Public Policy Holding Company Inc. Common Stock (PPHC)

FairStock Score: 35/100 — MIXED

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AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look for businesses that earn honest profits and trade below intrinsic value. Public Policy Holding Company is a U.S. consulting firm with government relations, public affairs, and compliance segments. Revenue is growing: in fiscal 2025, the year ended 2025-12-31, revenue was $186.5M versus $149.6M in fiscal 2024, the year ended 2024-12-31. But the bottom line is poor. Fiscal 2025 net loss was $39.0M and diluted EPS was -$2.37; fiscal 2024 net loss was $24.0M and diluted EPS was -$2.34. In fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, revenue was $52.1M and net loss was $3.7M, better than the $5.7M loss in fiscal Q2 2025, the quarter ended 2025-06-30. Still, fiscal Q1 2026, the quarter ended 2026-03-31, lost $11.5M. The business may have sticky client relationships and political intelligence expertise, but that is not a wide moat. At the 2026-10-13 close of $10.58, FairStock calculations show P/E -5.32, P/B 2.85, ROE -39.47%, ROCE -4.16%, and a 4.8% FCF yield; its Piotroski is 6/9 and Altman Z is 0.73. Debt/equity is 0.65, and a 2.74% dividend while losing money deserves scrutiny. FairStock Score 35/100 and its Lynch category is none because only two years of filed results exist. Growth is real, but profitability is not. I would need clear, sustained earnings and a stronger balance sheet before calling this cheap.

In plain English: Public Policy Holding Company is a consulting business that helps clients with government relations, public affairs, and compliance, mostly in the United States. Revenue is growing, but the company has been losing money and has debt. At the recent price, it does not look cheap based on its losses and accounting value, even though it produces some cash.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-03-31) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31)

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