Open the filing on EDGARFirst Advantage Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results
Delivers Strong Third Quarter Results and Refines Full Year 2025 Guidance
Third Quarter 2025 Highlights
Revenues of $409.2 million
Net Income of $2.6 million, a net income margin of 0.6%, includes $6.3 million of expenses related to the acquisition of Sterling Check Corp. (“Sterling”) and related integration, and $41.7 million of Sterling acquisition depreciation and amortization
Adjusted Net Income of $52.3 million
Adjusted EBITDA of $118.5 million; Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 29.0%
GAAP Diluted Net Income Per Share of $0.01, includes $0.03 per share of expenses incurred related to the Sterling acquisition and related integration
Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.30
Cash Flows from Operations of $72.4 million; Adjusted Operating Cash Flows of $80.5 million, after adjusting for $8.1 million of cash costs directly associated with the Sterling acquisition and related integration
Refining Full Year 2025 Guidance
Narrowing full year 2025 guidance ranges, with refined midpoints at or above original guidance midpoints, including the expected benefits of realized synergies. Refined 2025 guidance for Revenues of $1.535 billion to $1.570 billion, Adjusted EBITDA of $430 million to $440 million, Adjusted Net Income of $170 million to $180 million, and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.98 to $1.02.
ATLANTA, November 6, 2025 - First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ: FA), a leading provider of global software and data in the HR technology industry, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.
Key Financials
(Amounts in millions, except per share data and percentages)
| Three Months Ended September 30, |
|---|
| 2025 | 2024 |
|---|
| Revenues | $409.2 | $199.1 |
| Income from operations | $42.2 | $9.1 |
| Net income (loss) | $2.6 | $(8.9) |
| Net income (loss) margin | 0.6% | (4.4)% |
| Diluted net income (loss) per share | $0.01 | $(0.06) |
| Adjusted EBITDA | $118.5 | $64.0 |
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 29.0% | 32.2% |
| Adjusted Net Income | $52.3 | $38.0 |
| Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share | $0.30 | $0.26 |
Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share, and Adjusted Operating Cash Flows are non-GAAP measures. Please see the end of this earnings release for definitions and schedules with reconciliations of these measures to their most directly comparable respective GAAP measures.
“We delivered another quarter of profitable growth through continuing go-to-market success in new logo and upsell/cross-sell, demonstrating our ability to perform amid the current uncertain macroeconomic environment in which hiring growth has been consistently flat. Our strategy of diversified exposure across verticals and geographies supported our results with strong momentum in our retail & e-commerce and transportation & logistics verticals, and for the sixth quarter in a row, our International business has achieved year-over-year revenue growth,” said Scott Staples, Chief Executive Officer.
“On October 31, we celebrated the one-year anniversary of closing on the Sterling acquisition, and I am extremely pleased with the performance of our entire team as our integration is progressing ahead of schedule and we are delivering strategic and financial benefits as promised. We have maintained excellent customer satisfaction as evidenced by our high retention levels and the feedback we are receiving. We are seeing consistently increasing interest in our expanded best-of-breed solutions and are excited to partner with our customers to apply our leading products and technologies to solve their hiring and onboarding challenges. Looking ahead, we remain focused on executing on our strategy to increase share across our targeted verticals, accelerate international growth, and deliver on our best-of-breed product and platform approach,” Staples concluded.
Refining Full Year 2025 Guidance
“We delivered strong top line growth in the third quarter with Adjusted EBITDA margins of 29% and solid cash flow,” commented Steven Marks, Chief Financial Officer. “Our results were supported by consistent execution on our integration and synergy plans. We are laser-focused on deleveraging and made a voluntary principal repayment of $25 million subsequent to the end of the quarter, bringing total principal repayments this year to $70.5 million. This has been enabled by our strong free cash flow generation. Our results year to date, as well as the momentum we have seen heading into the fourth quarter, give us confidence in narrowing our full year 2025 guidance ranges, with refined midpoints at or above our original guidance midpoints.”
The following table summarizes our updated full year 2025 guidance.
| Updated GuidanceAs of November 6, 2025 | Prior GuidanceAs of August 7, 2025 |
|---|
| Revenues | $1.535 billion - $1.570 billion | $1.5 billion - $1.6 billion |
| Adjusted EBITDA | $430 million - $440 million | $410 million - $450 million |
| Adjusted Net Income | $170 million - $180 million | $152 million - $182 million |
| Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share | $0.98 - $1.02 | $0.86 - $1.03 |
A reconciliation of the foregoing guidance for the non-GAAP metrics of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income to GAAP net income (loss) and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share to GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share cannot be provided without unreasonable effort because of the inherent difficulty of accurately forecasting the occurrence and financial impact of the various adjusting items necessary for such reconciliation that have not yet occurred, are out of our control, or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to assess the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could have a material impact on its future GAAP financial results.
Actual results may differ materially from First Advantage’s full year 2025 guidance as a result of, among other things, the factors described under “Forward-Looking Statements” below.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
First Advantage will host a conference call to review its third quarter 2025 results today, November 6, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. ET.
To participate in the conference call, please dial 800-579-2543 (domestic) or 785-424-1789 (international) approximately ten minutes before the 8:30 a.m. ET start. Please mention to the operator that you are dialing in for the First Advantage third quarter 2025 earnings call or provide the conference code FA3Q25. The call will also be webcast live on the Company’s investor relations website at https://investors.fadv.com under the “News & Events” and then “Events & Presentations” section, where related presentation materials will be posted prior to the conference call.
Following the conference call, a replay of the webcast will be available on the Company’s investor relations website, https://investors.fadv.com. Alternatively, the live webcast and subsequent replay will be available at https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/5075946/AB315DBF336BEFF744ACAA7EF22E2F21.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, our operations and financial performance. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements relate to matters such as our industry, business strategy, goals, and expectations concerning our market position, future operations, margins, profitability, capital expenditures, liquidity and capital resources, and other financial and operating information. In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “future,” “will,” “seek,” “foreseeable,” “target,” “guidance,” the negative version of these words, or similar terms and phrases.
These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties, assumptions, or changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict or quantify. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following:
negative changes in external events beyond our control, including our customers’ onboarding volumes, economic drivers which are sensitive to macroeconomic cycles, such as interest rate volatility and inflation, geopolitical unrest, global trade disputes, uncertainty in financial markets, and changes in tax laws;
our operations in a highly regulated industry and the fact that we are subject to numerous and evolving laws and regulations, including with respect to personal data, data security, and artificial intelligence (“AI”);
inability to identify and successfully implement our growth strategies on a timely basis or at all;
potential harm to our business, brand, and reputation as a result of security breaches, cyber-attacks, or the mishandling of personal data;
our reliance on third-party data providers;
due to the sensitive and privacy-driven nature of our products and solutions, we could face liability and legal or regulatory proceedings, which could be costly and time-consuming to defend and may not be fully covered by insurance;
our international business exposes us to a number of risks;
the continued integration of our platforms and solutions with human resource providers such as applicant tracking systems and human capital management systems as well as our relationships with such human resource providers;
our ability to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce our intellectual property and other proprietary information;
disruptions, outages, or other errors with our technology and network infrastructure, including our data centers, servers, and third-party cloud and internet providers and our migration to the cloud;
our indebtedness could adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, limit our ability to react to changes in the economy or our industry, and prevent us from meeting our obligations;
the failure to realize the expected benefits of our acquisition of Sterling Check Corp.; and control by our Sponsor, "Silver Lake" (Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., together with its affiliates, successors, and assignees) and its interests may conflict with ours or those of our stockholders.
For additional information on these and other factors that could cause First Advantage’s actual results to differ materially from expected results, please see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as such factors may be updated from time to time in our filings with the SEC, which are or will be accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date of this press release, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise, except as required by law.
Non-GAAP Financial Information
This press release contains “non-GAAP financial measures” that are financial measures that either exclude or include amounts that are not excluded or included in the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). Specifically, we make use of the non-GAAP financial measures “Adjusted EBITDA,” “Adjusted EBITDA Margin,” “Adjusted Net Income,” “Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share,” and “Adjusted Operating Cash Flow.”
Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share have been presented in this press release as supplemental measures of financial performance that are not required by or presented in accordance with GAAP because we believe they assist investors and analysts in comparing our operating performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. Management believes these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors in highlighting trends in our operating performance, while other measures can differ significantly depending on long-term strategic decisions regarding capital structure, the tax jurisdictions in which we operate, and capital investments. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share to supplement GAAP measures of performance in the evaluation of the effectiveness of our business strategies, to make budgeting decisions, to establish discretionary annual incentive compensation, and to compare our performance against that of other peer companies using similar measures. Management supplements GAAP results with non-GAAP financial measures to provide a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting the business than GAAP results alone.
Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share are not recognized terms under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income as a measure of financial performance or cash provided by operating activities as a measure of liquidity, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP.
We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, and as further adjusted for loss on extinguishment of debt, share-based compensation, transaction and acquisition-related charges, integration and restructuring charges, and other non-cash charges. We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenues. We define Adjusted Net Income for a particular period as net income before taxes adjusted for debt-related costs, acquisition-related depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation, transaction and acquisition-related charges, integration and restructuring charges, and other non-cash charges, to which we then apply the related effective tax rate. We define Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share as Adjusted Net Income divided by adjusted weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted.
Additionally, we use Adjusted Operating Cash Flow to review the liquidity of our operations. We define Adjusted Operating Cash Flow as cash flows from operating activities adjusted for cash costs directly associated with the Sterling acquisition and related integration. We believe Adjusted Operating Cash Flow is a useful supplemental financial measure for management and investors in assessing the Company’s ability to pursue business opportunities and investments and to service its debt. Adjusted Operating Cash Flow is not a measure of our liquidity under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities.
For reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, see the reconciliations included at the end of this press release.
The presentations of these measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, the presentations of these measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies and can differ significantly from company to company.
Numerical figures included in the reconciliations have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, numerical figures shown as totals in various tables may not be arithmetic aggregations of the figures that precede them.
About First Advantage
First Advantage (NASDAQ: FA) is a leading provider of global software and data in the HR technology industry. Enabled by its proprietary technology and AI, First Advantage’s platforms, data, and APIs power comprehensive employment background screening, digital identity solutions, and verification services across over 200 countries and territories. With a strong emphasis on innovation, automation, and customer success, First Advantage empowers 80,000 organizations to hire smarter and onboard faster. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, First Advantage is modernizing hiring and onboarding on a global scale. For more information, please visit our website at https://fadv.com/.
Condensed Financial Statements
First Advantage Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
| (in thousands, except share and par value amounts) | September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 |
| ASSETS | | |
| CURRENT ASSETS | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $216,848 | $168,688 |
| Restricted cash | 84 | 795 |
| Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $8,108 and $3,832 at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively) | 291,026 | 266,800 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 20,810 | 31,041 |
| Income tax receivable | 13,664 | 8,669 |
| Total current assets | 542,432 | 475,993 |
| Property and equipment, net | 260,952 | 307,539 |
| Goodwill | 2,140,334 | 2,124,528 |
| Intangible assets, net | 889,898 | 987,948 |
| Deferred tax asset, net | 5,678 | 5,682 |
| Other assets | 17,194 | 21,203 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | $3,856,488 | $3,922,893 |
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | | |
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | | |
| Accounts payable | $127,511 | $120,872 |
| Accrued compensation | 53,471 | 52,805 |
| Accrued liabilities | 47,713 | 44,700 |
| Current portion of long-term debt | - | 21,850 |
| Current portion of operating lease liability | 3,671 | 4,245 |
| Income tax payable | 2,528 | 1,942 |
| Deferred revenues | 4,940 | 4,274 |
| Total current liabilities | 239,834 | 250,688 |
| Long-term debt (net of deferred financing costs of $36,428 and $41,861 at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively) | 2,103,110 | 2,121,289 |
| Deferred tax liability, net | 194,471 | 222,738 |
| Operating lease liability, less current portion | 6,407 | 9,149 |
| Other liabilities | 11,043 | 11,990 |
| Total liabilities | 2,554,865 | 2,615,854 |
| EQUITY | | |
| Common stock - $0.001 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 174,035,826 and 173,171,145 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 174 | 173 |
| Additional paid-in-capital | 1,523,996 | 1,504,007 |
| Accumulated deficit | (198,101) | (159,808) |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (24,446) | (37,333) |
| Total equity | 1,301,623 | 1,307,039 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | $3,856,488 | $3,922,893 |
First Advantage Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
| Three Months Ended September 30, |
|---|
| (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) | 2025 | 2024 |
| REVENUES | $409,151 | $199,119 |
| OPERATING EXPENSES: | | |
| Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization below) | 222,039 | 100,879 |
| Product and technology expense | 25,136 | 12,909 |
| Selling, general, and administrative expense | 57,459 | 46,050 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 62,274 | 30,168 |
| Total operating expenses | 366,908 | 190,006 |
| INCOME FROM OPERATIONS | 42,243 | 9,113 |
| OTHER EXPENSE, NET: | | |
| Interest expense, net | 40,041 | 17,191 |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 407 | - |
| Total other expense, net | 40,448 | 17,191 |
| INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | 1,795 | (8,078) |
| (Benefit) provision for income taxes | (798) | 782 |
| NET INCOME (LOSS) | $2,593 | $(8,860) |
| Foreign currency translation (loss) income | (6,950) | 5,531 |
| COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | $(4,357) | $(3,329) |
| NET INCOME (LOSS) | $2,593 | $(8,860) |
| Basic net income (loss) per share | $0.01 | $(0.06) |
| Diluted net income (loss) per share | $0.01 | $(0.06) |
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic | 173,561,778 | 144,096,312 |
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted | 175,549,342 | 144,096,312 |
First Advantage Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
| Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|---|
| (in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 |
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | | |
| Net loss | $(38,293) | $(9,907) |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: | | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 185,846 | 89,968 |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 661 | - |
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 4,773 | 1,388 |
| Bad debt (recovery) expense | (1) | 92 |
| Deferred taxes | (28,342) | (23,115) |
| Share-based compensation | 19,430 | 19,303 |
| Loss (gain) on disposal and impairment of long-lived assets | 1,720 | (272) |
| Change in fair value of interest rate swaps | 5,607 | (1,006) |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | |
| Accounts receivable | (23,123) | (151) |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 7,181 | 1,184 |
| Accounts payable | 4,008 | 23,115 |
| Accrued compensation and accrued liabilities | (5,218) | 9,917 |
| Deferred revenues | 639 | 591 |
| Operating lease liabilities | (132) | (722) |
| Other liabilities | (1,293) | (673) |
| Income taxes receivable and payable, net | (4,278) | 4,150 |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 129,185 | 113,862 |
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | | |
| Capitalized software development costs | (34,536) | (20,384) |
| Purchases of property and equipment | (2,847) | (1,386) |
| Other investing activities | 87 | 54 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (37,296) | (21,716) |
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | | |
| Repayments of Amended First Lien Credit Facility | (45,462) | - |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock under share-based compensation plans | 3,691 | 5,862 |
| Net settlement of share-based compensation plan awards | (3,145) | (3,790) |
| Cash dividends paid | (111) | (211) |
| Payments on deferred purchase agreements | - | (703) |
| Payments on finance lease obligations | - | (3) |
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (45,027) | 1,155 |
| Effect of exchange rate on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 587 | 267 |
| Increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 47,449 | 93,568 |
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period | 169,483 | 213,912 |
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period | $216,932 | $307,480 |
| SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | | |
| Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received | $27,884 | $19,168 |
| Cash paid for interest | $124,493 | $36,174 |
| NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | |
| Property and equipment acquired on account | $1,558 | $926 |
| Non-cash property and equipment additions | $ - | $540 |
| Excise taxes on share repurchases incurred but not paid | $ - | $(10) |
Reconciliation of Consolidated Non-GAAP Financial Measures
| Three Months Ended September 30, |
|---|
| (in thousands, except percentages) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Net income (loss) | $2,593 | $(8,860) |
| Interest expense, net | 40,041 | 17,191 |
| (Benefit) provision for income taxes | (798) | 782 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 62,274 | 30,168 |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 407 | - |
| Share-based compensation | 5,721 | 9,504 |
| Transaction and acquisition-related charges | 1,585 | 13,218 |
| Integration, restructuring, and other charges | 6,677 | 2,043 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | $118,500 | $64,046 |
| Revenues | 409,151 | 199,119 |
| Net income (loss) margin | 0.6% | (4.4)% |
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 29.0% | 32.2% |
(a) Share-based compensation for the three months ended September 30, 2025 includes approximately $1.9 million of incrementally recognized expense associated with the May 2023 modification of the vesting terms of outstanding unvested and unearned performance-based options, restricted stock units, and restricted stock awards. The three months ended September 30, 2024 includes approximately $6.6 million of incrementally recognized expense associated with the May 2023 vesting modification and retirements of the Company's former Chief Financial Officer and President, Americas.
(b) Represents charges incurred related to acquisitions and similar transactions, primarily consisting of change in control-related costs, professional service fees, and other third-party costs. Transaction and acquisition related charges for the three months ended September 30, 2025 includes approximately $1.4 million of expense associated with the Sterling Acquisition. The three months ended September 30, 2024 includes approximately $13.2 million of expense associated with the Sterling Acquisition, primarily consisting of legal, regulatory, and diligence professional service fees. The three months ended September 30, 2024 also includes insurance costs incurred related to the Company's initial public offering.
(c) Represents charges from organizational restructuring and integration activities, non-cash, and other charges primarily related to nonrecurring legal exposures, foreign currency (gains) losses, impairment of capitalized software, (gains) losses on the sale of assets, and other non-recurring items. Integration, restructuring, and other charges for the three months ended September 30, 2025 includes approximately $3.8 million of expense associated with the integration of Sterling. The three months ended September 30, 2025 also includes approximately $1.5 million of expenses related to debt refinancing activities, as well as capitalized software impairment charges of approximately $1.2 million.
Reconciliation of Consolidated Non-GAAP Financial Measures (continued)
| Three Months Ended September 30, |
|---|
| (in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Net income (loss) | $2,593 | $(8,860) |
| (Benefit) provision for income taxes | (798) | 782 |
| Income (loss) before provision for income taxes | 1,795 | (8,078) |
| Debt-related charges | 2,585 | 10,057 |
| Acquisition-related depreciation and amortization | 51,516 | 22,646 |
| Share-based compensation | 5,721 | 9,504 |
| Transaction and acquisition-related charges | 1,585 | 13,218 |
| Integration, restructuring, and other charges | 6,677 | 2,043 |
| Adjusted Net Income before income tax effect | 69,879 | 49,390 |
| Less: Adjusted income taxes | 17,567 | 11,400 |
| Adjusted Net Income | $52,312 | $37,990 |
| Three Months Ended September 30, |
|---|
| 2025 | 2024 |
|---|
| Diluted net income (loss) per share (GAAP) | $0.01 | $(0.06) |
| Adjusted Net Income adjustments per share | | |
| (Benefit) provision for income taxes | (0.00) | 0.01 |
| Debt-related charges | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| Acquisition-related depreciation and amortization | 0.29 | 0.15 |
| Share-based compensation | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| Transaction and acquisition related charges | 0.01 | 0.09 |
| Integration, restructuring, and other charges | 0.04 | 0.01 |
| Adjusted income taxes | (0.10) | (0.08) |
| Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share (Non-GAAP) | $0.30 | $0.26 |
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding used in computation of Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share: | | |
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted (GAAP and Non-GAAP) | 175,549,342 | 144,096,312 |
| Options and restricted stock not included in weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted (GAAP) (using treasury stock method) | - | 2,492,320 |
| Adjusted weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted (Non-GAAP) | 175,549,342 | 146,588,632 |
(a) Represents the loss on extinguishment and non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of debt issuance costs. This adjustment also includes the impact of the change in fair value of interest rate swaps, which represents the difference between the fair value gains or losses and actual cash payments and receipts on the interest rate swaps.
(b) Represents the depreciation and amortization expense related to incremental intangible and developed technology assets recorded due to the application of ASC 805, Business Combinations. As a result, the purchase accounting related depreciation and amortization expense will recur in future periods until the related assets are fully depreciated or amortized, and the related purchase accounting assets may contribute to revenue generation.
(c) Share-based compensation for the three months ended September 30, 2025 includes approximately $1.9 million of incrementally recognized expense associated with the May 2023 modification of the vesting terms of outstanding unvested and unearned performance-based options, restricted stock units, and restricted stock awards. The three months ended September 30, 2024 includes approximately $6.6 million of incrementally recognized expense associated with the May 2023 vesting modification and retirements of the Company's former Chief Financial Officer and President, Americas.
(d) Represents charges incurred related to acquisitions and similar transactions, primarily consisting of change in control-related costs, professional service fees, and other third-party costs. Transaction and acquisition related charges for the three months ended September 30, 2025 includes approximately $1.4 million of expense associated with the Sterling Acquisition. The three months ended September 30, 2024 include approximately $13.2 million of expense associated with the Sterling Acquisition, primarily consisting of legal, regulatory, and diligence professional service fees. The three months ended September 30, 2024 also includes insurance costs incurred related to the Company's initial public offering.
(e) Represents charges from organizational restructuring and integration activities, non-cash, and other charges primarily related to nonrecurring legal exposures, foreign currency (gains) losses, impairment of capitalized software, (gains) losses on the sale of assets, and other non-recurring items. Integration, restructuring, and other charges for the three months ended September 30, 2025 includes approximately $3.8 million of expense associated with the integration of Sterling. The three months ended September 30, 2025 also includes approximately $1.5 million of expenses related to debt refinancing activities, as well as capitalized software impairment charges of approximately $1.2 million.
(f) Effective tax rates of approximately 25.1% and 23.1% have been used to compute Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share for the three months ended September 30 2025 and 2024, respectively.
| Three Months Ended September 30, |
|---|
| (in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Cash flows from operating activities, as reported (GAAP) | $72,369 | $43,490 |
| Cost paid related to the Sterling acquisition and integration | 8,141 | 1,824 |
| Adjusted Operating Cash Flow | $80,510 | $45,314 |
Contacts
Stephanie Gorman
Vice President, Investor Relations
Investors@fadv.com
(678) 868-4151