Advantage Solutions vs Zhihu
ADV and ZH 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 ZH compare
Advantage Solutions grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.9% versus −23.6% for Zhihu).
Advantage Solutions scores higher on the StockData Score (5 against 2 for Zhihu), 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 | ZH |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $391M | – |
| Share price | $30.51 | $2.66 |
| Change, 1 year | −6.1% | −35.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −84.4% | −94.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.20 | 1.14 |
| Employees | 73K | 269 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.1× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 32.2× | – |
| P/FCF | 3.7× | – |
| FCF yield | 26.8% | – |
| Fair value | $150.28 | – |
| Margin of safety | 79.7% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.9% (better) | −23.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.3% | 15.2% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 13.1% | 59.9% (better) |
| Operating margin | −4.1% (better) | −18.5% |
| Net margin | −8.9% | – |
| FCF margin | 2.9% (better) | −13.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.01 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 25.22 | – |
| Interest coverage | −1.0× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.81 | 3.73 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −0.16 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 4.9% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.9% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 32.5% | 4.8% |
| Held by insiders | 68.3% | 24.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $368K (better) | −$1.0K |
| Short interest, % of float | 15.0% | – |
Go deeper
- ADV stock overview
- ADV income statement
- ADV valuation and score
- ZH stock overview
- ZH income statement
- ZH valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.