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UNF (UniFirst) EV-to-FCF : 26.05 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is UniFirst EV-to-FCF?

EV-to-FCF is calculated as enterprise value divided by its free cash flow. As of today, UniFirst's Enterprise Value is $3,513 Mil. UniFirst's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 was $135 Mil. Therefore, UniFirst's EV-to-FCF for today is 26.05.

The historical rank and industry rank for UniFirst's EV-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

UNF' s EV-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -361.72   Med: 22.57   Max: 1395.71
Current: 26.3

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-FCF of UniFirst was 1395.71. The lowest was -361.72. And the median was 22.57.

UNF's EV-to-FCF is ranked worse than
72.57% of 700 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.545 vs UNF: 26.30

EV-to-FCF is a valuation multiple that allows analysts and investors to compare stocks, preferably in the same sector or industry. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio (TTM) to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-12-11), UniFirst's stock price is $194.48. UniFirst's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 was $7.770. Therefore, UniFirst's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is 25.03.


UniFirst EV-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for UniFirst's EV-to-FCF 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.

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UniFirst EV-to-FCF Chart

UniFirst Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
EV-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.86 49.00 -140.28 74.66 25.36

UniFirst Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
EV-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 74.66 51.98 35.36 30.16 25.36

Competitive Comparison of UniFirst's EV-to-FCF

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, UniFirst's EV-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-FCF 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.


UniFirst's EV-to-FCF Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, UniFirst's EV-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where UniFirst's EV-to-FCF falls into.



UniFirst EV-to-FCF Calculation

UniFirst's EV-to-FCF for today is calculated as:

EV-to-FCF=Enterprise Value (Today)/Free Cash Flow (TTM)
=3512.867/134.852
=26.05

UniFirst's current Enterprise Value is $3,513 Mil.
UniFirst's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $135 Mil.

* 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.


UniFirst  (NYSE:UNF) EV-to-FCF Explanation

EV-to-FCF is a valuation multiple that allows analysts and investors to compare stocks, preferably in the same sector or industry. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio (TTM) to determine the fair market value of a company.

UniFirst's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio (TTM)=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=194.48/7.770
=25.03

UniFirst's share price for today is $194.48.
UniFirst's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $7.770.

* 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.

Enterprise Value is used because it is a more complete measure in reflecting how much an investor pays when buying a company. Free Cash Flow is an important financial metric because it represents the actual amount of cash at a company's disposal. Companies with a low EV-to-FCF ratio, combined with a strong balance sheet are generally considered as undervalued.


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UniFirst Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
68 Jonspin Road, Wilmington, MA, USA, 01887
UniFirst Corp provides workplace uniforms, protective clothing, and other workplace products and services to businesses in the United States, Canada, and Europe. The U.S. and Canadian Rental and Cleaning segment that accounts for the majority of the company engages in sales rents and sells clothing and non-garment items, and offers a cleaning service that delivers clean uniforms when it picks up dirty or contaminated ones. Manufacturing segment designs and manufactures uniforms and non-garment items. Specialty garments rental and cleaning segment provides specialty garments, non-garments, and cleaning services for nuclear and classroom applications. The First Aid segment provides safety supplies and pill packaging. The Corporate segment consists of various associated costs.
Executives
The Ronald D Croatti Trust - 1993 10 percent owner C/O CAROL CROATTI, 21 JEFFERSON DRIVE, LONDONDERRY NH 03053
David Martin Katz officer: VP of Sales and Marketing 68 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Steven S Sintros officer: VP of Finance and CFO 68 JONSPIN RD., WILMINGTON MA 01888
Shane O'connor officer: Senior VP and CFO 68 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Michael Iandoli director 68 JONSPIN RD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
William Masters Ross officer: Senior VP of Operations C/O UNIFIRST CORPORATION, 68 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Michael A Croatti officer: Senior VP of Operations C/O UNIFIRST CORPORATION, 68 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Cecelia Levenstein 10 percent owner 68 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
David A Difillippo officer: Senior VP of Operations
Matthew Croatti 10 percent owner C/O UNIFIRST CORPORATION, 68 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Sergio A Pupkin director C/O SEALED AIR CORPORATION, 2415 CASCADE POINTE BOULEVARD, CHARLOTTE NC 28208
Joseph M Nowicki director C/O BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC., 505 HUNTMAR PARK DRIVE SUITE 300, HERNDON VA 20170
Cynthia Croatti director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive VP and Treasurer 68 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON DC 01887
Carol Croatti 10 percent owner 21 JEFFERSON DRIVE, LONDONDERRY NH 03053
Kathleen M Camilli director