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CENTA vs VSTS // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Central Garden & Pet Company Nonvoting (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Vestis Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CENTA 9
— VSTS 1
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: CENTA
LAST: $38.79 (+1.25%) • MKT CAP: $2.43B
valuation
10.2x
LAST: $15.21 (-0.26%) • MKT CAP: $2.01B
valuation
48.4x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CENTA VS. VSTS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CENTA | 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 | CENTA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 10.2x | 48.4x | -38.20 | CENTA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 11.99% | 3.20% | +8.79 | CENTA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.00% | 2.40% | +5.60 | CENTA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.20% | -1.50% | +6.70 | CENTA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -2.20% | -2.50% | +0.30 | CENTA | /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 | CENTA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 71.0 | 57.7 | +13.29 | CENTA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 13.9x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.43B | $2.01B | $417.8M | CENTA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CENTA REV | VSTS REV | CENTA GROSS % | VSTS GROSS % | CENTA 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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