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CENTA vs MA // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Central Garden & Pet Company Nonvoting (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CENTA 4
— MA 6
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $38.79 (+1.25%) • MKT CAP: $2.43B
gross-margins
31.90%
LAST: $635.70 (+4.16%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CENTA VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CENTA | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 31.90% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.70% | 33.50% | -23.80 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 10.2x | 29.2x | -19.00 | CENTA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 11.99% | 3.08% | +8.91 | CENTA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.00% | 57.60% | -49.60 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.20% | 45.60% | -40.40 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -2.20% | 16.40% | -18.60 | MA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.49% | -0.49 | MA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 11.17 | — | 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 | 68.8 | +2.20 | CENTA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.90 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 13.9x | 31.2x | -17.30 | CENTA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.43B | $556.88B | -$554.45B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CENTA REV | MA REV | CENTA GROSS % | MA GROSS % | CENTA FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.13B | $32.79B | 31.9% | — | $291.1M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $3.20B | $28.17B | 29.5% | — | $351.8M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $3.31B | $25.10B | — | — | $381.6M | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CENTA // BETA —
MA // BETA 0.90