FA
First Advantage Corporation (FA)
Last Price$13.3(0.6%)
Market Cap$2,171.4M
LTM EBITDA margin
(8.1%)
5Y avg
24.4%
Specialty Business Services industry median
9.4%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
5/10
101.6% undervalued

First Advantage Corporation EBITDA margin

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
FA
Industrials
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Dec'04Dec'05Dec'06Dec'07Dec'08Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23
EBITDA margin
12.5%
19.3%
19.4%
7.4%
14.8%
24.7%
17.5%
27.4%
28.7%
27.6%
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First Advantage Corporation (FA) EBITDA margin comparison analysis

FA key stats

USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
Dec'04Dec'05Dec'06Dec'07Dec'08Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23
% growth
266.5
0.0%
643.7
141.5%
817.6
27.0%
842.9
3.1%
780.0
(7.5%)
481.8
(38.2%)
509.2
5.7%
712.3
39.9%
810.0
13.7%
763.8
(5.7%)
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)105.5231.6291.3281.8282.7245.3433.1352.2408.9386.8
% margin
161.1
60.4%
412.1
64.0%
526.2
64.4%
561.2
66.6%
497.3
63.8%
236.4
49.1%
76.1
14.9%
360.1
50.6%
401.1
49.5%
377.0
49.4%
Operating Expenses140.4314.1405.9443.6403.7144.377.2296.3306.8295.5
Research & Development Expenses (R&D)0.00.00.00.00.033.235.445.551.949.3
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A)127.8286.5366.7401.5274.485.177.2108.0116.6116.7
20.7
7.8%
98.0
15.2%
120.4
14.7%
20.2
2.4%
71.8
9.2%
92.2
19.1%
(1.1)
(0.2%)
63.8
9.0%
94.3
11.6%
81.5
10.7%
Interest Income30.00.00.02.00.90.90.60.29.20.0
Interest Expense2.20.06.410.62.552.048.025.19.233.0
Pre-tax Income18.4102.4117.2209.370.241.1(96.2)24.985.148.5
% effective tax rate
7.8
42.1%
43.5
42.5%
47.8
40.7%
84.1
40.2%
37.1
52.8%
6.9
16.8%
(12.2)
12.7%
8.9
35.6%
20.5
24.1%
11.2
23.1%
% margin
10.7
4.0%
58.4
9.1%
66.2
8.1%
138.1
16.4%
34.9
4.5%
34.3
7.1%
(84.0)
(16.5%)
16.1
2.3%
64.6
8.0%
37.3
4.9%
EPS0.851.101.152.350.590.22(0.55)0.110.430.26
Diluted EPS0.851.091.142.340.590.22(0.55)0.110.430.26
% margin
33.2
12.5%
124.4
19.3%
158.6
19.4%
62.3
7.4%
115.3
14.8%
119.1
24.7%
89.0
17.5%
195.1
27.4%
232.5
28.7%
211.0
27.6%

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1) What is First Advantage Corporation's EBITDA margin?

As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month EBITDA margin is (8.1%), based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual EBITDA margin for First Advantage Corporation have been 27.8% over the past three years, and 25.6% over the past five years.

2) Is First Advantage Corporation's EBITDA margin Good?

As of today, First Advantage Corporation's EBITDA margin is (8.1%), which is lower than industry median of 9.4%. It indicates that First Advantage Corporation's EBITDA margin is Bad.

3) How does First Advantage Corporation's EBITDA margin compare to its peers?

As of today, First Advantage Corporation's EBITDA margin is (8.1%), which is lower than peer median of 16.9%. The list of peers includes GPN, TRI, RBA, CTAS, RTO, UNF, MMS, CBZ, ARMK, ABM.