Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio -0.3x · EV/EBITDA N/A · ROE -80.5%. (2010–2025 historical series)
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $1M | $4M | $6M | $216M | $170M | $141M | $292M | $60M | $46M | $160M | $227M |
| Enterprise Value | $1M | $3M | $5M | $215M | $169M | $138M | $290M | $59M | $45M | $157M | $221M |
| P/E Ratio → | -0.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/S Ratio | 0.20 | 0.54 | 0.93 | 28.01 | 20.40 | 23.13 | 65.53 | 11.86 | 5.42 | 7.27 | 8.65 |
| P/B Ratio | 0.17 | 0.31 | 1.29 | 83.96 | 73.47 | 45.38 | 87.29 | 23.35 | — | 15.57 | 7.88 |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/OCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart
Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 0.53 | 0.71 | 27.97 | 20.31 | 22.65 | 65.17 | 11.75 | 5.31 | 7.13 | 8.42 |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 43.1% | 43.1% | 60.7% | 55.0% | 48.8% | 75.0% | 82.3% | 82.4% | 80.9% | 82.0% | 88.2% |
| Operating Margin | -98.6% | -98.6% | -38.6% | -58.9% | -37.3% | -47.4% | -108.7% | -59.6% | -191.1% | -109.0% | -13.7% |
| Net Profit Margin | -98.5% | -98.5% | -37.3% | -56.0% | -31.3% | -45.2% | -97.6% | -76.5% | -178.4% | -101.1% | -15.7% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -80.5% | -80.5% | -67.8% | -176.8% | -96.1% | -85.4% | -147.6% | -533.5% | -328.2% | -114.1% | -16.0% |
| ROA | -49.9% | -49.9% | -35.1% | -65.5% | -32.9% | -31.2% | -57.0% | -65.0% | -124.5% | -74.1% | -10.0% |
| ROIC | -66.6% | -66.6% | -68.4% | -178.1% | -267.6% | -221.1% | -193.2% | -111.1% | -462.8% | -120.2% | -12.3% |
| ROCE | -79.2% | -79.2% | -65.9% | -158.0% | -92.6% | -74.1% | -143.2% | -320.3% | -285.6% | -107.5% | -11.8% |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.04 | — | — | — |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | -0.00 | -0.30 | -0.10 | -0.34 | -0.93 | -0.48 | -0.21 | — | -0.29 | -0.21 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt / FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interest Coverage | -109.81 | -109.81 | -13.06 | — | -1098.15 | — | — | — | -1326.10 | -1875.27 | -2.44 |
Net cash position: cash ($216954) exceeds total debt ($185065)
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.39 | 0.39 | 1.09 | 0.68 | 0.83 | 1.08 | 0.75 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.83 | 1.12 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.39 | 0.39 | 1.09 | 0.68 | 0.83 | 1.08 | 0.75 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.83 | 1.00 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.59 | 0.18 | 0.31 | 0.66 | 0.45 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.44 | 0.70 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 0.37 | 0.84 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 0.68 | 0.51 | 0.76 | 1.61 | 1.16 | 0.64 |
| Inventory Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.77 | — | 3.22 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 56.24 | 66.09 | 56.13 | 73.24 | 104.09 | 82.35 | 52.35 | 35.27 | 14.99 | 30.21 |
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FCF Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $3M | $1M | $11M | $8M | $7M | $6M | $3M | $2M | $2M | $1M |
Acute liquidity and insolvency
Based on reported figures, IPDN trades at a P/S ratio of 0.21, which suggests that the market is pricing the company as a distressed asset rather than a growth-oriented platform, reflecting deep skepticism regarding its ability to monetize its niche diversity recruitment databases in a competitive landscape.
The negative P/E ratio and lack of meaningful EBITDA multiples indicate that traditional valuation metrics are currently ineffective for assessing the company's intrinsic value. Investors should monitor whether the low P/B ratio of 0.18 represents a genuine liquidation opportunity or merely a reflection of the significant risk that intangible assets, such as goodwill, may require further impairment.
As reported in financial statements, IPDN maintains a gross margin of 43.12%, yet this is entirely offset by an operating margin of -98%, indicating that the company's core service delivery is fundamentally unable to cover the high fixed costs associated with its networking and recruitment infrastructure.
The stark divergence between gross and operating margins suggests that the business model lacks the necessary scale to achieve operating leverage. This persistent inability to translate gross profit into bottom-line earnings warrants further investigation into whether the company's cost structure is permanently misaligned with its current revenue generation capacity.
According to recent quarterly data, IPDN has consistently generated negative ROIC, with figures reaching -12.5% in 2026Q1, which highlights a multi-year trend of value destruction that suggests the company is failing to earn an adequate return on the capital invested into its platform and recruitment networks.
The decay in returns on invested capital appears to be driven by both shrinking margins and inefficient asset utilization. This trend suggests that management's capital allocation strategy has not yet succeeded in creating a sustainable competitive advantage that can generate positive economic profit for shareholders.
Based on the company's reported cash reserves of approximately $216,954 and a current ratio of 0.81 as of 2026Q1, IPDN faces an acute liquidity risk that may severely limit its operational flexibility and ability to meet short-term obligations without immediate and potentially dilutive external financing.
The rapid depletion of cash relative to ongoing operating losses suggests that the company's current liquidity position is highly precarious. Investors should monitor the firm's ability to secure additional capital, as the current balance sheet appears insufficient to support the business through a prolonged period of negative cash flow.
The most commonly misapplied metric for IPDN is the P/S ratio, which obscures the company's underlying liquidity crisis and the fundamental lack of scalability in its high-touch networking model, leading investors to potentially underestimate the risk of insolvency inherent in the current business structure.
Instead of relying on revenue-based multiples, analysts should prioritize a cash-burn analysis and a rigorous assessment of the company's 'runway' relative to its operating losses. Focusing on revenue growth in a business that is structurally unable to cover its fixed costs provides a misleading picture of the company's true financial health.
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