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First Advantage Corporation · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.

First Advantage reported revenues of $169.4 million and a net loss of $(2.9) million for Q1 2024. The company reaffirmed its full-year 2024 guidance. The acquisition of Sterling Check Corp. is progressing towards closing.

  • Revenues were $169.4 million.
  • Net loss was $(2.9) million, after $11.1 million of costs related to the acquisition of Sterling Check Corp.
  • Adjusted net income was $24.8 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $46.6 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$169M

Previous: $176M-3.5%
EPS

-$0.02

Previous: $0.19-110.5%
Adjusted EBITDA

$46.6M

Previous: $48.6M-4.1%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

27.5%

Previous: 27.7%-0.7%
Adjusted Net Income

$24.8M

Previous: $28.4M-12.6%
Adjusted Diluted EPS

$0.17

No prior period
Adjusted Operating Cash Flow

$38.9M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$321K

Previous: -$42K-664.3%
Free Cash Flow

-$3.23M

Previous: $1.88M-271.5%
Net Income

-$2.91M

Previous: $1.93M-251.1%
Operating Income

-$726K

Previous: $11.3M-106.4%
Gross Profit

$169M

Previous: $176M-3.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$245M

Previous: $400M-38.7%
Total Assets

$1.63B

Previous: $1.85B-11.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$4.75M

Previous: $2.06M+130.9%

Revenue & EPS history

First Advantage · Revenue · Quarterly

$169M

Q1 2024-3.5%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 8 of 15 quarters(53%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

First Advantage reaffirmed its full-year 2024 guidance ranges for Revenues of $750 million to $800 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $228 million to $248 million, Adjusted Net Income of $127 million to $142 million, and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.88 to $0.98.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+7.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

+6.8%

Avg return

5 days after

+7.3%

Avg return

30 days after

76%

19 / 25 earnings

Positive

+23.0%

Q1 2026

Best reaction

-12.4%

Q4 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+23.0%+21.3%+24.1%
Q4 2025+22.8%+24.3%+17.1%
Q3 2025+6.8%+2.8%+7.0%
Q1 2025+19.0%+19.1%+21.4%
Q4 2024-12.4%-25.7%-25.0%
Q3 2024-3.0%-5.8%+5.2%
Q2 2024+3.2%+5.0%+15.1%
Q1 2024-1.5%-0.7%+1.4%
Q4 2023-6.1%-4.6%-3.7%
Q3 2023+2.2%+5.2%+17.4%
Q2 2023+6.4%+7.1%-8.3%
Q1 2023+0.2%+4.8%+9.5%
Q4 2022+1.4%+2.7%+4.1%
Q3 2022+11.6%+18.4%+29.3%
Q2 2022-2.8%+2.5%-3.0%
Q1 2022-5.4%-1.9%-9.4%
Q4 2019+10.4%+11.0%+1.2%
Q4 2021+10.4%+11.0%+1.2%
Q3 2021+3.3%-4.9%-15.2%
Q3 2020+3.3%-4.9%-15.2%
Q4 2020+20.9%+16.5%+21.9%
Q1 2021+20.9%+16.5%+21.9%
Q2 2020+20.9%+16.5%+21.9%
Q2 2021+20.9%+16.5%+21.9%
Q1 2020+20.9%+16.5%+21.9%

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