Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:PLNT) Accelerates Systemwide Growth And Near-Term Upside

Planet Fitness shows operational momentum and improving momentum indicators that favor a near-term rebound in price action. Fundamentals display high margins alongside elevated leverage that frames valuation risk and upside potential.

Recent News

In October a Houston franchisee acquired five Fitness Project locations and converted them to Planet Fitness clubs, expanding the brand’s footprint in the Houston area and adding new local market presence.

Technical Analysis

ADX at 29.92 signals a strong underlying trend in place; the ADX strength supports a directional move rather than range-bound behavior.

Directional indicators show DI+ at 13.47 with a dip-and-reversal (DI+ increasing) and DI- at 30.45 with a peak-and-reversal (DI- decreasing); both reversals bias price toward the bullish side despite the higher absolute DI- reading.

MACD sits negative at -2.37 while the MACD trend shows a dip-and-reversal, indicating bullish momentum building even though the MACD currently remains below the signal line at -2.06; momentum appears to be shifting upward but has not yet completed a bullish crossover.

MRO reads -0.82, indicating price below modeled target and therefore potential for upward mean-reversion; the small magnitude suggests only modest upward pressure absent reinforcing signals.

RSI at 41.33 with a dip-and-reversal indicates recent selling pressure has waned and creates room for a rebound toward neutral momentum levels.

Price sits at $95.24 below the 200-day average of $102.00 and within the Bollinger 1x band (lower $92.42 / upper $100.25); short-term EMAs show the 12-day EMA decreasing at $95.69 while the 26-day EMA remains higher at $98.19, so short-term averages remain below longer short-term averages but technical reversals suggest a possible recovery toward the mid-band. Volume at 888,457 trails 10/50/200-day averages, implying reduced conviction behind recent moves.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue totaled $340,879,000. YoY revenue growth registered 8.77%, reflecting continued top-line expansion.

Operating performance shows $148,463,000 of EBITDA and $110,034,000 of EBIT. Operating margin (return on sales) stands at 30.041% and EBIT margin at 32.279%, with EBIT margin QoQ up +4.697% and YoY up +3.299%. The EBIT margin sits above the industry peer mean of 26.242% and above the industry peer median of 20.000%, indicating margin strength versus peers.

Gross margin measures 53.169% with a slight QoQ decline of -2.295% but a YoY increase of +0.796%, supporting high incremental profitability on revenue gains.

Net income reached $58,019,000 and EPS came in at $0.86 versus an estimate of $0.79, a beat of $0.07 or an 8.86% surprise. Forward EPS sits at $0.73 and forward PE about 139.38, showing expectations compress beyond the most recent actuals. Adjusted free cash flow remains modest at $9,700,000 with a free cash flow yield of 0.109% and free cash flow trending down QoQ.

Leverage and capital structure show elevated metrics: total debt equals $2,594,868,000, net debt $1,826,195,000, and debt-to-EBITDA at 17.48x. Debt-to-assets sits at 83.191%, above the industry peer mean of 69.779%. Total equity registers negative at -$158,694,000, producing a negative return on equity of -36.56% despite positive returns on assets of 1.868%.

Liquidity measures appear conservative: current ratio at 2.05 and quick ratio at 2.04, both above the industry peer mean current ratio of 1.01, while the cash position at $335,723,000 and cash and short-term investments at $442,721,000 support near-term obligations.

Operational efficiency metrics show asset turnover at 0.1098 (below the industry peer mean of 0.1996) and receivables turnover at 6.11, indicating lower asset utilization relative to some peers even as system expansion proceeds.

Valuation commentary: The current valuation as determined by WMDST categorizes the stock as under-valued. Absolute multiples include a PE ratio of 123.65 and an enterprise multiple of 74.51; those multiples reflect elevated market pricing relative to current earnings but the WMDST valuation assessment indicates residual upside when combining cash flow dynamics, margin profile, and growth assumptions.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-08-06
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2025-11-03
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 400.5 M
 Operating Cash Flow 44.0 M
 Capital Expenditures -34.27 M
 Change In Working Capital -24.78 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta -8.32 M
 End Period Cash Flow 392.2 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 340.9 M
 Forward Revenue 90.0 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 159.6 M
 Depreciation 38.4 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 38.4 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 238.5 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 181.2 M
 EBITDA 148.5 M
 EBIT 110.0 M
 Operating Income 102.4 M
 Interest Income 5.7 M
 Interest Expense 26.2 M
 Net Interest Income -20.49 M
 Income Before Tax 83.9 M
 Tax Provision 24.9 M
 Tax Rate 29.7 %
 Net Income 58.0 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 58.3 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.79
 EPS Actual 0.86
 EPS Difference 0.07
 EPS Surprise 8.861 %
 Forward EPS 0.73
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 3.1 B
 Intangible Assets 1.0 B
 Net Tangible Assets -1.18 B
 Total Current Assets 637.4 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 442.7 M
 Cash 335.7 M
 Net Receivables 72.8 M
 Inventory 4.3 M
 Long-Term Investments 10.4 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 49.1 M
 Short-Term Debt 22.5 M
 Total Current Liabilities 310.2 M
 Net Debt 1.8 B
 Total Debt 2.6 B
 Total Liabilities 3.3 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity -158.69 M
 Retained Earnings -774.75 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share -1.89
 Shares Outstanding 83.907 M
 Revenue Per-Share 4.06
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 8.9 B
 Enterprise Value 11.1 B
 Enterprise Multiple 74.514
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -10.496 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 76.043 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 115.782
PLNT: 74.514
mean: 73.823
median: 71.611
low: -56.203
 EV/R 32.453
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity -19.655
 Asset To Liability 0.952
 Debt To Capital 1.065
 Debt To Assets 0.832
Debt To Assets QoQ -1.046 %
Debt To Assets YoY 11974.165 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 1.647
PLNT: 0.832
median: 0.724
mean: 0.698
low: 0.002
 Debt To Equity -16.351
Debt To Equity QoQ 38.322 %
Debt To Equity YoY 25239.207 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 10.498
median: 0.293
mean: 0.002
low: -12.071
PLNT: -16.351
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) -56.149
Price To Book QoQ 51.632 %
Price To Book YoY 197.504 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 19.124
median: 3.747
mean: -0.313
low: -25.016
PLNT: -56.149
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 123.652
Price To Earnings QoQ -24.885 %
Price To Earnings YoY 23.731 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 289.09
PLNT: 123.652
mean: 101.007
median: 94.276
low: -27.296
 PE/G Ratio 2.702
 Price To Sales (P/S) 26.14
Price To Sales QoQ -11.183 %
Price To Sales YoY 31.21 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 31.824
PLNT: 26.14
mean: 18.265
median: 16.293
low: 0.286
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 139.384
Forward PE/G 3.046
Forward P/S 99.04
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 1.249
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.11
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 22.227 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 8.813 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.621
mean: 0.2
median: 0.147
PLNT: 0.11
low: 0.02
 Receivables Turnover 6.115
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 27.961 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -33.788 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 42.739
mean: 8.281
PLNT: 6.115
median: 4.375
low: 0.692
 Inventory Turnover 50.51
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 62.614 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 80.429 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 63.048
median: 54.358
PLNT: 50.51
mean: 37.212
low: 0.492
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 14.922
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) -9.883
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -268.453 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 56.821 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 60.416
median: 4.8
mean: 2.326
PLNT: -9.883
low: -59.918
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 1.042
 CapEx To Revenue -0.101
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.892
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 2.0 B
 Net Invested Capital 2.0 B
 Invested Capital 2.0 B
 Net Tangible Assets -1.18 B
 Net Working Capital 327.2 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 1.427
 Current Ratio 2.055
Current Ratio QoQ -2.143 %
Current Ratio YoY 13.226 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 2.698
PLNT: 2.055
median: 1.012
mean: 1.009
low: 0.137
 Quick Ratio 2.041
Quick Ratio QoQ -2.491 %
Quick Ratio YoY 13.651 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 2.654
PLNT: 2.041
median: 1.178
mean: 1.03
low: 0.106
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 17.478
 Cost Of Debt 0.708 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 4.203
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 29.08 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 9.645 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 46.029
mean: 9.063
median: 6.755
PLNT: 4.203
low: -26.646
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.268
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 27.093
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 0.881 %
 Revenue Growth 23.211 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -223.885 %
Revenue Growth YoY 8.773 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 52.655 %
PLNT: 23.211 %
median: 14.912 %
mean: 13.588 %
low: -34.396 %
 Earnings Growth 45.763 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -391.224 %
Earnings Growth YoY 34.748 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 214.286 %
PLNT: 45.763 %
mean: 24.181 %
median: 19.476 %
low: -246.809 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 53.169 %
Gross Margin QoQ -2.295 %
Gross Margin YoY 0.796 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 82.429 %
PLNT: 53.169 %
mean: 42.012 %
median: 41.612 %
low: -15.915 %
 EBIT Margin 32.279 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 4.697 %
EBIT Margin YoY 3.299 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 47.508 %
PLNT: 32.279 %
mean: 26.242 %
median: 20.0 %
low: -17.348 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 30.041 %
Return On Sales QoQ -2.562 %
Return On Sales YoY -3.863 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 47.655 %
PLNT: 30.041 %
mean: 25.658 %
median: 24.801 %
low: -15.426 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 9.7 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 0.109 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -91.884 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -83.731 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 9.594 %
mean: 1.008 %
median: 0.675 %
PLNT: 0.109 %
low: -3.222 %
 Free Cash Growth -91.133 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -106.266 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 148.712 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 178.828 %
median: -33.191 %
mean: -61.665 %
PLNT: -91.133 %
low: -447.422 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.167
 Cash Flow Margin 24.42 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.435
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.03
 Return On Assets (ROA) 1.868 %
Return On Assets QoQ 37.454 %
Return On Assets YoY 14.601 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 7.107 %
mean: 2.945 %
median: 2.755 %
PLNT: 1.868 %
low: -4.298 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 3.917 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) -0.366
Return On Equity QoQ 92.017 %
Return On Equity YoY 138.767 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.488
median: 0.037
mean: 0.016
PLNT: -0.366
low: -0.438
 DuPont ROE -30.648 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 3.86 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 21.307 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -118.613 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 16.565 %
mean: 7.237 %
median: 6.805 %
PLNT: 3.86 %
low: -8.237 %

Six-Week Outlook

Momentum indicators converge toward constructive outcomes: MACD’s dip-and-reversal plus RSI’s dip-and-reversal and a negative MRO collectively suggest an increased probability of upward mean reversion over the next six weeks. Technical strength measured by ADX supports a directional move rather than range chop. Price sits below the 200-day average but inside the Bollinger mid-band, leaving room for a move back toward the band center near $100 if momentum confirms a MACD crossover and volume picks up.

Fundamentals provide margin cushioning for any recovery: robust gross and EBIT margins, positive earnings surprise, and a healthy cash position reduce downside from operational stress but elevated leverage and negative equity increase sensitivity to macro shocks and capital-market moves. Monitor whether MACD crosses above its signal line and whether DI+ sustains the current increase; such confirmations would raise the likelihood of a technical recovery within six weeks.

About Planet Fitness, Inc.

Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:PLNT) develops and franchises fitness centers under the Planet Fitness brand. The company segments its operations into Franchise, Corporate-Owned Stores, and Equipment. Through its Franchise segment, Planet Fitness expands its brand presence in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Panama, Mexico, and Australia by partnering with franchisees. The Corporate-Owned Stores segment manages fitness centers directly in the United States and Canada, ensuring consistent service and brand standards. The Equipment segment sells fitness equipment to franchisee-owned stores across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, supporting the operational needs of its franchise network. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Hampton, New Hampshire, Planet Fitness, Inc. maintains a commitment to providing accessible and affordable fitness options to a wide range of customers.



© 2025 WMDST — The World’s Most Dangerous Swing Trader. All rights reserved.