Central Garden & Pet Company

NasdaqGS:CENT.A Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.3b

Central Garden & Pet Valuation

Is CENT.A 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 CENT.A when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: CENT.A ($34.13) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($97.95)

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


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CENT.A?

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CENT.A. This is calculated by dividing CENT.A's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CENT.A's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio25x
EarningsUS$107.98m
Market CapUS$2.34b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CENT.A's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CENT.A vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average41.9x
SPB Spectrum Brands Holdings
25.9x14.1%US$2.6b
ENR Energizer Holdings
72.2x18.9%US$2.8b
WDFC WD-40
53.6x8.9%US$3.8b
REYN Reynolds Consumer Products
15.8x3.9%US$5.8b
CENT.A Central Garden & Pet
25x14.4%US$2.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CENT.A is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25x) compared to the peer average (41.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CENT.A 25.0xIndustry Avg. 17.8xNo. of Companies17PE01632486480+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CENT.A is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25x) compared to the Global Household Products industry average (17.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CENT.A'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.

CENT.A PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio25x
Fair PE Ratio24.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CENT.A is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

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

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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