Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) today reported results for its fiscal 2023 first quarter ended August 31, 2022. Revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 was $2.17 billion compared to $1.90 billion in last year’s first quarter, an increase of 14.2%. The organic revenue growth rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2023, which adjusts for the impacts of acquisitions, divestitures and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, was 13.9%.

Gross margin for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 was $1,028.1 million compared to $902.8 million in last year’s first quarter, an increase of 13.9%. Gross margin as a percentage of revenue was 47.5% for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to 47.6% in last year's first quarter. Energy expenses comprised of gasoline, natural gas and electricity were 30 basis points higher during the first quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to last year's first quarter.

Operating income for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 was $440.1 million compared to $394.1 million in last year's first quarter. Operating income as a percentage of revenue was 20.3% in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to 20.8% in last year's first quarter. Fiscal 2022 first quarter operating income included a $12.1 million gain on the sale of operating assets which was recorded as a reduction of selling and administrative expenses. Excluding the fiscal 2022 first quarter gain, fiscal 2023 first quarter operating income increased 15.2% and operating income as a percentage of revenue increased 20 basis points to 20.3% from 20.1% in last year's first quarter.

Net income was $351.7 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to $331.2 million in last year's first quarter. First quarter of fiscal 2023 diluted earnings per share (EPS) was $3.39 compared to $3.11 in last year's first quarter. Fiscal 2022 first quarter diluted EPS included $0.09 from the gain on the sale of operating assets and related income tax impact. Excluding the fiscal 2022 first quarter gain and the related income tax impact, fiscal 2023 first quarter diluted EPS of $3.39 increased 12.3% compared to $3.02 in last year's first quarter.

Fiscal 2023 first quarter net cash provided by operating activities was $298.2 million compared to $262.1 million in last year's first quarter, an increase of 13.8%. On June 15, 2022, Cintas paid shareholders an aggregate of $97.7 million in quarterly cash dividends. During the first quarter of fiscal 2023, Cintas purchased $210.8 million of Cintas common stock under its buyback program.

Todd M. Schneider, Cintas' President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are pleased with our fiscal 2023 first quarter financial results. Each of our operating segments grew revenue at a double-digit rate. Adjusted diluted EPS also increased by double-digits, benefiting from operating income margin expansion despite high inflation. These financial results are the product of the continued focus of our employee-partners on providing businesses with the image, safety, cleanliness and compliance needed to help our customers get Ready for the Workday^®."

Mr. Schneider concluded, "We are increasing our full fiscal year financial guidance. We are raising our annual revenue expectations from a range of $8.47 billion to $8.58 billion to a range of $8.58 billion to $8.67 billion and diluted EPS from a range of $11.90 to $12.30 to a range of $12.30 to $12.65."

The following table provides a comparison of fiscal 2022 revenue and diluted EPS to our updated fiscal 2023 guidance.

• Fiscal year 2023 operating income is expected to be in the range of $1.72 billion to $1.76 billion compared to $1.55 billion in fiscal year 2022, adjusted to exclude the gains in the table above.

• Fiscal year 2023 interest expense is expected to be approximately $110.0 million compared to $88.8 million in fiscal year 2022, due in part to higher interest rates.

• Fiscal year 2023 effective tax rate is expected to be approximately 20.0% compared to a rate of 17.9% in fiscal year 2022, after excluding the gains in the table above and their related tax impacts from the reported rate of 17.5%. The expected higher effective tax rate will negatively impact fiscal year 2023 diluted EPS by approximately $0.32 and diluted EPS growth by approximately 290 basis points.

• Our diluted EPS guidance includes no future share buybacks.

• We remain in a dynamic environment that can continue to change. Our guidance assumes a stable economy and excludes COVID-19 pandemic-related setbacks or economic downturns.

Cintas

Cintas Corporation helps more than one million businesses of all types and sizes get Ready^™ to open their doors with confidence every day by providing products and services that help keep their customers’ facilities and employees clean, safe and looking their best. With offerings including uniforms, mats, mops, restroom supplies, first aid and safety products, fire extinguishers and testing, and safety training, Cintas helps customers get Ready for the Workday^®. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Cintas is a publicly held Fortune 500 company traded over the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS and is a component of both the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and Nasdaq-100 Index.

Cintas will host a live webcast to review the fiscal 2023 first quarter results today at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time. The webcast will be available to the public on Cintas' website at www.Cintas.com. A replay of the webcast will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the live call and will remain available for two weeks.

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The press release contains non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. To supplement its consolidated condensed financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the Company provides the additional non-GAAP financial measures of operating income, earnings per diluted share and cash flow. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are appropriate to enhance understanding of its past performance as well as prospects for future performance. A reconciliation of the differences between these non-GAAP financial measures with the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP are shown in the tables below.

Management uses free cash flow to assess the financial performance of the Company. Management believes that free cash flow is useful to investors because it relates the operating cash flow of the Company to the capital that is spent to continue, improve and grow business operations.

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