Cintas exceeds estimates and raises guidance – the stock reaches a new all-time high
Klavs Valters
9/8/2024
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Q1 earnings season is nearly finished but there are still a few companies expected to release their latest results for the previous quarter. On Wednesday, Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) announced their latest financial results. American company that specializes in the manufacturing and sale of workwear and uniforms achieved revenue of $2.406 billion in fiscal 2024 third quarter, which was above analyst estimate of $2.39 billion.
Earnings per share (EPS) also topped estimates at $3.84 vs. $3.576 per share expected. Revenue and EPS were up by 9.9% and 22.3% year-over-year respectively. Company overview Founded: 1929 Headquarters: Mason, Ohio, United States Number of employees: 44,500 (2023) Industry: Service Key people: Todd Schneider (CEO), Scott D.
Farmer (Executive Chairman), Mike Thompson (Executive Vice President and CAO) CEO commentary "Our third quarter results reflect the outstanding dedication and execution of our employees, whom we call partners. Each of our operating segments continue to execute at a high level, which led to robust revenue growth of 9.9%, record high gross margin of 49.4%, record high operating margin of 21.6% and diluted EPS growth of 22.3%," Todd Schneider, CEO of Cintas said in a statement to shareholders. Schneider also announced that the company is raising its guidance for 2024: "Based on our third quarter results, we are increasing our full fiscal year financial guidance.
We are raising our annual revenue expectations from a range of $9.48 billion to $9.56 billion to a range of $9.57 billion to $9.60 billion and our diluted EPS from a range of $14.35 to $14.65 to a range of $14.80 to $15.00." Stock reaction The stock was up by over 9% on Wednesday, trading at above $700 level for the first time ever during the trading session. Stock performance 5 day: +8.56% 1 month: +9.29% 3 months: +13.71% Year-to-date: +14.38% 1 year: +48.20% Cintas stock price targets Barclays: $700 Truist Financial: $660 Stifel: $585 Royal Bank of Canada: $645 JP Morgan Chase & Co.: $640 Deutsche Bank: $590 Citigroup: $530 Robert W. Baird: $540 Bank of America: $565 Wells Fargo & Company: $500 UBS Group: $575 Morgan Stanley: $441 Argus: $540 Jefferies Financial Group: $487 Cintas Corporation is the 261 st largest company in the world with a market cap of $69.82 billion, according to CompaniesMarketCap.
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