Overall PNTG gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. We evaluated PNTG against 102 industry peers in the Health Care Providers & Services industry. Both the profitability and the financial health of PNTG get a neutral evaluation. Nothing too spectacular is happening here. PNTG is valued quite expensively, but it does show have an excellent growth rating. With these ratings, PNTG could be worth investigating further for growth investing!.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

PNTG had positive earnings in the past year.
In the past year PNTG had a positive cash flow from operations.
In the past 5 years PNTG has always been profitable.
Of the past 5 years PNTG 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

With a decent Return On Assets value of 3.54%, PNTG is doing good in the industry, outperforming 67.65% of the companies in the same industry.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 8.29%, PNTG is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 68.63% of the companies in the same industry.
PNTG has a Return On Invested Capital of 4.72%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: PNTG outperforms 55.88% of its industry peers.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for PNTG is significantly below the industry average of 9.21%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (4.72%) for PNTG is above the 3 year average (3.91%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	3.54%
ROE	8.29%
ROIC	4.72%

ROA(3y)2.36%

ROA(5y)2.14%

ROE(3y)7.56%

ROE(5y)8.28%

ROIC(3y)3.91%

ROIC(5y)3.28%

1.3 Margins

With a decent Profit Margin value of 3.15%, PNTG is doing good in the industry, outperforming 68.63% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of PNTG has grown nicely.
The Operating Margin of PNTG (4.83%) is better than 62.75% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of PNTG has grown nicely.
PNTG's Gross Margin of 20.13% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. PNTG outperforms 45.10% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of PNTG has declined.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	4.83%
PM (TTM)	3.15%
GM	20.13%

OM growth 3Y49.09%

OM growth 5Y24.56%

PM growth 3Y74.18%

PM growth 5Y34.45%

GM growth 3Y1.25%

GM growth 5Y-2.76%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), PNTG is destroying value.
PNTG has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
PNTG has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
PNTG has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.

2.2 Solvency

PNTG has an Altman-Z score of 2.95. This is not the best score and indicates that PNTG is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
With a decent Altman-Z score value of 2.95, PNTG is doing good in the industry, outperforming 62.75% of the companies in the same industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of PNTG is 0.93, which is an excellent value as it means it would take PNTG, only 0.93 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
PNTG has a Debt to FCF ratio of 0.93. This is amongst the best in the industry. PNTG outperforms 89.22% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.08 indicates that PNTG is not too dependend on debt financing.
PNTG has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.08. This is in the better half of the industry: PNTG outperforms 77.45% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.08
Debt/FCF	0.93
Altman-Z	2.95

ROIC/WACC0.51

WACC9.2%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.04 indicates that PNTG should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of PNTG (1.04) is worse than 68.63% of its industry peers.
PNTG has a Quick Ratio of 1.04. This is a normal value and indicates that PNTG is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 1.04, PNTG is doing worse than 61.76% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.04
Quick Ratio	1.04

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

PNTG shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 17.39%, which is quite good.
The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 50.93% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
Looking at the last year, PNTG shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 29.89%.
PNTG shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 15.48% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)17.39%

EPS 3Y26.9%

EPS 5Y50.93%

EPS Q2Q%15.38%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)29.89%

Revenue growth 3Y16.5%

Revenue growth 5Y15.48%

Sales Q2Q%26.76%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 19.25% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
PNTG is expected to show a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 21.76% yearly.

EPS Next Y25.87%

EPS Next 2Y19.29%

EPS Next 3Y19.25%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year34.92%

Revenue Next 2Y29.34%

Revenue Next 3Y21.76%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past 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.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

PNTG is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 28.27.
PNTG's Price/Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of PNTG to the average of the S&P500 Index (27.21), we can say PNTG is valued inline with the index average.
PNTG is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 22.82.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as PNTG.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 24.26. PNTG is around the same levels.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	28.27
Fwd PE	22.82

4.2 Price Multiples

PNTG's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Free Cash Flow ratio as PNTG.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	37.92
EV/EBITDA	22.49

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a correct valuation of the company.
The decent profitability rating of PNTG may justify a higher PE ratio.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as PNTG's earnings are expected to grow with 19.25% in the coming years.