We assign a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10 to PLNT. PLNT was compared to 132 industry peers in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry. PLNT has only an average score on both its financial health and profitability. PLNT is valued quite expensively, but it does show have an excellent growth rating. These ratings would make PLNT suitable for growth investing!

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year PLNT was profitable.
In the past year PLNT had a positive cash flow from operations.
PLNT had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
Each year in the past 5 years PLNT had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

With a decent Return On Assets value of 6.74%, PLNT is doing good in the industry, outperforming 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.
PLNT has a Return On Invested Capital of 9.88%. This is in the better half of the industry: PLNT outperforms 72.73% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for PLNT is below the industry average of 10.37%.
The 3 year average ROIC (7.31%) for PLNT is below the current ROIC(9.88%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	6.74%
ROE	N/A
ROIC	9.88%

ROA(3y)4.58%

ROA(5y)3.01%

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)7.31%

ROIC(5y)5.99%

1.3 Margins

The Profit Margin of PLNT (15.99%) is better than 88.64% of its industry peers.
PLNT's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 29.34%, PLNT belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 96.21% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of PLNT has declined.
PLNT has a better Gross Margin (51.92%) than 60.61% of its industry peers.
PLNT's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	29.34%
PM (TTM)	15.99%
GM	51.92%

OM growth 3Y4.53%

OM growth 5Y-4.27%

PM growth 3Y25.92%

PM growth 5Y-3.16%

GM growth 3Y-1.11%

GM growth 5Y0.02%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

PLNT has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.
PLNT has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for PLNT has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, PLNT has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 1.99 indicates that PLNT is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
PLNT's Altman-Z score of 1.99 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. PLNT outperforms 58.33% of its industry peers.
PLNT has a debt to FCF ratio of 10.68. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as PLNT would need 10.68 years to pay back of all of its debts.
With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 10.68, PLNT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 58.33% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	N/A
Debt/FCF	10.68
Altman-Z	1.99

ROIC/WACC1.29

WACC7.66%

2.3 Liquidity

PLNT has a Current Ratio of 2.09. This indicates that PLNT is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
PLNT has a better Current ratio (2.09) than 85.61% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 2.06 indicates that PLNT has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
PLNT has a better Quick ratio (2.06) than 86.36% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.09
Quick Ratio	2.06

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

PLNT shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 18.95%, which is quite good.
Measured over the past years, PLNT shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 10.03% on average per year.
PLNT shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 14.39%.
The Revenue has been growing by 11.40% on average over the past years. This is quite good.

EPS 1Y (TTM)18.95%

EPS 3Y46.53%

EPS 5Y10.03%

EPS Q2Q%25%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)14.39%

Revenue growth 3Y26.27%

Revenue growth 5Y11.4%

Sales Q2Q%13.04%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, PLNT will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 17.23% on average per year.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 9.88% on average over the next years. This is quite good.

EPS Next Y19.84%

EPS Next 2Y18.36%

EPS Next 3Y18.69%

EPS Next 5Y17.23%

Revenue Next Year12.88%

Revenue Next 2Y11.88%

Revenue Next 3Y11.8%

Revenue Next 5Y9.88%

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 30.86, the valuation of PLNT can be described as expensive.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of PLNT is on the same level as its industry peers.
When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of PLNT to the average of the S&P500 Index (28.30), we can say PLNT is valued inline with the index average.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 25.19, which means the current valuation is very expensive for PLNT.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of PLNT is on the same level as its industry peers.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 25.57. PLNT is around the same levels.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	30.86
Fwd PE	25.19

4.2 Price Multiples

62.88% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than PLNT, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
PLNT's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	37.54
EV/EBITDA	17.31

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PLNT's PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a correct valuation of the company.
The decent profitability rating of PLNT may justify a higher PE ratio.
PLNT's earnings are expected to grow with 18.69% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.