EVI Industries vs UniFirst
EVI and UNF side by side, both in consumer discretionary. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How EVI and UNF compare
UniFirst is the larger company, worth 16 times as much as EVI Industries ($4.3B against $267M).
EVI Industries grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.6% versus 3.7% for UniFirst).
UniFirst keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.3% compared with 2.2% at EVI Industries.
UniFirst pays a dividend yielding 0.62%; EVI Industries does not pay one.
UniFirst scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 7 for EVI Industries), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | EVI | UNF |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $267M | $4.3B |
| Share price | $20.60 | $235.39 |
| Change, 1 year | −11.3% | 51.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −43.1% | 19.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.98 | 0.61 |
| Employees | 10 | 15K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 39.1× |
| P/S | 0.6× (better) | 1.7× |
| P/B | 1.7× (better) | 1.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.8× (better) | 14.6× |
| P/FCF | 13.4× (better) | 60.2× |
| PEG | – | 13.62 |
| FCF yield | 7.4% (better) | 1.7% |
| Fair value | $11.07 | $151.71 |
| Margin of safety | −86.1% | −55.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 11.6% (better) | 3.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 13.0% (better) | 6.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 58.9% (better) | −26.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −24.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −4.7% (better) | −5.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 32.1% | 36.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 5.4% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 4.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | 4.4% (better) | 2.8% |
| Return on equity | 6.6% (better) | 5.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.0% (better) | 5.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.55 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.85 | – |
| Interest coverage | 4.6× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.56 | 3.14 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.55 | 6.34 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.62% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 23.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.77% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 1.4% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 32.2% | 81.3% |
| Held by insiders | 46.0% | 54.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$575K |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.6% | 12.0% |
Go deeper
- EVI stock overview
- EVI income statement
- EVI valuation and score
- UNF stock overview
- UNF income statement
- UNF valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.