First Advantage vs Globant
FA and GLOB side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FA and GLOB compare
First Advantage grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.7% versus 1.6% for Globant).
Globant keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.2% compared with 2.5% at First Advantage.
First Advantage scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 7 for Globant), 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 | FA | GLOB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.7B | – |
| Share price | $21.55 | $46.34 |
| Change, 1 year | 63.5% | −27.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 16.4% | −84.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.29 | 1.59 |
| Employees | 9,500 | 29K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 | 3 |
| Health score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 86.2× | – |
| P/S | 2.2× | – |
| P/B | 2.8× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.7× | – |
| P/FCF | 15.6× | – |
| FCF yield | 6.4% | – |
| Fair value | $15.41 | – |
| Margin of safety | −39.8% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.7% (better) | 1.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 24.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −37.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −38.4% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 10.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 35.0% |
| Operating margin | 11.4% (better) | 7.0% |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 4.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 13.8% (better) | 11.5% |
| Return on equity | 3.3% | 5.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 4.2% | 5.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.50 | 0.18 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.69 | 0.72 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 4.2× |
| Current ratio | 2.45 (better) | 1.64 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.59 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 1.0% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 1.0% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 116% | 115% |
| Held by insiders | – | 4.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$276M | $386K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 26.4% |
Go deeper
- FA stock overview
- FA income statement
- FA valuation and score
- GLOB stock overview
- GLOB income statement
- GLOB valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.