Pennant Group Inc/The
PNTGAbove valueExpectations · demandingHeld by 1 superinvestor.
SEC 10-K · fundamentals
Business quality
as of 2025-12-31- Revenue growth
- +36.3%
- Net margin
- 3.1%
- ROE
- 7.9%
- FCF margin
- 3.8%
Valuation · value band
Above fair value
Zero-growth floor
$4
Central IV
$4
Optimistic top
$5
Pennant Group Inc/The (PNTG): A conservative value band $4–$5 / sh (zero-growth floor to growth-capped optimistic top); central read about $4. Today’s price sits above that band (price $41 as of 2026-07-21).
The middle figure is the main read. The right end is the optimistic case under the same conservative caps — not an absolute ceiling.
Revenue growth 3% (lower of historical trend and fundamental cap, capped by moat) · moat 20 yr · discount 13.7% · Zero-growth downside $4
Price as of 2026-07-21 · yahoo · DGS10 4.6% @ 2026-07-20.
Method & numbers
Buybacks over the years shown roughly only offset stock-based-compensation dilution — read them as maintaining the share count, not a net return of capital.
Model cautions
- Owner-earnings yield diverges sharply from the 10-year Treasury (over 300 bps).
A conservative intrinsic-value band (zero-growth floor to growth-capped DCF) plus a tangible asset floor — not investment advice, not a buy/sell signal, and not a price target.
Owner-earnings DCF $3.30 – $4.89 · Greenwald zero-growth $5.19 · zero-growth base $5.19 · reproduction $3.88
Moat Franchise (via earnings growth) · terminal value 12% of present value · owner-earnings yield 1% vs 10Y 4.6%.
Graham earnings-power value (normalized NOPAT)$3.47 – $5.19 / sh
Normalized NOPAT = average operating margin over the years shown × latest-year revenue × (1 − normalized tax); then + D&A − maintenance capex (write A). Unlevered (pre-interest, attributable to all capital). Capitalized at the 9–11% rate band (read as a WACC proxy). Enterprise → equity bridge applied: + cash − total debt.
Years: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021
v1 simplifications: Maintenance capex (ok) deducted in full cash (write A): EPV = (NOPAT + D&A − maintenance capex) / WACC; no tax shield on the capex term. Share-based compensation is left as a real expense (not added back).
Buffett owner-earnings value$3.27 – $3.81 / sh
Owner earnings = average net income + average D&A − maintenance capex (zero-growth floor; no ΔNWC). Levered (starts from net income, already after interest — an equity-holder stream). Capitalized at the 12.1–14.1% band (9–11% base + 3.1pp leverage premium). No enterprise→equity bridge: the capitalized result is already equity value (subtracting debt would double-count interest).
Years: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021
v1 simplifications: Owner earnings = net income + D&A − maintenance capex (ok); the working-capital change is excluded (maintenance ΔNWC ≈ 0; growth ΔNWC is carried in growth value, not double-counted). One-time items are not separately normalized (multi-year averaging smooths them partially). Share-based compensation is left as a real expense (not added back); see the SBC/OE disclosure. Capitalized at the 9–11% base band plus a 3.1pp leverage premium (cost of equity rises with leverage — MM Proposition II). Net debt is about 9.3 years of owner earnings, adding 3.1pp of cost-of-equity risk premium.
Reproduction value = tangible net assets $137.01M = $3.88 / sh. Tangible net assets = shareholders' equity − goodwill − intangibles, ÷ diluted shares (no R&D history to capitalize).
Moat reading: Franchise test compares earnings power (EPV) against reproduction value on both AV_conservative (tangible + capitalized R&D) and AV_reproduction (conservative + acquired-reset proxy). Both must clear the franchise multiple for a moat signal; near it, a commodity; below it, value destruction. A directional reading, not a verdict.
Assumes a wide moat · competitive-advantage period ≈ 20 years (earnings intact, ROIC stable over history).
Growth value gated to zero — franchise via earnings-growth bypass; growth credit stays in the owner-earnings DCF only.
Window FY 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 · discount band 9%–11% · normalized tax 21% (Average effective tax rate over 5 year(s), capped at the statutory 21%.) · diluted shares.
Baseline 9%–11%, net debt ≈ 9.3 years of owner earnings → +3.1pp cost-of-equity premium → effective 12.1%–14.1%.
Owner-earnings DCF: growth g₁ 3% · OE FY 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 · Discount band: 12.24%–15.14% (DGS10 +4.5% to a 12% strict end, each +3.14pp for leverage premium, as of 2026-07-20). No enterprise→equity bridge: owner earnings already flow to shareholders (post-interest), so no net cash is added and no debt subtracted — matching the engine owner-earnings lamp.
What the price is betting
Today's price pencils in about over 30.0% (outside the usual range) a year in owner-earnings for the next few years. Revenue actually grew 18.5% a year.
The market wants it well ahead of its own track record.
Roughly, the price needs its historical revenue growth to run about 31 more years to hold up.
SEC 13F · holders
Superinvestors Holding This Security
1 holder · $48.2M combined · this quarter +0 opened / -0 exited
- Value$48.2MWeight (prev→now)0.0% → 1.2% ▲
SEC 13F · notes
Written summary
Written summary
Pennant Group Inc/The (PNTG) is held by 1 of the superinvestors tracked on Compounder, with a combined $48.2M in reported 13F value. The largest position belongs to Andrew Brenton, where it makes up 1.2% of the portfolio.
Over the latest quarter, 0 of the tracked filers opened a new position in PNTG, 1 added to existing ones, 0 trimmed, and 0 sold out entirely.
Holder counts and values reflect the most recent SEC Form 13F filings, through the quarter ended 2026-03-31. Source: SEC EDGAR. A 13F shows only long US-listed positions and can lag the real portfolio by up to 45 days, so this is disclosed long ownership, not a complete picture.
SEC 13F · co-ownership
Also held by these investors
Investors holding Pennant Group Inc/The (PNTG) also commonly hold →
- Bread Financial Holdings IncBFH1 holder
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- Euronet Worldwide IncEEFT1 holder
PNTG's price is not below its conservative value band. See current strike-zone stocks
Sources· SEC EDGAR 13F as of 2026-03-31 · filed 2026-05-15
Educational data only — not investment advice. 13F positions are self-reported and can lag up to 45 days.
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