Profitability
Weight: 25%
F
20
- 5yr Avg ROIC 3.5%
- Operating Margin Trend -1.89 pp/yr
FA
First Advantage Corporation
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for platform & compounding fcf businesses.
⚠ 2 of the last 5 fiscal years showed negative net income — AlphaQuality will not grade above F for persistent unprofitability in a platform & compounding fcf business.
Grade overrides the 30.0 pillar composite — hard gates always win.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
F
12
- 5yr Avg ROE -0.4%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 3.2%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
A+
96
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 21.9%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 53.7%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
B
73
- 5yr FCF Margin 14.0%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 4.75x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
C
52
- Net Debt / EBITDA -0.61x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 0.78x
- Altman Z-Score 1.24
Stability
Weight: 5%
C-
44
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.96
- Piotroski F-Score 7
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.Not enough curated-guru data to call a flow.
- Greenblatt new