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Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. (PPIH) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

PPIH • • Industrial / General
IndustrialsConstructionSpecialty Construction ProductsPiping & Fluid Systems
AboutPerma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engineers, designs, manufactures, and sells specialty piping and leak detection systems. It offers provides and jacketed district heating and cooling piping systems for energy distribution from central energy plants to various locations; and primary and secondary containment piping systems for transporting chemicals, hazardous fluids, and petroleum products, as well as engages in the coating and insulation of oil and gas gathering and transmission pipelines. The company also offers liquid and powder based anti-corrosion coatings for external and internal surfaces of steel pipe, including shapes like bends, reducers, tees, and other spools/fittings that is used in pipelines for the transportation of oil and gas products and potable water. It has operations in the United States, Canada, the Middle East, Europe, India, and internationally. The company was formerly known as MFRI, Inc. and changed its name to Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. in March 2017. Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Niles, Illinois.Show more
  • Revenue $158M +5.1%
  • EBITDA $20M +17.5%
  • Net Income $9M -14.2%
  • EPS (Diluted) 1.12 -13.8%
  • Gross Margin 33.62% +22.2%
  • EBITDA Margin 12.75% +11.8%
  • Operating Margin 12.82% +44.6%
  • Net Margin 5.67% -18.4%
  • ROE 11.58% -28.2%
  • ROIC 15.26% +37.2%
  • Debt/Equity 0.40 -12.2%
  • Interest Coverage 9.13 +66.0%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 20.2%
  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 87 (top 13%)
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-2.05%
5Y4.41%
3Y4.56%
TTM30.74%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y20.23%
3Y14.01%
TTM-12.5%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y21.1%
3Y15.87%
TTM-13.71%

ROCE

10Y Avg2.84%
5Y Avg8.69%
3Y Avg16.02%
Latest19.41%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
PPIHPerma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc.257.55M31.8228.415.12%6.91%13.88%4.29%0.40
WMSAdvanced Drainage Systems, Inc.12.39B159.2827.651.04%15.35%23.76%2.98%0.88

Profit & Loss

Jan 2016Jan 2017Jan 2018Jan 2019Jan 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Jan 2025
Sales/Revenue+122.7M98.84M105.25M128.97M127.66M84.69M138.55M142.57M150.67M158.38M
Revenue Growth %-0.37%-0.19%0.06%0.23%-0.01%-0.34%0.64%0.03%0.06%0.05%
Cost of Goods Sold+95.95M87.13M93.51M105.63M98.62M73.52M106.02M104.27M109.21M105.14M
COGS % of Revenue0.78%0.88%0.89%0.82%0.77%0.87%0.77%0.73%0.72%0.66%
Gross Profit+26.74M11.72M11.74M23.34M29.05M11.18M32.53M38.3M41.46M53.25M
Gross Margin %0.22%0.12%0.11%0.18%0.23%0.13%0.23%0.27%0.28%0.34%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.31%-0.56%0%0.99%0.24%-0.62%1.91%0.18%0.08%0.28%
Operating Expenses+23.86M22.5M21.25M20.6M23.11M22.56M24.42M27.16M28.1M32.95M
OpEx % of Revenue0.19%0.23%0.2%0.16%0.18%0.27%0.18%0.19%0.19%0.21%
Selling, General & Admin23.86M23.3M21.25M20.6M24.16M22.56M24.42M27.16M28.1M32.95M
SG&A % of Revenue0.19%0.24%0.2%0.16%0.19%0.27%0.18%0.19%0.19%0.21%
Research & Development0200K300K200K0000500K100K
R&D % of Revenue-0%0%0%----0%0%
Other Operating Expenses000000000-100K
Operating Income+2.88M-11.58M-9.51M2.72M4.88M-11.38M8.11M11.14M13.36M20.3M
Operating Margin %0.02%-0.12%-0.09%0.02%0.04%-0.13%0.06%0.08%0.09%0.13%
Operating Income Growth %0.3%-5.03%0.18%1.29%0.79%-3.33%1.71%0.37%0.2%0.52%
EBITDA+8.81M-6.06M-4.48M7.3M9.32M-6.42M12.44M14.79M17.19M20.19M
EBITDA Margin %0.07%-0.06%-0.04%0.06%0.07%-0.08%0.09%0.1%0.11%0.13%
EBITDA Growth %0.09%-1.69%0.26%2.63%0.28%-1.69%2.94%0.19%0.16%0.17%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)5.93M5.52M5.03M4.58M4.44M4.95M4.32M3.65M3.83M-107K
EBIT3.96M-13.03M-9.4M2.89M6.14M-7.13M9.24M11.8M12.32M20.41M
Net Interest Income+-470K-569K-697K-1.12M-905K-381K-828K-2.12M-2.27M-1.94M
Interest Income480K177K111K164K201K268K90K124K163K284K
Interest Expense950K746K808K1.29M1.11M649K918K2.24M2.43M2.22M
Other Income/Expense132K-2.19M-697K-1.12M154K3.6M216K-1.59M-3.47M-1.83M
Pretax Income+3.01M-13.77M-10.21M1.6M5.04M-7.78M8.33M9.56M9.89M18.47M
Pretax Margin %0.02%-0.14%-0.1%0.01%0.04%-0.09%0.06%0.07%0.07%0.12%
Income Tax+1.38M-611K-233K2.15M1.46M-133K2.27M3.61M-3.32M5.38M
Effective Tax Rate %-1.46%0.91%0.98%-0.34%0.71%0.98%0.73%0.62%1.06%0.49%
Net Income+-4.41M-12.47M-9.98M-550K3.58M-7.64M6.06M5.95M10.47M8.98M
Net Margin %-0.04%-0.13%-0.09%-0%0.03%-0.09%0.04%0.04%0.07%0.06%
Net Income Growth %-16.22%-1.83%0.2%0.94%7.5%-3.14%1.79%-0.02%0.76%-0.14%
Net Income (Continuing)1.64M-13.16M-9.98M-550K3.58M-7.64M6.06M5.95M13.21M13.09M
Discontinued Operations-6.04M688K00000000
Minority Interest000000006.27M10.97M
EPS (Diluted)+-0.60-1.67-1.30-0.070.43-0.940.720.731.301.12
EPS Growth %-16.14%-1.78%0.22%0.95%7.14%-3.19%1.77%0.01%0.78%-0.14%
EPS (Basic)-0.61-1.67-1.30-0.070.45-0.940.750.751.311.13
Diluted Shares Outstanding7.37M7.49M7.68M7.81M8.28M8.13M8.42M8.12M8.07M8.02M
Basic Shares Outstanding7.28M7.48M7.67M7.81M7.99M8.13M8.13M7.98M7.98M7.96M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Jan 2016Jan 2017Jan 2018Jan 2019Jan 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Jan 2025
Total Current Assets+97.05M57.82M62.32M62.96M64.25M53.88M78.39M85.66M98.82M108.8M
Cash & Short-Term Investments19.68M7.6M7.08M10.16M13.37M7.17M8.21M5.77M5.84M15.72M
Cash Only16.63M7.6M7.08M10.16M13.37M7.17M8.21M5.77M5.84M15.72M
Short-Term Investments3.05M000000000
Accounts Receivable38.55M33.36M34.44M34.16M31.57M29.48M49.41M56.77M66.34M65.02M
Days Sales Outstanding114.69123.19119.4396.6890.26127.05130.18145.34160.71149.84
Inventory15.63M13.56M16.86M12.29M14.5M12.16M13.76M14.74M15.54M16.62M
Days Inventory Outstanding59.4456.8365.842.4753.6660.3647.3751.5951.9457.71
Other Current Assets22.68M1.12M1.24M2.92M1.29M1.53M1.88M1.02M1.4M11.45M
Total Non-Current Assets+41.08M43.79M42.27M39.24M47.97M48.82M45.01M37.31M56.89M56.44M
Property, Plant & Equipment25.4M36.27M34.51M30.4M40.1M40.28M35.97M31.05M44.09M43.56M
Fixed Asset Turnover4.83x2.72x3.05x4.24x3.18x2.10x3.85x4.59x3.42x3.64x
Goodwill02.28M2.42M2.27M2.25M2.33M2.34M2.23M2.22M2.06M
Intangible Assets0000000000
Long-Term Investments9.11M-147K3.2M3.5M2.1M2.7M4.3M2.9M02.6M
Other Non-Current Assets6.56M5.23M1.74M2.62M3.22M2.68M1.59M440K2.67M1.58M
Total Assets+138.12M101.61M104.58M102.2M112.22M102.69M123.4M122.97M155.71M165.24M
Asset Turnover0.89x0.97x1.01x1.26x1.14x0.82x1.12x1.16x0.97x0.96x
Asset Growth %-0.07%-0.26%0.03%-0.02%0.1%-0.08%0.2%-0%0.27%0.06%
Total Current Liabilities+64.08M28M39.18M37.09M32.84M28.25M38.4M43.79M57.74M54.06M
Accounts Payable11.03M10.9M14.19M12.01M9.58M10.37M13.62M14.75M25.32M23.69M
Days Payables Outstanding41.9445.6755.3741.4935.4551.4646.8851.6584.6382.25
Short-Term Debt14M4.47M8.03M9.53M9.62M5.34M7.03M10.45M9.59M9.25M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K762K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Current Liabilities28.01M4M6.06M3.78M4.04M2.88M2.87M2.49M7.03M0
Current Ratio1.51x2.07x1.59x1.70x1.96x1.91x2.04x1.96x1.71x2.01x
Quick Ratio1.27x1.58x1.16x1.37x1.52x1.48x1.68x1.62x1.44x1.71x
Cash Conversion Cycle132.18134.35129.8597.66108.47135.95130.66145.28128.02125.29
Total Non-Current Liabilities+4.99M14.2M13.59M13.42M23.76M25.13M30.55M21.39M25.99M28.07M
Long-Term Debt1.47M7.26M7.73M6.75M6.04M5.87M5.06M4.39M4.23M3.67M
Capital Lease Obligations000011.89M13.57M20.6M13.47M18.06M19.26M
Deferred Tax Liabilities160K1.83M1.24M1.44M1.05M914K712K909K1.22M1.32M
Other Non-Current Liabilities3.35M5.11M4.62M5.23M4.77M4.77M4.18M2.63M2.49M3.82M
Total Liabilities69.09M42.2M52.77M49.84M56.6M53.38M68.94M65.18M83.73M82.14M
Total Debt+15.5M11.73M15.75M16.28M29.01M27.61M34.54M29.22M32.79M33.25M
Net Debt-1.13M4.13M8.67M6.13M15.63M20.44M26.32M23.45M26.95M17.53M
Debt / Equity0.22x0.20x0.30x0.31x0.52x0.56x0.63x0.51x0.46x0.40x
Debt / EBITDA1.76x--2.23x3.11x-2.78x1.98x1.91x1.65x
Net Debt / EBITDA-0.13x--0.84x1.68x-2.12x1.59x1.57x0.87x
Interest Coverage3.03x-15.53x-11.77x2.12x4.41x-17.53x8.84x4.97x5.50x9.13x
Total Equity+69.03M59.41M51.81M52.36M55.63M49.31M54.46M57.78M71.98M83.11M
Equity Growth %-0.06%-0.14%-0.13%0.01%0.06%-0.11%0.1%0.06%0.25%0.15%
Book Value per Share9.367.936.756.706.726.076.477.128.9210.37
Total Shareholders' Equity69.03M59.41M51.81M52.36M55.63M49.31M54.46M57.78M65.71M72.14M
Common Stock74K76K77K79K80K82K82K80K80K80K
Retained Earnings20.19M6.87M-3.1M-3.63M-715K-8.36M-2.29M1.62M12.09M20.1M
Treasury Stock-290K-170K0000-1.99M-26K-968K0
Accumulated OCI-3.98M-2.72M-1.47M-2.88M-3.76M-3.29M-3.1M-6.45M-5.55M-8.2M
Minority Interest000000006.27M10.97M

Cash Flow

Jan 2016Jan 2017Jan 2018Jan 2019Jan 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Jan 2025
Cash from Operations+-2.9M-4.23M-1.84M4.98M4.09M165K-2.57M-1.24M14.73M13.93M
Operating CF Margin %-0.02%-0.04%-0.02%0.04%0.03%0%-0.02%-0.01%0.1%0.09%
Operating CF Growth %-1.71%-0.46%0.56%3.7%-0.18%-0.96%-16.6%0.52%12.87%-0.05%
Net Income-4.41M-11.68M-9.98M-529K3.58M-7.64M6.06M5.95M10.47M13.09M
Depreciation & Amortization5.93M5.52M5.03M4.58M4.44M4.74M4.32M3.65M3.83M3.63M
Stock-Based Compensation278K389K1.45M1.17M1.01M1.04M1.1M1M913K860K
Deferred Taxes-249K-33K-958K215K-213K-669K-195K479K-6.92M1.62M
Other Non-Cash Items-1.97M1.72M-74K117K419K130K61K985K2.82M296K
Working Capital Changes-2.47M-153K2.69M-565K-5.14M2.56M-13.93M-13.3M3.61M-5.57M
Change in Receivables-2.81M13.7M-1.08M-354K1.75M3.39M-21.33M-3.23M-11.13M394K
Change in Inventory4.03M5.45M-3.27M4.36M-2.23M2.42M-1.62M-1.5M-830K-1.82M
Change in Payables5.82M-1.92M4.55M-3.58M-2.61M730K3.2M1.09M8.81M-1.17M
Cash from Investing+13.87M10.22M-2.39M-1.36M-1.9M-1.96M-2.25M-6.38M-11.1M-2.85M
Capital Expenditures-6.46M-2.26M-2.53M-1.36M-1.9M-1.96M-2.26M-6.97M-11.11M-2.88M
CapEx % of Revenue0.05%0.02%0.02%0.01%0.01%0.02%0.02%0.05%0.07%0.02%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing20.32M2.1M1K002K9K593K8K27K
Cash from Financing+-3.02M-14.95M3.46M1.13M-301K-4.14M6.23M4.54M-3.26M-907K
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing-369K-26K-180K-243K92K058K42K-470K46K
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+-9.35M-6.49M-4.37M3.62M2.19M-1.8M-4.84M-8.22M3.63M11.05M
FCF Margin %-0.08%-0.07%-0.04%0.03%0.02%-0.02%-0.03%-0.06%0.02%0.07%
FCF Growth %-4.28%0.31%0.33%1.83%-0.4%-1.82%-1.69%-0.7%1.44%2.05%
FCF per Share-1.27-0.87-0.570.460.26-0.22-0.57-1.010.451.38
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)0.66x0.34x0.18x-9.05x1.14x-0.02x-0.42x-0.21x1.41x1.55x
Interest Paid749K773K804K1.3M902K540K791K2.04M2.29M1.93M
Taxes Paid970K1.38M1.08M1.73M2.11M107K1.35M2.48M3.28M3.71M

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)-6.19%-19.42%-17.94%-1.06%6.62%-14.56%11.68%10.59%16.14%11.58%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)2.89%-13.22%-11.5%3.43%5.64%-12.1%8.08%10.32%11.12%15.26%
Gross Margin21.79%11.85%11.16%18.1%22.75%13.2%23.48%26.86%27.52%33.62%
Net Margin-3.59%-12.62%-9.48%-0.43%2.8%-9.02%4.38%4.17%6.95%5.67%
Debt / Equity0.22x0.20x0.30x0.31x0.52x0.56x0.63x0.51x0.46x0.40x
Interest Coverage3.03x-15.53x-11.77x2.12x4.41x-17.53x8.84x4.97x5.50x9.13x
FCF Conversion0.66x0.34x0.18x-9.05x1.14x-0.02x-0.42x-0.21x1.41x1.55x
Revenue Growth-37.03%-19.44%6.48%22.53%-1.01%-33.66%63.59%2.9%5.68%5.12%

Revenue by Segment

201220132014201520162017
Piping Systems89.66M158.42M126.92M122.7M98.84M-
Piping Systems Growth-76.68%-19.88%-3.33%-19.44%-
Filtration Products79.14M68.41M67.93M---
Filtration Products Growth--13.56%-0.70%---
Industrial Process Cooling37.13M-----
Industrial Process Cooling Growth------
Corporate and Other6.08M-----
Corporate and Other Growth------

Revenue by Geography

201220132014201520162017
UNITED STATES142.45M97.31M109.26M58.71M42.05M42.65M
UNITED STATES Growth--31.69%12.28%-46.27%-28.38%1.43%
CANADA11.18M7.59M4.16M2.58M25.91M31.21M
CANADA Growth--32.12%-45.20%-37.96%904.07%20.42%
Middle East-94.5M52.29M60.75M28.01M26.32M
Middle East Growth---44.66%16.17%-53.89%-6.02%
INDIA6.32M773K5.47M372K2.36M1.32M
INDIA Growth--87.77%607.50%-93.20%534.41%-44.19%
Europe-14.93M14.48M73K--
Europe Growth---3.02%-99.50%--
Americas-6.92M5.63M72K--
Americas Growth---18.63%-98.72%--
Segment, Geographical, Groups of Countries, Group One24.63M-----
Segment, Geographical, Groups of Countries, Group One Growth------
Segment, Geographical, Groups of Countries, Group Two19.39M-----
Segment, Geographical, Groups of Countries, Group Two Growth------
Segment, geographical, groups of Countries, Group Three3.05M-----
Segment, geographical, groups of Countries, Group Three Growth------

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. (PPIH) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.4x. This suggests investors expect higher future growth.

Growth & Financials

Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. (PPIH) reported $200.8M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 14% decrease from $233.5M in 2011.

Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. (PPIH) grew revenue by 5.1% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Yes, Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. (PPIH) is profitable, generating $13.9M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (5.7% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. (PPIH) has a return on equity (ROE) of 11.6%. This is reasonable for most industries.

Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. (PPIH) generated $12.3M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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