Central Garden & Pet Company A

Company Profile

Central Garden & Pet Company A had its IPO on 1993-07-15 under the ticker symbol CENTA.

The company operates in the Consumer Defensive sector and Packaged Foods industry. Central Garden & Pet Company A has a staff strength of 6,400 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Central Garden & Pet Company A opened at $38.13 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-03-19.

The stocks traded within a range of $37.12 - $38.15, and closed at $37.18.

This is a -2.97% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 614,800 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Central Garden & Pet Company A have slipped by -1.48%.

Central Garden & Pet Company A's Key Ratios

Central Garden & Pet Company A has a market cap of $2.09 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.4629 and a price to sales ratio of 0.5734.

In the last 12-months Central Garden & Pet Company A’s revenue was $3.30 billion with a gross profit of $992.31 million and an EBITDA of $316.67 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Central Garden & Pet Company A's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Central Garden & Pet Company A’s operating margin was 7.09% while its return on assets stood at 4.61% with a return of equity of 10.55%.

In Q4, Central Garden & Pet Company A’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 1.5% while revenue growth was a negative 5.1%.

Central Garden & Pet Company A’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

11.6279

Trailing PE

15.0526

PEG

2.54

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $2.47 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 11.6279 and a PEG multiple of 2.54. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Central Garden & Pet Company A’s profitability.

Central Garden & Pet Company A stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.9521 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 9.4011. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.5734.

Central Garden & Pet Company A stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$3.23 billion

Total Liabilities

$423.04 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-17948000.00

Capital Expenditure

$17.70 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

Central Garden & Pet Company A ended 2023 with $3.23 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $3.23 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.32 billion.

Central Garden & Pet Company A ended 2023 with $150.68 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $423.04 million in other current liabilities, 541000.00 in common stock, $740.55 million in retained earnings and $546.44 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $87.80 million and cash and short-term investments were $87.80 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $49,649,000 while long-term debt stood at $1.19 billion.

Central Garden & Pet Company A’s total current assets stands at $1.51 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $329.13 million compared to accounts payable of $194.16 million and inventory worth $1.02 billion.

In 2023, Central Garden & Pet Company A's operating cash flow was $-17948000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $17.70 million.

Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet Company A paid $0 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$37.18

52-Week High

$44.53

52-Week Low

$33.69

Analyst Target Price

$

Central Garden & Pet Company A stock is currently trading at $37.18 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $44.53 and a 52-week low of $44.53. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $.

Its 50-day moving average was $38.66 and 200-day moving average was $38.62 The short ratio stood at 4.85 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 392.7% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9525.6% are held by institutions.