The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF): Price and Financial Metrics
CHEF Stock Summary
- Chefs' Warehouse Inc's capital turnover -- a measure of revenue relative to shareholder's equity -- is better than 85.94% of US listed stocks.
- In terms of twelve month growth in earnings before interest and taxes, Chefs' Warehouse Inc is reporting a growth rate of -302.62%; that's higher than merely 6.13% of US stocks.
- As for revenue growth, note that CHEF's revenue has grown -30.17% over the past 12 months; that beats the revenue growth of only 13.03% of US companies in our set.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to Chefs' Warehouse Inc are CTB, ELTK, PROS, MYE, and SCS.
- CHEF's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Chefs' Warehouse Inc's official web site, go to www.chefswarehouse.com.
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CHEF Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $31.17 | 52-week high | $34.48 |
| Prev. close | $32.98 | 52-week low | $10.54 |
| Day low | $30.81 | Volume | 268,493 |
| Day high | $33.38 | Avg. volume | 431,686 |
| 50-day MA | $31.43 | Dividend yield | N/A |
| 200-day MA | $21.87 | Market Cap | 1.18B |
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF) Company Bio
The Chef's Warehouse is a distributor of specialty food products in the United States and Canada focused on serving the specific needs of chefs who own and/or operate some of the nation's independent restaurants, fine dining establishments, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools, bakeries, patisseries, chocolatiers, cruise lines, casinos and specialty food stores. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
CHEF Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $31.17 | $9.61 | -71% |
The table below illustrates the output of a discounted cash flow forecast using a variety of scenarios for Chefs' Warehouse Inc. To summarize, we found that Chefs' Warehouse Inc ranked in the 26th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that all scenearios modelled for this stock suggest it is overvalued. In terms of the factors that were most noteworthy in this DCF analysis for CHEF, they are:
- Chefs' Warehouse Inc's interest coverage rate -- a measure of gross earnings relative to interest payments -- comes in at -4.9. This coverage rate is greater than that of only 12.03% of stocks we're observing for the purpose of forecasting via discounted cash flows.
- As a business, Chefs' Warehouse Inc experienced a tax rate of about 28% over the past twelve months; relative to its sector (Consumer Defensive), this tax rate is higher than 94.86% of stocks generating free cash flow.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -71% |
| 1% | -71% |
| 2% | -71% |
| 3% | -71% |
| 4% | -70% |
| 5% | -70% |
For other companies in the Consumer Defensive that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as CHEF, try CHGG, WBA, KO, DAR, and PFGC.
Latest CHEF News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about Chefs' Warehouse Inc that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate CHEF as an investment opportunity.
The Chefs’ Warehouse Supports Restaurants With New CampaignThe Chefs’ Warehouse kicks off a new Welcome Back campaign that supports the restaurant industry with digital marketing through the reopening period.RIDGEFIELD, Conn., April 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHEF), a premier distributor of specialty food products in North America, highlights its chef customers during this reopening period with a new Welcome Back campaign. The campaign will utilize digital channels to support customers by shooting photos of their restaurants, chefs, and signature dishes using the Chefs' Warehouse incredible assortment of ingredients. The Company will begin launching the campaign this week. "We are very excited to continue to support our customers as they recover from such a challenging year," said Christopher Pappas, Chairma... |
Chefs' Warehouse called a compelling reopening playLake Street starts off coverage on Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) with a Buy rating and price target of $38.Analyst Ben Klieve: "We see a compelling reopening play as consumers return to restaurants and chefs restock their kitchens with the high quality ingredients needed to re-earn the business of discerning diners. As... |
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. -- Moody's downgrades Chefs' Warehouse to B3The speculative grade liquidity rating remains SGL-3 and the ratings outlook is negative.The CFR and PDR downgrades reflect the company's continued earnings and cash flow losses as a result of the coronavirus pandemic's impact on the restaurant industry and the still uncertain timing and extent of dining capacity restrictions for restaurants, as well as the broader recovery in the independent restaurant sector. For provisional ratings, this announcement provides certain regulatory disclosures in relation to the provisional rating assigned, and in relation to a definitive rating that may be assigned subsequent to the final issuance of the debt, in each case where the transaction structure and terms have not changed prior to the assignment of the definitive rating in a manner that would ... |
The Chefs’ Warehouse Announces Closing of 1.875% Convertible Senior Notes OfferingRIDGEFIELD, Conn., March 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHEF) (the “Company”) today announced the closing of its previously announced offering of its 1.875% convertible senior notes due 2024 (the “Convertible Notes”) in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Convertible Notes issuance was a reopening of, and is part of the same series as, the $150 million aggregate principal amount of 1.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Existing Notes”) issued by the Company on November 22, 2019. While the Convertible Notes will trade under a Rule 144A CUSIP number, once de-legended, the Convertible Notes will have the same CUSIP number and will be fu... |
The Chefs’ Warehouse Announces Pricing of $50 Million of 1.875% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2024RIDGEFIELD, Conn., Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHEF) (the “Company”) today announced the pricing of $50 million aggregate principal amount of its convertible senior notes due 2024 (the “Convertible Notes”) in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Convertible Notes issuance is a reopening of, and will be part of the same series as, the $150 million aggregate principal amount of 1.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Existing Notes”) issued by the Company on November 22, 2019. While the Convertible Notes will initially trade under a Rule 144A CUSIP number, once de-legended, the Convertible Notes will have the same CUSIP number and... |
CHEF Price Returns
| 1-mo | -0.57% |
| 3-mo | 13.02% |
| 6-mo | 88.79% |
| 1-year | 161.06% |
| 3-year | 34.64% |
| 5-year | 66.68% |
| YTD | 21.33% |
| 2020 | -32.59% |
| 2019 | 19.17% |
| 2018 | 56.00% |
| 2017 | 29.75% |
| 2016 | -5.28% |
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