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First Advantage Corporation (FA) Stock

$19.04 +1.66% NASDAQ: FA Industrials

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$19.04
Market Cap$3.27B
P/E Ratio120.76
P/B Ratio2.36
P/S Ratio1.84
EPS (TTM)$-0.20
52-Week High$25.15
52-Week Low$8.82
Dividend Yield0.00%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE1.93%
ROA0.67%
ROCE5.09%
Gross Margin36.26%
Operating Margin9.95%
Net Margin1.51%
Debt/Equity1.58
Current Ratio2.44

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$712.0M$810.0M$764.0M$860.0M$1.6B
Operating Profit$64.0M$94.0M$82.0M$-62.0M$141.0M
Net Profit$16.0M$65.0M$37.0M$-110.0M$-35.0M
EPS$0.11$0.43$0.26$-0.74$-0.20
Op Margin9.0%11.6%10.7%-7.3%9.0%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$1.9B$1.9B$1.6B$3.9B$3.8B
Total Liabilities$754.0M$759.0M$724.0M$2.6B$2.5B
Cash$293.0M$392.0M$214.0M$169.0M$240.0M
Borrowings$555.0M$569.0M$568.0M$2.2B$2.1B

Latest News

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Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$149.0M$213.0M$163.0M$28.0M$195.0M
Investing Cash Flow$-96.0M$-77.0M$-95.0M$-1.7B$-108.0M
Financing Cash Flow$-6.0M$-62.0M$-56.0M$-53.0M$-4.0M
Net Cash Flow$140.0M$99.0M$-178.0M$-44.0M$71.0M
Free Cash Flow$125.0M$184.0M$135.0M$26.0M$141.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio0.10
EV / EBITDA11.35
FCF Yield7.89%
Quick Ratio2.50
Interest Coverage1.27
Return 1Y27.00%
Return 3Y52.00%
Return 5Y16.55%

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
EFXEquifax, Inc. $145.78 +0.16% 24.43 $17.13B 1.60%
MMSMaximus, Inc. $59.39 +1.05% 7.72 $3.12B 2.51%
ULSUL Solutions Inc. $70.00 -0.92% 26.29 $14.07B 0.88%

About First Advantage Corporation

First Advantage Corporation (FA) stock trades at $19.04 with a market capitalization of $3.27B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 120.76, price-to-book of 2.36, price-to-sales of 1.84. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $8.82 and $25.15, and currently trades 24.3% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, First Advantage Corporation generates a return on equity (ROE) of 1.93%, return on capital employed of 5.09%, an operating margin of 9.95%, a net profit margin of 1.51%.

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