ScoreWhy is UniFirst Corp. ?
1
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
The company has declared Positive results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 298.74 MM
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 7.15%
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at -6.31 %
3
With ROE of 7.01%, it has a attractive valuation with a 1.57 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -8.34%, its profits have risen by 31% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.7
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -8.34% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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Is UniFirst Corp. for you?
Medium Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
UniFirst Corp.
68.22%
0.50
37.81%
S&P 500
21.51%
0.70
20.15%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.52%
EBIT Growth (5y)
0.66%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Net Debt is too low
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.09
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.12
Tax Ratio
24.45%
Dividend Payout Ratio
17.54%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
8.53%
ROE (avg)
6.45%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
31
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.00
EV to EBIT
24.16
EV to EBITDA
13.26
EV to Capital Employed
2.05
EV to Sales
1.72
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.62%
ROCE (Latest)
8.49%
ROE (Latest)
6.45%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend8What is working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 4.52 times
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 8.63
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 634.43 MM
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 33.39%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -0.36% (YoY
-22What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 238.58 MM
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 5.3%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 24.44 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 19.92 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 59.45 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 9.37 %
EPS(Q)
Lowest at USD 1.09
Here's what is working for UniFirst Corp.
Net Sales
Highest at USD 634.43 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 4.52 times and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 8.63 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 33.39%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -0.36% (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
Here's what is not working for UniFirst Corp.
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 24.44 MM has Fallen at -45.41%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 44.78 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 19.92 MM has Fallen at -41.23%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 33.89 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at USD 24.44 MM and Fallen
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at USD 19.92 MM and Fallen
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 238.58 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 59.45 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 9.37 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
EPS
Lowest at USD 1.09
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
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