ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC (ADV) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:ADV • US00791N1028

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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.
  • ADV had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • ADV had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
  • In the past 5 years ADV always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
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

  • ADV's Return On Assets of -8.15% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ADV is outperformed by 60.00% of its industry peers.
  • The Return On Equity of ADV (-41.11%) is worse than 60.00% of its industry peers.
  • ADV has a Return On Invested Capital of 0.54%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ADV outperforms 47.78% of its industry peers.
  • ADV had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 2.21%. This is significantly below the industry average of 7.63%.
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

  • The Operating Margin of ADV (0.45%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • 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 78.89% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ADV has declined.
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

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so ADV is destroying value.
  • ADV has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • ADV has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for ADV is higher compared to a year ago.
ADV Yearly Shares OutstandingADV Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2M 4M 6M 8M 10M
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

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.20, we must say that ADV is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • ADV's Altman-Z score of 0.20 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ADV is outperformed by 67.78% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of ADV is 194.16, which is on the high side as it means it would take ADV, 194.16 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • ADV has a Debt to FCF ratio of 194.16. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ADV outperforms 48.89% of its industry peers.
  • ADV has a Debt/Equity ratio of 3.00. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • ADV has a Debt to Equity ratio of 3.00. This is in the lower half of the industry: ADV underperforms 73.33% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 3
Debt/FCF 194.16
Altman-Z 0.2
ROIC/WACC0.08
WACC6.42%
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

  • A Current Ratio of 2.25 indicates that ADV has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 2.25, ADV is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 80.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ADV has a Quick Ratio of 2.25. This indicates that ADV is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • With an excellent Quick ratio value of 2.25, ADV belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 81.11% of the companies in the same industry.
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

  • ADV shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -357.00%.
  • Looking at the last year, ADV shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -0.66% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 2.34% on average over the past years.
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

  • ADV is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 39.42% yearly.
  • ADV is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 0.91% yearly.
EPS Next Y156.93%
EPS Next 2Y62.48%
EPS Next 3Y39.42%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year0.93%
Revenue Next 2Y0.69%
Revenue Next 3Y0.42%
Revenue Next 5Y0.91%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
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 5 -5 10 -10 15

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4. ADV Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for ADV. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 5.12 indicates a rather cheap valuation of ADV.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ADV indicates a rather cheap valuation: ADV is cheaper than 90.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ADV to the average of the S&P500 Index (38.68), we can say ADV is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 5.12
ADV Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsADV Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ADV is valued a bit cheaper than 70.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Free Cash Flow ratio as ADV.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 50.57
EV/EBITDA 8.59
ADV Per share dataADV EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 100 200

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 39.42% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y62.48%
EPS Next 3Y39.42%

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5. ADV Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • ADV does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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ADV Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC

NASDAQ:ADV (4/21/2026, 12:00:24 PM)

33.28

-0.48 (-1.42%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)03-03
Earnings (Next)05-13
Inst Owners22.95%
Inst Owner Change-100%
Ins Owners2.39%
Ins Owner Change0.34%
Market Cap435.97M
Revenue(TTM)3.54B
Net Income(TTM)-227.74M
Analysts76.67
Price Target28.69 (-13.79%)
Short Float %N/A
Short Ratio0.55
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)1306.25%
PT rev (3m)954.67%
EPS NQ rev (1m)175%
EPS NQ rev (3m)450%
EPS NY rev (1m)1594.74%
EPS NY rev (3m)2120.69%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.47%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.17%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 5.12
P/S 0.12
P/FCF 50.57
P/OCF 7.09
P/B 0.79
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 8.59
EPS(TTM)-11.42
EYN/A
EPS(NY)6.5
Fwd EY19.54%
FCF(TTM)0.66
FCFY1.98%
OCF(TTM)4.7
OCFY14.11%
SpS270.43
BVpS42.29
TBVpS-67.09
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number0 (-100%)
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 0.2
F-Score5
WACC6.42%
ROIC/WACC0.08
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 Y156.93%
EPS Next 2Y62.48%
EPS Next 3Y39.42%
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 3Y0.42%
Revenue Next 5Y0.91%
EBIT growth 1Y39.1%
EBIT growth 3Y-16.81%
EBIT growth 5Y3.33%
EBIT Next Year457.84%
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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