NYSE
UNF
Last Price
US $275.26
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$5.0B
EPS
TTM
$7.97
PEG
TTM
-
P/E
TTM
34.55x
P/S
TTM
1.60x
YIELD
0.52%
GROWTH
Revenue Y/Y
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
5.32%
Return on equity
ROIC: 4.36%
Valuation History
41.0X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 16.5X
Cash flow
Profit margin
6.16%
(FY vs FY)
EBITDA Y/Y
3.95%
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
-3.62%
(FY vs FY)
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $275.26
-69.29%
Default assumptions
EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $275.26
-50.41%
Default assumptions
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Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial stability - Cash flow 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.
Financial stability - Healthy cash flow growth.
UniFirst Corporation's free cash flow has increased 4.83% from $134.85M last year to $141.36M, signaling increasing performance
Financial stability - Healthy 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. READ MORE: A ratio under 0.60 means the company finances its assets with own equity, signaling financial stability and good management.
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio development.
UniFirst Corporation's debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 0.03 last year to 0.04 today, signaling weakened financials
Financial stability - Net debt/EBITDA.
UniFirst Corporation has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.00x, which is below the 3.00x threshold, indicating healthy leverage and financial stability
Financial stability - ICR.
UniFirst Corporation earns at least as much interest as it pays. Interest obligations are fully covered.
Financial risk - 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
Financial stability - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
UniFirst Corporation's short-term assets of $924.60M exceed its short-term liabilities of $290.40M
Decreasing performance - ROA.
UniFirst Corporation's return on assets of 4.11% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization
Decreasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
UniFirst Corporation's return on equity of 5.32%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance
Increasing performance - Earnings quality.
UniFirst Corporation's operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation
Increasing performance - Earnings stability.
UniFirst Corporation had positive net income in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Increasing performance - Free cash flow.
UniFirst Corporation has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Increasing performance - FCF yield.
UniFirst Corporation has a free cash flow yield of 2.83%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Increasing performance - Healthy earnings growth.
UniFirst Corporation's yearly earnings has increased 1.92% since last year from $145.47M to $148.27M, signaling increasing performance
Increasing performance - Healthy revenue growth.
UniFirst Corporation's yearly revenue has increased 0.20% since last year from $2.43G to $2.43G, signaling increasing performance
Decreasing performance - ROIC.
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.
Increasing performance - 3-year revenue CAGR.
UniFirst Corporation's 3-year revenue CAGR of 6.73% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Increasing performance - Revenue consistency.
UniFirst Corporation had revenue growth in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
UniFirst Corporation had positive ROE in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Overvalued - DCF valuation.
UniFirst Corporation is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 84.53 based on Discounted Cash Flow model
Overvalued - Earnings yield.
UniFirst Corporation has an earnings yield of 2.89%, which is below the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings
Overvalued - EBITDA valuation.
UniFirst Corporation is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 136.51 based on EBITDA multiple model
Undervalued - EV/EBITDA.
UniFirst Corporation has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 14.41x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings
Overvalued - PEG ratio value.
UniFirst Corporation has no meaningful EPS growth rate; PEG ratio cannot be computed.
Undervalued - P/B ratio.
UniFirst Corporation has a price-to-book ratio of 1.82x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Undervalued - P/S ratio.
UniFirst Corporation has a price-to-sales ratio of 1.60x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue