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

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -8.15%, ADV is in line with its industry, outperforming 41.30% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ADV has a Return On Equity (-41.11%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • 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 6.77%.
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.
  • ADV has a worse Gross Margin (13.95%) than 78.26% of its industry peers.
  • 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

  • ADV has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • ADV has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for ADV has been reduced compared to 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 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 0.15. This is a bad value and indicates that ADV is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 0.15, ADV is doing worse than 66.30% of the companies in the same industry.
  • 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.
  • With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 194.16, ADV perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 46.74% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 3.00 is on the high side and indicates that ADV has dependencies on debt 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 71.74% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 3
Debt/FCF 194.16
Altman-Z 0.15
ROIC/WACC0.1
WACC5.54%
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.
  • ADV has a Current ratio of 2.25. This is amongst the best in the industry. ADV outperforms 82.61% 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 Quick ratio of 2.25. This is amongst the best in the industry. ADV outperforms 83.70% 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.
  • The Revenue has decreased by -0.66% in the past year.
  • 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

  • ADV is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 36.40% yearly.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 0.91% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y183.98%
EPS Next 2Y72.41%
EPS Next 3Y36.4%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year0.08%
Revenue Next 2Y0.65%
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 0.2 -0.2 0.4 -0.4 0.6

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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.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 2.07, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of ADV.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, ADV is valued cheaply inside the industry as 96.74% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 23.72, ADV is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 2.07
ADV Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsADV Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ADV is valued a bit cheaper than 78.26% 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 30.19
EV/EBITDA 7.76
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

  • 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 (3/19/2026, 8:00:01 PM)

After market: 0.7943 0 (-0.04%)

0.7946

-0.02 (-2.6%)

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 Change0.31%
Market Cap260.24M
Revenue(TTM)3.54B
Net Income(TTM)-227.74M
Analysts76.67
Price Target2.04 (156.73%)
Short Float %8.78%
Short Ratio11.39
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)-29.41%
EPS NQ rev (1m)100%
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)24.59%
EPS NY rev (3m)31.03%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.47%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.47%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-1.01%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.01%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 2.07
P/S 0.07
P/FCF 30.19
P/OCF 4.23
P/B 0.47
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 7.76
EPS(TTM)-0.46
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.38
Fwd EY48.3%
FCF(TTM)0.03
FCFY3.31%
OCF(TTM)0.19
OCFY23.64%
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 0.15
F-Score5
WACC5.54%
ROIC/WACC0.1
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 Year0.08%
Revenue Next 2Y0.65%
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%

ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC / ADV Fundamental Analysis FAQ

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The financial health rating of ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC (ADV) is 4 / 10.