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CENTA vs TSLA // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Central Garden & Pet Company Nonvoting (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CENTA 8
— TSLA 2
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: CENTA
LAST: $38.79 (+1.25%) • MKT CAP: $2.43B
roic
9.70%
LAST: $403.30 (-0.23%) • MKT CAP: $1.59T
roic
3.39%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CENTA VS. TSLA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CENTA | TSLA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 31.90% | 19.29% | +12.61 | CENTA | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 9.70% | 3.39% | +6.31 | CENTA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 10.2x | 199.0x | -188.84 | CENTA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 11.99% | 0.21% | +11.78 | CENTA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.00% | 3.35% | +4.65 | CENTA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.20% | 3.11% | +2.09 | CENTA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -2.20% | 8.30% | -10.50 | TSLA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 15.35 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 5/9 | +3.00 | CENTA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.72% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 71.0 | 56.6 | +14.40 | CENTA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.89 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 13.9x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.43B | $1.59T | -$1.59T | TSLA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CENTA REV | TSLA REV | CENTA GROSS % | TSLA GROSS % | CENTA FCF | TSLA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.13B | $94.83B | 31.9% | 18.0% | $291.1M | $6.22B |
| FY 2024 | $3.20B | $97.69B | 29.5% | 17.9% | $351.8M | $3.58B |
| FY 2023 | $3.31B | $96.77B | — | 18.3% | $381.6M | $4.36B |
| FY 2022 | — | $81.46B | — | 25.6% | — | $7.57B |
| FY 2021 | — | $53.82B | — | 25.3% | — | $5.01B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CENTA // BETA —
TSLA // BETA 1.89