Last Price$209.50.1%
Market Cap$3,894.3M
LTM Gross margin
30.8%
5Y avg
34.2%
Specialty Business Services industry
median
32.6%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
(0.3%) overvalued
UniFirst Corporation Gross margin
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Aug'05 | Aug'06 | Aug'07 | Aug'08 | Aug'09 | Aug'10 | Aug'11 | Aug'12 | Aug'13 | Aug'14 | Aug'15 | Aug'16 | Aug'17 | Aug'18 | Aug'19 | Aug'20 | Aug'21 | Aug'22 | Aug'23 | Aug'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 37.1% | 36.1% | 36.6% | 37.1% | 39.8% | 39.5% | 37.2% | 36.5% | 38.3% | 38.5% | 39.3% | 38.7% | 37.5% | 37.7% | 37.0% | 35.4% | 37.5% | 34.7% | 33.7% | 34.9% |
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UniFirst Corporation (UNF) Gross margin comparison analysis
General
LTM Gross margin
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
UniFirst CorporationUNF
30.8%
8.7%
35.0%
6.0%
Median Peer Set
33.8%
6.4%
21.2%
6.4%
First Advantage CorporationFA
99.9%
(5.7%)
(39.5%)
4.9%
Global Payments Inc.GPN
72.2%
4.7%
63.5%
15.5%
RB Global, Inc.RBA
56.3%
16.4%
114.3%
9.6%
Cintas CorporationCTAS
48.8%
8.9%
16.7%
16.4%
ABM Industries IncorporatedABM
34.8%
3.2%
(66.1%)
1.0%
Thomson Reuters CorporationTRI
32.8%
2.5%
49.0%
39.7%
Maximus, Inc.MMS
22.9%
8.2%
89.8%
5.8%
Rentokil Initial plcRTO
14.0%
45.5%
25.6%
7.1%
CBIZ, Inc.CBZ
10.1%
14.0%
(67.8%)
2.3%
AramarkARMK
7.1%
(7.7%)
(61.4%)
1.5%
UNF key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Aug'05 | Aug'06 | Aug'07 | Aug'08 | Aug'09 | Aug'10 | Aug'11 | Aug'12 | Aug'13 | Aug'14 | Aug'15 | Aug'16 | Aug'17 | Aug'18 | Aug'19 | Aug'20 | Aug'21 | Aug'22 | Aug'23 | Aug'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 763.8 6.2% | 821.0 7.5% | 902.1 9.9% | 1,023.2 13.4% | 1,013.4 (1.0%) | 1,025.9 1.2% | 1,134.1 10.5% | 1,256.3 10.8% | 1,355.5 7.9% | 1,394.9 2.9% | 1,456.6 4.4% | 1,468.0 0.8% | 1,591.0 8.4% | 1,696.5 6.6% | 1,809.4 6.7% | 1,804.2 (0.3%) | 1,826.2 1.2% | 2,000.8 9.6% | 2,233.0 11.6% | 2,427.4 8.7% |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 480.7 | 524.7 | 572.2 | 643.9 | 609.6 | 620.7 | 712.3 | 797.9 | 836.2 | 858.3 | 884.7 | 900.4 | 993.6 | 1,056.7 | 1,139.2 | 1,164.9 | 1,141.3 | 1,306.5 | 1,481.3 | 1,579.8 |
% margin | 283.1 37.1% | 296.3 36.1% | 329.9 36.6% | 379.3 37.1% | 403.8 39.8% | 405.2 39.5% | 421.8 37.2% | 458.3 36.5% | 519.3 38.3% | 536.6 38.5% | 571.9 39.3% | 567.6 38.7% | 597.4 37.5% | 639.8 37.7% | 670.2 37.0% | 639.2 35.4% | 684.9 37.5% | 694.4 34.7% | 751.8 33.7% | 847.6 34.9% |
| Operating Expenses | 207.1 | 222.5 | 245.7 | 270.7 | 269.8 | 274.9 | 297.8 | 307.2 | 333.1 | 343.3 | 371.6 | 366.5 | 431.3 | 457.4 | 438.2 | 466.5 | 489.1 | 560.0 | 618.1 | 664.0 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 163.2 | 177.2 | 197.1 | 216.9 | 212.0 | 213.5 | 233.1 | 240.8 | 263.5 | 271.6 | 294.4 | 284.8 | 342.4 | 360.7 | 334.8 | 361.8 | 383.2 | 451.2 | 496.9 | 522.6 |
% margin | 76.0 10.0% | 73.8 9.0% | 84.2 9.3% | 108.6 10.6% | 134.0 13.2% | 130.3 12.7% | 124.0 10.9% | 151.1 12.0% | 186.2 13.7% | 193.3 13.9% | 200.4 13.8% | 201.2 13.7% | 110.3 6.9% | 182.4 10.8% | 232.0 12.8% | 172.7 9.6% | 195.8 10.7% | 134.3 6.7% | 133.5 6.0% | 183.6 7.6% |
| Interest Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 9.1 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Interest Expense | 0.0 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Pre-tax Income | 69.2 | 64.3 | 73.5 | 98.7 | 126.5 | 122.9 | 120.6 | 150.7 | 187.6 | 195.4 | 201.3 | 203.4 | 115.1 | 187.2 | 237.9 | 177.9 | 196.9 | 134.3 | 138.8 | 189.4 |
% effective tax rate | 25.8 37.3% | 25.0 39.0% | 28.3 38.5% | 37.7 38.2% | 50.6 40.0% | 46.4 37.8% | 44.1 36.6% | 55.7 37.0% | 70.9 37.8% | 75.4 38.6% | 77.0 38.2% | 78.3 38.5% | 44.9 39.0% | 23.4 12.5% | 58.8 24.7% | 42.1 23.7% | 45.8 23.2% | 30.9 23.0% | 35.2 25.3% | 43.9 23.2% |
% margin | 43.3 5.7% | 39.2 4.8% | 45.2 5.0% | 61.0 6.0% | 75.9 7.5% | 76.4 7.4% | 76.5 6.7% | 95.0 7.6% | 116.7 8.6% | 119.9 8.6% | 124.3 8.5% | 125.0 8.5% | 70.2 4.4% | 163.9 9.7% | 179.1 9.9% | 135.8 7.5% | 151.1 8.3% | 103.4 5.2% | 103.7 4.6% | 145.5 6.0% |
| EPS | 2.26 | 2.04 | 2.47 | 3.33 | 4.13 | 3.94 | 3.93 | 5.02 | 6.14 | 6.29 | 6.50 | 6.51 | 3.63 | 8.27 | 9.77 | 7.46 | 8.32 | 5.71 | 5.77 | 7.79 |
| Diluted EPS | 2.24 | 2.03 | 2.34 | 3.15 | 3.92 | 3.92 | 3.85 | 4.76 | 5.81 | 5.95 | 6.15 | 6.17 | 3.44 | 8.21 | 9.33 | 7.13 | 7.94 | 5.46 | 5.53 | 7.77 |
% margin | 121.8 16.0% | 121.1 14.7% | 134.6 14.9% | 164.5 16.1% | 193.6 19.1% | 193.1 18.8% | 190.2 16.8% | 219.3 17.5% | 258.9 19.1% | 267.9 19.2% | 279.9 19.2% | 201.2 13.7% | 205.5 12.9% | 285.5 16.8% | 232.0 12.8% | 278.4 15.4% | 302.8 16.6% | 244.1 12.2% | 262.0 11.7% | 325.0 13.4% |
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FAQ
1) What is UniFirst Corporation's Gross margin?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Gross margin is 30.8%, based on the financial report for Nov 30, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Gross margin for UniFirst Corporation have been 33.5% over the past three years, and 35.9% over the past five years.
2) Is UniFirst Corporation's Gross margin Good?
As of today, UniFirst Corporation's Gross margin is 30.8%, which is lower than industry median of 32.6%. It indicates that UniFirst Corporation's Gross margin is Bad.