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CENTA vs CENT // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Central Garden & Pet Company Nonvoting (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CENTA 3
— CENT 2
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: CENTA
LAST: $38.79 (+1.25%) • MKT CAP: $2.43B
valuation
10.2x
LAST: $45.10 (+1.51%) • MKT CAP: $2.82B
valuation
11.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CENTA VS. CENT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CENTA | CENT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 31.90% | 31.90% | 0.00 | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.70% | 9.70% | 0.00 | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 10.2x | 11.5x | -1.30 | CENTA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 11.99% | 10.31% | +1.68 | CENTA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.00% | 8.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.20% | 5.20% | 0.00 | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -2.20% | -2.20% | 0.00 | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 8/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 71.0 | 72.4 | -1.38 | CENT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 13.9x | 16.1x | -2.20 | CENTA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.43B | $2.82B | -$395.0M | CENT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CENTA REV | CENT REV | CENTA GROSS % | CENT GROSS % | CENTA FCF | CENT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.13B | $3.13B | 31.9% | 31.9% | $291.1M | $291.1M |
| FY 2024 | $3.20B | $3.20B | 29.5% | 29.5% | $351.8M | $351.8M |
| FY 2023 | $3.31B | $3.31B | — | — | $381.6M | $381.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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