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ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC (ADV) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:ADV - Nasdaq - US00791N1028 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

1.455  -0.04 (-3%)

Fundamental Rating

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ADV gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 97 industry peers in the Media industry. Both the profitability and financial health of ADV have multiple concerns. 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

In the past year ADV has reported negative net income.
ADV had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
ADV had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
ADV had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
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 0 -500M -1B

1.2 Ratios

ADV's Return On Assets of -12.54% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ADV is outperformed by 72.16% of its industry peers.
ADV's Return On Equity of -54.31% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ADV is outperformed by 72.16% of its industry peers.
With a Return On Invested Capital value of 0.76%, ADV perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 43.30% of the companies in the same industry.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for ADV is significantly below the industry average of 7.56%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -12.54%
ROE -54.31%
ROIC 0.76%
ROA(3y)-14.86%
ROA(5y)-9.29%
ROE(3y)-57.41%
ROE(5y)-35.33%
ROIC(3y)2.32%
ROIC(5y)2.29%
ADV Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICADV Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -20 -40 -60 -80 -100

1.3 Margins

The Operating Margin of ADV (0.70%) is worse than 60.82% of its industry peers.
ADV's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 14.09%, ADV is doing worse than 83.51% of the companies in the same industry.
ADV's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 0.7%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 14.09%
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%
ADV Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsADV Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10 -10 20 -20 -30

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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.
ADV has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, ADV has less shares outstanding
Compared to 1 year ago, ADV has a worse debt to assets ratio.
ADV Yearly Shares OutstandingADV Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 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 2B 4B 6B

2.2 Solvency

ADV has an Altman-Z score of 0.24. This is a bad value and indicates that ADV is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
ADV has a Altman-Z score of 0.24. This is in the lower half of the industry: ADV underperforms 68.04% of its industry peers.
ADV has a debt to FCF ratio of 239.31. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as ADV would need 239.31 years to pay back of all of its debts.
ADV's Debt to FCF ratio of 239.31 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ADV outperforms 49.48% of its industry peers.
ADV has a Debt/Equity ratio of 2.39. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
ADV has a Debt to Equity ratio of 2.39. This is in the lower half of the industry: ADV underperforms 75.26% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.39
Debt/FCF 239.31
Altman-Z 0.24
ROIC/WACC0.12
WACC6.29%
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 1B 2B 3B

2.3 Liquidity

ADV has a Current Ratio of 1.99. This is a normal value and indicates that ADV is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
ADV has a Current ratio of 1.99. This is in the better half of the industry: ADV outperforms 69.07% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 1.99 indicates that ADV should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
With a decent Quick ratio value of 1.99, ADV is doing good in the industry, outperforming 70.10% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.99
Quick Ratio 1.99
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 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

ADV shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -172.22%.
ADV shows a very negative growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has decreased by -13.44%.
The Revenue has been decreasing by -1.18% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-172.22%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-320%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-13.44%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.33%
Revenue growth 5Y-1.18%
Sales Q2Q%-6.51%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 86.09% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
Based on estimates for the next years, ADV will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 1.89% on average per year.
EPS Next Y403%
EPS Next 2Y139.52%
EPS Next 3Y86.09%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-2.42%
Revenue Next 2Y-1.35%
Revenue Next 3Y1.89%
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.
ADV Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesADV Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 1B 2B 3B 4B
ADV Yearly EPS VS EstimatesADV Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 0.2 0.4 0.6

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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.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 3.89, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of ADV.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ADV indicates a rather cheap valuation: ADV is cheaper than 93.81% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 36.52, ADV is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 3.89
ADV Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsADV Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 20 30 40

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ADV is valued a bit cheaper than 61.86% of the companies in the same industry.
ADV's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is in line with the industry average.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 67.28
EV/EBITDA 8.97
ADV Per share dataADV EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The 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 86.09% 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 3Y86.09%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for ADV!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

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ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC

NASDAQ:ADV (7/18/2025, 2:06:31 PM)

1.455

-0.04 (-3%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorCommunication Services
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)05-12 2025-05-12/bmo
Earnings (Next)08-05 2025-08-05/bmo
Inst Owners21.67%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners2.2%
Ins Owner Change1.84%
Market Cap471.87M
Analysts74.29
Price Target2.89 (98.63%)
Short Float %9.3%
Short Ratio12.66
Dividend
Industry RankSector 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)-153.63%
Min EPS beat(2)-281.52%
Max EPS beat(2)-25.74%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-189.7%
Min EPS beat(4)-360.55%
Max EPS beat(4)-25.74%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)-104.64%
EPS beat(12)4
Avg EPS beat(12)-80.52%
EPS beat(16)6
Avg EPS beat(16)-58.91%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)3.7%
Min Revenue beat(2)2.32%
Max Revenue beat(2)5.07%
Revenue beat(4)4
Avg Revenue beat(4)7.85%
Min Revenue beat(4)2.32%
Max Revenue beat(4)14.81%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)2.94%
Revenue beat(12)7
Avg Revenue beat(12)2.02%
Revenue beat(16)11
Avg Revenue beat(16)2.49%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-29.17%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)21.05%
EPS NY rev (1m)-16.67%
EPS NY rev (3m)-27.71%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-2.6%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.36%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 3.89
P/S 0.13
P/FCF 67.28
P/OCF 7.7
P/B 0.68
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 8.97
EPS(TTM)-0.26
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.37
Fwd EY25.68%
FCF(TTM)0.02
FCFY1.49%
OCF(TTM)0.19
OCFY12.99%
SpS10.87
BVpS2.14
TBVpS-3.3
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -12.54%
ROE -54.31%
ROCE 0.96%
ROIC 0.76%
ROICexc 0.79%
ROICexgc 2.84%
OM 0.7%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 14.09%
FCFM 0.2%
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%
ROICexcg growth 3Y-36.7%
ROICexcg 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-Score6
Asset Turnover1.17
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.39
Debt/FCF 239.31
Debt/EBITDA 7.3
Cap/Depr 26.69%
Cap/Sales 1.54%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 26.89%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.99
Quick Ratio 1.99
Altman-Z 0.24
F-Score6
WACC6.29%
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)-172.22%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-320%
EPS Next Y403%
EPS Next 2Y139.52%
EPS Next 3Y86.09%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-13.44%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.33%
Revenue growth 5Y-1.18%
Sales Q2Q%-6.51%
Revenue Next Year-2.42%
Revenue Next 2Y-1.35%
Revenue Next 3Y1.89%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-54.14%
EBIT growth 3Y-33.74%
EBIT growth 5Y-20.72%
EBIT Next Year109.3%
EBIT Next 3Y29.57%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-95.35%
FCF growth 3Y-26.43%
FCF growth 5Y-17.52%
OCF growth 1Y-67.46%
OCF growth 3Y-9.6%
OCF growth 5Y-9.26%