First Advantage Corp. () Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

Buy

Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is First Advantage Corp. ?

Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 5.35 times

Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 162.57%

With a growth in Operating Profit of 31.38%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26

The company has declared positive results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 225.08 MM
NET SALES(9M) At USD 1,214.37 MM has Grown at 41.07%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -2.45% (YoY)

With ROCE of 4.47%, it has a attractive valuation with a 1.20 Enterprise value to Capital Employed

The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -0.48%, its profits have fallen by -455.2%

High Institutional Holdings at 100%

These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

Overall Portfolio exposure to First Advantage Corp. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Miscellaneous should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Miscellaneous)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is First Advantage Corp. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

First Advantage Corp.

-0.48%

0.00

56.25%

S&P 500

20.78%

1.56

13.28%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

25.33%

EBIT Growth (5y)

162.57%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

1.93

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

3.29

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

1.54

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.44

Tax Ratio

0.48%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

4.34%

ROE (avg)

2.44%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

NA (Loss Making)

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.48

EV to EBIT

26.82

EV to EBITDA

9.72

EV to Capital Employed

1.20

EV to Sales

2.41

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

4.47%

ROE (Latest)

-1.55%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

16What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 225.08 MM

NET SALES(9M)

At USD 1,214.37 MM has Grown at 41.07%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -2.45% (YoY

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD -0.7 MM has Grown at 97.74%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD -0.46 MM has Grown at 98.62%

-2What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(9M)

At USD 113.67 MM has Grown at 33.88%

Here's what is working for First Advantage Corp.

Net Sales

At USD 1,214.37 MM has Grown at 41.07%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 225.08 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD -0.7 MM has Grown at 97.74%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD -0.46 MM has Grown at 98.62%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -2.45% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for First Advantage Corp.

Interest

At USD 113.67 MM has Grown at 33.88%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)