First Advantage Corporation

NasdaqGS:FA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.0b

First Advantage Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

First Advantage's CEO is Scott Staples, appointed in Apr 2017, has a tenure of 7.58 years. total yearly compensation is $705.00K, comprised of 85.1% salary and 14.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.2% of the company’s shares, worth $66.96M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.9 years and 3.4 years respectively.

Key information

Scott Staples

Chief executive officer

US$705.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage85.1%
CEO tenure7.6yrs
CEO ownership2.2%
Management average tenure2.9yrs
Board average tenure3.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

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

Nov 12

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

Oct 23
First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

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

Sep 16
Are Investors Undervaluing First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA) By 47%?

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

Aug 15
There May Be Some Bright Spots In First Advantage's (NASDAQ:FA) Earnings

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

Aug 07
With First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

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

Jun 25
Does First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

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

Jun 01
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

May 12
First Advantage Corporation Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now

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

Apr 23
Market Participants Recognise First Advantage Corporation's (NASDAQ:FA) Earnings

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

Mar 30
Is There An Opportunity With First Advantage Corporation's (NASDAQ:FA) 38% Undervaluation?

Sterling Check Is An Attractive Merger Arbitrage

Mar 19

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

Feb 29
Why First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA) Could Be Worth Watching

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

Dec 05
First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA) Shares Could Be 50% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

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

Oct 23
Returns On Capital At First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Have Stalled

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

Jul 31
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?

Jul 13
Is Now The Time To Put First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) On Your Watchlist?

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

Apr 06
First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

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

Mar 19
Are Investors Undervaluing First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA) By 48%?

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

Dec 19
Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA)

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

Dec 01
The Price Is Right For First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA)

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

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

Aug 04

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Scott Staples's remuneration changed compared to First Advantage's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$5m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$25m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$32m

Dec 31 2023US$705kUS$600k

US$37m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$43m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$49m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$54m

Dec 31 2022US$758kUS$600k

US$65m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$60m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$59m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$48m

Dec 31 2021US$7mUS$600k

US$16m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$31m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$12m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$9m

Dec 31 2020US$6mUS$450k

-US$47m

Compensation vs Market: Scott's total compensation ($USD705.00K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.63M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Scott's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Scott Staples (59 yo)

7.6yrs

Tenure

US$704,996

Compensation

Mr. Scott Staples serves as the Chief Executive Officer of First Advantage Corporation since April 2017 and serves as it’s Director. Mr. Staples Co-Founded MindTree Limited in 1999 and served as its Presid...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Scott Staples
CEO & Director7.6yrsUS$705.00k2.2%
$ 67.0m
Joelle Smith
Presidentless than a yearUS$533.96k0.025%
$ 752.5k
Bret Jardine
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary13.8yrsUS$561.56k0.0031%
$ 94.9k
David Gamsey
Advisorno dataUS$576.78k0.35%
$ 10.6m
Steven Marks
Chief Accounting Officer & CFO2.8yrsno data0.0084%
$ 256.3k
Stephanie Gorman
Vice President of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Mariah Mellor
Director of Corporate Communicationsno datano datano data
Michael Pilnick
Chief Human Resources Officerno datano datano data
Rolf Bezemer
Executive VP & GM Internationalno datano datano data
Kari Marquis
Chief Revenue Officer1.8yrsno datano data
Douglas Nairne
Chief Operations Officer – International3.1yrsno data0.013%
$ 382.5k
Victor Sachs
Senior Vice President of Customer Service & Digital Transformation3.1yrsno datano data

2.9yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: FA's management team is considered experienced (2.9 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Scott Staples
CEO & Directorno dataUS$705.00k2.2%
$ 67.0m
Joseph Osnoss
Independent Chairman4.8yrsno data0.067%
$ 2.0m
Judith Sim
Independent Director3.4yrsUS$253.44k0.020%
$ 615.7k
James Clark
Independent Director3.4yrsUS$238.44k0.020%
$ 605.0k
John Rudella
Independent Director4.8yrsno data0.0088%
$ 268.2k
Bianca Stoica
Independent Director4.8yrsno data0.0045%
$ 137.4k
Susan Bell
Independent Director3.4yrsUS$260.94k0.020%
$ 615.7k
Bridgett Price
Independent Director2.4yrsUS$248.44k0.011%
$ 324.4k

3.4yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: FA's board of directors are considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).