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People Inc

Rank #337Decline

IAC · Nasdaq

People Inc (IAC) — Rank #337 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.21) · ROE -2.0% · Piotroski F-Score 6 / 9.

As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0001800227 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

State
DE
Filer Category
Large accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
December 31

Company Snapshot

P/E, P/B, and dividend yield matter most — book value provides a floor.

Market Cap

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P/E (annual)

—

P/S (annual)

—

P/B

—

P/OCF (annual)

—

Shareholder Yield

—

Employees

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Industry

—

Exchange

Nasdaq

Signal Flags

1 green1 yellow1 red
Sequential beat (rev + EPS)Both revenue and EPS exceeded prior quarter — 1-quarter streak
Disclosure regressionA previously-disclosed line item is no longer reported — worth checking the filing for why
Revenue declining YoYRevenue contracted year over year

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.21
Return on equity
-2.0%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
0.47
Current ratio
3.69×
Net cash
-$301.71M

Cash Flow

3/3 pass
Positive FCF
PASS
Cash-backed earnings
PASS
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
1.4%

Growth

1/2 pass
Revenue growth
-54.3%
Piotroski F-Score
6 / 9
Share dilution
-7.3%

Terry Smith quality gate

Passes 1/5 Terry Smith thresholds

2 of 5 thresholds not computable from filed data.

Asset value and restructuring potential (balance-sheet strength) are the primary reads at this stage.

Profitability

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.21

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

12th of 14 SIC 7370 peers

Return on equity

-2.0%

Gross margin

66.2%

10th of 14 SIC 7370 peers

Revenue growth (YoY)

-54.3%

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

PASS

Operating Leverage

2020202120222023
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Anti-fragile safety

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

0.47

6th of 13 SIC 7370 peers (best = lowest)

Current ratio

3.69×

6th of 14 SIC 7370 peers

Quick ratio

3.43×

Net cash

-$301.71M

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Cash-flow health

Free cash flow

$44.83M

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

PASS

FCF / net income

1.43

Cash-backing of earnings.

FCF/NI divergence

Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).

PASS

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

1.4%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Piotroski F-Score

F-Score

6 / 9

Fundamental-strength score (0-9).

Lifecycle Phase History

20182023
Op. Leverage
Hypergrowth
Value
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