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UniFirst Corporation (UNF)

Company Dividend Discount ModelIndustry: Specialty Business ServicesSector: Industrials

Valuation Snapshot

Stable Growth$134.52 - $266.34$186.24
Multi-Stage$119.42 - $130.67$124.94
Blended Fair Value$155.59
Current Price$177.82
Upside-12.50%
DecisionDon't Buy

Dividend History & Growth Metrics (10Y)

Metric5Y CAGR10Y CAGR2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
DPS9.42%23.98%1.321.261.191.120.980.840.440.230.160.15
YoY Growth--5.48%5.63%6.30%14.57%15.59%90.07%95.83%45.55%0.69%0.31%
Dividend Yield--0.74%0.63%0.69%0.58%0.51%0.44%0.22%0.15%0.10%0.11%

Stable Growth Model (Adjusted)

(USD in Millions except Per Share Data)
Net Income To Common (M)148.27
(-) Cash Dividends Paid (M)24.27
(=) Cash Retained (M)124.01
MetricLOWBASEHIGH
Required Retention Ratio20.0%12.5%7.5%
(=) Cash Required (M)29.6518.5311.12
Cash Retained (M)124.01124.01124.01
(-) Cash Required (M)-29.65-18.53-11.12
(=) Excess Retained (M)94.35105.47112.88
(/) Shares Outstanding (M)18.5918.5918.59
(=) Excess Retained per Share5.085.676.07
LTM Dividend per Share1.311.311.31
(+) Excess Retained per Share5.085.676.07
(=) Adjusted Dividend6.386.987.38
WACC / Discount Rate9.10%9.10%9.10%
Growth Rate4.16%5.16%6.16%
Fair Value$134.52$186.24$266.34
Upside / Downside-24.35%4.73%49.78%

Multi-Stage Model: Projections

(USD in Millions)
MetricTTMDec-27Dec-28Dec-29Dec-30Dec-31Terminal
Net Income (M)148.27155.92163.96172.42181.31190.66196.38
Payout Ratio16.37%31.09%45.82%60.55%75.27%90.00%92.50%
Projected Dividends (M)24.2748.4875.13104.39136.48171.59181.65

Multi-Stage Valuation

MetricLOWBASEHIGH
WACC / Discount Rate9.10%9.10%9.10%
Growth Rate4.16%5.16%6.16%
Year 1 PV (M)44.0144.4444.86
Year 2 PV (M)61.9263.1264.32
Year 3 PV (M)78.1280.3982.71
Year 4 PV (M)92.7296.34100.05
Year 5 PV (M)105.84111.02116.40
PV of Terminal Value (M)1,837.451,927.362,020.76
Equity Value (M)2,220.072,322.672,429.11
Shares Outstanding (M)18.5918.5918.59
Fair Value$119.42$124.94$130.67
Upside / Downside-32.84%-29.74%-26.52%

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