First Advantage Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

First Advantage has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 38.7%, while the Professional Services industry saw earnings growing at 11% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 12.6% per year. First Advantage's return on equity is 4.1%, and it has net margins of 4.9%.

Key information

38.7%

Earnings growth rate

39.0%

EPS growth rate

Professional Services Industry Growth	11.0%
Revenue growth rate	12.6%
Return on equity	4.1%
Net Margin	4.9%
Next Earnings Update	09 May 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

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

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

First Advantage Corporation Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Mar 27

Are Investors Undervaluing First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA) By 46%?

Mar 24

First Advantage's (NASDAQ:FA) Robust Earnings Are Supported By Other Strong Factors

Nov 16

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

Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:FA Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses	R&D Expenses
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: FA has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: FA's current net profit margins (4.9%) are lower than last year (8%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: FA's earnings have grown significantly by 38.7% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: FA had negative earnings growth (-42.3%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Professional Services industry average (-3.4%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: FA's Return on Equity (4.1%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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First Advantage Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Key information

Recent past performance updates

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

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

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

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

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

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Recent updates

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

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

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

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 28%

First Advantage Corporation Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Are Investors Undervaluing First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ:FA) By 46%?

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 US$6.7m worth of stock

First Advantage's (NASDAQ:FA) Robust Earnings Are Supported By Other Strong Factors

First Advantage Corporation Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2021

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