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.