The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF): Price and Financial Metrics
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF)
Today's Latest Price: $26.39 USD
Updated Jan 15 4:00pm
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CHEF Stock Summary
- Of note is the ratio of Chefs' Warehouse Inc's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; 97.87% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- Over the past twelve months, CHEF has reported earnings growth of -172.09%, putting it ahead of merely 11.4% of US stocks in our set.
- Shareholder yield, a measure of how much is returned to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases, for CHEF comes in at -19% -- higher than that of merely 13.62% of stocks in our set.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Chefs' Warehouse Inc, a group of peers worth examining would be SGMA, HWCC, GVA, GLRE, and AIR.
- Visit CHEF's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.chefswarehouse.com.
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CHEF Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $26.39 | 52-week high | $40.33 |
Prev. close | $27.12 | 52-week low | $3.55 |
Day low | $26.15 | Volume | 372,900 |
Day high | $27.35 | Avg. volume | 466,120 |
50-day MA | $23.04 | Dividend yield | N/A |
200-day MA | $16.44 | Market Cap | 996.75M |
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: |
$26.39 | $33.89 | 28% |
Below please find a table outlining a discounted cash flow forecast for CHEF, in which we model out valuation assuming a variety of terminal growth rates. To summarize, we found that Chefs' Warehouse Inc ranked in the 57th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. Specifically, our DCF analysis implies the stock is trading below its fair value by an estimated 29%. As for the metrics that stood out in our discounted cash flow analysis of Chefs' Warehouse Inc, consider:
- Chefs' Warehouse Inc's effective tax rate, as measured by taxes paid relative to net income, is at 37 -- greater than 92.24% of US stocks with positive free cash flow.
- Chefs' Warehouse Inc's interest coverage rate -- a measure of gross earnings relative to interest payments -- comes in at -1.8. This coverage rate is greater than that of just 18.23% of stocks we're observing for the purpose of forecasting via discounted cash flows.
- The weighted average cost of capital for the company is 13. This value is greater than 92.2% stocks in the Consumer Defensive sector that generate free cash flow.
Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
0% | 26% |
1% | 27% |
2% | 28% |
3% | 30% |
4% | 31% |
5% | 32% |
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