NYSE
UNF
Last Price
US $287.91
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$5.2B
EPS
TTM
$6.40
EPS Growth (1Y)
2.70%
PEG
TTM
19.74x
P/E
TTM
44.96x
P/S
TTM
2.09x
YIELD
0.50%
GROWTH (5Y CAGR)
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
5.32%
Return on equity
ROIC: 4.36%
Valuation History
43.5X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 17.5X
Cash flow
Profit margin
Revenue
6.16%
EBITDA
3.95%
Cash flow
-3.62%
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $287.91
-70.64%
Default assumptions
EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $287.91
-52.59%
Default assumptions
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Valuation
Financial
Performance
Cash flow to debt coverage
UniFirst Corporation cash flow to debt ratio of 408.22% indicates that the company generates enough cash to cover a substantial portion of its debt. This level indicates very strong financial health.
Free cash flow growth
UniFirst Corporation's free cash flow has increased 4.83% from $134.85M last year to $141.36M, signaling increasing performance
Debt-to-equity ratio
UniFirst Corporation's debt to equity ratio is 0.04, which means that the company's assets are healthy financed, signaling financial stability.
Debt-to-equity trend
UniFirst Corporation's debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 0.03 last year to 0.04 today, signaling weakened financials
Net debt to EBITDA
UniFirst Corporation has a net cash position, so leverage is healthy.
Interest coverage
UniFirst Corporation earns at least as much interest as it pays. Interest obligations are fully covered.
Profit margin growth
UniFirst Corporation's profit margin has decreased (22.49%) in the last year from 5.99% to 4.65%, signaling decreasing performance
Current ratio
UniFirst Corporation's short-term assets of $924.60M exceed its short-term liabilities of $290.40M
Return on assets
UniFirst Corporation's return on assets of 4.11% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization
Return on equity
UniFirst Corporation's return on equity of 5.32%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance
Earnings quality
UniFirst Corporation's operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation
Earnings stability
UniFirst Corporation had positive net income in 5 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Positive free cash flow
UniFirst Corporation has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Free cash flow yield
UniFirst Corporation has a free cash flow yield of 2.69%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Earnings growth
UniFirst Corporation's yearly earnings has increased 1.92% since last year from $145.47M to $148.27M, signaling increasing performance
Revenue growth
UniFirst Corporation's yearly revenue has increased 0.20% since last year from $2.43B to $2.43B, signaling increasing performance
Return on invested capital
ROIC 4.36% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.
3-year revenue CAGR
UniFirst Corporation's 3-year revenue CAGR of 6.73% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Revenue consistency
UniFirst Corporation had revenue growth in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Return on equity consistency
UniFirst Corporation had positive ROE in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Cash Flow Valuation (DCF)
UniFirst Corporation is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 84.53 based on Discounted Cash Flow model
Earnings yield (TTM)
UniFirst Corporation has an earnings yield of 2.75%, which is below the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings
EBITDA Valuation
UniFirst Corporation is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 136.51 based on EBITDA multiple model
EV/EBITDA (FY)
UniFirst Corporation has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 15.17x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings
PEG ratio (TTM/FY)
UniFirst Corporation has a PEG-ratio over 1 which is considered overvalued
Price-to-book ratio (FY)
UniFirst Corporation has a price-to-book ratio of 1.91x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Price-to-sales ratio (TTM)
UniFirst Corporation has a price-to-sales ratio of 1.69x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue