Chefs' Warehouse vs HF Foods
CHEF and HFFG side by side, both in groceries and related products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CHEF and HFFG compare
Chefs' Warehouse is the larger company, worth 55 times as much as HF Foods ($4.6B against $83.5M).
Chefs' Warehouse grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.5% versus 3.1% for HF Foods).
Chefs' Warehouse keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.3% compared with −3.0% at HF Foods.
Chefs' Warehouse scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 5 for HF Foods), 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 | CHEF | HFFG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.6B | $83.5M |
| Share price | $106.66 | $1.55 |
| Change, 1 year | 72.7% | −32.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 227% | −79.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.20 | 1.06 |
| Employees | 5,156 | 949 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 46.0× | – |
| P/S | 1.0× | 0.1× (better) |
| P/B | 6.8× | 0.4× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 21.1× | – |
| P/FCF | 25.5× | 6.0× (better) |
| PEG | 1.44 | – |
| FCF yield | 3.9% | 16.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $74.62 | $7.84 |
| Margin of safety | −42.9% | 80.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 11.5% (better) | 3.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 30.1% (better) | 16.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 37.3% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 34.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 24.7% (better) | 16.6% |
| Operating margin | 4.1% (better) | −3.0% |
| Net margin | 2.3% (better) | −3.0% |
| FCF margin | 4.0% (better) | 1.1% |
| Return on equity | 16.2% (better) | −17.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.4% (better) | −9.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.06 | 0.65 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.28 | – |
| Interest coverage | 4.8× (better) | −3.0× |
| Current ratio | 2.21 (better) | 1.09 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.96 (better) | 1.11 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 0.22% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.22% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.5% | 16.2% |
| Held by insiders | 8.6% | 9.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$34.4M | $41.0K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.0% | 0.65% |
Go deeper
- CHEF stock overview
- CHEF income statement
- CHEF valuation and score
- HFFG stock overview
- HFFG income statement
- HFFG valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.