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NASDAQ: FA
First Advantage Corp Stock

$17.56-0.56 (-3.09%)
Updated Nov 1, 2024
FA Price
$17.56
Fair Value Price
$23.11
Market Cap
$2.55B
52 Week Low
$12.46
52 Week High
$20.75
P/E
103.29x
P/B
2.8x
P/S
3.05x
PEG
0.88x
Dividend Yield
N/A
Revenue
$756.89M
Earnings
$24.54M
Gross Margin
49.5%
Operating Margin
8.16%
Profit Margin
3.2%
Debt to Equity
0.79
Operating Cash Flow
$161M
Beta
1.06
Next Earnings
Nov 12, 2024
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

FA Overview

First Advantage Corporation's product suite enables employers to perform pre-onboarding screening and post-onboarding monitoring. Its pre-onboarding products include criminal background checks, drug/health screening, extended workforce screening, FBI channeling, identity checks, and biometric fraud mitigation tools. Post-onboarding solutions include criminal records monitoring, healthcare sanctions, motor vehicle record checks, and social media monitoring. First Advantage was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Zen Score

Industry Average (33)
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Due Diligence Checks

FA ($17.56) is undervalued by 24.02% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $23.11 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, but does not have a significant margin of safety
Below Fair Value Valuation
FA ($17.56) is significantly undervalued by 24.02% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $23.11 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, which includes a healthy margin of safety
Significantly Below Fair Value Valuation
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Below Benjamin Graham Formula Value Valuation
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Valuation

FA fair value

Fair Value of FA stock based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)
Price
$17.56
Fair Value
$23.11
Undervalued by
24.02%
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Below Fair Value Valuation
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Below Benjamin Graham Formula Value Valuation

FA price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings
Company
103.29x
Industry
36.4x
Market
22.22x
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P/E vs Industry Valuation
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P/E vs Market Valuation

FA price to book (PB)

For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset
Company
2.8x
Industry
5.1x
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P/B vs Industry Valuation

FA price to earnings growth (PEG)

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PEG Value Valuation

FA's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$184.5M
Net Income
$1.9M
Profit Margin
1%
FA's Earnings (EBIT) of $61.77M... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$1.6B
Liabilities
$722.6M
Debt to equity
0.79
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
FA's long-term liabilities ($623.54M) exceed... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
$32.0M
Investing
-$6.8M
Financing
-$476.0k
FA's operating cash flow ($161.47M)... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Debt Coverage Financials

FA vs Specialty Business Service Stocks

TickerMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
FA$2.55B-3.09%103.29x2.80x
AZZ$2.31B+1.29%58.90x2.31x
ABM$3.33B+0.06%21.85x1.82x
UNF$3.35B+0.04%25.16x1.61x
CBZ$3.50B+1.12%29.53x3.92x

First Advantage Stock FAQ

What is First Advantage's quote symbol?

(NASDAQ: FA) First Advantage trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol FA. First Advantage stock quotes can also be displayed as NASDAQ: FA.

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What is the 52 week high and low for First Advantage (NASDAQ: FA)?

(NASDAQ: FA) First Advantage's 52-week high was $20.75, and its 52-week low was $12.46. It is currently -15.37% from its 52-week high and 40.93% from its 52-week low.

How much is First Advantage stock worth today?

(NASDAQ: FA) First Advantage currently has 145,407,414 outstanding shares. With First Advantage stock trading at $17.56 per share, the total value of First Advantage stock (market capitalization) is $2.55B.

First Advantage stock was originally listed at a price of $19.70 in Jun 23, 2021. If you had invested in First Advantage stock at $19.70, your return over the last 3 years would have been -10.86%, for an annualized return of -3.76% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is First Advantage's stock price per share?

(NASDAQ: FA) First Advantage stock price per share is $17.56 today (as of Nov 1, 2024).

What is First Advantage's Market Cap?

(NASDAQ: FA) First Advantage's market cap is $2.55B, as of Nov 2, 2024.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

First Advantage's market cap is calculated by multiplying FA's current stock price of $17.56 by FA's total outstanding shares of 145,407,414.
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