First Advantage Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 3/6
First Advantage has a total shareholder equity of $920.7M and total debt of $564.8M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 61.3%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $1.7B and $736.4M respectively. First Advantage's EBIT is $81.2M making its interest coverage ratio 2. It has cash and short-term investments of $307.4M.
Key information
61.3%
Debt to equity ratio
US$564.83m
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 2x |
| Cash | US$307.39m |
| Equity | US$920.71m |
| Total liabilities | US$736.42m |
| Total assets | US$1.66b |
Recent financial health updates
First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Oct 23
Does First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Jun 25Recent updates
First Advantage: Larger Scale Doesn't Mean Much If Growth Is Poor
Nov 26First Advantage: Sterling Acquisition Leads To Leveraged Balance Sheet, Poor Returns
Nov 12First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Oct 23Are Investors Undervaluing First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA) By 47%?
Sep 16There May Be Some Bright Spots In First Advantage's (NASDAQ:FA) Earnings
Aug 15With First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For
Aug 07Does First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Jun 25Is It Too Late To Consider Buying First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA)?
Jun 01First Advantage Corporation Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now
May 12Market Participants Recognise First Advantage Corporation's (NASDAQ:FA) Earnings
Apr 23Is There An Opportunity With First Advantage Corporation's (NASDAQ:FA) 38% Undervaluation?
Mar 30Sterling Check Is An Attractive Merger Arbitrage
Mar 19Why First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA) Could Be Worth Watching
Feb 29First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA) Shares Could Be 50% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Dec 05Returns On Capital At First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Have Stalled
Oct 23Is Now The Time To Look At Buying First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA)?
Jul 31Is Now The Time To Put First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) On Your Watchlist?
Jul 13First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively
Apr 06Are Investors Undervaluing First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA) By 48%?
Mar 19Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA)
Dec 19The Price Is Right For First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA)
Dec 01First Advantage: Leading Player With Good Long-Term Growth Prospects
Sep 28First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns
Aug 31First Advantage GAAP EPS of $0.09 in-line, revenue of $201.6M beats by $1.73M
Aug 04Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: FA's short term assets ($467.0M) exceed its short term liabilities ($121.4M).
Long Term Liabilities: FA's short term assets ($467.0M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($615.1M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: FA's net debt to equity ratio (28%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if FA's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: FA's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (30.2%).
Interest Coverage: FA's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (2x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 02:14 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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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 |
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| Manav Patnaik | Barclays |
| Jeffrey Silber | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Heather Balsky | BofA Global Research |