The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. | Mid-cap | Consumer Defensive

TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 950.7M
Gross Profit 226.0M 23.77%
Operating Income 22.7M 2.39%
Net Income 10.3M 1.08%

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 1.8B
Total Liabilities 1.3B
Shareholders Equity 541.6M
Debt to Equity 2.39

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 12.7M
Free Cash Flow 4.5M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Chefs Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i3.8B3.4B2.6B1.7B1.1B
Cost of Goods Sold i2.9B2.6B2.0B1.4B863.5M
Gross Profit i914.1M814.5M618.6M390.5M248.2M
Gross Margin % i24.1%23.7%23.7%22.4%22.3%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i784.9M704.8M518.2M379.3M336.4M
Other Operating Expenses i1.1M8.8M14.7M422.0K14.4M
Total Operating Expenses i785.9M713.5M532.9M379.7M350.8M
Operating Income i128.2M100.9M85.7M10.8M-102.7M
Operating Margin % i3.4%2.9%3.3%0.6%-9.2%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i-----
Interest Expense i48.7M45.5M43.8M17.6M20.9M
Other Non-Operating Income-----
Pre-tax Income i79.5M55.5M41.9M-6.8M-123.6M
Income Tax i24.1M20.9M14.1M-1.9M-40.7M
Effective Tax Rate % i30.2%37.6%33.8%0.0%0.0%
Net Income i55.5M34.6M27.8M-4.9M-82.9M
Net Margin % i1.5%1.0%1.1%-0.3%-7.5%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i193.1M156.5M124.0M45.8M-69.4M
EPS (Basic) i$1.46$0.92$0.75$-0.13$-2.46
EPS (Diluted) i$1.32$0.88$0.73$-0.13$-2.46
Basic Shares Outstanding i3791406037633672370942203674430433716157
Diluted Shares Outstanding i3791406037633672370942203674430433716157

Income Statement Trend

Chefs Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i114.7M49.9M158.8M115.2M193.3M
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i366.3M334.0M260.2M172.5M96.4M
Inventory i316.0M284.5M245.7M144.5M82.5M
Other Current Assets71.1M62.5M56.2M37.8M33.5M
Total Current Assets i868.0M730.9M720.9M470.0M405.7M
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i191.4M192.3M156.6M130.7M115.2M
Goodwill i873.0M896.9M729.9M548.3M541.4M
Intangible Assets i160.4M184.9M155.7M104.7M111.7M
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets6.8M6.4M3.3M13.0M11.4M
Total Non-Current Assets i990.6M974.4M788.4M603.8M568.7M
Total Assets i1.9B1.7B1.5B1.1B974.3M
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i266.8M200.5M163.4M118.3M57.5M
Short-term Debt i40.0M77.4M31.9M21.0M23.3M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities-----
Total Current Liabilities i425.4M385.8M283.7M197.0M118.1M
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i875.8M848.8M804.9M521.5M507.2M
Deferred Tax Liabilities i15.9M14.4M6.1M00
Other Non-Current Liabilities3.9M1.6M13.0M5.1M4.4M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i895.6M864.9M824.0M526.6M511.6M
Total Liabilities i1.3B1.3B1.1B723.6M629.7M
Equity
Common Stock i402.0K396.0K386.0K380.0K373.0K
Retained Earnings i141.9M100.0M65.4M37.6M42.5M
Treasury Stock i-----
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i537.6M454.7M401.5M350.2M344.6M
Key Metrics
Total Debt i915.8M926.3M836.8M542.5M530.5M
Working Capital i442.6M345.2M437.1M272.9M287.6M

Balance Sheet Composition

Chefs Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i55.5M34.6M27.8M-4.9M-82.9M
Depreciation & Amortization i64.9M55.6M38.2M35.0M33.3M
Stock-Based Compensation i17.8M20.0M13.6M11.5M9.3M
Working Capital Changes i4.6M-67.9M-80.3M-60.2M81.5M
Operating Cash Flow i146.4M59.0M20.4M-17.9M15.4M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-----
Acquisitions i-315.0K-121.9M-186.2M-10.2M-60.9M
Investment Purchases i-----
Investment Sales i-----
Investing Cash Flow i-315.0K-121.9M-186.2M-10.2M-60.9M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-17.4M-2.1M-2.7M-1.8M-3.7M
Dividends Paid i-----
Debt Issuance i46.4M60.0M629.7M51.8M100.0M
Debt Repayment i-56.5M-35.5M-351.1M-57.6M-100.4M
Financing Cash Flow i-38.7M9.0M253.1M-9.2M178.1M
Free Cash Flow i103.6M4.2M-22.7M-58.7M35.8M
Net Change in Cash i107.5M-54.0M87.4M-37.3M132.5M

Cash Flow Trend

Chefs Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 38.81
Forward P/E 35.52
Price to Book 4.59
Price to Sales 0.65
PEG Ratio 35.52

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 1.76%
Operating Margin 3.89%
Return on Equity 13.64%
Return on Assets 4.86%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.01
Debt to Equity 166.76
Beta 1.83

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $1.62
Book Value per Share $13.69
Revenue per Share $102.96

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
chef2.6B38.814.5913.64%1.76%166.76
Sysco 38.5B21.6221.0597.55%2.25%780.51
Us Foods Holding 18.0B34.213.9511.48%1.43%108.34
Performance Food 15.3B40.733.469.05%0.65%177.40
United Natural Foods 1.6B40.800.97-3.99%-0.21%220.75
Andersons 1.3B16.010.948.16%0.70%46.47

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.