US Foods (USFD): A Defensive Long for a Trade-Down Environment
US Foods is trading like a dependable distributor benefitting from consumer trade-downs and consolidation in foodservice. With $959M in free cash flow, a $20.16B equity value and an EV/EBITDA of 15.0, the business is cash-generative and relatively insulated versus restaurants and consumer discretionary names. We present a mid-term (45 trading days)…