PREMIER INC-CLASS A (PINC) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:PINC • US74051N1028

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This PINC fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. PINC Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • PINC had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year PINC had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • PINC had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • Each year in the past 5 years PINC had a positive operating cash flow.
PINC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFPINC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M 400M 600M 800M

1.2 Ratios

  • PINC's Return On Assets of -1.08% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. PINC outperforms 44.55% of its industry peers.
  • PINC's Return On Equity of -2.16% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. PINC outperforms 50.49% of its industry peers.
  • PINC has a Return On Invested Capital (4.53%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • PINC had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 6.34%. This is below the industry average of 8.98%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.08%
ROE -2.16%
ROIC 4.53%
ROA(3y)3.12%
ROA(5y)4.94%
ROE(3y)4.97%
ROE(5y)7.69%
ROIC(3y)6.34%
ROIC(5y)6.59%
PINC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICPINC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 40 60

1.3 Margins

  • PINC's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • The Operating Margin of PINC (13.63%) is better than 84.16% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of PINC has declined.
  • PINC has a better Gross Margin (73.02%) than 88.12% of its industry peers.
  • PINC's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 13.63%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 73.02%
OM growth 3Y-7.48%
OM growth 5Y-11.75%
PM growth 3Y-52.4%
PM growth 5Y-46.59%
GM growth 3Y5.93%
GM growth 5Y1.94%
PINC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsPINC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 40 60

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2. PINC Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • PINC has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • PINC has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • PINC has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, PINC has a worse debt to assets ratio.
PINC Yearly Shares OutstandingPINC Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M
PINC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsPINC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.96, we must say that PINC is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • The Altman-Z score of PINC (0.96) is worse than 73.27% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of PINC is 3.43, which is a good value as it means it would take PINC, 3.43 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • With a decent Debt to FCF ratio value of 3.43, PINC is doing good in the industry, outperforming 73.27% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.38 indicates that PINC is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • PINC's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.38 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. PINC outperforms 66.34% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.38
Debt/FCF 3.43
Altman-Z 0.96
ROIC/WACC0.57
WACC7.9%
PINC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFPINC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B 2B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.62 indicates that PINC may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • PINC has a Current ratio of 0.62. This is amonst the worse of the industry: PINC underperforms 85.15% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.62 indicates that PINC may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • PINC's Quick ratio of 0.62 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. PINC is outperformed by 81.19% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.62
Quick Ratio 0.62
PINC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesPINC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M

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3. PINC Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • PINC shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -30.73%.
  • The earnings per share for PINC have been decreasing by -10.94% on average. This is quite bad
  • Looking at the last year, PINC shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -21.26% in the last year.
  • PINC shows a decrease in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -4.87% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-30.73%
EPS 3Y-15.66%
EPS 5Y-10.94%
EPS Q2Q%-5.88%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-21.26%
Revenue growth 3Y-10.93%
Revenue growth 5Y-4.87%
Sales Q2Q%-0.12%

3.2 Future

  • PINC is expected to show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 5.24% yearly.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 1.21% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-4.67%
EPS Next 2Y4.08%
EPS Next 3Y5.07%
EPS Next 5Y5.24%
Revenue Next Year-1.76%
Revenue Next 2Y1.81%
Revenue Next 3Y3.1%
Revenue Next 5Y1.21%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
PINC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesPINC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 500M 1B 1.5B
PINC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesPINC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5

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4. PINC Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • With a Price/Earnings ratio of 18.72, PINC is valued on the expensive side.
  • PINC's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. PINC is cheaper than 75.25% of the companies in the same industry.
  • PINC's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 25.70.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 17.05, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of PINC.
  • PINC's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. PINC is cheaper than 67.33% of the companies in the same industry.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of PINC to the average of the S&P500 Index (23.84), we can say PINC is valued slightly cheaper.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 18.72
Fwd PE 17.05
PINC Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsPINC Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30 40

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of PINC indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: PINC is cheaper than 63.37% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • 86.14% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than PINC, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 8.81
EV/EBITDA 12.52
PINC Per share dataPINC EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 5 10 15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y4.08%
EPS Next 3Y5.07%

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5. PINC Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for PINC!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

PINC Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

PREMIER INC-CLASS A

NASDAQ:PINC (11/24/2025, 8:20:20 PM)

After market: 28.26 0 (0%)

28.26

+0.09 (+0.32%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryGroupHealth Care Equipment & Services
GICS IndustryHealth Care Providers & Services
Earnings (Last)11-04
Earnings (Next)02-02
Inst Owners85.55%
Inst Owner Change-78.74%
Ins Owners0.46%
Ins Owner Change-90.63%
Market Cap2.34B
Revenue(TTM)1.00B
Net Income(TTM)-32.94M
Analysts45.71
Price Target28.82 (1.98%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly Dividend0.83
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP-226.75%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years1
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)24.06%
Min EPS beat(2)15.48%
Max EPS beat(2)32.64%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)21.75%
Min EPS beat(4)-10.51%
Max EPS beat(4)49.39%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)21.58%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)15.23%
EPS beat(16)12
Avg EPS beat(16)11%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)0.86%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.31%
Max Revenue beat(2)4.04%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)1.29%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.15%
Max Revenue beat(4)6.57%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)2.19%
Revenue beat(12)6
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.13%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)0%
PT rev (1m)4.63%
PT rev (3m)9.86%
EPS NQ rev (1m)3.17%
EPS NQ rev (3m)2.63%
EPS NY rev (1m)4.25%
EPS NY rev (3m)4.38%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.62%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)1.26%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.45%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.16%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 18.72
Fwd PE 17.05
P/S 2.33
P/FCF 8.81
P/OCF 6.68
P/B 1.53
P/tB 5.97
EV/EBITDA 12.52
EPS(TTM)1.51
EY5.34%
EPS(NY)1.66
Fwd EY5.87%
FCF(TTM)3.21
FCFY11.35%
OCF(TTM)4.23
OCFY14.96%
SpS12.15
BVpS18.48
TBVpS4.74
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number25.06
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.08%
ROE -2.16%
ROCE 6.23%
ROIC 4.53%
ROICexc 4.62%
ROICexgc 9.79%
OM 13.63%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 73.02%
FCFM 26.4%
ROA(3y)3.12%
ROA(5y)4.94%
ROE(3y)4.97%
ROE(5y)7.69%
ROIC(3y)6.34%
ROIC(5y)6.59%
ROICexc(3y)6.61%
ROICexc(5y)6.86%
ROICexgc(3y)14.53%
ROICexgc(5y)14.89%
ROCE(3y)8.73%
ROCE(5y)9.06%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-12%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-15.35%
ROICexc growth 3Y-12.48%
ROICexc growth 5Y-14.13%
OM growth 3Y-7.48%
OM growth 5Y-11.75%
PM growth 3Y-52.4%
PM growth 5Y-46.59%
GM growth 3Y5.93%
GM growth 5Y1.94%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.33
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.38
Debt/FCF 3.43
Debt/EBITDA 2.25
Cap/Depr 71.06%
Cap/Sales 8.41%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 136.72%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.62
Quick Ratio 0.62
Altman-Z 0.96
F-Score5
WACC7.9%
ROIC/WACC0.57
Cap/Depr(3y)64.9%
Cap/Depr(5y)67.16%
Cap/Sales(3y)7.16%
Cap/Sales(5y)6.55%
Profit Quality(3y)653.29%
Profit Quality(5y)443.24%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-30.73%
EPS 3Y-15.66%
EPS 5Y-10.94%
EPS Q2Q%-5.88%
EPS Next Y-4.67%
EPS Next 2Y4.08%
EPS Next 3Y5.07%
EPS Next 5Y5.24%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-21.26%
Revenue growth 3Y-10.93%
Revenue growth 5Y-4.87%
Sales Q2Q%-0.12%
Revenue Next Year-1.76%
Revenue Next 2Y1.81%
Revenue Next 3Y3.1%
Revenue Next 5Y1.21%
EBIT growth 1Y-43.98%
EBIT growth 3Y-17.59%
EBIT growth 5Y-16.04%
EBIT Next Year40.31%
EBIT Next 3Y14.87%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-27.72%
FCF growth 3Y-3.69%
FCF growth 5Y4.56%
OCF growth 1Y-22.58%
OCF growth 3Y-3.32%
OCF growth 5Y2.81%

PREMIER INC-CLASS A / PINC Fundamental Analysis FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for PREMIER INC-CLASS A?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to PINC.


What is the valuation status for PINC stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to PREMIER INC-CLASS A (PINC). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


Can you provide the profitability details for PREMIER INC-CLASS A?

PREMIER INC-CLASS A (PINC) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.


Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for PINC stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for PREMIER INC-CLASS A (PINC) is 18.72 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.53.


Is the dividend of PREMIER INC-CLASS A sustainable?

The dividend rating of PREMIER INC-CLASS A (PINC) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is -226.75%.