{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000950170-24-036828","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"UNF","cik":"0000717954","company_name":"UNIFIRST CORP","filed_at":"2024-03-27T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:26.739721+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-04T07:28:06.487943+00:00","sec_items":["2.02","9.01"],"event_type":"earnings","sentiment":"positive","materiality_score":0.7,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.7,"confidence":"high","headline":"UniFirst Q2 revenue up 8.8% to $590.7M; EPS $1.09 vs $0.95; reaffirms FY2024 guidance","bullets":["Diluted EPS $1.09, up 14.7% from $0.95; net income $20.5M vs $17.8M.","Core Laundry revenues $522.4M (+9.5%); organic growth 4.8%; operating margin 3.6%.","Specialty Garments revenues $43.5M (+3.2%); operating margin 22.8% vs 19.1%.","FY2024 guidance unchanged: revenues $2.415B-$2.425B, EPS $6.80-$7.16.","Cash $101.9M, no debt; repurchased 45,250 shares for $7.9M in Q2."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-036828","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-036828.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-036828.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-036828.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717954/000095017024036828/0000950170-24-036828-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717954/000095017024036828/unf-20240327.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-04T07:28:06.487943+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"76956eeb3a284de64780385be36a293bc441a867","claim":"UNIFIRST CORP reported fiscal 2024 results: revenue between $2.415 billion and $2.425 billion, EPS between $6.80 and $7.16. Guidance reaffirmed.","evidence_excerpt":"At this time, we continue to expect our revenues for fiscal 2024 to be between $2.415 billion and $2.425 billion and fully diluted earnings per share to be between $6.80 and $7.16.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717954/000095017024036828/0000950170-24-036828-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Earnings Releases","details":[{"label":"Period","value":"fiscal 2024"},{"label":"Revenue","value":"between $2.415 billion and $2.425 billion"},{"label":"EPS","value":"between $6.80 and $7.16"},{"label":"Guidance","value":"reaffirmed"},{"label":"Result","value":"guidance update"}],"fact_type":"earnings_release"},{"claim_id":"900eae857950daf139c6b2805463ee37e85e27d5","claim":"UNIFIRST CORP reported second quarter of fiscal 2024 ended February 24, 2024 results: EPS $1.09.","evidence_excerpt":"Consolidated revenues for the second quarter increased 8.8% to $590.7 million.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717954/000095017024036828/0000950170-24-036828-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Earnings Releases","details":[{"label":"Period","value":"second quarter of fiscal 2024 ended February 24, 2024"},{"label":"EPS","value":"$1.09"},{"label":"Result","value":"reported results"}],"fact_type":"earnings_release"},{"claim_id":"900eae857950daf139c6b2805463ee37e85e27d5","claim":"UNIFIRST CORP reported second quarter of fiscal 2024 ended February 24, 2024 results: EPS $1.09.","evidence_excerpt":"Net income increased to $20.5 million from $17.8 million in the prior year, or 14.9%.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717954/000095017024036828/0000950170-24-036828-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Earnings Releases","details":[{"label":"Period","value":"second quarter of fiscal 2024 ended February 24, 2024"},{"label":"EPS","value":"$1.09"},{"label":"Result","value":"reported results"}],"fact_type":"earnings_release"},{"claim_id":"900eae857950daf139c6b2805463ee37e85e27d5","claim":"UNIFIRST CORP reported second quarter of fiscal 2024 ended February 24, 2024 results: EPS $1.09.","evidence_excerpt":"Diluted earnings per share increased to $1.09 from $0.95 in the prior year, or 14.7%.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717954/000095017024036828/0000950170-24-036828-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Earnings Releases","details":[{"label":"Period","value":"second quarter of fiscal 2024 ended February 24, 2024"},{"label":"EPS","value":"$1.09"},{"label":"Result","value":"reported results"}],"fact_type":"earnings_release"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}