23, 2025 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | $0.24 | Oct 25, 2024 |
| Apr 25, 2024 | $0.49 | May 24, 2024 |
| Sep 21, 2023 | $0.23 | Oct 20, 2023 |
| May 4, 2023 | $0.48 | Jun 2, 2023 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 227,472
- Days to cover
- 1.56
- Change vs previous report
- +49.8%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.