The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

NasdaqGS:CHEF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.3b

Chefs' Warehouse Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 1/6

Chefs' Warehouse has a total shareholder equity of $447.8M and total debt of $722.8M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 161.4%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $1.7B and $1.2B respectively. Chefs' Warehouse's EBIT is $115.6M making its interest coverage ratio 2.4. It has cash and short-term investments of $42.3M.

Key information

161.4%

Debt to equity ratio

US$722.80m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio2.4x
CashUS$42.27m
EquityUS$447.79m
Total liabilitiesUS$1.22b
Total assetsUS$1.67b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

The Chefs' Warehouse Looks Appetizing After Strong Q4 Results

Feb 15

Chefs' Warehouse: Eyeing Up A Long Entry (Technical Analysis)

Oct 10

At US$32.72, Is It Time To Put The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHEF) On Your Watch List?

Aug 30
At US$32.72, Is It Time To Put The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHEF) On Your Watch List?

Here's Why Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Aug 02
Here's Why Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Chefs' Warehouse: Financial Turnaround Is Coming

Jul 29

Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Jul 12
Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Chefs' Warehouse: Wait Until A New Trend Is Confirmed

May 02

Does Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Apr 18
Does Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Mar 22
Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Would Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) Be Better Off With Less Debt?

Dec 24
Would Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) Be Better Off With Less Debt?

Analysts Just Made A Notable Upgrade To Their The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHEF) Forecasts

Jul 30
Analysts Just Made A Notable Upgrade To Their The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHEF) Forecasts

We Think Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) Has A Fair Chunk Of Debt

Jul 29
We Think Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) Has A Fair Chunk Of Debt

Chef's Warehouse acquires Nicola Imports to boost presence in Arizona and Colorado

Jun 16

The Chef's Warehouse acquires Foley Fish to boost seafood category

Apr 26

If You Had Bought Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) Stock A Year Ago, You Could Pocket A 97% Gain Today

Mar 13
If You Had Bought Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) Stock A Year Ago, You Could Pocket A 97% Gain Today

Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) Is Carrying A Fair Bit Of Debt

Jan 28
Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) Is Carrying A Fair Bit Of Debt

Chefs' Warehouse Is Overvalued Given Economic Conditions

Dec 23

The Chefs' Warehouse EPS misses by $0.06, misses on revenue

Oct 28

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: CHEF's short term assets ($692.7M) exceed its short term liabilities ($359.9M).

Long Term Liabilities: CHEF's short term assets ($692.7M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($862.7M).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: CHEF's net debt to equity ratio (152%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: CHEF's debt to equity ratio has increased from 91.6% to 161.4% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: CHEF's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (13.1%).

Interest Coverage: CHEF's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (2.4x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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