Cintas Corporation (CTAS)

37.31 -0.41  -1.09%  May 25, 11:00PM Go Pro
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Cintas Corporation Valuation

No matter how good a company is, if the price that you pay to buy it is too high, you won't make much money. These valuation metrics should give you a sense of reasonable prices, but be careful with them. Always seek to understand why a valuation is changing over time.

Price Multiples

Price Multiples show how much you get for the price you pay. They can fluctuate drastically over time. Looking at price multiples over time and comparing to those of competitors will help to triangulate a reasonable valuation.

Price to Sales Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of sales.

CTAS 1.192
ANF 0.7235
ASNA 0.9405
SSI 0.332

Price to Earnings Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of earnings.

CTAS 17.27
ANF 30.70
ASNA 15.75
SSI 18.02

Price to Book

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of net assets (net assets is total assets - total liabilities).

CTAS 2.204
ANF 1.813
ASNA 2.303
SSI 1.233

Enterprise Valuation

Enterprise Value (EV) multiples tell you what you would get if you were to buy the whole company (including paying off all debt). Similar to price multiples, they can be compared across time and with peers.

EV / EBITDA Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization if you were buying the whole company.

EV / Revenue Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of sales if you were buying the whole company.

EV / EBIT Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest and taxes if you were buying the whole company.

EV / Free Cash Flow Pro

Tells how much you are paying for one dollar of current free cash flow if you were buying the whole company.

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CTAS News

Why Cintas' Shares are Pricey
May 21, 4:00PM Fool
Benzinga's Top Downgrades
May 17, 7:40AM Benzinga
KeyBanc Downgrades Cintas (CTAS) to Hold
May 17, 7:40AM Street Insider
I Will comment on Cintas, a.k.a. the Uniform Indicator, in Wednesday's report. $CTAS http://chart.ly/ihlfqcy
about 14 days ago by 61point8
EBR: Watchlist/worksheet/4 Trading Ideas: $VAL $HK $CNW $CTAS http://stks.co/3lIz
about 19 days ago by TheEquitiesRoom
Back-to-back Acquisitions for IRM
May 09, 6:45PM Zacks
HIGH $CALL VOLU $EWJ 1984% $ARMH 909% $GLNG 700% $WU 692% $OMX 640% $CTAS 576% $STJ 567% $MWE 493% $MET 432% $VMED 406%
about 19 days ago by livevol_pro
HIGH $CALL VOLU $EWJ 1983% $WU 689% $CTAS 575% $GLNG 473% $MWE 467% $DIS 366% $MELI 356% $EGO 346% $EXXI 332% $KRO 286%
about 19 days ago by livevol_pro
Modest 1Q for Iron Mountain
Apr 27, 9:30AM Zacks
It’s a Good Time to Own Cintas
Apr 19, 2:40PM Investor Place
Hoping for some end-of-the-week heroics in $CTAS. Holding on to some currently worthless Apr 40 calls (left over from a Risk-Reversal)
about 39 days ago by chicagosean
What works in Canada is working in the U.S.
Apr 19, 12:49AM MarketWatch
Cintas Corporation - Momentum
Apr 13, 12:00AM Zacks
CINTAS CORP Financials
Apr 12, 1:04PM
Cintas Passes This Key Test
Apr 12, 9:35AM Fool
You have to applaud the execs that run the top uniform svcs cos ($CTAS $UNF).It's about shareholders, case in point the special divvy @$GKSR
about 54 days ago by PAAResearch
Cintas Announces Cold Crew Winner
Apr 03, 12:45PM Business Wire
Wednesday links: indexing ignorance, ETN pitfalls and happy birthday Twitter! http://stks.co/2zbs $ABT $BRKB $AAPL $SBUX $CTAS $GOOG $HIG
about 68 days ago by abnormalreturns
$CTAS L > .46
about 68 days ago by rocketship
out all $CTAS @ 39.43 too about 300 loss on it. Got to busy with kids/spouse in morning to monitor it, shouldn't a doubled down either.
about 68 days ago by Rodg3r
$CTAS a little more @ 39.53
about 68 days ago by Rodg3r
Earnings/news gapping higher: $OMN $KKD $FSII $ORCL $ASGN $USG $LXRX $LNKD $CTAS $YPF
about 69 days ago by TheEquitiesRoom
@earningscast - pleae update via twitter! $CTAS - wanna see a 3-5% boost tomorrow. #dolladollabillsyall
about 69 days ago by Milnair_by45
Listen to $CTAS Q3 2012 earnings call - live at 05:00 PM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/2yN2
about 69 days ago by earningscast
RT @Benzinga $CTAS Guides FY Revenue $4.09-4.12B vs $4.11B Est; FY EPS $2.24-2.27 vs $2.20 Est, Had Seen $2.16-2.20
about 69 days ago by StockTwits
It looks like organic revenue growth for $CTAS's rental division in 3Q12 was 6-7% YOY, a good sign (albeit coincident) of hiring
about 69 days ago by PAAResearch
$CTAS long 200 @ 40.98 tried to get in lower, but I still want in.
about 69 days ago by Rodg3r
$CTAS 58c, beats by 6c, sales $1.01B, inline; raised FY12 EPS from $2.16-$2.20 to $2.24-$2.27, vs cons. $2.20, sales $4.09-$4.12B, vs $4.11B
about 69 days ago by Street_Insider
$CTAS Guides FY Revenue $4.09-4.12B vs $4.11B Est; FY EPS $2.24-2.27 vs $2.20 Est, Had Seen $2.16-2.20
about 69 days ago by Benzinga
some more $CTAS trade at 45c
about 69 days ago by harmongreg
Cintas: If it Walks Like a Slow-Motion LBO, and Talks Like One . . .? http://stks.co/2yDO $CTAS $DELL $ZBRA $NVLS
about 69 days ago by ycharts
Bot $CTAS #1 for 50 cents, think I missed the better trade #4
about 69 days ago by harmongreg
Big day for $CTAS tomorrow. #comeonbigmoney
about 70 days ago by Milnair_by45

Recent Quotes

Symbol Price Chg Chg % Market Cap
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