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First Advantage DB:0MS Stock Report

Last Price

€18.30

Market Cap

€3.2b

7D

1.7%

1Y

19.6%

Updated

06 Feb, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

First Advantage Corporation

DB:0MS Stock Report

Market Cap: €3.2b

0MS Stock Overview

Provides employment background screening, identity, and verification solutions worldwide. More details

0MS fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth5/6
Past Performance1/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Trading at 54.2% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 78.72% per year

Risk Analysis

Shareholders have been diluted in the past year

Profit margins (0.6%) are lower than last year (5.5%)

Large one-off items impacting financial results


My Notes

Capture your thoughts, links and company narrative

First Advantage Corporation Competitors

Amadeus FiRe

XTRA:AAD

€440.0m

Bilfinger

XTRA:GBF

€1.8b

CEWE Stiftung KGaA

XTRA:CWC

€703.6m

Befesa

XTRA:BFSA

€872.8m

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for First Advantage
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$18.30
52 Week HighUS$18.90
52 Week LowUS$13.80
Beta1.2
1 Month Change6.40%
3 Month Change6.40%
1 Year Change19.61%
3 Year Change20.39%
5 Year Changen/a
Change since IPO15.09%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

0MSDE Professional ServicesDE Market
7D1.7%0.1%-0.2%
1Y19.6%-48.8%13.7%

Return vs Industry: 0MS exceeded the German Professional Services industry which returned -48.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 0MS exceeded the German Market which returned 13.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is 0MS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
0MS volatility
0MS Average Weekly Movement4.8%
Professional Services Industry Average Movement6.6%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market11.1%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market2.4%

Stable Share Price: 0MS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: 0MS's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
20025,000Scott Staplesfadv.com

First Advantage Corporation provides employment background screening, identity, and verification solutions worldwide. It offers pre-onboarding products and solutions, such as criminal background checks, drug/health screening, extended workforce screening, FBI channeling, identity checks and biometric fraud mitigation tools, education/work history verification, driver records and compliance, healthcare credentials, executive screening, and other screening products. The company also provides post-onboarding solutions, including criminal records monitoring, healthcare sanctions, motor vehicle records, social media screening, and global sanctions and licenses; and other products comprising fleet/vehicle compliance, hiring tax credits and incentives, resident/tenant screening, and investigative research.

First Advantage Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do First Advantage's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
0MS fundamental statistics
Market cap€3.22b
Earnings (TTM)€4.73m
Revenue (TTM)€728.67m

679.9x

P/E Ratio

4.4x

P/S Ratio

Is 0MS overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
0MS income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$755.64m
Cost of RevenueUS$381.73m
Gross ProfitUS$373.92m
Other ExpensesUS$369.01m
EarningsUS$4.91m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.028
Gross Margin49.48%
Net Profit Margin0.65%
Debt/Equity Ratio61.3%

How did 0MS perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/06 03:44
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/06 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

First Advantage Corporation is covered by 12 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Manav PatnaikBarclays
Jeffrey SilberBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Heather BalskyBofA Global Research