Unifirst Corporation (UNF): Price and Financial Metrics

Unifirst Corporation (UNF): $173.43

1.36 (+0.79%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

B

Stability

B

Sentiment

Quality

C

UNF Price/Volume Stats

Current price $173.43 52-week high $187.22
Prev. close $172.07 52-week low $150.50
Day low $172.16 Volume 157,400
Day high $177.12 Avg. volume 86,205
50-day MA $170.13 Dividend yield 0.78%
200-day MA $168.50 Market Cap 3.24B

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UNF POWR Grades

  • Stability is the dimension where UNF ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 92.88% of US stocks.
  • The strongest trend for UNF is in Quality, which has been heading up over the past 26 weeks.
  • UNF's current lowest rank is in the Growth metric (where it is better than 27.42% of US stocks).

UNF Stock Summary

  • With a one year PEG ratio of 901.24, UNIFIRST CORP is expected to have a higher PEG ratio (a measure of how expensive a stock is relative to its expected earnings growth) than 96.21% of US stocks.
  • UNF's went public 36.02 years ago, making it older than 89.57% of listed US stocks we're tracking.
  • The volatility of UNIFIRST CORP's share price is greater than that of merely 4.32% US stocks with at least 200 days of trading history.
  • If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to UNIFIRST CORP, a group of peers worth examining would be NPK, GXO, ESE, ICFI, and MD.
  • UNF's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit UNIFIRST CORP's official web site, go to www.unifirst.com.

UNF Valuation Summary

  • In comparison to the median Industrials stock, UNF's price/sales ratio is 28.57% lower, now standing at 1.5.
  • Over the past 243 months, UNF's price/sales ratio has gone up 0.7.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for UNF.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
UNF 2023-12-29 1.5 1.7 33.0 24.5
UNF 2023-12-28 1.6 1.7 33.4 24.9
UNF 2023-12-27 1.5 1.7 33.2 24.7
UNF 2023-12-26 1.5 1.7 33.1 24.6
UNF 2023-12-22 1.5 1.7 32.8 24.4
UNF 2023-12-21 1.5 1.7 32.8 24.4

UNF Growth Metrics

    Its 4 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at 26.09%.
  • The 2 year cash and equivalents growth rate now stands at 7.73%.
  • The 3 year price growth rate now stands at 10.06%.
UNF's revenue has moved up $359,967,000 over the prior 52 months.

The table below shows UNF's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-12-31 2,056.456 142.525 103.656
2022-09-30 2,000.822 122.649 103.404
2022-06-30 1,949.684 113.617 111.837
2022-03-31 1,902.459 129.179 128.786
2021-12-31 1,865.527 167.383 142.92
2021-09-30 1,826.216 212.302 151.111

UNF's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • UNF has a Quality Grade of B, ranking ahead of 80.73% of graded US stocks.
  • UNF's asset turnover comes in at 0.792 -- ranking 20th of 50 Personal Services stocks.
  • BFAM, GHC, and LRN are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with UNF.

The table below shows UNF's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-08-28 0.792 0.375 0.180
2021-05-29 0.791 0.373 0.183
2021-02-27 0.799 0.357 0.158
2020-11-28 0.817 0.355 0.161
2020-08-29 0.836 0.354 0.165
2020-05-30 0.875 0.356 0.184

UNF Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of UNF, see our UNF price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $247.00 Average Broker Recommendation 2.1 (Hold)

Unifirst Corporation (UNF) Company Bio


UniFirst Corporation provides workplace uniforms and protective work wear clothing primarily in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It operates through US Rental and Cleaning, Canadian Rental and Cleaning, Manufacturing, Specialty Garments Rental and Cleaning, and First Aid segments. The company was founded in 1936 and is based in Wilmington, Massachusetts.


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UniFirst Corporation (UNF) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

UniFirst Corporation (UNF)

Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call

January 03, 2023 09:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Steven Sintros - President and Chief Executive Officer

Shane O'Connor - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Ronan Kennedy - Barclays

Andrew Wittmann - R.W. Baird

Joshua Chan - UBS

Luke McFadden - William Blair

Andrew Steinerman - J.P. Morgan

Kartik Mehta - Northcoast Research

Presentation

Operator

Greetings, and welcome to the UniFirst Corporation First Quarter Earnings Call. During the presentation, all participants will be in a listen-only mode. Afterwards, we will conduct ...

SA Transcripts on Seeking Alpha | January 3, 2024

Unveiling UniFirst (UNF) Q1 Outlook: Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics

Besides Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates for UniFirst (UNF), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended November 2023.

Yahoo | December 28, 2023

UniFirst boosts primary sponsorship for 2024 NASCAR season

UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF), a North American leader in providing customized business uniform programs, facility service products and first aid and safety services, in partnership with 14-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports, announced its primary race sponsorship schedule for the highly anticipated 2024 NASCAR season. The No. 9 UniFirst Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, driven by 2020 Cup Series champion Chase Elliott, will appear in five races, a notable increase from three last year.

Yahoo | December 18, 2023

Johnson Controls (JCI) Lags Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Johnson Controls (JCI) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -3.67% and 2.62%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2023. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Yahoo | December 12, 2023

UniFirst Corporation Plans to Announce First Quarter Results on January 3, 2024

WILMINGTON, Mass., Dec. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) will report its Fiscal 2024 first quarter results on January 3, 2024 before the market opens. The Company will also hold a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on January 3, 2024 to discuss its quarterly financial results, business highlights and outlook. In addition, the Company may answer one or more questions concerning business and financial developments and trends, the Company’s view on earnings forec

Yahoo | December 11, 2023

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UNF Price Returns

1-mo 3.59%
3-mo -5.00%
6-mo 6.80%
1-year 0.68%
3-year -20.43%
5-year 16.23%
YTD -5.00%
2023 -4.56%
2022 -7.65%
2021 -0.14%
2020 5.37%
2019 41.64%

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