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United Natural Foods (United Natural Foods) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 1.59% (As of Jan. 2024)
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Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits). He defines ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % as EBIT divided by the total of Property, Plant and Equipment and net working capital. United Natural Foods's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 1.59%.

The historical rank and industry rank for United Natural Foods's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

UNFI' s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.35   Med: 12.28   Max: 18.04
Current: -0.57

During the past 13 years, United Natural Foods's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 18.04%. The lowest was -6.35%. And the median was 12.28%.

UNFI's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
85.62% of 313 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 14.47 vs UNFI: -0.57

United Natural Foods's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 0.00% per year.


United Natural Foods ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Natural Foods's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

United Natural Foods Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -6.35 -3.97 9.35 10.55 3.27

United Natural Foods Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.57 3.75 -6.57 -1.29 1.59

Competitive Comparison

For the Food Distribution subindustry, United Natural Foods's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


United Natural Foods ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, United Natural Foods's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United Natural Foods's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



United Natural Foods ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits) . He defines Return on Capital as follows:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)

EBIT stands for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.

Fixed Assets are also known as non-current assets. They include the Property, Plant and Equipment that the firm needs in its operation.

GuruFocus calculates net working capital as: (Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Deferred Revenue + Other Current Liabilities). We're trying to account for OPERATING assets and liabilities (part of daily business) when calculating working capital. Cash and marketable securities are considered NON-OPERATING assets and are not included in calculation. We will also back out all interest bearing debt, short term debt and the portion of long term debt that is due in the current period from the current liabilities. This debt will be considered when computing cost of capital and it would be inappropriate to count it twice.

Working Capital(Q: Oct. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(987 + 2648 + 259) - (2211 + 0 + 169)
=1514

Working Capital(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(960 + 2311 + 246) - (1969 + 0 + 168)
=1380

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of United Natural Foods for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 can be restated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Oct. 2023  Q: Jan. 2024
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=72/( ( (2962 + max(1514, 0)) + (3196 + max(1380, 0)) )/ 2 )
=72/( ( 4476 + 4576 )/ 2 )
=72/4526
=1.59 %

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) EBIT data.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


United Natural Foods  (NYSE:UNFI) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

The way Joel Greenblatt defines Return on Capital is a more accurate measure of how efficiently the company generates returns onthe capital actually invested in the business. EBIT is used instead of net income because the tax and interest payment may be affected by factors other than the core business operation. Intangible assets are not included in the calculation because they don't need to be replaced.

Joel Greenblatt uses his definition of Return on Capital and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % to rank companies.


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United Natural Foods (United Natural Foods) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
313 Iron Horse Way, Providence, RI, USA, 02908
United Natural Foods Inc is a wholesale distributor of natural, organic and specialty foods and nonfood products across North America. The company's products consist of national, regional and private label brands grouped into grocery and general merchandise, produce, perishables and frozen foods, nutritional supplements and sports nutrition, bulk and foodservice products, and personal care items. United Natural Foods serves various retail formats including conventional supermarket chains, natural product superstores, independent retail operators and foodservice channels such as e-commerce platforms. The company's operations are comprised of principal divisions: the wholesale division; the retail division; and other.
Executives
Andre Persaud officer: President and CEO, Retail 30 HUNTER LANE, CAMP HILL PA 17011
Bates Ann Torre director 300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
John W Howard officer: Interim CFO 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Douglas J Alexander Jr director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 3925 BROOKSIDE PARKWAY, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
Lynn S. Blake director 250 WEST 34TH STREET, 3RD FLOOR, C/O WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC., NEW YORK NY 10119
James M Loree director 1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053
James C Pappas director 1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1320, HOUSTON TX 77027
Erin Horvath officer: COO 313 IRON HORSE WAY, C/O IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Danielle Benedict officer: SVP, Human Resources 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Christopher P. Testa officer: President, Blue Marble Brands C/O UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC., 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Richard Eric Esper officer: Chief Accounting Officer 8501 WILLIAMS ROAD, ESTERO FL 33928
Mahrukh Hussain officer: General Counsel and Corp. Sec. 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Louis Anthony Martin officer: CSTO 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Matthew T Echols officer: CCAO 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Mohammad Shamim director 12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238

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