ProService Building Services Marketplace (LSE:PRO) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.07 (As of Dec. 2022) — 94% Below Median

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What is ProService Building Services Marketplace Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

ProService Building Services Marketplace LSE:PRO -8.14% Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.07 as of Dec. 2022, which is 94% below its 10-year median of 1.25. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 593 Business Services companies, ProService Building Services Marketplace ranks better than 99.49% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

ProService Building Services Marketplace's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2022 was £0.07. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.31.


The historical rank and industry rank for ProService Building Services Marketplace's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:PRO' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.27   Med: 1.25   Max: 258.69
Current: 0.27


During the past 12 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of ProService Building Services Marketplace was 258.69. The lowest was 0.27. And the median was 1.25.


LSE:PRO's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
99.49% of 593 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 12.13 vs LSE:PRO: 0.27

ProService Building Services Marketplace's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Sep. 2025 was £-0.01. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was £-0.01. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is At Loss.

ProService Building Services Marketplace's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Sep. 2025 was £-0.00. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was £-0.00. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is At Loss.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


ProService Building Services Marketplace Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


ProService Building Services Marketplace Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for ProService Building Services Marketplace's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

ProService Building Services Marketplace Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

ProService Building Services Marketplace Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.11 0.27 0.16 0.14 0.07

ProService Building Services Marketplace Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Sep25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.07 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00

LSE:PRO vs URI, SUNB, AER: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, ProService Building Services Marketplace's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


ProService Building Services Marketplace Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, ProService Building Services Marketplace's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ProService Building Services Marketplace's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



ProService Building Services Marketplace Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

ProService Building Services Marketplace's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 20.5
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 40.8
Change In Deferred Tax -3.9
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 5.8
Change In Working Capital 2.0
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 724.0

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. ProService Building Services Marketplace's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2022 was £20.5 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. ProService Building Services Marketplace's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2022 was £40.8 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. ProService Building Services Marketplace's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2022 was £-3.9 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = £5.8 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

ProService Building Services Marketplace's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = £5.8 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. ProService Building Services Marketplace's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2022 was £2.0 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. ProService Building Services Marketplace's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2022 was 723.950 Mil.

ProService Building Services Marketplace's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2022 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 20.477 +40.808+-3.946
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-5.796+2.027)/723.950
=0.07

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=0.022/0.07
=0.31

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.07 mean?
ProService Building Services Marketplace (LSE:PRO) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.07 as of Dec. 2022. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on ProService Building Services Marketplace. This is 94% below median its historical median of 1.25. Over the past decade, ProService Building Services Marketplace's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 0.27 to 258.69. According to the industry distribution chart, ProService Building Services Marketplace ranks #3 out of 593 companies in the Business Services industry, placing it in the top 0.5%.
Is ProService Building Services Marketplace's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
ProService Building Services Marketplace's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.07 is 94% below median its 10-year median of 1.25. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.27 to a high of 258.69. The Business Services industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 12.13. ProService Building Services Marketplace's value of 0.07 is 99.4% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, ProService Building Services Marketplace ranks #3 out of 593 companies in the Business Services industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers.
How does ProService Building Services Marketplace's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to URI and SUNB?
According to the Business Services industry distribution chart, ProService Building Services Marketplace ranks #3 out of 593 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places ProService Building Services Marketplace in the top 1% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 12.13. ProService Building Services Marketplace's value of 0.07 is 99.4% below this benchmark. Historically, ProService Building Services Marketplace's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 0.27 to 258.69 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.25 vs. the industry median of 12.13, ProService Building Services Marketplace has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Business Services company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Business Services companies is 12.13, based on 593 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. ProService Building Services Marketplace's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.07 is 99.4% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on ProService Building Services Marketplace. For the Business Services industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 12.13 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. ProService Building Services Marketplace's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.07, which is 94% below median its own 10-year median of 1.25. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is ProService Building Services Marketplace stock overvalued right now?
ProService Building Services Marketplace (LSE:PRO) has a current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.07. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.07, which is 94% below median its 10-year median of 1.25 and 99.4% below the Business Services industry median of 12.13. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For ProService Building Services Marketplace (LSE:PRO), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.07 as of Dec. 2022. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

ProService Building Services Marketplace Business Description

Other Exchanges PROl:UKHG3:Germany
Address Mosley Road, Building 2, Think Park, Manchester, GBR, M17 1FQ
ProService Building Services Marketplace PLC formerly HSS Hire Group PLC is a provider of equipment hire services in the UK and Ireland. The company operates through two divisions: ProService and Operations. ProService offers a wide range of solutions to the building services market. Operations provides tool and equipment hire services in the UK, supplying a range of customers who require equipment.