Service Corp International vs UniFirst
SCI 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 SCI and UNF compare
Service Corp International is the larger company, worth 2.4 times as much as UniFirst ($10.3B against $4.4B).
On earnings, Service Corp International is cheaper: it trades at 18.7× trailing earnings, against 40.0× for UniFirst.
UniFirst grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.7% versus 3.0% for Service Corp International).
Service Corp International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.7% compared with 4.3% at UniFirst.
Both pay dividends: Service Corp International yields 1.9% and UniFirst 0.61%.
Service Corp International scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 11 for UniFirst), 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 | SCI | UNF |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $10.3B | $4.4B |
| Share price | $75.40 | $240.95 |
| Change, 1 year | −5.9% | 57.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 11.3% | 22.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.57 | 0.62 |
| Employees | 18K | 15K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 18.7× (better) | 40.0× |
| P/S | 2.3× | 1.7× (better) |
| P/B | 6.5× | 2.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.2× | 15.0× (better) |
| P/FCF | 15.1× (better) | 61.6× |
| PEG | 7.52 (better) | 13.94 |
| FCF yield | 6.6% (better) | 1.6% |
| Fair value | $69.04 | $155.60 |
| Margin of safety | −9.2% (better) | −54.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.0% | 3.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.2% | 6.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 5.0% (better) | −26.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 8.6% (better) | −24.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 5.7% (better) | −5.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 25.9% | 36.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | 22.7% (better) | 5.4% |
| Net margin | 12.7% (better) | 4.3% |
| FCF margin | 15.4% (better) | 2.8% |
| Return on equity | 35.7% (better) | 5.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 11.7% (better) | 5.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 3.28 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.98 | – |
| Interest coverage | 3.9× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.40 | 3.14 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.76 | 6.43 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.9% (better) | 0.61% |
| Payout ratio | 34.4% | 23.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 | – |
| Buyback yield | 3.7% (better) | 0.75% |
| Shareholder yield | 5.5% (better) | 1.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 95.2% | 81.3% |
| Held by insiders | 2.7% | 54.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$32.7M | −$575K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.1% | 12.0% |
Go deeper
- SCI stock overview
- SCI income statement
- SCI valuation and score
- UNF stock overview
- UNF income statement
- UNF valuation and score
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