Background screening provider First Advantage (NASDAQ: FA) will be reporting results tomorrow before the bell. Here’s what to look for.
First Advantage missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 3.4% last quarter, reporting revenues of $307.1 million, up 51.6% year on year. It was a disappointing quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ full-year EPS guidance estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting First Advantage’s revenue to grow 103% year on year to $344.4 million, a reversal from the 3.5% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.13 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. First Advantage has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates three times over the last two years.
Looking at First Advantage’s peers in the professional staffing & hr solutions segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. ManpowerGroup’s revenues decreased 7.1% year on year, beating analysts’ expectations by 2.9%, and Kforce reported a revenue decline of 6.2%, falling short of estimates by 1%. ManpowerGroup traded down 19.2% following the results while Kforce was also down 14.2%.
Read our full analysis of ManpowerGroup’s results here and Kforce’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the professional staffing & hr solutions segment, with share prices up 14.2% on average over the last month. First Advantage is up 13.7% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $16.57 (compared to the current share price of $14.82).
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