Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Investopedia: Strong Growth Can Help United Natural Foods Grow Into Its Multiple

United Natural Foods (Nasdaq:UNFI) offers an interesting test-case for two conflicting realities of Wall Street. On one hand, investors frequently pay up for above-average growth stories, and particularly those with strong market share and/or barriers to entry. On the other hand, margins are an under-appreciated driver of investment performance and investors seldom pay high multiples for weak margin stories. While these shares have underperformed in a hot market for packaged food stocks, the market continues to assign a pretty rich value to this natural foods distribution company.

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