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AZZ Inc. (AZZ) vs Unifirst Corporation (UNF)

AZZ Inc. and Unifirst Corporation are both Specialty Business Services companies. Unifirst Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $4.2B against $3.7B — 1.2× the size. AZZ Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 21.9× against 38.5×. AZZ Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.50% against 3.74%. AZZ Inc. has the higher net margin (9.59% vs 4.34%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.55% vs 4.17%). Both pay a dividend; AZZ Inc. yields more (0.72% vs 0.60%). Across the 23 metrics below, AZZ Inc. leads on 16 and Unifirst Corporation on 7.

Valuation

Metric AZZ UNF Specialty Business Services median
P/E 21.93 38.54 24.48
P/S 2.11 1.74 1.09
P/B 2.60 1.97 2.23
Price to free cash flow 16.99 61.40 16.92
EV/EBITDA 10.54 15.14 10.82
EV/Sales 2.38 1.67 1.47
Earnings yield 4.56% 2.59% 1.88%
Free cash flow yield 5.89% 1.63% 1.36%

Profitability

Metric AZZ UNF Specialty Business Services median
Gross margin 24.27% 36.58% 31.71%
Operating margin 16.46% 5.39% 3.53%
Net margin 9.59% 4.34% 1.88%
Free cash flow margin 12.40% 2.84% 3.18%
Return on equity 12.32% 4.98% 0.00%
Return on assets 7.34% 3.88% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 9.55% 4.17% 0.00%

Growth

Metric AZZ UNF Specialty Business Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.50% 3.74% 6.04%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 486.59% (24.56%) 3.41%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 27.98% 6.68% 7.60%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 51.60% (6.24%) 0.00%

Health

Metric AZZ UNF Specialty Business Services median
Debt to equity 0.33 0.00 0.24
Current ratio 1.79 3.14 1.79
Net debt to EBITDA 1.30 (0.69) 0.69

Dividend

Metric AZZ UNF Specialty Business Services median
Dividend yield 0.72% 0.60% 2.19%
Payout ratio 0.16 0.24 0.37

Size

Metric AZZ UNF Specialty Business Services median
Market cap 3.66b 4.24b 704.72m

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