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First Advantage (First Advantage) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 1.04 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is First Advantage Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-29), First Advantage's current share price is $16.64. First Advantage's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $15.96. First Advantage's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 1.04.

The historical rank and industry rank for First Advantage's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FA' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.61   Med: 0.86   Max: 1.21
Current: 1.03

During the past years, First Advantage's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 1.21. The lowest was 0.61. And the median was 0.86.

FA's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
55.04% of 685 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 0.89 vs FA: 1.03

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

First Advantage's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.390. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is $15.96 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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First Advantage Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Advantage's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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.

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First Advantage Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

First Advantage Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 0.80 1.04

First Advantage Quarterly Data
Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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 0.80 0.86 0.94 0.85 1.04

Competitive Comparison of First Advantage's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, First Advantage's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, First Advantage's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Advantage's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



First Advantage Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

First Advantage's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=16.64/15.96
=1.04

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, First Advantage's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=1.39/129.4194*129.4194
=1.390

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

First Advantage Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
200312 14.577 77.758 24.262
200403 2.691 79.066 4.405
200406 3.118 80.037 5.042
200409 2.675 80.121 4.321
200412 2.473 80.290 3.986
200503 2.731 81.555 4.334
200506 3.070 82.062 4.842
200509 3.149 83.876 4.859
200512 2.744 83.032 4.277
200603 3.361 84.298 5.160
200606 3.541 85.606 5.353
200609 3.646 85.606 5.512
200612 3.200 85.142 4.864
200703 3.486 86.640 5.207
200706 3.535 87.906 5.204
200709 3.705 87.964 5.451
200712 2.838 88.616 4.145
200803 3.415 90.090 4.906
200806 3.280 92.320 4.598
200809 3.163 92.307 4.435
200812 3.249 88.697 4.741
200903 3.406 89.744 4.912
200906 2.972 91.003 4.227
200909 2.822 91.120 4.008
201912 0.000 108.420 0.000
202006 0.808 108.767 0.961
202009 1.052 109.815 1.240
202012 0.000 109.897 0.000
202103 1.016 111.754 1.177
202106 1.291 114.631 1.458
202109 1.266 115.734 1.416
202112 1.396 117.630 1.536
202203 1.246 121.301 1.329
202206 1.323 125.017 1.370
202209 1.352 125.227 1.397
202212 1.416 125.222 1.463
202303 1.194 127.348 1.213
202306 1.275 128.729 1.282
202309 1.384 129.860 1.379
202312 1.390 129.419 1.390

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


First Advantage  (NAS:FA) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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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