Pamt Corp key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Pamt Corp had return on equity of -21.6%, an operating margin of -10.7%, debt equal to 158.6% of equity and a current ratio of 1.23. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2009Dec 2009 | 2010Dec 2010 | 2011Dec 2011 | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | −5.0% | −0.1% | −1.5% | 0.8% | 2.9% | 5.6% | 8.7% | 4.6% | 2.9% | 7.8% | 2.4% | 7.0% | 14.2% | 13.1% | 3.7% | −5.1% | −10.7% | −9.1% |
| Net margin | −3.7% | −0.2% | −0.8% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 5.1% | 2.6% | 8.9% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 3.7% | 10.8% | 9.6% | 2.3% | −4.4% | −8.8% | −7.1% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 6.8% | −2.7% | −9.6% | −16.9% | −7.0% | 6.5% | −15.4% | −8.9% | −3.9% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 4.0% | 11.7% | 11.1% | 9.9% | −11.4% | −3.9% | −9.7% |
| Return on equity | −7.4% | −0.4% | −2.0% | 1.7% | 5.0% | 12.5% | 21.3% | 11.3% | 35.1% | 18.0% | 5.8% | 12.6% | 41.8% | 35.1% | 6.0% | −10.7% | −21.6% | −20.5% |
| Return on assets | — | −0.2% | −1.1% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 4.1% | 6.3% | 3.0% | 10.1% | 5.6% | 1.6% | 3.3% | 13.1% | 13.6% | 2.4% | −4.2% | −7.3% | −6.2% |
| Asset turnover | — | 1.26 | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.22 | 1.17 | 1.13 | 1.24 | 1.07 | 0.90 | 1.21 | 1.42 | 1.07 | 0.95 | 0.83 | 0.87 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.89 | 1.57 | 1.17 | 0.43 | 1.12 | 1.09 | 1.23 | 0.92 | 1.01 | 0.85 | 0.95 | 1.79 | 1.98 | 1.83 | 1.78 | 1.23 | 1.32 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 27.4% | 44.8% | 88.0% | 95.3% | 95.2% | 137.1% | 177.6% | 135.3% | 158.6% | 180.5% | 190.8% | 102.9% | 88.0% | 83.3% | 117.3% | 158.6% | 163.9% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | n/m | n/m | n/m | 1.1x | 3.4x | 7.9x | 12.9x | 5.5x | 3.2x | 6.7x | 1.4x | 3.8x | 12.5x | 15.6x | 3.3x | n/m | n/m | n/m |
| Effective tax rate | — | — | — | 39.4% | 38.8% | 39.3% | 38.6% | 37.5% | — | 23.4% | 21.9% | 23.8% | 25.4% | 23.8% | 35.6% | — | — | — |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 4.2% | 7.2% | 19.3% | 25.8% | 17.8% | 7.0% | 30.1% | 19.9% | 15.5% | 13.9% | 15.4% | 9.9% | 2.7% | 6.8% | 4.2% | 19.7% | 6.8% | 6.9% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | — | — | <−999% | −479.3% | 197.7% | −299.5% | −346.0% | −43.9% | 35.3% | 62.6% | 108.6% | 107.9% | 115.6% | 437.2% | — | — | — |
| Dividends ÷ net income | — | — | — | 798.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 60.0% | — | — | — | 157.9% | 289.0% | 11.8% | 13.1% | 6.7% | 5.9% | — | — | — |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.3% | −22.6% | −5.9% | −7.3% | −3.8% | −27.0% | −0.2% | −6.3% |
| Net margin | 1.3% | −19.0% | −5.2% | −6.4% | −3.7% | −20.7% | −0.0% | −4.5% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −18.4% | −24.0% | −4.4% | 3.9% | 1.7% | −17.7% | −12.0% | −11.2% |
| Current ratio | 1.80 | 1.78 | 1.61 | 1.77 | 1.79 | 1.23 | 1.30 | 1.32 |
| Debt to equity | 93.5% | 117.3% | 114.7% | 135.2% | 143.0% | 158.6% | 152.4% | 163.9% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $161m of assets due within a year against $123m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $161m short-term assets against $345m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $18m of cash against $333m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 164% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 80% to 164% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt −$17m of operating cash flow against $333m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$54m against $19m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Pamt's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 5 / 20
Net income has been a median 4.5% of total assets over 10 years.
- Durability 0 / 20
Operating margin has been a median 3.6%; its worst year was -9.1%.
- Cash conversion 6 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 5 of 10 years, at a median 1.2% of revenue.
- Discipline 20 / 20
The diluted share count fell 55.9% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.1% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Low. In this industry, the business rests on physical assets, regulated networks or products AI itself depends on.
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