Profitability
Weight: 25%
F
17
- 5yr Avg ROIC 2.6%
- 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
16
- 5yr Avg ROE 0.0%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 2.5%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
A+
94
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 25.3%
- 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%
F
17
- Net Debt / EBITDA 4.87x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 0.78x
- Altman Z-Score 1.43
Stability
Weight: 5%
D
37
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.96
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5
- Piotroski F-Score 5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.2 of 2 gurus held; 1 new buy; 1 added.
- Holders
- 2 +1
- Avg Δ position
- +67.2%
- New buys
- 1
- Full exits
- 0
- Laffont new
- Greenblatt increased +67%