Overview
UniFirst Q4 revenue beats analyst expectations despite a decline from the previous year
Diluted EPS for Q4 decreased to $2.23 from $2.39 in the prior year
Company repurchased 402,415 shares for $70.9 mln during fiscal 2025
Outlook
UniFirst expects fiscal 2026 revenue between $2.475 bln and $2.495 bln
Company sees fiscal 2026 EPS between $6.58 and $6.98
Uniform & Facility Service Solutions' organic growth expected at 2.6%
Result Drivers
REVENUE GROWTH - Excluding the extra week in fiscal 2024, consolidated revenues increased by 3.4%
UNIFORM & FACILITY GROWTH - Organic growth driven by new account sales and improved customer retention
FIRST AID GROWTH - Strong growth in First Aid van business drove organic growth of 12.4%
Key Details
Metric | Beat/Miss | Actual | Consensus Estimate |
Q4 Revenue | Beat | $614.44 mln | $606.97 mln (4 Analysts) |
Q4 EPS | $2.23 | ||
Q4 Net Income | $41.02 mln | ||
Q4 Operating Income | $49.57 mln | ||
Q4 Pretax Profit | $51.41 mln |
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is no "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "hold" and 2 "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the business support services peer group is "buy."
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for UniFirst Corp is $190.00, about 8.8% above its October 21 closing price of $173.37
The stock recently traded at 20 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 22 three months ago
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