Advantage Solutions vs RB Global
ADV and RBA side by side, both in miscellaneous business services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ADV and RBA compare
RB Global is the larger company, worth 43 times as much as Advantage Solutions ($16.6B against $388M).
RB Global grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.7% versus 2.2% for Advantage Solutions).
RB Global keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.0% compared with −7.6% at Advantage Solutions.
RB Global pays a dividend yielding 0.71%; Advantage Solutions does not pay one.
RB Global scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 5 for Advantage Solutions), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ADV | RBA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $388M | $16.6B |
| Share price | $30.23 | $89.69 |
| Change, 1 year | −11.1% | −10.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −86.5% | 20.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.22 | 0.53 |
| Employees | 73K | 8,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 38.5× |
| P/S | 0.1× (better) | 3.4× |
| P/B | – | 3.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.7× | 14.8× (better) |
| P/FCF | 3.3× (better) | 27.2× |
| FCF yield | 30.0% (better) | 3.7% |
| Fair value | $156.74 | $87.30 |
| Margin of safety | 80.7% (better) | −2.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.2% | 9.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.3% | 27.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 15.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 15.3% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 5.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 13.4% | – |
| Operating margin | −3.2% | 16.0% (better) |
| Net margin | −7.6% | 10.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 3.2% | 12.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 8.8% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 8.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.52 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 16.34 | 1.85 (better) |
| Interest coverage | −0.8× | 4.3× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.79 (better) | 1.31 |
| Altman Z-score | −0.10 | 2.34 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.71% |
| Buyback yield | 4.4% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.4% (better) | 0.71% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 32.5% | 98.3% |
| Held by insiders | 68.3% | 0.21% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $368K (better) | −$2.1M |
| Short interest, % of float | 13.8% | 8.9% |
Go deeper
- ADV stock overview
- ADV income statement
- ADV valuation and score
- RBA stock overview
- RBA income statement
- RBA valuation and score
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