Central Garden & Pet Company

DB:GP7 Stock Report

Market Cap: €2.2b

Central Garden & Pet Valuation

Is GP7 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of GP7 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: GP7 (€38) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€124.21)

Significantly Below Fair Value: GP7 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for GP7?

Key metric: As GP7 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for GP7. This is calculated by dividing GP7's market cap by their current earnings.
What is GP7's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio24x
EarningsUS$107.98m
Market CapUS$2.27b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does GP7's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for GP7 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average31.2x
HEN3 Henkel KGaA
19.7x6.5%€32.6b
SPB Spectrum Brands Holdings
23.9x14.1%US$2.4b
ENR Energizer Holdings
67.2x18.9%US$2.6b
603515 Opple LightingLTD
13.9x9.7%CN¥12.3b
GP7 Central Garden & Pet
24x13.9%€2.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: GP7 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24x) compared to the peer average (31.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does GP7's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Household Products Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
GP7 24.0xIndustry Avg. 17.2xNo. of Companies17PE01632486480+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GP7 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24x) compared to the Global Household Products industry average (17.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GP7's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

GP7 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio24x
Fair PE Ratio20.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: GP7 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.5x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst GP7 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€38.00
€40.05
+5.4%
13.0%€47.68€30.51n/a6
Dec ’25€36.60
€39.75
+8.6%
13.0%€47.33€30.29n/a6
Nov ’25€31.20
€39.76
+27.4%
14.1%€46.05€29.47n/a6
Oct ’25€32.40
€41.37
+27.7%
12.6%€45.80€31.14n/a6
Sep ’25€35.40
€41.37
+16.9%
12.6%€45.80€31.14n/a6
Aug ’25€36.60
€42.22
+15.4%
9.8%€45.89€34.88n/a6
Jul ’25€35.40
€43.15
+21.9%
8.5%€46.57€37.25n/a6
Jun ’25€39.80
€43.28
+8.7%
9.4%€48.05€36.96n/a6
May ’25€38.20
€43.06
+12.7%
17.3%€55.37€34.14n/a6
Apr ’25€39.20
€44.01
+12.3%
15.0%€55.40€36.01n/a6
Mar ’25€40.40
€45.30
+12.1%
13.2%€55.69€38.98n/a5
Feb ’25€43.40
€43.55
+0.3%
8.0%€45.94€36.75n/a5
Jan ’25€45.80
€43.55
-4.9%
8.0%€45.94€36.75n/a5
Dec ’24€37.20
€43.55
+17.1%
8.0%€45.94€36.75€36.605
Nov ’24€41.20
€45.88
+11.4%
10.5%€52.44€37.46€31.205
Oct ’24€42.40
€45.88
+8.2%
10.5%€52.44€37.46€32.405
Sep ’24€40.60
€43.68
+7.6%
8.9%€46.22€36.98€35.404
Aug ’24€36.80
€40.56
+10.2%
9.1%€44.66€34.64€36.604
Jul ’24€35.20
€40.56
+15.2%
9.1%€44.66€34.64€35.404
Jun ’24€34.00
€40.56
+19.3%
9.1%€44.66€34.64€39.804
May ’24€33.00
€40.56
+22.9%
9.1%€44.66€34.64€38.204
Apr ’24€37.00
€46.76
+26.4%
13.1%€56.39€39.47€39.204
Mar ’24€38.20
€45.33
+18.7%
11.7%€54.62€38.23€40.405
Feb ’24€38.40
€45.33
+18.1%
11.7%€54.62€38.23€43.405
Jan ’24€35.40
€47.94
+35.4%
12.9%€58.23€38.82€45.805
Dec ’23€39.20
€47.94
+22.3%
12.9%€58.23€38.82€37.205

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 07:27
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/28
Annual Earnings2024/09/28

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Central Garden & Pet Company is covered by 16 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John StaszakArgus Research Company
Shannon CoyneBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Christopher CareyBofA Global Research