Workplace uniform provider UniFirst (NYSE: UNF) will be announcing earnings results this Wednesday before market open. Here’s what to look for.
UniFirst met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $602.2 million, up 1.9% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ full-year EPS guidance estimates and an impressive beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting UniFirst’s revenue to grow 1.9% year on year to $614.7 million, slowing from the 4.6% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $2.09 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. UniFirst has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates twice over the last two years.
Looking at UniFirst’s peers in the business services & supplies segment, some have already reported their Q2 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. MillerKnoll delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 8.2%, beating analysts’ expectations by 5.3%, and Steelcase reported revenues up 7.1%, topping estimates by 2.5%. MillerKnoll traded up 12.2% following the results while Steelcase was also up 2.4%.
Read our full analysis of MillerKnoll’s results here and Steelcase’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the business services & supplies segment, with share prices up 5.3% on average over the last month. UniFirst’s stock price was unchanged during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $181.67 (compared to the current share price of $188.74).
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