If You Invested $1000 in Cintas a Decade Ago, This is How Much It'd Be Worth Now
For most investors, how much a stock's price changes over time is important. Not only can it impact your investment portfolio, but it can also help you compare investment results across sectors and industries.
Another thing that can drive investing is the fear of missing out, or FOMO. This particularly applies to tech giants and popular consumer-facing stocks.
What if you'd invested in Cintas (CTAS) ten years ago? It may not have been easy to hold on to CTAS for all that time, but if you did, how much would your investment be worth today?
Cintas' Business In-Depth
With that in mind, let's take a look at Cintas' main business drivers.
Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Cincinnati, OH, Cintas Corporation provides specialized services to businesses of all types throughout North America. It also operates in Europe, Asia and Latin America. The company designs, manufactures, implements corporate identity uniform programs, and provides entrance mats, restroom supplies, promotional products and first aid and safety products for diversified businesses.
Notably, the company provides products and services through distribution and retail channels to small service and manufacturing companies as well as leading corporations.
The company primarily reports revenues under two operating segments — Uniform Rental and Facility Services, and First Aid and Safety Services.
Uniform Rental and Facility Services (78.2% of fiscal 2023 revenues) segment includes rental, and servicing of uniforms, mats and towels as well as the provision for restroom supplies, and other facility products and services. Further, selling items from catalogs to customer routes are reported under this segment.
First Aid and Safety Services (10.8% of fiscal 2023 revenues) segment includes the sale and servicing of first aid products, safety products and training to customers.
Businesses, with Uniform Direct Sale and Fire Protection Services, are included in All Other. Revenues generated from All Other businesses represented 11% of fiscal 2023 revenues.
It's worth mentioning here that results of First Aid and Safety Services segment and All Other businesses are grouped under Other Services in Cintas' income statement.
Bottom Line
Putting together a successful investment portfolio takes a combination of research, patience, and a little bit of risk. For Cintas, if you bought shares a decade ago, you're likely feeling really good about your investment today.
A $1000 investment made in October 2013 would be worth $9,433.42, or an 843.34% gain, as of October 25, 2023, according to our calculations. Investors should note that this return excludes dividends but includes price increases.
In comparison, the S&P 500 gained 142.44% and the price of gold went up 40.23% over the same time frame.
Looking ahead, analysts are expecting more upside for CTAS.
Strong segmental performances have been aiding Cintas. Robust demand from the health care, education and government verticals are boosting the Uniform Rental and Facility Services unit’s performances. Higher customer retention levels are driving the growth of the First Aid and Safety Services segment. CTAS' focus on enhancement of its product portfolio holds promise. Cintas’ efforts to reward shareholders are impressive. Amid these positives, shares of the company have outperformed its industry in the year-to-date period. However, the rising cost of sales, and increasing selling and administrative expenses pose a threat to the company’s bottom line. High tax rate is an added concern for Cintas. Also, Given the company’s substantial international presence, foreign currency headwinds are weighing on the CTAS' top line.
The stock is up 5.63% over the past four weeks, and no earnings estimate has gone lower in the past two months, compared to 9 higher, for fiscal 2023. The consensus estimate has moved up as well.
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