FA
First Advantage Corporation (FA)
Last Price$13.3(0.6%)
Market Cap$2,171.4M
LTM Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
(4.1%)
5Y avg
3.1%
Specialty Business Services industry median
6.4%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
5/10
101.6% undervalued

First Advantage Corporation Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

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
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
0.0%
0.0%
6.1%
(6.7%)
3.6%
12.2%
1.1%
3.6%
5.1%
5.1%
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First Advantage Corporation (FA) Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) 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 Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)?

As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is (4.1%), based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for First Advantage Corporation have been 3.8% over the past three years, and 3.2% over the past five years.

2) Is First Advantage Corporation's Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Good?

As of today, First Advantage Corporation's Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is (4.1%), which is lower than industry median of 6.4%. It indicates that First Advantage Corporation's Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is Bad.

3) How does First Advantage Corporation's Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) compare to its peers?

As of today, First Advantage Corporation's Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is (4.1%), which is lower than peer median of 6.5%. The list of peers includes CTAS, TRI, RTO, MMS, UNF, ARMK, RBA, GPN, ABM, CBZ.