NASDAQ
FA
Last Price
US $21.58
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$3.7B
EPS
TTM
$0.15
PEG
TTM
0.13x
P/E
TTM
147.40x
P/S
TTM
2.23x
YIELD
0.00%
GROWTH
Revenue Y/Y
Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial risk - Cash flow debt coverage.
First Advantage Corporation cash flow to debt ratio of 9.34% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.
Financial stability - Healthy cash flow growth.
First Advantage Corporation's free cash flow has increased 432.08% from $26.48M last year to $140.87M, signaling increasing performance
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio.
First Advantage Corporation's debt to equity ratio is 1.57, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk. READ MORE: A ratio over 0.60 means the company finances its assets with debt, signaling financial risk. If ratio is negative, the company spent its own equity and risks bankruptcy
Financial stability - Healthy debt to equity ratio development.
First Advantage Corporation's debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 1.65 last year to 1.57 today, signaling strengthened financials
Financial risk - Net debt/EBITDA.
First Advantage Corporation has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 4.87x, which exceeds the 3.00x threshold, indicating high leverage and potential financial risk
Financial risk - ICR.
First Advantage Corporation's interest coverage ratio is 1.27, which means that the company struggles to meet interest obligations, signaling financial risk.
Financial stability - Profit margin growth.
First Advantage Corporation's profit margin has increased (-111.79%) in the last year from -12.82% to 1.51%, signaling increasing performance
Financial stability - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
First Advantage Corporation's short-term assets of $561.70M exceed its short-term liabilities of $230.46M
Decreasing performance - ROA.
First Advantage Corporation's return on assets of 0.00% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization
Decreasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
First Advantage Corporation's return on equity of 1.93%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance
Decreasing performance - Earnings quality.
First Advantage Corporation's operating cash flow is lower than its net income, indicating that earnings may not be fully backed by cash generation
Increasing performance - Earnings stability.
First Advantage Corporation had positive net income in 3.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Increasing performance - Free cash flow.
First Advantage Corporation has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Increasing performance - FCF yield.
First Advantage Corporation has a free cash flow yield of 3.81%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Increasing performance - Healthy earnings growth.
First Advantage Corporation's yearly earnings has increased -68.42% since last year from $-110.27M to $-34.82M, signaling increasing performance
Increasing performance - Healthy revenue growth.
First Advantage Corporation's yearly revenue has increased 83.02% since last year from $860.21M to $1.57G, signaling increasing performance
Decreasing performance - ROIC.
ROIC 3.42% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.
Increasing performance - 3-year revenue CAGR.
First Advantage Corporation's 3-year revenue CAGR of 24.80% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Increasing performance - Revenue consistency.
First Advantage Corporation had revenue growth in 4.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
First Advantage Corporation had positive ROE in 3.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Overvalued - DCF valuation.
First Advantage Corporation is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 15.67 based on Discounted Cash Flow model
Overvalued - Earnings yield.
First Advantage Corporation has an earnings yield of 0.68%, which is below the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings
Overvalued - EBITDA valuation.
First Advantage Corporation is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 16.59 based on EBITDA multiple model
Undervalued - EV/EBITDA.
First Advantage Corporation has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 14.61x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings
Undervalued - PEG ratio value.
First Advantage Corporation has a PEG-ratio under 1 which is considered undervalued
Undervalued - P/B ratio.
First Advantage Corporation has a price-to-book ratio of 2.86x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Undervalued - P/S ratio.
First Advantage Corporation has a price-to-sales ratio of 2.23x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
1.93%
Return on equity
ROIC: 3.42%
Valuation History
162.9X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 12.9X
Cash flow
Profit margin
25.33%
(FY vs FY)
EBITDA Y/Y
22.98%
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
32.47%
(FY vs FY)
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $21.58
-27.39%
Default assumptions
EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $21.58
-23.12%
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