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The Chefs' Warehouse (The Chefs' Warehouse) Book Value per Share : $11.46 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is The Chefs' Warehouse Book Value per Share?

The Chefs' Warehouse's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $11.46.

During the past 12 months, The Chefs' Warehouse's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.20% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of The Chefs' Warehouse was 73.10% per year. The lowest was -3.50% per year. And the median was 12.35% per year.

The Chefs' Warehouse's current price is $33.56. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $11.46. Hence, today's PB Ratio of The Chefs' Warehouse is 2.93.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of The Chefs' Warehouse was 10.50. The lowest was 0.50. And the median was 3.20.


The Chefs' Warehouse Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Chefs' Warehouse's Book Value per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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The Chefs' Warehouse Book Value per Share Chart

The Chefs' Warehouse Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.07 9.25 9.24 10.40 11.46

The Chefs' Warehouse Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Book Value per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.40 10.27 10.66 10.96 11.46

Competitive Comparison of The Chefs' Warehouse's Book Value per Share

For the Food Distribution subindustry, The Chefs' Warehouse's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


The Chefs' Warehouse's PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The Chefs' Warehouse's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Chefs' Warehouse's PB Ratio falls into.



The Chefs' Warehouse Book Value per Share Calculation

The Chefs' Warehouse's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(455-0)/40
=11.46

The Chefs' Warehouse's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(455-0)/40
=11.46

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


The Chefs' Warehouse  (NAS:CHEF) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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The Chefs' Warehouse (The Chefs' Warehouse) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 East Ridge Road, Ridgefield, CT, USA, 06877
The Chefs' Warehouse Inc is a specialty food distributor in major metropolitan areas across the United States and Canada. The company's product portfolio is primarily comprised of imported and local specialty food products such as cheese, cooking oils, chocolates, dried food, baking products, meats, and other food products. The Chefs' Warehouse operates via one reporting segment called Food Product Distribution. Operations are concentrated on the east, mid and west coasts of the U.S. The company provides service primarily to restaurants, clubs, hotels, caterers, schools, bakeries, casinos and speciality food stores.
Executives
Tim Mccauley officer: Chief Accounting Officer 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
Joseph M. Cugine director 16859 CAMINETTO COURT, NAPLES, NAPLES FL 34110
Katherine Oliver director 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
Christina Polychroni officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE, 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
Alexandros Aldous officer: General Counsel 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
James Leddy officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE INC., 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
Christopher Pappas director, officer: President and CEO 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
Patricia Lecouras officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
John Pappas director, officer: Vice Chairman 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
Aylwin B Lewis director 111 N. CANAL, SUITE 850, CHICAGO IL 60606
Ivy Brown director 17324 E HIDDEN GREEN CT, RIO VERDE AZ 85263
John A Couri director 63 COPPS HILL RD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
David E. Schreibman director 1852 N. FREMONT STREET, CHICAGO IL 60614
Christina Carroll director 16529 ADLON ROAD, ENCINO CA 91436
John D Austin officer: Chief Financial Officer