Distributes a wide range of food products, including frozen foods, groceries, and fresh produce. Now — the numbers.
The biggest line carries real weight, but it doesn’t decide everything on its own.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $7.7B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 41.1× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 75% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 36% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
The stock trades 19% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Our checks did not surface a specific strength to highlight here.
The company’s market value is 41 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 44/100.
Costs swallow the gains that sales growth brings in.
On our five-subject report card, PFGC sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: PFGC is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.