Why is The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. ?
1
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 23.07% and Operating profit at 69.63%
2
Positive results in Jun 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 156.9 MM
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 13.64%
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 553.55
3
With ROCE of 11.41%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.77 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 38.24%, its profits have risen by 58.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.8
4
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
5
Market Beating Performance
- The stock has generated a return of 38.24% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (S&P 500) returns of 12.33%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. for you?
Medium Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
34.2%
1.65
36.53%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.61
20.17%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
23.07%
EBIT Growth (5y)
69.63%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0.93
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.93
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.12
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.92
Tax Ratio
28.48%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
7.37%
ROE (avg)
6.55%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
42
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.74
EV to EBIT
24.23
EV to EBITDA
15.97
EV to Capital Employed
2.77
EV to Sales
0.82
PEG Ratio
0.75
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
11.41%
ROE (Latest)
11.29%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
15What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 156.9 MM
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 13.64%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 553.55
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -2.57% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 1,034.91 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 21.24 MM
-1What is not working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 8.83 times
Here's what is working for The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 156.9 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 553.55
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Net Sales
Highest at USD 1,034.91 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 21.24 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -2.57% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Depreciation
Highest at USD 19.1 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 8.83 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio






