PREMIER INC-CLASS A (PINC) Stock Fundamental Analysis
NASDAQ:PINC • US74051N1028
28.26 USD
+0.09 (+0.32%)
At close: Nov 24, 2025
28.26 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 11/24/2025, 8:20:20 PM
PINC gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 102 industry peers in the Health Care Providers & Services industry. There are concerns on the financial health of PINC while its profitability can be described as average. PINC has a valuation in line with the averages, but it does not seem to be growing.
1. Profitability
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.
- PINC had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- PINC has a Return On Assets (-1.08%) which is in line with its industry peers.
- Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -2.16%, PINC is in line with its industry, outperforming 50.49% of the companies in the same industry.
- 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 8.97%.
| Industry Rank | Sector 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%
1.3 Margins
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of PINC has declined.
- PINC has a Operating Margin of 13.63%. This is amongst the best in the industry. PINC outperforms 84.16% of its industry peers.
- PINC's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- PINC's Gross Margin of 73.02% is amongst the best of the industry. PINC outperforms 88.12% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of PINC has grown nicely.
| Industry Rank | Sector 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%
2. Health
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.
- The debt/assets ratio for PINC is higher compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
- PINC has an Altman-Z score of 0.96. This is a bad value and indicates that PINC is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- With a Altman-Z score value of 0.96, PINC is not doing good in the industry: 73.27% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
- 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.
- PINC's Debt to FCF ratio of 3.43 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. PINC outperforms 73.27% of its industry peers.
- PINC has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.38. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
- PINC has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.38. This is in the better half of the industry: PINC outperforms 66.34% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.38 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 3.43 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.96 |
ROIC/WACC0.57
WACC7.9%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 0.62 indicates that PINC may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- The Current ratio of PINC (0.62) is worse than 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 has a worse Quick ratio (0.62) than 81.19% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.62 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.62 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- PINC shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -30.73%.
- Measured over the past years, PINC shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -10.94% on average per year.
- The Revenue for PINC has decreased by -21.26% in the past year. This is quite bad
- The Revenue has been decreasing by -4.87% on average over the past years.
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
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 5.24% on average over the next years.
- Based on estimates for the next years, PINC will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 1.21% on average per year.
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.
- The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- A Price/Earnings ratio of 18.72 indicates a rather expensive valuation of PINC.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of PINC indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: PINC is cheaper than 75.25% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of PINC to the average of the S&P500 Index (26.68), we can say PINC is valued slightly cheaper.
- With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 17.05, PINC is valued on the expensive side.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, PINC is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 67.33% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 28.06. PINC is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18.72 | ||
| Fwd PE | 17.05 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, PINC is valued a bit cheaper than 63.37% of the companies in the same industry.
- Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, PINC is valued cheaply inside the industry as 86.14% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 8.81 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 12.52 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y4.08%
EPS Next 3Y5.07%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- PINC does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
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 2025-11-04/bmo
Earnings (Next)02-02 2026-02-02/bmo
Inst Owners85.55%
Inst Owner Change-67.08%
Ins Owners0.46%
Ins Owner Change-72.55%
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 Rank | Sector 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 Rank | Sector 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 Rank | Sector 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 Rank | Sector 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 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%.