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UniFirst

NYQ:UNF US9047081040
78
  • Value
    49
  • Growth
    47
  • Safety
    Safety
    80
  • Combined
    72
  • Sentiment
    51
  • 360° View
    360° View
    78
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Company Description

UniFirst Corporation supplies and services uniform and workwear programs and facility service products. It operates in the uniform rental, cleaning, and facility services industries. The company operates in the United States and Canada. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $3,222 million, profits of $848 million, and revenue of $2,427 million with 16000 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 78 (better than 78% compared with alternatives) for 2024, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock UniFirst are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for UniFirst. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 51, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 51% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 80 or better than 80% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 49, meaning that the share price of UniFirst is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 47. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Liquidity
Weakest Rank Leverage
Country USA
Industry Diversified Support Services
Size Large
Website unifirst.com
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
49 49 50 47
Growth
47 19 23 7
Safety
Safety
80 80 81 81
Sentiment
51 31 8 95
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78 78 43 45
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
13 5 5 7
Opinions Change
72 50 50 99
Pro Holdings
n/a 31 20 83
Market Pulse
64 76 55 100
Sentiment
51 31 8 95
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
49 49 50 47
Growth
47 19 23 7
Safety Safety
80 80 81 81
Combined
72 72 30 30
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
47 34 40 37
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
15 25 26 35
Price vs. Book (P/B)
58 78 79 77
Dividend Yield
53 49 50 46
Value
49 49 50 47
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
30 36 30 32
Profit Growth
34 20 53 23
Capital Growth
33 44 45 31
Stock Returns
87 61 13 21
Growth
47 19 23 7
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
96 100 100 100
Refinancing
65 65 67 75
Liquidity
1 1 91 91
Safety Safety
80 80 81 81

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