ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC (ADV) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:ADV • US00791N1028

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21.75 USD
+2.56 (+13.34%)
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This ADV fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. ADV Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • ADV had negative earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year ADV had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • ADV had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
  • Each year in the past 5 years ADV had a positive operating cash flow.
ADV Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFADV Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -500M -1B

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -8.15%, ADV is in line with its industry, outperforming 41.76% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -41.11%, ADV is in line with its industry, outperforming 43.96% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Return On Invested Capital of ADV (0.54%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for ADV is below the industry average of 6.74%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -8.15%
ROE -41.11%
ROIC 0.54%
ROA(3y)-6.78%
ROA(5y)-10.36%
ROE(3y)-30.17%
ROE(5y)-42.23%
ROIC(3y)2.21%
ROIC(5y)2.62%
ADV Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICADV Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -20 -40 -60 -80 -100

1.3 Margins

  • ADV has a Operating Margin (0.45%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ADV has remained more or less at the same level.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 13.95%, ADV is doing worse than 78.02% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ADV's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 0.45%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 13.95%
OM growth 3Y-13.02%
OM growth 5Y0.97%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.51%
GM growth 5Y-6.13%
ADV Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsADV Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 -10 20 -20 -30

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2. ADV Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), ADV is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, ADV has more shares outstanding
  • ADV has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, ADV has a worse debt to assets ratio.
ADV Yearly Shares OutstandingADV Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M
ADV Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsADV Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B

2.2 Solvency

  • ADV has an Altman-Z score of 1.99. This is not the best score and indicates that ADV is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • The Altman-Z score of ADV (1.99) is better than 69.23% of its industry peers.
  • ADV has a debt to FCF ratio of 194.16. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as ADV would need 194.16 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • ADV has a Debt to FCF ratio (194.16) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • ADV has a Debt/Equity ratio of 3.00. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • ADV's Debt to Equity ratio of 3.00 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ADV is outperformed by 71.43% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 3
Debt/FCF 194.16
Altman-Z 1.99
ROIC/WACC0.07
WACC8.02%
ADV Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFADV Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B

2.3 Liquidity

  • ADV has a Current Ratio of 2.25. This indicates that ADV is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • ADV has a better Current ratio (2.25) than 80.22% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 2.25 indicates that ADV has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • ADV has a better Quick ratio (2.25) than 81.32% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.25
Quick Ratio 2.25
ADV Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesADV Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

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3. ADV Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for ADV have decreased strongly by -357.00% in the last year.
  • ADV shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -0.66%.
  • ADV shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 2.34% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-357%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-544.44%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-0.66%
Revenue growth 3Y-4.36%
Revenue growth 5Y2.34%
Sales Q2Q%4.47%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, ADV will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 36.40% on average per year.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, ADV will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 0.91% on average per year.
EPS Next Y183.98%
EPS Next 2Y72.41%
EPS Next 3Y36.4%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year0.93%
Revenue Next 2Y0.69%
Revenue Next 3Y2.38%
Revenue Next 5Y0.91%

3.3 Evolution

  • The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
ADV Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesADV Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 1B 2B 3B 4B
ADV Yearly EPS VS EstimatesADV Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0 -2 -4 -6 -8

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4. ADV Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • ADV reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 56.67, which means the current valuation is very expensive for ADV.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ADV is on the same level as its industry peers.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ADV to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.84), we can say ADV is valued expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 56.67
ADV Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsADV Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 20 -20 40 -40

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of ADV is on the same level as its industry peers.
  • ADV's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is in line with the industry average.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 826.28
EV/EBITDA 39.2
ADV Per share dataADV EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 -2 4 6 8 10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • ADV's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as ADV's earnings are expected to grow with 36.40% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y72.41%
EPS Next 3Y36.4%

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5. ADV Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for ADV!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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ADV Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC

NASDAQ:ADV (4/2/2026, 8:07:04 PM)

21.75

+2.56 (+13.34%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)03-03
Earnings (Next)05-11
Inst Owners20.99%
Inst Owner Change-0.37%
Ins Owners2.2%
Ins Owner Change0.34%
Market Cap7.12B
Revenue(TTM)3.54B
Net Income(TTM)-227.74M
Analysts76.67
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %N/A
Short Ratio11.26
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-264.64%
Min EPS beat(2)-460.04%
Max EPS beat(2)-69.24%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-232%
Min EPS beat(4)-460.04%
Max EPS beat(4)-69.24%
EPS beat(8)0
Avg EPS beat(8)-180.43%
EPS beat(12)2
Avg EPS beat(12)-136.28%
EPS beat(16)5
Avg EPS beat(16)-98.86%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)1.09%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.07%
Max Revenue beat(2)4.26%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)4.1%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2.07%
Max Revenue beat(4)9.15%
Revenue beat(8)7
Avg Revenue beat(8)5.38%
Revenue beat(12)8
Avg Revenue beat(12)3.03%
Revenue beat(16)10
Avg Revenue beat(16)2.37%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-25%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)24.59%
EPS NY rev (3m)31.03%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)1.18%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.47%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.17%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.17%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 56.67
P/S 2.01
P/FCF 826.28
P/OCF 115.77
P/B 12.86
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 39.2
EPS(TTM)-0.46
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.38
Fwd EY1.76%
FCF(TTM)0.03
FCFY0.12%
OCF(TTM)0.19
OCFY0.86%
SpS10.82
BVpS1.69
TBVpS-2.68
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -8.15%
ROE -41.11%
ROCE 0.68%
ROIC 0.54%
ROICexc 0.6%
ROICexgc 1.84%
OM 0.45%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 13.95%
FCFM 0.24%
ROA(3y)-6.78%
ROA(5y)-10.36%
ROE(3y)-30.17%
ROE(5y)-42.23%
ROIC(3y)2.21%
ROIC(5y)2.62%
ROICexc(3y)2.4%
ROICexc(5y)2.77%
ROICexgc(3y)9.01%
ROICexgc(5y)14.87%
ROCE(3y)2.8%
ROCE(5y)3.31%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-14.13%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-8.11%
ROICexc growth 3Y-1.3%
ROICexc growth 5Y22.67%
OM growth 3Y-13.02%
OM growth 5Y0.97%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.51%
GM growth 5Y-6.13%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover1.27
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 3
Debt/FCF 194.16
Debt/EBITDA 7.61
Cap/Depr 26.16%
Cap/Sales 1.49%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 28.19%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 2.25
Quick Ratio 2.25
Altman-Z 1.99
F-Score5
WACC8.02%
ROIC/WACC0.07
Cap/Depr(3y)24.37%
Cap/Depr(5y)20.7%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.37%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.2%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-357%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-544.44%
EPS Next Y183.98%
EPS Next 2Y72.41%
EPS Next 3Y36.4%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-0.66%
Revenue growth 3Y-4.36%
Revenue growth 5Y2.34%
Sales Q2Q%4.47%
Revenue Next Year0.93%
Revenue Next 2Y0.69%
Revenue Next 3Y2.38%
Revenue Next 5Y0.91%
EBIT growth 1Y39.1%
EBIT growth 3Y-16.81%
EBIT growth 5Y3.33%
EBIT Next Year495.78%
EBIT Next 3Y88.33%
EBIT Next 5Y47.32%
FCF growth 1Y-77.17%
FCF growth 3Y-52.57%
FCF growth 5Y-51.3%
OCF growth 1Y-33.9%
OCF growth 3Y-20.25%
OCF growth 5Y-29.19%

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