Why Central Garden & Pet Company’s (CENT) Stock Is Down 5.88%
As of Friday, August 07, Central Garden & Pet Company’s CENT share price has dipped by 5.88%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to buy.Jenna Brashear
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| Consumer Staples | Household Products |
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| Share Statistics | CENT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $2,448.0 | $5,375.2 | 56% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 61.9 | 121.8 | 52% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 46.0% | 50.0% | 20% |
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| Float (Mil) | 57.4 | 236.5 | 50% |
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| Beta | na | 0.36 | na |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 127 | 315 | 38% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
23.0% | 86.2% | 64% |
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| Growth | CENT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 3.0% | 2.7% | 27% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 6.2% | 0.4% | 49% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 3.0% | 3.0% | 35 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 0.0% | 2.3% | 0% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (6.5%) | (16.6%) | 60% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Current EPS | ($0.058) | $2.973 | $3.122 | |
| Month Ago EPS | ($0.049) | $2.973 | $3.067 | |
| # Rev Up | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | ($0.035) | $2.976 | $3.095 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (104.0%) | 16.6% | 30.2% | |
| Financials | CENT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $3,084 | $3,219 | 67% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $166 | $396 | 66% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $2.705 | $2.700 | 76% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $390 | $558 | 68% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $285 | $137 | 87% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $1,358 | $1,621 | 69% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | na | $7,456 | na |
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| Valuation | CENT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 1.57 | 5.77 | 40% |
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| P/E | 16.5 | 21.8 | 41% |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.0% | 2.3% | 0% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 5.5 | 3.7 | 89% |
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| Ratios | CENT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 32.6% | 42.3% | 39% |
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| Net Margin | 5.4% | 9.4% | 49% |
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| ROA | 4.5% | 8.3% | 69% |
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| ROE | 10.0% | 20.9% | 57% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 53.9% | 53.9% | 47% |
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| F-Score | 8 | 6 | 93% |
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Central Garden & Pet Company did not pass any screens on 8/20/2026.
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