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First Advantage (FRA:0MS) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.10 (As of Jun. 10, 2024)


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What is First Advantage Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-10), First Advantage's current share price is €14.90. First Advantage's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €13.49. First Advantage's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.10.

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

FRA:0MS' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.65   Med: 0.91   Max: 1.37
Current: 1.1

During the past years, First Advantage's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.37. The lowest was 0.65. And the median was 0.91.

FRA:0MS's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
63.21% of 685 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.58 vs FRA:0MS: 1.10

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 PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

First Advantage's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €5.752. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is €13.49 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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First Advantage Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Advantage's Cyclically Adjusted PB 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 PB Ratio Chart

First Advantage Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 0.83 1.11

First Advantage Quarterly Data
Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB 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 0.89 0.99 0.90 1.11 1.09

Competitive Comparison of First Advantage's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

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

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

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



First Advantage Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

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

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=14.90/13.49
=1.10

* 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 Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, First Advantage's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=5.752/131.7762*131.7762
=5.752

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

First Advantage Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
200403 9.623 79.066 16.038
200406 9.786 80.037 16.112
200409 9.859 80.121 16.215
200412 13.423 80.290 22.031
200503 9.601 81.555 15.513
200506 10.527 82.062 16.904
200509 7.810 83.876 12.270
200512 8.892 83.032 14.112
200603 8.932 84.298 13.963
200606 8.605 85.606 13.246
200609 8.828 85.606 13.589
200612 8.734 85.142 13.518
200703 8.952 86.640 13.616
200706 9.240 87.906 13.851
200709 9.205 87.964 13.790
200712 10.266 88.616 15.266
200803 9.573 90.090 14.003
200806 9.634 92.320 13.751
200809 10.615 92.307 15.154
200812 11.103 88.697 16.496
200903 11.551 89.744 16.961
200906 11.055 91.003 16.008
200909 10.808 91.120 15.630
201912 -0.517 108.420 -0.628
202006 0.000 108.767 0.000
202009 0.000 109.815 0.000
202012 5.022 109.897 6.022
202103 4.424 111.754 5.217
202106 5.972 114.631 6.865
202109 6.195 115.734 7.054
202112 6.553 117.630 7.341
202203 6.803 121.301 7.390
202206 7.115 125.017 7.500
202209 7.649 125.227 8.049
202212 7.151 125.222 7.525
202303 7.034 127.348 7.279
202306 6.955 128.729 7.120
202309 5.730 129.860 5.815
202312 5.731 129.419 5.835
202403 5.752 131.776 5.752

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book 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  (FRA:0MS) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value 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 PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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First Advantage (FRA:0MS) Business Description

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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.

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