| Pet-Care Stocks | ||||||||||
| Company (Exchange: Ticker) | Forward P/E Ratio (X) | Annual Earnings Per Share | EPS Est Current Year ($) | EPS Growth Rate (5 Yr) (%) | Sales Growth Rate (5 Yr) (%) | Market Cap ($ Mil) | Price Change | Description | ||
| Last Year ($) | 1 Yr Ago ($) | 52-Wk (%) | 13-Wk (%) | |||||||
| Animal Health International (M: AHII) | 8.7 | 0.04 | (6.06) | 0.59 | na | na | 126 | (60) | (43) | distribs animal health prods |
| Central Garden & Pet Co. (M: CENT) | 11.4 | 0.95 | 0.45 | 0.43 | (20.6) | 9.2 | 354 | (62) | 14 | pet and garden prod supply |
| Tractor Supply Company (M: TSCO) | 12.1 | 2.22 | 2.40 | 2.50 | 19.9 | 17.4 | 1,134 | (39) | (18) | retail farm & ranch stores |
| Eli Lilly & Co. (N: LLY) | 12.2 | 2.45 | 2.71 | 3.94 | 1.6 | 11.0 | 54,473 | (15) | (8) | pharmaceuticals & animal health |
| Wyeth (N: WYE) | 13.7 | 3.08 | 3.38 | 3.45 | 0.3 | 9.0 | 62,800 | (16) | 5 | pharmaceuticals & animal health |
| Schering-Plough Corp. (N: SGP) | 13.8 | 0.69 | (1.04) | 1.55 | (22.7) | 4.5 | 34,763 | (33) | 27 | consumer & animal health prods |
| PetSmart, Inc. (M: PETM) | 14.0 | 1.33 | 1.95 | 1.49 | 26.6 | 11.6 | 2,652 | (36) | (6) | retail pet prods & servs |
| PetMed Express, Inc. (M: PETS) | 15.3 | 0.60 | 0.82 | 0.88 | 38.7 | 27.9 | 320 | 0 | 21 | pet pharmacy |
| Patterson Companies, Inc. (M: PDCO) | 16.2 | 1.51 | 1.69 | 1.94 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 3,817 | (15) | (6) | dental, vet, & rehab supply |
| VCA Antech, Inc. (M: WOOF) | 18.1 | 1.24 | 1.41 | 1.57 | 38.2 | 19.2 | 2,403 | (25) | 0 | animal healthcare co |
| Henry Schein, Inc. (M: HSIC) | 18.3 | 2.03 | 2.58 | 2.96 | 14.5 | 15.9 | 4,897 | (2) | (1) | distribs healthcare prods |
| Heska Corporation (M: HSKA) | 19.5 | 0.03 | 0.63 | 0.06 | 40.6 | 9.9 | 60 | (57) | (16) | veterinary prods |
| MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. (M: MWIV) | 21.0 | 1.25 | 1.40 | 1.62 | 7.8 | 20.4 | 409 | (17) | (3) | distribs animal health prods |
| IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (M: IDXX) | 28.7 | 1.42 | 1.46 | 1.85 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 3,207 | 10 | 10 | veterinary prods |
| Neogen Corporation (M: NEOG) | 29.5 | 0.55 | 0.64 | 0.80 | 14.2 | 15.4 | 340 | 19 | (5) | food & animal safety prods |
| Abaxis, Inc. (M: ABAX) | 30.8 | 0.46 | 0.56 | 0.73 | 94.7 | 23.7 | 490 | 21 | (10) | blood analysis system |
| Monsanto Company (N: MON) | 32.4 | 1.26 | 1.66 | 3.45 | 42.8 | 12.9 | 61,512 | 61 | (13) | agricultural prods for farmers |
| Alpharma Inc. (N: ALO) | 76.6 | 1.11 | (0.32) | 0.32 | 29.8 | (10.1) | 1,376 | (6) | (14) | pharmaceuticals |
| International Absorbents (A: IAX) | nmf | 0.11 | 0.31 | na | 3.6 | 15.5 | 19 | (50) | (32) | animal care & absorbent prods |
| Oil-Dri Corporation of America (N: ODC) | nmf | 0.73 | 1.09 | na | 54.5 | 5.5 | 119 | (4) | (2) | absorbent prods |
| Exchange Key: A=American Stock Exchange; M=NASDAQ; N=New York Stock Exchange. Source: AAII's Stock Investor Pro, Reuters Research, Inc., and I/B/E/S. Data as of 7/18/2008. |
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