Unifirst Corporation — Earnings Quality Grade B
UNF · Industrials
Generally healthy
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Source: SEC EDGAR 8-K Item 5.02, with exhibit links when available
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 43 days, change +1 days YoY
AR growth 2.3% vs revenue growth 0.2%
Revenue 0.2%, CFFO 0.5%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory -5.6% vs COGS -2.4%. Normal
CapEx growth -3.8% vs revenue 0.2%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 63.5%. Normal
Gross margin 36.6%, change +1.7pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 2.00. Profits backed by cash
FCF $0.1B, FCF/NI = 0.96
Accruals ratio = -5.3%. Low accruals
Cash $0.2B covers debt $0.1B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.8B = 35% of equity
Debt/EBITDA = 0.2x. Healthy
Other assets grew 32.6% vs revenue 0.2%
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change -1% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.74 (< -2.22). Unlikely manipulator
Beneish M-Score
Altman Z-Score
Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-25