ADV Fundamental Analysis - ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC

Fundamental Rating

ADV gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 95 industry peers in the Media industry. ADV may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. ADV has a valuation in line with the averages, but it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

ADV had negative earnings in the past year.

ADV had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.

In the past 5 years ADV reported 4 times negative net income.

Each year in the past 5 years ADV had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

ADV has a worse Return On Assets (-10.15%) than 67.37% of its industry peers.

ADV has a worse Return On Equity (-44.97%) than 65.26% of its industry peers.

ADV has a Return On Invested Capital (0.75%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

ADV had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 2.32%. This is significantly below the industry average of 8.50%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-10.15%
ROE	-44.97%
ROIC	0.75%

ROA(3y)-14.86%

ROA(5y)-9.29%

ROE(3y)-57.41%

ROE(5y)-35.33%

ROIC(3y)2.32%

ROIC(5y)2.29%

1.3 Margins

With a Operating Margin value of 0.69%, ADV is not doing good in the industry: 61.05% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ADV has declined.

ADV has a worse Gross Margin (14.22%) than 81.05% of its industry peers.

ADV's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	0.69%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	14.22%

OM growth 3Y-33.51%

OM growth 5Y-19.77%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-7.06%

GM growth 5Y-2.83%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), ADV is destroying value.

The number of shares outstanding for ADV has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.

ADV has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

ADV has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

ADV has an Altman-Z score of 0.23. This is a bad value and indicates that ADV is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

The Altman-Z score of ADV (0.23) is worse than 68.42% of its industry peers.

ADV has a Debt/Equity ratio of 2.43. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.

Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 2.43, ADV is doing worse than 73.68% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	2.43
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	0.23

ROIC/WACC0.12

WACC6.33%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.96 indicates that ADV should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

ADV has a better Current ratio (1.96) than 75.79% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 1.96 indicates that ADV should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

With a decent Quick ratio value of 1.96, ADV is doing good in the industry, outperforming 75.79% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.96
Quick Ratio	1.96

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for ADV have decreased strongly by -137.04% in the last year.

The Revenue has decreased by -9.81% in the past year.

ADV shows a decrease in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -1.18% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-137.04%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%92%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-9.81%

Revenue growth 3Y-0.33%

Revenue growth 5Y-1.18%

Sales Q2Q%0.04%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 83.12% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth

The Revenue is expected to grow by 1.43% on average over the next years.

EPS Next Y514.1%

EPS Next 2Y139.52%

EPS Next 3Y83.12%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year2.77%

Revenue Next 2Y-1.58%

Revenue Next 3Y1.43%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

ADV reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 3.85, the valuation of ADV can be described as very cheap.

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, ADV is valued cheaply inside the industry as 93.68% of the companies are valued more expensively.

Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 23.09, ADV is valued rather cheaply.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	3.85

4.2 Price Multiples

ADV's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. ADV is cheaper than 64.21% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	8.95

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.

ADV's earnings are expected to grow with 83.12% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y139.52%

EPS Next 3Y83.12%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

ADV does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC

NASDAQ:ADV (10/22/2025, 8:14:49 PM)

After market: 1.44 0 (0%)

1.44

-0.01 (-0.69%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorCommunication Services

GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment

GICS IndustryMedia

Earnings (Last)08-07 2025-08-07/bmo

Earnings (Next)11-11 2025-11-11/bmo

Inst Owners21.24%

Inst Owner Change-0.01%

Ins Owners2.22%

Ins Owner Change0.7%

Market Cap469.37M

Revenue(TTM)3.53B

Net Income(TTM)-307390000

Analysts74.29

Price Target2.89 (100.69%)

Short Float %8.23%

Short Ratio9.46

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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)-199.37%

Min EPS beat(2)-281.52%

Max EPS beat(2)-117.22%

EPS beat(4)0

Avg EPS beat(4)-128.87%

Min EPS beat(4)-281.52%

Max EPS beat(4)-25.74%

EPS beat(8)1

Avg EPS beat(8)-120.41%

EPS beat(12)4

Avg EPS beat(12)-90%

EPS beat(16)6

Avg EPS beat(16)-65.6%

Revenue beat(2)2

Avg Revenue beat(2)7.11%

Min Revenue beat(2)5.07%

Max Revenue beat(2)9.15%

Revenue beat(4)4

Avg Revenue beat(4)6.44%

Min Revenue beat(4)2.32%

Max Revenue beat(4)9.2%

Revenue beat(8)6

Avg Revenue beat(8)4.28%

Revenue beat(12)8

Avg Revenue beat(12)2.87%

Revenue beat(16)11

Avg Revenue beat(16)2.73%

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)0%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)62.07%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)36.67%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.19%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)7.47%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)5.32%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	3.85
P/S	0.13
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	0.69
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	8.95

EPS(TTM)-0.03

EYN/A

EPS(NY)0.37

Fwd EY25.95%

FCF(TTM)-0.16

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-0.02

OCFYN/A

SpS10.82

BVpS2.1

TBVpS-3.19

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Graham NumberN/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-10.15%
ROE	-44.97%
ROCE	0.95%
ROIC	0.75%
ROICexc	0.78%
ROICexgc	2.62%
OM	0.69%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	14.22%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-14.86%

ROA(5y)-9.29%

ROE(3y)-57.41%

ROE(5y)-35.33%

ROIC(3y)2.32%

ROIC(5y)2.29%

ROICexc(3y)2.44%

ROICexc(5y)2.39%

ROICexgc(3y)10.77%

ROICexgc(5y)15.83%

ROCE(3y)2.94%

ROCE(5y)2.9%

ROICexgc growth 3Y-36.7%

ROICexgc growth 5Y-21.71%

ROICexc growth 3Y-15.6%

ROICexc growth 5Y-7.39%

OM growth 3Y-33.51%

OM growth 5Y-19.77%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-7.06%

GM growth 5Y-2.83%

F-Score4

Asset Turnover1.16

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	2.43
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	7.27
Cap/Depr	23.24%
Cap/Sales	1.35%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.96
Quick Ratio	1.96
Altman-Z	0.23

F-Score4

WACC6.33%

ROIC/WACC0.12

Cap/Depr(3y)21.44%

Cap/Depr(5y)18.06%

Cap/Sales(3y)1.21%

Cap/Sales(5y)1.09%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-137.04%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%92%

EPS Next Y514.1%

EPS Next 2Y139.52%

EPS Next 3Y83.12%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-9.81%

Revenue growth 3Y-0.33%

Revenue growth 5Y-1.18%

Sales Q2Q%0.04%

Revenue Next Year2.77%

Revenue Next 2Y-1.58%

Revenue Next 3Y1.43%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-38.31%

EBIT growth 3Y-33.74%

EBIT growth 5Y-20.72%

EBIT Next Year108.27%

EBIT Next 3Y28.06%

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-133.13%

FCF growth 3Y-26.43%

FCF growth 5Y-17.52%

OCF growth 1Y-102.58%

OCF growth 3Y-9.6%

OCF growth 5Y-9.26%

ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC (ADV) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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