First Acceptance Corporation (FACO): fair value, margin of safety and Wheel Score

Is FACO undervalued?

First Acceptance Corporation (FACO) closed at 5.86 on 5 Nov 2026. The GLS average fair value - the simple average of the 8 valuation models that produced a positive number - is 25.43, which puts the price 77% below it. 8 of the 8 models value the shares above the current price. A gap this wide is rare in our universe of ~7,400 US stocks and is exactly what the Value part of the Wheel Score rewards; it is also where the question "why is it this cheap?" matters most.

There is a wide gap between EPV (10.03) and GLS Growth (55.28). When the models are this far apart the "fair value" is really a range, and the margin of safety above should be read with that range in mind.

Ranked against every other company we cover, FACO is clearly cheaper than it is fast-growing, so the nightly engine files it under Value (value score 84, growth score 47, out of 100).

Nine valuation models for FACO

Each model turns the latest filed numbers into a value per share; the GLS fair value is the simple average of the ones that produce a positive number. The last two rows are shown for reference and never enter the average. The Quote page lets you switch any model off and add your own margin of safety.

Quality and financial health

First Acceptance Corporation scores only 4 of 9 on the Piotroski F-score, which fails the "Piotroski 6 or more" Wheel Trade Filter. A reading this low means several of the basic tests - positive earnings, positive operating cash flow, falling debt, no new share issuance - are not met. On durability FACO scores 6.0/10 on the GLS Moat - a middle reading; the Moat Score tab on the Quote page's Financials view shows which of the four parts hold it back.

Returns on capital are high - ROIC 12.3%, ROE 15.1%, ROA 4.2% - with debt at 0.23 times equity and a free-cash-flow yield of 8.6%.

First Acceptance Corporation pays no dividend, so the DDM model does not apply and a covered-call holder earns only the premium and any price gain.

Institutional ownership scores 1/10, insider activity 5/10 and Congressional trading 5/10 on the GLS smart-money scales.

Wheel Score 32: No options

No options are listed on First Acceptance Corporation in our nightly snapshot, so it fails the first Wheel Trade Filter (options that actually trade) (it reads 32, under 70) and is left out of every options scan; the fair value and health figures above are still useful for a plain stock position.

Volume runs at 32k shares a day on a market cap of $216M, with a beta of 0.22 - a low beta, so day-to-day moves are smaller than the market's; the Stability part of the Wheel Score rates that fair.

The Wheel Score ranks ~7,400 US stocks for selling cash-secured puts and covered calls: a stock must pass all 9 Wheel Trade Filters to score 70, and the score then ranks the ones that pass; the Sunday Scan is the top 10. It is updated nightly and is not a recommendation. How the Wheel Score works · the walkthrough lesson shows how it fits into a trade, start to finish.

Upcoming events

No upcoming earnings date is recorded for FACO in the nightly calendar.

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