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Updated Aug 31, 2026

FORTREA HOLDINGS INC. (FTRE)

Healthcare • NASDAQ

$18.81

Professional Investment Analysis

ZYBERNO SCORE →

Is it a great business? Is it getting better?

22.0/100

POOR BUSINESS

FORTREA HOLDINGS INC. (FTRE) scores 22/100 — concerning metrics indicating significant structural or financial risks.

📊 How is the Zyberno Score calculated? +

The Zyberno Score answers one question: "Is this a quality business worth owning?" It's a 0-100 investment grade that evaluates business fundamentals across four critical dimensions, based on principles from Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch, and Charlie Munger.

The 4 Core Categories (25 points each):

1. PROFITABILITY (25 pts)

Metrics: ROE, ROIC, Net Margin, Operating Margin
Thresholds: ROE >20% excellent • ROIC >20% excellent • Net Margin >20% excellent • Operating Margin >25% excellent

2. FINANCIAL STRENGTH (25 pts)

Metrics: Debt-to-Equity, Current Ratio, Interest Coverage, Altman Z-Score
Thresholds: D/E <0.3 excellent • Current Ratio >2.5 excellent • Interest Coverage >10x excellent • Altman Z >3.0 safe

3. CASH FLOW QUALITY (25 pts)

Metrics: Free Cash Flow, OCF vs Net Income, FCF Margin
Thresholds: Positive & growing FCF excellent • OCF/NI >1.2x excellent (cash earnings exceed accounting)

4. GROWTH & CONSISTENCY (25 pts)

Metrics: Revenue Growth, Net Income Growth, FCF Growth, Piotroski F-Score
Thresholds: Growth via log-linear regression • Piotroski 8-9 excellent, 6-7 good

Score Interpretation:

75-100

GREAT BUSINESS

65-74

GOOD BUSINESS

50-64

AVERAGE BUSINESS

30-49

WEAK BUSINESS

0-29

POOR BUSINESS

→ View full FTRE quality analysis & detailed breakdown

VALUATION SIGNAL

MARGIN OF SAFETY

Is this stock cheap or expensive relative to what the business has historically generated for owners?

-100.0%

Overvalued

Growth gap unavailable — insufficient data for reverse DCF calculation.

🎯 Expected Annual Return →

-31.0%

Margin of Safety convergence — your return if the market re-prices to intrinsic value (5-yr annualised)

4.1%

Yield + growth — what the business alone earns you, even if the market never re-rates

💰 How is Margin of Safety calculated? +

Margin of Safety measures how much discount or premium you're paying relative to a stock's intrinsic value. It's Benjamin Graham's core principle: the larger the margin, the lower your downside risk.

Formula: (Intrinsic Value − Current Price) ÷ Intrinsic Value × 100%

How We Calculate Intrinsic Value (DCF Method):

Step 1: Calculate current Owner Earnings (OCF − Maintenance CapEx)

Step 2: Calculate company-specific growth rate using log-linear regression on 16 quarters of Owner Earnings

Step 3: Project 10 years forward using the calculated growth rate

Step 4: Discount each year's cash flow to present value using 10% discount rate

Step 5: Calculate terminal value using 3% perpetual growth rate

Step 6: Sum all discounted cash flows = Intrinsic Value

What The Percentages Mean:

+50% or more

EXCELLENT — Very undervalued

+25% to +50%

GOOD — Attractive discount

0% to +25%

FAIR — Reasonable value

0% to -25%

CAUTION — Slight premium

-25% or worse

POOR — Overvalued

"Price is what you pay, value is what you get." — Warren Buffett

→ View full FTRE valuation analysis · → View full FTRE Brina Gap analysis

📈 How is Brina Gap calculated? +

Brina Gap measures the difference between the growth a business can fundamentally sustain and the growth the market is already pricing in.

Formula: Fundamental Growth Rate − Market-Implied Growth Rate

The Two Components:

Fundamental Growth Rate = ROIC × Reinvestment Rate

What the business can sustainably grow at based on how much it reinvests and what return it earns on that capital. Grounded in historical financials.

Market-Implied Growth Rate = Reverse DCF

The growth rate the current Enterprise Value implicitly assumes. Calculated by back-solving a 10-year DCF model (10% WACC, 3% terminal growth) until the present value of projected cash flows equals EV.

What The Gap Means:

Gap > +5% Market Underestimates — potential upside

+2% to +5% Slight Underestimate

-2% to +2% Fairly Priced — market consensus matches fundamentals

-5% to -2% Slight Overestimate

Gap < -5% Market Overestimates — price embeds optimism fundamentals don't support

A positive gap (market underestimates) combined with a positive Margin of Safety is the strongest combined signal — the business is both cheap historically and forward economics are stronger than the price suggests.

Critical Financial Health Indicators

Return on Equity (Profitability):CRITICAL (-15.5%)

Debt-to-Equity (Solvency Risk):CRITICAL (3.23x)

Operating Margin (Operational Efficiency):CRITICAL (-0.4%)

Return on Capital (Capital Efficiency):CRITICAL (-0.6%)

📊 Valuation Trilogy

Three interconnected metrics for complete valuation analysis

Click any metric for full methodology and detailed analysis

Zyberno's Verdict

FORTREA HOLDINGS INC. (FTRE) stock report — Zyberno Score 22/100 (POOR BUSINESS), Margin of Safety -100.0%, -31% expected annual return. Full financial analysis on Zyberno.

According to Zyberno's DCF model, FORTREA HOLDINGS INC. (FTRE) trades at $18.81 against an estimated intrinsic value per share of $8.96 — a -100.0% Margin of Safety based on Owner Earnings of $190.40M TTM, projected at -23.4% growth for 10 years with a 2.5% terminal growth rate. Zyberno's model translates this into a 5-year expected return of -31.0% annually.

Over the trailing twelve months, FTRE generated $190.40M in Owner Earnings. Capital was deployed as follows: $30.30M invested in capital expenditures. Reinvestment rate: 1,140.7%. Owner Earnings have declined at 23.4% annually over the trailing five years using log-linear regression.

DIVISION I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A. Market Valuation

Market Price & Capitalization (2)

Current Price:18.81

Market Cap:$1.78B

Valuation Multiples (3)

P/B Ratio:3.40x

P/S Ratio:0.67x

Peg Ratio:-999.00x

Enterprise Metrics (3)

Enterprise Value:$2.67B

Ev Ebitda Ratio:37.43x

Pfcf Ratio:9.37x

Price Action & Momentum (3)

12-1 Momentum:

+234.5% (98th pctile)

📈 Click to view full FTRE Momentum analysis →

Momentum Percentile:98 / 100

% of 52-Week High:87.9%

B. Profitability Assessment

Return Metrics (5)

ROE:

-15.5%

📊 Click to view full FTRE ROE analysis →

ROA:-3.1%

Roic:

-0.6%

📊 Click to view full FTRE ROIC analysis →

Reinvestment Rate:1,140.7%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):-6.6%

Margin Analysis (3)

Operating Margin Ttm:-0.4%

Net Margin Ttm:-3.2%

Ebitda Margin:2.7%

TTM Performance (2)

Operating Margin Ttm:-0.4%

Net Margin Ttm:-3.2%

Yield Metrics (3)

Earnings Yield:-$4.31

Owner Earnings Yield:$10.68

Dividend Yield:0.0%

C. Log-Linear Regression Growth Trends

Revenue Growth (Linear) (1)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):-4.4%

Cash Flow Growth (Linear) (2)

Free Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):-23.4%

Operating Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):-21.9%

D. Financial Stability

Liquidity Ratios (3)

Current Ratio:0.96x

Quick Ratio:0.96x

Cash Ratio:0.17x

Leverage Analysis (3)

Debt To Equity Ttm:3.23x

Debt-to-Equity Ratio:3.23x

Debt To Ebitda:14.79x

Coverage Ratios (1)

Times Interest Earned:-999.00

Capital Structure (4)

Working Capital:-40,100,000.00

Cash And Cash Equivalents:168,600,000.00

Long Term Debt:$1.04B

Net Debt:$885.70M

DIVISION II: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS

A. Income Statement Analysis

Revenue Components (2)

Revenue TTM: $2.68B

Linear Growth: -4.4%

📊 Click to view full FTRE Revenue analysis & methodology →

Cost Of Revenue Ttm:$0.00

Profitability Breakdown (2)

$0.00-$10.80M

Bottom Line Performance (3)

-$85.20M

Income Before Tax:-$77.80M

Ebitda Ttm:71,300,000.00

Operating Expenses (5)

Operating Expenses:2,687,300,000.00

R And D Expense:0.00

Sga Expense:412,400,000.00

Income Tax Expense:$26.50M

Interest Expense:0.00

Expense Ratios (3)

R And D To Revenue Percentage:0.0%

Sga To Revenue Percentage:60.8%

Ebitda Margin:2.7%

B. Balance Sheet Analysis

Asset Composition (5)

Total Assets:$2.71B

Current Assets:$923.60M

Ppe Net:0.00

Goodwill:950,300,000.00

Intangible Assets:$586.80M

Liability Structure (4)

Total Liabilities:2,190,700,000.00

Current Liabilities:963,700,000.00

Long Term Debt:$1.04B

Short Term Debt:$17.10M

Equity & Capital (3)

Equity:$524.20M

Retained Earnings:-$1.42B

Common Stock:265,000,000.00

Working Capital Items (3)

Accounts Receivable:0.00

Inventory:0.00

Accounts Payable:380,800,000.00

Special Items (2)

Contract Liabilities:502,700,000.00

Stock Based Compensation:12,600,000.00

C. Cash Flow Analysis

Operating Activities (2)

Operating cash flow TTM: $220.70M

Linear Growth: -21.9%

Free cash flow TTM: $190.40M

Linear Growth: -23.4%

📊 Click to view full FTRE Free Cash Flow analysis & methodology →

Investment Activities (2)

Investing Cash Flow:-$8.00M

Capital Expenditures Ttm:30,300,000.00

Financing Activities (3)

Financing Cash Flow:$0.00

Dividends Paid Ttm:0.00

Stock Repurchase:0.00

Capital Transactions (3)

Common Stock Issuance:0.00

Long Term Debt Issuance:$0.00

Long Term Debt Repayments:$75.70M

Non-Cash Items (1)

Depreciation Amortization Ttm:82,100,000.00

DIVISION III: OPERATIONAL METRICS

A. Per Share Analysis

Earnings Per Share (3)

EPS (Basic TTM):-0.81

-$0.81

Earnings Per Share Ttm:-$0.90

Revenue & Cash Per Share (3)

Sales Per Share Ttm:28.23

Operating Cash Flow Per Share:$1.20

Fcf Per Share Ttm:2.01

Book Value & Capital (2)

Book Value Per Share:$5.53

Cash Per Share:1.78

Dividend Policy (1)

Dividend Payout Ratio:-999.00x

B. Operational Efficiency

Asset Utilization (2)

Asset Turnover Ttm:0.99x

Working Capital Turnover Ttm:-999.00x

Receivables Management (2)

Receivables Turnover Ttm:-999.00x

Days Sales Outstanding Ttm:-999.00

Inventory Management (2)

Inventory Turnover Ttm:-999.00x

Days Inventory Outstanding Ttm:-999.00

Payables & Cash Cycle (2)

Days Payable Outstanding:51.93

Cash Conversion Cycle:-2,049.93

C. Quality & Risk Metrics

Financial Quality Scores (2)

Financial Strength Score:0.00

Quality Score:25.00

Market Metrics (2)

Beta:0.00x

Volatility Category:unknown

DIVISION IV: INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

A. Value Investment Framework

Owner Earnings Analysis (3)

Owner earnings TTM: $190.40M

Linear Growth: -23.4%

📊 Click to view full FTRE Owner Earnings analysis & methodology →

Owner Earnings Per Share:$2.01

Owner Earnings Yield:$10.68

Growth Assessment (1)

Owner Earnings Growth Rate:-$23.37

Damodaran Growth Analysis (2)

Reinvestment Rate:1,140.7%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):-6.6%

Intrinsic Value Models (1)

Intrinsic Value:

$849.20M

📊 Click to view full FTRE DCF valuation →

Margin of Safety (1)

Margin Of Safety:

-100.0%

📊 Click to view full FTRE valuation analysis →

Return Scenarios (2)

Theoretical 5-Year Return:

-31.0%

📊 Click to view full FTRE expected return analysis →

Forward Expected Return (Yield + Growth):

4.1%

📊 Click to view full FTRE expected return analysis →

Investment Assessment (1)

Buffett Assessment:Overvalued

B. Log-Linear Regression Growth Analysis

Growth Rates (Log-Linear Regression) (1)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):-4.4%

Cash Flow Growth Rates (2)

Free Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):-23.4%

Operating Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):-21.9%

Other Growth Rates (2)

Book Value Growth Rate (Linear):-39.4%

Owner Earnings Growth Rate:-$23.37

C. Company Profile & Context

Corporate Information (6)

Symbol:FTRE

Company Name:FORTREA HOLDINGS INC.

Sector:Healthcare

Industry:Services-Medical Laboratories

Exchange:NASDAQ

Country:United States

Market Classification (3)

Market Cap Category:N/A

Price Category:medium

Volume Category:N/A

Share Structure (3)

Shares Outstanding:94.80M

Shares Outstanding Basic:94.80M

Shares Outstanding Diluted:94.80M

Data Processing Info (3)

Processing Version:v3.0

Last Updated:2026-08-31 14:01:59 UTC

Data Timestamp:2026-08-31T14:01:59.003389