People Incorporated (PPLI) - Net Assets

Latest as of June 2026: $5.13 Billion USD

Based on the latest financial reports, People Incorporated (PPLI) has net assets worth $5.13 Billion USD as of June 2026. Net assets (also known as shareholders' equity or book value) represent the difference between a company's total assets ($7.52 Billion) and total liabilities ($2.39 Billion). This figure indicates the residual interest in the assets after deducting liabilities, essentially showing what would remain for shareholders if all assets were liquidated and all debts paid off. Check People Incorporated PP&E and investment ratio to assess the company's strategic physical and investment asset allocation.

Key Net Assets Metrics

Metric Value
Current Net Assets $5.13 Billion
% of Total Assets 68.22%
Annual Growth Rate 5.01%
5-Year Change -38.35%
10-Year Change 156.2%
Growth Volatility 42.37

People Incorporated - Net Assets Trend (1996–2025)

This chart illustrates how People Incorporated's net assets have evolved over time, based on quarterly financial data. For live market cap and overall valuation, see market value of People Incorporated.

Annual Net Assets for People Incorporated (1996–2025)

The table below shows the annual net assets of People Incorporated from 1996 to 2025. Also explore net asset momentum of People Incorporated to track the company's year-over-year net asset growth rate.

Year Net Assets Change
2025-12-31 $4.79 Billion -24.04%
2024-12-31 $6.30 Billion -7.13%
2023-12-31 $6.79 Billion +2.86%
2022-12-31 $6.60 Billion -15.04%
2021-12-31 $7.77 Billion +5.21%
2020-12-31 $7.38 Billion +142.15%
2019-12-31 $3.05 Billion -15.72%
2018-12-31 $3.62 Billion +57.75%
2017-12-31 $2.29 Billion +22.68%
2016-12-31 $1.87 Billion +3.59%
2015-12-31 $1.80 Billion -9.41%
2014-12-31 $1.99 Billion +18.08%
2013-12-31 $1.69 Billion +1.87%
2012-12-31 $1.66 Billion -13.07%
2011-12-31 $1.91 Billion -7.07%
2010-12-31 $2.05 Billion -25.37%
2009-12-31 $2.75 Billion -37.95%
2008-12-31 $4.43 Billion -48.43%
2007-12-31 $8.58 Billion -1.78%
2006-12-31 $8.74 Billion -5.32%
2005-12-31 $9.23 Billion -36.80%
2004-12-31 $14.61 Billion +1.32%
2003-12-31 $14.41 Billion +81.76%
2002-12-31 $7.93 Billion +101.04%
2001-12-31 $3.94 Billion +14.68%
2000-12-31 $3.44 Billion +24.19%
1999-12-31 $2.77 Billion +7.74%
1998-12-31 $2.57 Billion +77.56%
1997-12-31 $1.45 Billion +24.94%
1996-12-31 $1.16 Billion --

Equity Component Analysis

This analysis shows how different components contribute to People Incorporated's total equity over time. Equity components include common stock, retained earnings, additional paid-in capital, and other elements.

Equity Composition Insights

  • Retained earnings have decreased by 52600000000.0% over the analyzed period, potentially due to dividend distributions or operating losses.

Current Equity Component Breakdown (December 2025)

Component Amount Percentage
Common Stock $9.00K 0.00%
Other Comprehensive Income $-11.84 Million -0.25%
Other Components $5.39 Billion 113.83%
Total Equity $4.73 Billion 100.00%

People Incorporated Competitors by Market Cap

The table below lists competitors of People Incorporated ranked by their market capitalization.

Company Market Cap
Euronet Worldwide Inc
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Hugo Boss AG
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Megacable Holdings S. A. B. de C. V
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CarGurus
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Attica Bank S.A.
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Hugo Boss AG
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Hawkins Inc
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Kaiser Aluminum Corporation
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Equity Growth Attribution

This analysis shows how different factors contributed to changes in People Incorporated's equity between the two most recent reporting periods.

Equity Growth Insights

  • From 2024 to 2025, total equity changed from 5,577,898,000 to 4,733,827,000, a change of -844,071,000 (-15.1%).
  • Net loss of 104,026,000 reduced equity.
  • Share repurchases of 315,041,000 reduced equity.
  • New share issuances of 400,000,000 increased equity.
  • Other comprehensive income decreased equity by 446,000.
  • Other factors decreased equity by 824,558,000.

Equity Change Factors (2024 to 2025)

Factor Impact Contribution
Net Income $-104.03 Million -2.2%
Share Repurchases $315.04 Million -6.66%
Share Issuances $400.00 Million +8.45%
Other Comprehensive Income $-446.00K -0.01%
Other Changes $-824.56 Million -17.42%
Total Change $- -15.13%

Book Value vs Market Value Analysis

This analysis compares People Incorporated's book value (net assets) with its market value over time. The relationship between these values can provide insights into investor sentiment and company valuation.

Valuation Insights

  • Current price-to-book ratio: 0.62x
  • The company is trading below its book value, potentially indicating the market believes the assets are overvalued on the balance sheet or anticipates future losses.
  • The price-to-book ratio has increased from 0.34x to 0.62x over the analyzed period, suggesting growing market confidence.

Historical Price-to-Book Ratios

Date Book Value per Share Market Price P/B Ratio
1996-12-31 $107.31 $36.95 x
1997-12-31 $25.79 $36.95 x
1998-12-31 $17.31 $36.95 x
1999-12-31 $30.11 $36.95 x
2000-12-31 $38.26 $36.95 x
2001-12-31 $42.20 $36.95 x
2002-12-31 $84.82 $36.95 x
2003-12-31 $102.69 $36.95 x
2004-12-31 $90.02 $36.95 x
2005-12-31 $65.75 $36.95 x
2006-12-31 $62.25 $36.95 x
2007-12-31 $61.14 $36.95 x
2008-12-31 $31.54 $36.95 x
2009-12-31 $19.57 $36.95 x
2010-12-31 $21.56 $36.95 x
2011-12-31 $20.44 $36.95 x
2012-12-31 $17.55 $36.95 x
2013-12-31 $19.91 $36.95 x
2014-12-31 $22.34 $36.95 x
2015-12-31 $21.87 $36.95 x
2016-12-31 $23.13 $36.95 x
2017-12-31 $22.62 $36.95 x
2018-12-31 $33.40 $36.95 x
2019-12-31 $29.78 $36.95 x
2020-12-31 $72.54 $36.95 x
2021-12-31 $75.76 $36.95 x
2022-12-31 $68.69 $36.95 x
2023-12-31 $70.29 $36.95 x
2024-12-31 $67.05 $36.95 x
2025-12-31 $59.16 $36.95 x

Capital Efficiency Dashboard

This dashboard shows how efficiently People Incorporated utilizes its equity to generate returns, including Return on Equity (ROE) and its components based on the DuPont analysis framework.

Capital Efficiency Insights

  • Current Return on Equity (ROE): -2.20%
  • The company may be facing challenges in efficiently utilizing shareholder equity.
  • DuPont Analysis Breakdown:
  • • Net Profit Margin: -4.35%
  • • Asset Turnover: 0.34x
  • • Equity Multiplier: 1.51x
  • Recent ROE (-2.20%) is below the historical average (2.45%), suggesting potential challenges in capital efficiency.

Historical Capital Efficiency Metrics

Year Return on Equity Net Profit Margin Asset Turnover Equity Multiplier Economic Value Added
1996 -0.56% -8.66% 0.04x 1.83x $-122.40 Million
1997 0.91% 1.04% 0.47x 1.85x $-131.60 Million
1998 2.99% 2.79% 0.33x 3.23x $-180.20 Million
1999 -1.00% -0.82% 0.37x 3.33x $-304.60 Million
2000 -4.30% -4.99% 0.28x 3.04x $-492.00 Million
2001 9.72% 11.17% 0.53x 1.65x $-11.00 Million
2002 24.63% 64.47% 0.19x 1.97x $1.16 Billion
2003 1.16% 4.38% 0.18x 1.50x $-1.27 Billion
2004 1.13% 4.22% 0.17x 1.53x $-1.30 Billion
2005 9.42% 17.31% 0.36x 1.51x $-53.40 Million
2006 2.14% 18.70% 0.08x 1.51x $-686.80 Million
2007 -1.68% -10.81% 0.11x 1.47x $-1.00 Billion
2008 -3.53% -11.08% 0.27x 1.19x $-599.00 Million
2009 -35.63% -72.68% 0.34x 1.42x $-1.25 Billion
2010 4.85% 6.07% 0.49x 1.62x $-105.60 Million
2011 9.14% 8.46% 0.60x 1.79x $-16.30 Million
2012 9.62% 5.69% 0.74x 2.30x $-6.30 Million
2013 16.94% 9.45% 0.71x 2.51x $117.10 Million
2014 20.83% 13.34% 0.73x 2.14x $215.70 Million
2015 6.62% 3.70% 0.62x 2.88x $-60.98 Million
2016 -9.79% -10.48% 0.38x 2.49x $-369.86 Million
2017 15.25% 9.22% 1.04x 1.59x $104.93 Million
2018 8.68% 9.74% 0.37x 2.42x $-37.54 Million
2019 0.90% 0.91% 0.61x 1.62x $-230.61 Million
2020 4.09% 9.76% 0.30x 1.39x $-390.03 Million
2021 8.33% 16.15% 0.30x 1.71x $-119.98 Million
2022 -19.73% -22.35% 0.50x 1.75x $-1.76 Billion
2023 4.38% 6.09% 0.42x 1.71x $-341.84 Million
2024 -9.68% -14.18% 0.40x 1.71x $-1.10 Billion
2025 -2.20% -4.35% 0.34x 1.51x $-577.41 Million

Industry Comparison

This section compares People Incorporated's net assets metrics with peer companies in the Internet Content & Information industry.

Industry Context

  • Industry: Internet Content & Information
  • Average net assets among peers: $20,364,257,117
  • Average return on equity (ROE) among peers: 15.31%

Peer Company Comparison

Company Net Assets Return on Equity Debt-to-Equity Market Cap
People Incorporated (PPLI) $5.13 Billion -0.56% 0.47x $2.54 Billion
Calibre (ALWIN) $-6.21 Million 0.00% 0.00x $6.08 Million
ANGI Homeservices Inc (ANGI) $1.34 Billion 5.77% 0.35x $188.08 Million
Arena Group Holdings Inc (AREN) $-19.02 Million 0.00% 0.00x $72.36 Million
Autohome Inc (ATHM) $15.15 Billion 18.95% 0.04x $2.50 Billion
Baidu Inc (BIDU) $172.81 Billion 1.19% 0.74x $25.05 Billion
Bilibili Inc (BILI) $15.56 Billion 7.46% 1.65x $4.85 Billion
Bumble Inc (BMBL) $29.68 Million 222.85% 6.09x $390.63 Million
The Beachbody Company, Inc. (BODI) $49.33 Million -43.86% 4.07x $22.51 Million
The Beachbody Company, Inc. (BODI) $385.38 Million -59.26% 0.65x $48.17 Million
Kanzhun Ltd ADR (BZ) $-1.66 Billion 0.00% 0.00x $5.37 Billion

About People Incorporated

NASDAQ:PPLI USA Internet Content & Information
Market Cap
$2.54 Billion
Market Cap Rank
#5418 Global
#1791 in USA
Share Price
$36.95
Change (1 day)
-1.07%
52-Week Range
$36.95 - $47.62
All Time High
$47.62
Categories
Companies in USA Internet Content & Information Technology AI & Machine Learning
About

People Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media and internet company worldwide. The company publishes original and engaging digital content in the form of articles, illustrations, and videos and images; and magazines related to women and lifestyle under the media platforms and formats, such as People, Entertainment Weekly, People en Español, Allrecipes, Food & Wine, Simpl… Read more