Some May Be Optimistic About First Advantage's (NASDAQ:FA) Earnings [Yahoo! Finance]
First Advantage Corporation (FA)
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However, our analysis suggests that the soft headline numbers are getting counterbalanced by some positive underlying factors. See our latest analysis for First Advantage One key financial ratio used to measure how well a company converts its profit to free cash flow (FCF) is the accrual ratio . To get the accrual ratio we first subtract FCF from profit for a period, and then divide that number by the average operating assets for the period. This ratio tells us how much of a company's profit is not backed by free cashflow. As a result, a negative accrual ratio is a positive for the company, and a positive accrual ratio is a negative. While having an accrual ratio above zero is of little concern, we do think it's worth noting when a company has a relatively high accrual ratio. To quote a 2014 paper by Lewellen and Resutek, "firms with higher accruals tend to be less profitable in the future". For the year to September 2024, First Advantage had an accrual ratio of -0.11. That in
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- First Advantage Co. (NYSE: FA) had its "overweight" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Barclays PLC. They now have a $22.00 price target on the stock.MarketBeat
- First Advantage Co. (NYSE: FA) is now covered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada. They set an "outperform" rating and a $22.00 price target on the stock.MarketBeat
- First Advantage Corp (FA) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Strategic Acquisition and Strong ... [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- First Advantage Co. (NYSE: FA) had its "hold" rating re-affirmed by analysts at Needham & Company LLC.MarketBeat
- First Advantage Co. (NYSE: FA) had its "outperform" rating re-affirmed by analysts at William Blair.MarketBeat
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Earnings
- 11/12/24 - Beat
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Sec Filings
- 11/20/24 - Form 4
- 11/18/24 - Form 4
- 11/18/24 - Form 4
- FA's page on the SEC website