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 25

Recent updates

First Advantage: Sterling Acquisition Leads To Leveraged Balance Sheet, Poor Returns

Nov 12

With First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Aug 07

Does First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Jun 25

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA)?

Jun 01

First Advantage Corporation Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now

May 12

Market Participants Recognise First Advantage Corporation's (NASDAQ:FA) Earnings

Apr 23

Is There An Opportunity With First Advantage Corporation's (NASDAQ:FA) 38% Undervaluation?

Mar 30

Sterling Check Is An Attractive Merger Arbitrage

Mar 19

Why First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA) Could Be Worth Watching

Feb 29

First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA) Shares Could Be 50% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Dec 05

Returns On Capital At First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Have Stalled

Oct 23

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA)?

Jul 31

Is Now The Time To Put First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) On Your Watchlist?

Jul 13

First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Apr 06

Are Investors Undervaluing First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA) By 48%?

Mar 19

Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA)

Dec 19

The Price Is Right For First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA)

Dec 01

First Advantage: Leading Player With Good Long-Term Growth Prospects

Sep 28

First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Aug 31

First Advantage GAAP EPS of $0.09 in-line, revenue of $201.6M beats by $1.73M

Aug 04

Financial 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).

First Advantage Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 3/6

Key information

Recent financial health updates

First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Does First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Recent updates

Consensus revenue estimates increase by 13%, EPS downgraded

New minor risk - Earnings quality

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

First Advantage: Sterling Acquisition Leads To Leveraged Balance Sheet, Poor Returns

Advisor notifies of intention to sell stock

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

First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

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

Are Investors Undervaluing First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA) By 47%?

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

CFO & Executive VP exercised options and sold US$995k worth of stock

There May Be Some Bright Spots In First Advantage's (NASDAQ:FA) Earnings

New minor risk - Earnings quality

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

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

With First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

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

Does First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA)?

First Advantage Corporation Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now

First Advantage Corporation Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

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

Market Participants Recognise First Advantage Corporation's (NASDAQ:FA) Earnings

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

Is There An Opportunity With First Advantage Corporation's (NASDAQ:FA) 38% Undervaluation?

Sterling Check Is An Attractive Merger Arbitrage

Price target increased by 10% to US$17.92

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

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 27%

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

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.

Why First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA) Could Be Worth Watching

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

First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA) Shares Could Be 50% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 20%

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

First Advantage Corporation Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Returns On Capital At First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Have Stalled

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.

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 11%

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

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

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA)?

Is Now The Time To Put First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) On Your Watchlist?

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

President of Data exercised options and sold US$86k worth of stock

First Advantage Corporation Reaffirms Revenue Guidance for 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Are Investors Undervaluing First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA) By 48%?

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

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

Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA)

The Price Is Right For First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA)

Price target decreased to US$15.44

High number of new and inexperienced directors

Price target decreased to US$17.25

First Advantage Corporation Revised Revenue Guidance for the Full Year 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

First Advantage: Leading Player With Good Long-Term Growth Prospects

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

First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Second quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

First Advantage Corporation Revises Revenue Guidance for the Full Year 2022

First Advantage GAAP EPS of $0.09 in-line, revenue of $201.6M beats by $1.73M

Price target decreased to US$24.94

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

Consensus forecasts updated