Central Garden & Pet Company A

Central Garden & Pet Company A

CENTA · NASDAQ · Consumer Defensive / Packaged Foods

40.41USD+0.04 (+0.10%)

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Market Stats

Previous Close40.37
Open40.51
Day Range39.31 – 40.88
52-Week Range27.41 – 42.44
Volume239.70K
Market Cap2.55B
P/E (TTM)15.11
Forward P/E12.61
EPS2.70
Dividend Yield0.00%
Beta0.53
50-Day Avg36.24
200-Day Avg35.38

About

Central Garden & Pet Company produces and distributes various products for the lawn and garden, and pet supplies markets in the United States. It operates through two segments: Pet and Garden. The Pet segment provides dog and cat supplies, such as dog treats and chews, toys, pet beds and containment, grooming items, waste management, and training pads; supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles, and pet birds, including toys, enclosures, habitats, bedding, and food and supplements; products for equine and livestock; animal and household health and insect control products; aquariums and terrariums, including fixtures and stands, water conditioners and supplements, water pumps and filters, and lighting systems and accessories; and live fish and small animals, as well as outdoor cushions. This segment sells its products under the Aqueon, Cadet, Comfort Zone, Farnam, Four Paws, K&H Pet Products, Kaytee, Nylabone, and Zilla brands. Its Garden segment offers lawn and garden supplies products that include grass seed; vegetable; flower and herb packet seed; wild bird feed, bird feeders, bird houses, and other birding accessories; fertilizers; decorative products; live plants; and weed and grass, as well as other herbicides, insecticide, and pesticide products. This segment sells its lawn and garden supplies products under the Amdro, Ferry-Morse, Pennington, and Sevin brands. The company sells its products to independent distributors, big-box retailers, national and regional retail chains, eCommerce and online retailers, grocery stores, nurseries, and mass merchants. Central Garden & Pet Company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.

Company Details

  • SectorConsumer Defensive
  • IndustryPackaged Foods
  • CEOMr. Nicholas Lahanas
  • Employees6.00K
  • Headquarters1340 Treat Boulevard, Walnut Creek, CA, United States, 94597, USA
  • Websitehttps://www.central.com

Leadership

  • Mr. William E. BrownFounder & Chairman · b. 1941
  • Mr. Nicholas LahanasCEO & Director · b. 1969
  • Mr. Bradley G. SmithChief Financial Officer · b. 1966
  • Mr. John Edward HansonPresident of Pet Consumer Products · b. 1965
  • Mr. Howard A. Machek CPASenior VP & Chief Accounting Officer · b. 1963
  • Mr. Chris WalterSenior VP & Chief Information Officer
  • Ms. Friederike EdelmannVice President of Investor Relations
  • Mr. Apur PatelChief Legal Officer & Secretary
  • Ms. Marilyn LeahySenior Vice President of Human Resources
  • Mr. Glen S. AxelrodSenior Vice President of Dog & Cat Brands

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: USD1992-09-301993-09-301994-09-301995-09-301996-09-301997-09-301998-09-301999-09-302000-09-302001-09-302002-09-302003-09-302004-09-302005-09-302006-09-302007-09-302008-09-302009-09-302010-09-302011-09-302012-09-302013-09-302014-09-302015-09-302016-09-302017-09-302018-09-302019-09-302020-09-302021-09-302022-09-302023-09-302024-09-302025-09-30
Total Revenue321.70M334.70M334.70M373.80M619.60M841.00M1.29B1.54B1.36B1.12B1.08B1.15B1.27B1.38B1.62B1.67B1.71B1.61B1.52B1.63B1.70B1.65B1.60B1.65B1.83B2.05B2.22B2.38B2.70B3.30B3.34B3.31B3.20B3.13B
Growth (%)-+4.04%0.00%+11.68%+65.76%+35.73%+53.97%+18.59%-11.75%-17.13%-4.03%+6.24%+10.61%+9.01%+17.45%+3.06%+2.05%-5.34%-5.62%+6.89%+4.38%-2.73%-2.98%+2.89%+10.80%+12.33%+7.83%+7.57%+13.11%+22.56%+1.06%-0.85%-3.31%-2.23%
Cost of Revenue269.30M276.10M276.10M315.00M532.10M689.50M993.00M1.16B984.07M811.19M757.44M811.56M882.23M937.99M1.09B1.14B1.18B1.09B1.01B1.13B1.19B1.19B1.15B1.16B1.28B1.42B1.54B1.68B1.91B2.33B2.35B2.36B2.26B2.16B
Gross Profit52.40M58.60M58.60M58.80M87.50M151.50M301.90M373.30M371.08M311.81M320.34M333.44M384.30M442.65M535.31M534.32M521.33M527.33M515.17M493.92M514.16M463.90M454.02M488.05M553.05M632.81M675.38M704.04M782.56M970.90M992.30M946.84M943.74M972.84M
Gross Margin16.29%17.51%17.51%15.73%14.12%18.01%23.31%24.31%27.38%27.77%29.72%29.12%30.34%32.06%33.01%31.97%30.57%32.67%33.81%30.33%30.24%28.05%28.30%29.57%30.24%30.80%30.49%29.54%29.03%29.39%29.72%28.60%29.49%31.09%
Operating Expense42.90M46.40M46.40M48.90M77.80M135.00M265.00M285.50M300.08M243.90M307.91M286.22M314.48M362.61M439.76M400.60M424.31M424.09M417.69M406.43M439.74M423.75M397.81M396.62M423.69M476.70M508.04M552.67M584.58M713.79M732.27M736.20M758.35M707.79M
Operating Income9.50M12.20M12.20M9.90M9.70M16.50M36.90M87.80M71.00M67.91M12.43M47.22M69.82M80.05M95.55M133.72M97.02M103.23M97.48M87.49M74.42M40.16M56.21M91.44M129.36M156.11M167.34M151.37M197.98M257.11M260.04M210.65M185.39M265.05M
Operating Margin2.95%3.65%3.65%2.65%1.57%1.96%2.85%5.72%5.24%6.05%1.15%4.12%5.51%5.80%5.89%8.00%5.69%6.39%6.40%5.37%4.38%2.43%3.50%5.54%7.07%7.60%7.55%6.35%7.34%7.78%7.79%6.36%5.79%8.47%
EBITDA11.20M14.80M14.80M11.70M20.60M42.30M87.19M75.21M37.98M15.52M52.76M87.70M100.59M100.13M160.76M130.13M-288.73M155.84M138.48M114.59M105.67M72.59M107.76M132.41M168.82M198.83M214.53M212.69M253.11M325.63M338.11M307.17M290.76M359.34M
EBITDA Margin3.48%4.42%4.42%3.13%3.32%5.03%6.73%4.90%2.80%1.38%4.90%7.66%7.94%7.25%9.91%7.79%-16.93%9.65%9.09%7.04%6.22%4.39%6.72%8.02%9.23%9.68%9.68%8.93%9.39%9.86%10.13%9.28%9.08%11.48%
Net Income2.10M4.00M4.00M1.10M8.40M17.60M33.70M24.50M-11.81M-7.14M-83.69M34.64M41.35M53.79M65.53M32.30M-267.33M65.95M45.83M28.32M21.17M-1.93M8.80M31.97M44.51M78.83M123.59M92.79M120.68M151.75M152.15M125.64M107.98M162.84M
Net Income Margin0.65%1.20%1.20%0.29%1.36%2.09%2.60%1.60%-0.87%-0.64%-7.77%3.03%3.26%3.90%4.04%1.93%-15.68%4.09%3.01%1.74%1.25%-0.12%0.55%1.94%2.43%3.84%5.58%3.89%4.48%4.59%4.56%3.80%3.37%5.20%
R&D-------------------00000000-------
R&D as % of Total Revenue-------------------0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%-------
Interest Expense5.80M5.60M5.60M7.90M7.40M2.10M6.50M29.70M27.30M74.51M19.82M115.75M14.16M13.71M11.51M32.39M44.71M22.71M33.71M38.04M40.31M43.11M42.84M40.03M42.85M28.21M39.20M42.61M44.02M58.60M58.25M57.02M57.53M57.70M
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue1.80%1.67%1.67%2.11%1.19%0.25%0.50%1.93%2.01%6.64%1.84%10.11%1.12%0.99%0.71%1.94%2.62%1.41%2.21%2.34%2.37%2.61%2.67%2.42%2.34%1.37%1.77%1.79%1.63%1.77%1.74%1.72%1.80%1.84%

Balance Sheet

Currency: USD1992-09-301993-09-301994-09-301995-09-301996-09-301997-09-301998-09-301999-09-302000-09-302001-09-302002-09-302003-09-302004-09-302005-09-302006-09-302007-09-302008-09-302009-09-302010-09-302011-09-302012-09-302013-09-302014-09-302015-09-302016-09-302017-09-302018-09-302019-09-302020-09-302021-09-302022-09-302023-09-302024-09-302025-09-30
Total Assets123.10M143.70M141.80M142.70M283.70M559.00M928.70M955.80M947.42M916.63M731.96M829.10M960.20M1.06B1.53B1.65B1.26B1.15B1.13B1.09B1.15B1.16B1.15B1.13B1.21B1.31B1.91B2.03B2.34B3.12B3.28B3.38B3.55B3.63B
Total Liabilities107.00M108.00M102.10M104.30M154.10M277.20M339.90M460.10M483.47M461.31M354.45M404.00M483.40M509.17M805.30M868.01M747.89M603.59M598.74M636.22M684.66M691.14M662.27M628.37M657.61M669.76M954.38M1.03B1.26B1.89B1.95B1.93B2.00B2.04B
Total Equity16.10M35.70M39.70M38.40M129.60M281.80M588.80M495.70M463.95M455.31M377.51M425.10M476.80M547.18M727.36M776.97M508.76M545.09M530.70M456.78M463.94M468.68M484.72M505.29M553.01M635.69M952.45M996.01M1.08B1.22B1.33B1.45B1.56B1.58B
Cash200.00K200.00K200.00K100.00K1.30M100.10M10.30M8.00M5.68M8.29M10.88M77.60M12.22M28.79M28.41M21.05M26.93M85.67M91.46M12.03M48.48M15.16M78.68M47.58M92.98M32.40M482.11M497.75M652.71M426.42M177.44M488.73M753.55M882.49M
Total Debt47.50M41.00M44.40M50.80M37.10M115.30M133.20M221.30M282.76M278.10M212.90M250.25M305.80M323.06M568.45M610.52M523.15M408.08M400.27M435.61M449.81M472.59M450.24M400.14M395.27M395.65M692.15M693.15M814.06M1.36B1.38B1.37B1.42B1.44B
Net Debt47.20M40.80M44.20M50.70M35.80M15.20M122.90M213.30M277.07M269.81M202.01M172.65M293.58M294.27M540.04M589.47M496.22M322.42M308.81M423.58M401.34M457.43M371.56M352.56M302.29M363.26M210.05M195.40M161.35M930.20M1.20B885.69M666.90M557.82M

Cash Flow

Currency: USD1992-09-301993-09-301994-09-301995-09-301996-09-301997-09-301998-09-301999-09-302000-09-302001-09-302002-09-302003-09-302004-09-302005-09-302006-09-302007-09-302008-09-302009-09-302010-09-302011-09-302012-09-302013-09-302014-09-302015-09-302016-09-302017-09-302018-09-302019-09-302020-09-302021-09-302022-09-302023-09-302024-09-302025-09-30
Operating Cash Flow-700.00K5.70M5.70M10.40M-32.40M10.20M30.80M63.60M40.08M38.81M72.81M51.20M64.41M57.66M95.17M38.53M115.03M221.64M135.23M51.01M89.17M-28.28M126.47M87.45M151.43M114.31M114.11M204.97M264.27M250.84M-34.03M381.63M394.89M332.51M
Investing Cash Flow-1.20M--8.20M-4.10M-34.30M-101.40M-238.80M-32.70M-51.07M-32.16M-10.91M--192.15M-65.81M-427.72M-92.46M-15.41M-20.54M-41.27M-56.24M-44.48M-25.12M-35.18M-49.85M-91.19M-164.58M-139.14M-76.26M-48.11M-899.36M-142.98M-34.58M-105.19M-44.89M
Financing Cash Flow1.80M2.40M2.40M-6.30M67.80M190.00M118.20M-33.20M8.66M-4.04M-59.31M38.09M62.21M25.09M332.24M46.48M-93.94M-142.01M-88.17M-74.00M-8.57M20.31M-27.76M-68.37M-14.16M-10.39M474.78M-110.77M-60.56M420.48M-66.81M-37.55M-25.44M-156.64M
Capital Expenditure1.20M1.80M1.80M2.80M3.00M4.60M238.80M32.70M16.66M13.89M10.91M17.96M18.26M18.68M47.59M60.04M22.35M16.50M24.19M31.56M39.59M25.17M17.17M22.03M27.62M44.66M37.84M31.58M43.05M80.33M115.20M53.97M43.13M41.42M
Free Cash Flow-1.90M3.90M3.90M7.60M-35.40M5.60M-208.00M30.90M23.41M24.93M61.91M33.24M46.15M38.98M47.58M-21.50M92.68M205.13M111.04M19.45M49.58M-53.45M109.29M65.42M123.80M69.65M76.27M173.40M221.22M170.51M-149.24M327.67M351.76M291.09M
Dividends Paid-----------------2.08M2.08M703.00M351.60M391.00M274.91M311.74M811.44M551.68M318.23M196.98M143.00K606.00K806.00K00-
FCF to OCF271.43%68.42%68.42%73.08%109.26%54.90%-675.32%48.58%58.42%64.22%85.02%64.93%71.65%67.61%49.99%-55.80%80.57%92.55%82.11%38.12%55.60%189.00%86.42%74.81%81.76%60.93%66.84%84.59%83.71%67.97%438.54%85.86%89.08%87.54%
Dividend Paid to FCF-----------------1.01%1.88%3615.33%709.19%-731.47%251.53%476.53%655.42%792.07%417.26%113.60%0.06%0.36%-0.54%0.00%0.00%-

Earnings

Report DateMay 8, 1994Aug 10, 1994Nov 8, 1994Mar 22, 1995May 10, 1995Jul 24, 1995Feb 29, 1996May 2, 1996Aug 8, 1996Dec 10, 1996Feb 6, 1997May 8, 1997Aug 7, 1997Nov 10, 1997Feb 5, 1998May 7, 1998Aug 6, 1998Dec 17, 1998Feb 4, 1999May 6, 1999Aug 5, 1999Dec 16, 1999Feb 3, 2000May 4, 2000Aug 3, 2000Dec 19, 2000May 11, 2001Aug 8, 2001Jan 22, 2003May 1, 2003Aug 5, 2003Nov 20, 2003Feb 5, 2004May 6, 2004Aug 5, 2004Nov 18, 2004Feb 2, 2005May 4, 2005Aug 3, 2005Dec 7, 2005Feb 1, 2006May 3, 2006Aug 2, 2006Dec 7, 2006Feb 7, 2007May 7, 2007Aug 8, 2007Nov 27, 2007Feb 7, 2008May 7, 2008Aug 6, 2008Nov 25, 2008Feb 4, 2009May 6, 2009Aug 5, 2009Nov 19, 2009Feb 3, 2010May 5, 2010Aug 4, 2010Nov 18, 2010Feb 2, 2011May 4, 2011Aug 3, 2011Nov 17, 2011Feb 1, 2012May 2, 2012Aug 1, 2012Dec 11, 2012Feb 7, 2013May 8, 2013Aug 7, 2013Dec 10, 2013Feb 4, 2014May 6, 2014Aug 7, 2014Dec 10, 2014Feb 3, 2015May 5, 2015Aug 4, 2015Dec 7, 2015Feb 2, 2016May 4, 2016Aug 2, 2016Dec 1, 2016Feb 2, 2017May 3, 2017Aug 2, 2017Nov 28, 2017Feb 7, 2018May 7, 2018Aug 1, 2018Nov 27, 2018Feb 6, 2019May 6, 2019Aug 1, 2019Nov 26, 2019Feb 5, 2020May 6, 2020Aug 5, 2020Nov 23, 2020Feb 3, 2021May 5, 2021Aug 4, 2021Nov 22, 2021Feb 2, 2022May 4, 2022Aug 3, 2022Nov 21, 2022Jan 31, 2023May 3, 2023Aug 2, 2023Nov 21, 2023Feb 7, 2024May 8, 2024Aug 7, 2024Nov 18, 2024Feb 5, 2025May 7, 2025Aug 6, 2025Nov 24, 2025Feb 4, 2026May 6, 2026Aug 5, 2026Nov 23, 2026
EPS Estimate0.270.89-0.42-0.500.230.79-0.260.210.520.05-0.130.310.630.11-0.030.380.550.28-0.020.500.470.10-0.350.550.580.150.130.50-0.110.670.860.21-0.040.820.850.250.111.021.020.300.111.161.040.49-0.130.280.300.03-0.120.250.240.02-0.130.310.290.12-0.050.470.350.14-0.080.390.37-0.06-0.210.430.37-0.21-0.220.440.35-0.15-0.250.380.26-0.21-0.150.340.22-0.12-0.090.470.350.050.030.520.410.060.120.670.630.090.110.570.680.17-0.090.600.66-0.020.010.890.81-0.240.010.941.020.01-0.140.721.180.05-0.140.761.21-0.24-0.040.931.43-0.200.141.101.51-0.06
EPS Actual0.300.89-0.42-0.510.130.31-0.260.240.550.10-0.120.310.650.13-0.020.390.560.22-0.010.550.470.12-0.330.580.61-0.210.150.38-0.040.680.860.23-0.030.910.860.250.121.041.030.310.121.171.050.49-0.040.300.22-0.02-0.110.280.220.06-0.090.470.440.12-0.040.490.32-0.02-0.130.430.25-0.21-0.220.360.38-0.21-0.260.370.22-0.31-0.210.340.22-0.12-0.100.380.300.010.010.520.380.130.100.540.500.080.150.690.630.190.020.580.640.04-0.060.621.060.250.231.291.10-0.060.131.021.11-0.04-0.130.721.400.080.010.991.32-0.190.211.041.56-0.090.211.291.54-
Surprise11.11%0.00%0.00%-2.00%-43.48%-60.76%0.00%14.29%5.77%100.00%7.69%0.00%3.17%18.18%33.33%2.63%1.82%-21.43%50.00%10.00%0.00%20.00%5.71%5.45%5.17%-240.00%15.38%-24.00%63.64%1.49%0.00%9.52%25.00%10.98%1.18%0.00%9.09%1.96%0.98%3.33%9.09%0.86%0.96%0.00%69.23%7.14%-26.67%-166.67%8.33%12.00%-8.33%200.00%30.77%51.61%51.72%0.00%20.00%4.26%-8.57%-114.29%-62.50%10.26%-32.43%-250.00%-4.76%-16.28%2.70%0.00%-18.18%-15.91%-37.14%-106.67%16.00%-10.53%-15.38%42.86%33.33%11.76%36.36%108.33%111.11%10.64%8.57%160.00%233.33%3.85%21.95%33.33%25.00%2.99%0.00%111.11%-81.82%1.75%-5.88%-76.47%33.33%3.33%60.61%1350.00%2200.00%44.94%35.80%75.00%1200.00%8.51%8.82%-500.00%7.14%0.00%18.64%60.00%107.14%30.26%9.09%21.79%625.00%11.83%9.09%55.00%50.00%17.27%1.99%-
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Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap2.55B
Enterprise Value3.05B
Trailing P/E15.11
Forward P/E12.61
PEG Ratio1.87
Price / Sales0.83
Price / Book1.47
EPS2.70
Book Value27.91
Revenue (TTM)3.08B
Gross Profit (TTM)1.00B
EBITDA338.49M
Profit Margin5.39%
Operating Margin14.26%
Return on Equity9.97%
Return on Assets4.31%
Shares Outstanding51.34M
Shares Float57.48M
Beta0.53
Dividend Yield0.00%
Dividend Rate0.00
Payout Ratio0.00%

Analyst Ratings

Buy
Based on 5 analystsTarget 46.25
  • Strong Buy
    3
  • Buy
    1
  • Sell
    1

Ownership Breakdown

Institutions
96.12%
Insiders
3.55%
Retail / Other
0.33%

Top Institutional Holders

  • BlackRock Inc
    8.36M13.35%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC
    3.46M5.53%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.
    3.23M5.16%
  • American Century Companies Inc
    2.60M4.15%
  • LSV Asset Management
    2.51M4.02%
  • State Street Corp
    2.21M3.53%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC
    2.06M3.29%
  • Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC
    1.46M2.34%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC
    1.18M1.89%
  • Manufacturers Life Insurance Co
    1.05M1.68%
  • Westwood Holdings Group Inc
    978.43K1.56%
  • GW&K Investment Management, LLC
    952.27K1.52%
  • State Of Wisconsin Investment Board
    768.66K1.23%

Top Fund Holders

  • iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
    3.09M4.94%
  • Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF
    2.80M4.47%
  • Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest
    1.55M2.48%
  • iShares Russell 2000 ETF
    1.22M1.95%
  • Vanguard Small Cap Index
    1.10M1.75%
  • DFA U.S. Small Cap Value I
    1.04M1.65%
  • JHancock Small Cap Core NAV
    776.58K1.24%

Stock Splits

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