Why is Central Garden & Pet Co. ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 1.78% of over the last 5 years
2
Flat results in Mar 26
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 326.02 MM
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 5.35 times
3
With ROCE of 11.82%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.24 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 13.08%, its profits have risen by 7.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.7
4
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Central Garden & Pet Co. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Miscellaneous should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Miscellaneous)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Central Garden & Pet Co. for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Central Garden & Pet Co.
10.16%
0.31
29.87%
S&P 500
14.84%
1.14
13.05%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
1.95%
EBIT Growth (5y)
1.78%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.25
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.82
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.47
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.16
Tax Ratio
23.82%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
10.09%
ROE (avg)
10.82%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
13
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.32
EV to EBIT
10.48
EV to EBITDA
7.82
EV to Capital Employed
1.24
EV to Sales
0.84
PEG Ratio
0.66
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
11.82%
ROE (Latest)
10.32%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
4What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 10.74%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.26% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at USD 1,406.65 MM
-4What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 326.02 MM
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 5.35 times
Here's what is working for Central Garden & Pet Co.
Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 1,406.65 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.26% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for Central Garden & Pet Co.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 326.02 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 5.35 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






