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First Advantage Corporation

$19.64 +$0.46 (+2.40%) 1D After hours

Key Metrics

$3.29B
Market cap
385.35×
P/E · TTM
$1.61B
Revenue · TTM
$8.54M
Net income
EPS · TTM $0.05
Dividend yield
Free cash flow $216.13M
Beta · 1Y 0.63
EBITDA · TTM $117.02M
Gross margin

The Story So Far

LAST 6 MONTHS PRIMARY SOURCES ONLY
  • Jul 27
    Money has been moving out of its sector (Technology).

    Technology has run -4.1 points vs SPY over four weeks, ranking 8→2→11→7 of 11 sectors — this stock trades inside that current.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION MAP, LIVE ↗
  • Jul 16
    Money rotated out of high-beta cohorts market-wide.

    High-beta names lagged the blue-chips by 18.6 points over ten sessions around this date. Stocks in that cohort weren't falling alone — they fell together.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION GAUGE, LIVE
  • May 7
    The stock moved +23.1% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, May 7
  • Feb 26
    The stock moved +22.8% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, Feb 26
  • Feb 23
    From its Feb 2 high, the share price fell 35%.

    Peak close $13.70 on Feb 2; trough close $8.95 on Feb 23. The drawdown is the fact — the chapters around it are the context.

    RECEIPT: PRICE SERIES, PEAK-TO-TROUGH -35%

The story updates itself as events post · The wolf reports; you decide

Snapshot

Market cap$3.29B
Enterprise value$5.12B
Shares outstanding171.5M
52-wk range$8.82 – $22.78
Avg volume · 20D671.9K
Net cash −$1.83B
Book value / share$7.49
IndustryServices-Computer Processing & Data Preparation
ExchangeNASDAQ
About First Advantage Corporation
IPO dateJun 23, 2021
Employees9500

First Advantage Corp is a provider of software and data in the Human Resources technology industry. The company provides end-to-end identity solutions, criminal background screening, credential verifications, drug and health screening, and continuous risk monitoring.

Wolf Grade COMING SOON

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Valuation

P/E385.35
P/S2.05
P/FCF15.22
EV/EBITDA43.76
EV/Sales3.19
Graham №$2.89

Profitability

Gross
Operating 0.3%
Net 0.5%
FCF 13.5%
ROE / ROIC 0.7% · 0.3%

Financial Health

Current ratio2.65
Quick ratio
Debt / equity1.59
Debt / EBITDA 17.58
Net cash −$1.83B
Working capital$335.82M

Cash Flow · TTM

Operating CF $225.09M
Capex −$8.96M
Free cash flow $216.13M
Buybacks
Dividends paid
Shareholder yield

Piotroski F-Score

5 / 9
Middling fundamentals · 5 of 9 signals passing

Altman Z-Score

1.3
Distress zone (< 1.81) · elevated risk

Graham Number vs Price

$2.89 vs $19.64
Trades 6.8× above classic defensive value — priced for growth
Fundamentals through 2026-03-31 · computed by TickerWolf from SEC filings