Quick Look at Cintas (CTAS)

By Tamara Parker • Wednesday, March 29 12:33 • Permanent Link

With gains of 3.7%, Cintas was one of the winners on Wall Street today. Its shares are now trading at $460.26 and have logged a 1.0% daily outperformance of the S&P 500. Don't join the feeding frenzy before checking some basic facts about this stock:

Cintas has moved 2.7% over the last year,
CTAS has an average analyst rating of buy and is -6.74% away from its mean target price of $493.5 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $12.29
Cintas has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 37.4 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $14.15 and its forward P/E ratio is 32.5
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 13.6 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Cintas is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.33 and an average P/B of 3.12
CTAS has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 13.0% and gross profit margins of 0.5%
The company has a free cash flow of $1,091,050,368.00, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
Cintas Corporation provides corporate identity uniforms and related business services primarily in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Uniform Rental and Facility Services, First Aid and Safety Services, and All Other segments. The company rents and services uniforms and other garments, including flame resistant clothing, mats, mops and shop towels, and other ancillary items; and provides restroom cleaning services and supplies, as well as sells uniforms. It also offers first aid and safety services, and fire protection products and services. The company provides its products and services through its distribution network and local delivery routes, or local representatives to small service and manufacturing companies, as well as major corporations. Cintas Corporation was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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