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First Advantage (First Advantage) Cash-to-Debt : 0.43 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is First Advantage Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. First Advantage's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.43.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, First Advantage couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024.

The historical rank and industry rank for First Advantage's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

FA' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15   Med: 0.5   Max: 0.71
Current: 0.43

During the past 13 years, First Advantage's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.71. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.50.

FA's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
64.12% of 1062 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1 vs FA: 0.43

First Advantage Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Advantage's Cash-to-Debt can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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First Advantage Cash-to-Debt Chart

First Advantage Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.15 0.20 0.53 0.69 0.38

First Advantage Quarterly Data
Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cash-to-Debt Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.71 0.71 0.30 0.38 0.43

Competitive Comparison of First Advantage's Cash-to-Debt

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, First Advantage's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


First Advantage's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, First Advantage's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Advantage's Cash-to-Debt falls into.



First Advantage Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

First Advantage's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

First Advantage's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


First Advantage  (NAS:FA) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.


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First Advantage (First Advantage) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Concourse Parkway Northeast, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328
First Advantage Corp is a leading global provider of employment background screening and verification solutions. The company delivers innovative services and insights that help its customers manage risk and hire the best talent. The Company has two reportable segments, Americas and International. The Americas segment provides technology solutions for screening, verifications, safety, and compliance in the United States, Canada, and Latin America markets. and the International segment provides technology solutions for screening, verifications, safety, and compliance outside of the Americas.
Executives
Silver Lake Group, L.l.c. director, 10 percent owner 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Joelle M Smith officer: See Remarks C/O FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION, 1 CONCOURSE PARKWAY NE, SUITE 200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Bret T Jardine officer: See Remarks 100 CARILLON PARKWAY, ST. PETERSBURG FL 33716
Bridgett R Price director C/O FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION, 1 CONCOURSE PARKWAY NE, SUITE 200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Steven Irwin Marks officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION, 1 CONCOURSE PARKWAY NE, SUITE 200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Slta V (gp), L.l.c. director, 10 percent owner C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Joseph K. Jaeger officer: President, Americas C/O FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION, 1 CONCOURSE PARKWAY NE, SUITE 200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Scott Staples director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION, 1 CONCOURSE PARKWAY NE, SUITE 200, ATLANTA GA 30328
David L Gamsey officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer
Joseph Osnoss director C/O SILVER LAKE EUROPE LLP, BROADBENT HOUSE, 65 GROSVENOR STREET, LONDON X0 W1K 3JH
Silver Lake Technology Associates V, L.p. director, 10 percent owner C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Fastball Holdco Gp, Llc 10 percent owner C/O SILVER LAKE, 2776 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Fastball Holdco, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O SILVER LAKE, 2776 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
John Rudella director C/O SILVER LAKE, 2776 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Slp Fastball Aggregator, L.p. director, 10 percent owner C/O SILVER LAKE, 2776 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025