PACIFIC HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION INC (PFHO) — payout ratio, three ways
Fiscal year ending 2025-12-31 · sector Health care · payout ratios computed from SEC filings, not taken from a data vendor.
| Basis | Payout | Why it differs |
|---|---|---|
| GAAP earnings | 2.6% | The figure most screeners publish. |
| Operating cash flow | 3.2% | Worse than the earnings figure, not better: operating cash flow absorbs working capital — inventory, receivables, payables — that earnings do not. |
| Free cash flow | 3.3% | What is left after maintaining the business. |
All bases agree, within a percentage point. No denominator flatters this dividend more than another; there is nothing here that a single headline figure would hide.
Coverage rating 79 / 100 — Adequate. ? Peer standing 49/50Direction 30/30Stability 0/20
Free cash flow payout, last 5 years
| Fiscal year | Payout |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 3.3% |
| 2023-12-31 | 140.1% |
| 2018-12-31 | 1.6% |
| 2016-12-31 | 0.2% |
| 2015-12-31 | 46.5% |
Among the 38 health care companies here, 97% pay out a larger share on this basis — this is comfortable for the sector.
The arithmetic
- GAAP earnings — dividends declared per share $0.00 ÷ diluted EPS $0.11
- Operating cash flow — dividends paid $0.0m ÷ operating cash flow $1.2m
- Free cash flow — dividends paid $0.0m ÷ (operating cash flow $1.2m − capex $0.0m)
Where the figures came from
- 10-K filed 2026-03-18 · accession
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Every one is public at sec.gov and free to check. That is the point — you should not have to take my word for any of it.
Caveats on this company
- DPS derived from dividends paid ($0.00); no per-share tag filed
Computed by an open pipeline reading SEC XBRL directly. If any number here looks wrong to you, tell me — that is more useful to me than agreement.