First Advantage Past Earnings Performance

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First Advantage has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 18.5%, while the Professional Services industry saw earnings growing at 14.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9.1% per year. First Advantage's return on equity is 0.5%, and it has net margins of 0.6%.

Key information

18.5%

Earnings growth rate

19.3%

EPS growth rate

Professional Services Industry Growth	14.5%
Revenue growth rate	9.1%
Return on equity	0.5%
Net Margin	0.6%
Last Earnings Update	30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How First Advantage makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:0MS Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses	R&D Expenses
30 Sep 24	756	5	120	50
30 Jun 24	757	25	117	50
31 Mar 24	758	32	130	49
31 Dec 23	764	37	117	49
30 Sep 23	774	43	118	50
30 Jun 23	779	49	116	50
31 Mar 23	796	54	116	51
31 Dec 22	810	65	117	52
30 Sep 22	810	60	119	52
30 Jun 22	797	59	119	50
31 Mar 22	770	48	113	49
31 Dec 21	712	16	108	46
30 Sep 21	656	31	97	45
30 Jun 21	600	12	89	42
31 Mar 21	530	-9	79	38
31 Dec 20	509	-47	78	35
31 Dec 19	482	34	85	33

Quality Earnings: 0MS has a large one-off loss of $33.5M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: 0MS's current net profit margins (0.6%) are lower than last year (5.5%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 0MS's earnings have grown by 18.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 0MS's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: 0MS had negative earnings growth (-88.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Professional Services industry average (-0.02%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: 0MS's Return on Equity (0.5%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/01/02 10:25
End of Day Share Price	2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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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.

Analyst	Institution
Manav Patnaik	Barclays
Jeffrey Silber	BMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Heather Balsky	BofA Global Research

First Advantage Past Earnings Performance

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Key information

Recent past performance updates

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: US$0.054 loss per share (vs US$0.075 profit in 3Q 2023)

First Advantage Corporation to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 12, 2024

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.033 (vs US$0.068 in 2Q 2023)

First Advantage Corporation to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 08, 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings released: US$0.02 loss per share (vs US$0.013 profit in 1Q 2023)

First Advantage Corporation to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 09, 2024

Recent updates

New minor risk - Earnings quality

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: US$0.054 loss per share (vs US$0.075 profit in 3Q 2023)

First Advantage Corporation (NasdaqGS:FA) completed the acquisition of Sterling Check Corp. (NasdaqGS:STER) from a group of shareholders.

First Advantage Corporation to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 12, 2024

First Advantage Corporation Promotes Joelle M. Smith to President, Effective September 16, 2024

New minor risk - Earnings quality

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.033 (vs US$0.068 in 2Q 2023)

First Advantage Corporation Reaffirms Standalone Earnings Guidance for the Full-Year of 2024

First Advantage Corporation to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 08, 2024

First Advantage Corporation Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings released: US$0.02 loss per share (vs US$0.013 profit in 1Q 2023)

First Advantage Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 07, 2024

First Advantage Corporation to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 09, 2024

First Advantage Corporation Introduces Next-Gen Rightid to Detect Job Applicant Fraud in Pre-Hire Process

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

First Advantage Corporation (NasdaqGS:FA) entered into an agreement to acquire Sterling Check Corp. (NasdaqGS:STER) from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and others for $1.7 billion.

First Advantage Corporation (NasdaqGS:FA) entered into an agreement to acquire Sterling Check Corp. (NasdaqGS:STER) from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and others for $1.7 billion.

First Advantage Corporation to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 29, 2024

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.075 (vs US$0.11 in 3Q 2022)

First Advantage Corporation Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

First Advantage Corporation to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 09, 2023

First Advantage Corporation (NasdaqGS:FA) acquired Infinite ID LLC for $41 million.

First Advantage Corporation (NasdaqGS:FA) acquired Infinite ID LLC.

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.068 (vs US$0.094 in 2Q 2022)

First Advantage Corporation Declares One-Time Special Dividend, Payable on August 31, 2023

First Advantage Corporation to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 09, 2023

First Advantage Corporation Reaffirms Revenue Guidance for 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.013 (vs US$0.086 in 1Q 2022)

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.43 (vs US$0.11 in FY 2021)

First Advantage Corporation to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 28, 2023

High number of new and inexperienced directors

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.11 (vs US$0.11 in 3Q 2021)

First Advantage Corporation Revised Revenue Guidance for the Full Year 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

First Advantage Corporation to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 08, 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.094 (vs US$0.029 in 2Q 2021)

First Advantage Corporation Revises Revenue Guidance for the Full Year 2022

First Advantage Corporation to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 04, 2022

First Advantage Corporation Announces the Appointment of Bridgett Price to the Board of Directors as an Independent Director and Member of the Audit Committee

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.086 (vs US$0.15 loss in 1Q 2021)

First Advantage Corporation Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022

High number of new and inexperienced directors

First Advantage Corporation to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 11, 2022

First Advantage Appoints Steven Marks as Chief Accounting Officer

First Advantage Corporation to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Mar 23, 2022

First Advantage Corporation (NasdaqGS:FA) acquired Business of Business of Form I-9 Compliance from Form I-9 Compliance.

High number of new and inexperienced directors

First Advantage Corporation (NasdaqGS:FA) completed the acquisition of Corporate Screening Services, Inc.

First Advantage Corporation (NasdaqGS:FA) completed the acquisition of MultiLatin Advisors, S.A. de C.V.

CEO & Director recently sold €5.8m worth of stock

First Advantage Corporation Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2021

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

Earnings and Revenue History

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Return on Equity

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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