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CENT vs VSTS // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ) VS. Vestis Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CENT 9
— VSTS 1
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: CENT
LAST: $45.10 (+1.51%) • MKT CAP: $2.82B
valuation
11.5x
LAST: $15.21 (-0.26%) • MKT CAP: $2.01B
valuation
48.4x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CENT VS. VSTS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CENT | VSTS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 31.90% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.70% | 2.60% | +7.10 | CENT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 11.5x | 48.4x | -36.90 | CENT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 10.31% | 3.20% | +7.11 | CENT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.00% | 2.40% | +5.60 | CENT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.20% | -1.50% | +6.70 | CENT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -2.20% | -2.50% | +0.30 | CENT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.69% | -0.69 | VSTS | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 1.79 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 4/9 | +4.00 | CENT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 72.4 | 57.7 | +14.67 | CENT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 16.1x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.82B | $2.01B | $812.8M | CENT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CENT REV | VSTS REV | CENT GROSS % | VSTS GROSS % | CENT FCF | VSTS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.13B | $2.73B | 31.9% | — | $291.1M | $64.2M |
| FY 2024 | $3.20B | $2.81B | 29.5% | — | $351.8M | $471.8M |
| FY 2023 | $3.31B | $2.83B | — | — | $381.6M | $257.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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