The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF) is a Food Distribution company in the Consumer Defensive sector, currently trading at $66.22. It has a SharesGrow Score of 64/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 3 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of CHEF = $49.76 (-24.9% from the current price, the stock appears overvalued). Analyst consensus target is CHEF = $81 (+21.8% upside).
Valuation: CHEF trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 33.8 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 2.15.
Financials: revenue is $4.1B, +17.1%/yr average growth. Net income is $72M, growing at +38.5%/yr. Net profit margin is 1.7% (thin). Gross margin is 24.2% (+0.5 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $1.2B against $604M equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 1.95, leveraged). Current ratio is 2.05 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 58%. Total assets: $2.0B.
Analyst outlook: 11 / 15 analysts rate CHEF as buy (73%) — strong consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 49/100 (Partial), Growth 90/100 (Pass), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 50/100 (Partial), Moat 49/100 (Partial), Future 79/100 (Pass), Income 30/100 (Fail).
