Dividend compounder review
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First Advantage Corp · NASDAQ · US
Industrials · Specialty Business Services
Score48.55/100
Confidence100.00/100
DecisionReject
RatingAvoid
Quality breakdown
Dividend Reliability
2.5 / 25
Payment history, cuts, growth, and regularity.
Dividend Sustainability
18.5 / 20
Payout, free cash flow, dividend cover, and debt.
Business Quality
13.0 / 25
Scale, cash generation, growth, margins, and returns.
Valuation Discipline
4.5 / 15
Yield, P/E, and price stretch versus long-term trend.
Long-Term Trend
10.0 / 15
Trend line, long return history, and drawdown control.
Dividend and business context
Dividend Years1
Dividend Yield9.10%
Payout Ratio0.0%
Dividend Cut 5YNo
Net Income$-34.8M
Free Cash Flow$140.9M
FCF Covers DividendYes
Debt / Equity1.60
P/E329.8
Revenue Growth 5Y25.3%
Net Margin0.5%
ROE0.7%
Price vs Trend23.2%
3Y Return29.4%
5Y Return-10.8%
CurrencyUSD
Review flags
Dividend history is short: 1 completed years.
Dividend yield is unusually high at 9.1%; possible value trap.
Activity record
Dividend yield is unusually high at 9.1%; possible value trap.
Recorded dividend payment for First Advantage Corp.