FA
First Advantage Corporation (FA)
Last Price$13.3(0.6%)
Market Cap$2,171.4M
P/EBITDA LTM
11.1x
5Y avg
11.4x
Specialty Business Services industry median
5.9x
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
5/10
101.6% undervalued

First Advantage Corporation P/EBITDA LTM

Annual
Quarterly
Daily
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Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23
P/EBITDA LTM
16.3x
8.3x
8.4x
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First Advantage Corporation (FA) P/EBITDA LTM 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 P/EBITDA LTM?

As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month P/EBITDA LTM is 11.1x, based on the financial report for Dec 30, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual P/EBITDA LTM for First Advantage Corporation have been 11.4x over the past three years, and 8.6x over the past five years.

2) Is First Advantage Corporation's P/EBITDA LTM Good?

As of today, First Advantage Corporation's P/EBITDA LTM is 11.1x, which is higher than industry median of 5.9x. It indicates that First Advantage Corporation's P/EBITDA LTM is Bad.

3) How does First Advantage Corporation's P/EBITDA LTM compare to its peers?

As of today, First Advantage Corporation's P/EBITDA LTM is 11.1x, which is lower than peer median of 11.2x. The list of peers includes CTAS, TRI, CBZ, RBA, UNF, ABM, MMS, ARMK, GPN, RTO.