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Planet Image International Limited Class A

YIBO
23
Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology
Price
$1.36
+0.00 (+3.03%)
Market Cap
$77.5M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
23
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available

Share count falling — buybacks

3.4% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 56.6M (2021) → 54.7M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Planet Image International Limited makes imaging supplies and related products, primarily replacement toner cartridges and printer consumables. Its customers are businesses and consumers who need affordable alternatives to brand-name printer supplies from companies like HP, Canon, and Brother. The company operates in the aftermarket printer supplies industry, competing by offering lower-cost compatible products.

Planet Image generates revenue by selling these consumable products, meaning customers need to buy replacements repeatedly as they run out — creating a recurring demand cycle. The company is based in China and sells primarily across Asian markets, with some international reach. Its competitive position relies on manufacturing cost advantages, but it faces constant pressure from original equipment manufacturers who use software and hardware restrictions to push customers toward official cartridges. The main risk is that printer makers continue tightening those restrictions, shrinking the addressable market for third-party supplies over time as printing volumes also decline globally with the shift toward digital documents.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+11.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-106.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$10M/ year

Rising (+58% vs prior year)

6.3% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

93.6%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$65M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Planet Image International Limited Class A is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 11%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
26.9%
Modest — 26.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-0.4%
Losing money on operations — -0.4%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-10.5%
Weak — -10.5% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+3.6%
Slow sales growth (+3.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-214.2%
Earnings shrinking (-214.2% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-2.1%
Burning cash (-2.1%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.78
Moderate — manageable debt (0.78)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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