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How First Advantage Corporation stacks up
FA · against 2,393 other Industrials companies
Valuation
36/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #1,521 of 2,394 · scores higher than 36% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score240 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including FA · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 36?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly because of its earnings yield, which is weaker than most Industrials peers.
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 77% of peers. Earnings yield: 0.7% vs peer median 3.8%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 5.2% vs peer median 6.9%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 63% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 6.6% vs peer median 3.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = FA, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | FA | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 2,368 reported | 0.6% | 3.8% | 23% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 2,432 reported | 7.6% | 7.0% | 54% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 795 reported | 5.2% | 3.7% | 63% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 2,381 reported | 34.6% | 50.5% | 35% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around FA| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 704.9B KRW (≈$508M) | 100 | 66 | |
| 1 | 18.14T KRW (≈$13.1B) | 100 | 76 | |
| 1 | 281.4B KRW (≈$203M) | 100 | 38 | |
| 1 | 4.69T KRW (≈$3.4B) | 100 | 59 | |
| 1 | 42.1B TRY (≈$1.3B) | 100 | 58 | |
| 1,521 | 2.02T JPY (≈$13.8B) | 36 | 27 | |
| 1,521 | 417M USD | 36 | 55 | |
| 1,521 | 1.2B USD | 36 | 28 | |
| 1,521 | 297.1B SEK (≈$29.7B) | 36 | 53 | |
| 1,521 | 3.7B USD | 36 | 48 | |
| 1,521 | 320.9B INR (≈$3.9B) | 36 | 37 | |
| 1,521 | 1.9B CHF (≈$2.2B) | 36 | 54 | |
| 1,521 | 126.9B SEK (≈$12.7B) | 36 | 51 | |
| 1,521 | 18.4B USD | 36 | 57 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score