Central Garden & Pet vs Spectrum Brands
CENT and SPB side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CENT and SPB compare
Central Garden & Pet is the larger company, worth 1.5 times as much as Spectrum Brands ($3.0B against $2.0B).
On earnings, Central Garden & Pet is cheaper: it trades at 17.7× trailing earnings, against 27.0× for Spectrum Brands.
Spectrum Brands grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (0.82% versus −1.2% for Central Garden & Pet).
Central Garden & Pet keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.4% compared with 2.8% at Spectrum Brands.
Spectrum Brands pays a dividend yielding 2.1%; Central Garden & Pet does not pay one.
Spectrum Brands scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 13 for Central Garden & Pet), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CENT | SPB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.0B | $2.0B |
| Share price | $47.36 | $88.29 |
| Change, 1 year | 49.1% | 65.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −11.5% | −16.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| Employees | 6,000 | 3,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.7× (better) | 27.0× |
| P/S | 1.0× | 0.7× (better) |
| P/B | 1.7× | 1.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.5× (better) | 11.1× |
| P/FCF | 8.6× | 7.0× (better) |
| PEG | 4.00 | 0.89 (better) |
| FCF yield | 11.7% | 14.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $57.38 | $121.48 |
| Margin of safety | 17.5% | 27.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.2% | 0.82% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.0% (better) | 1.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 20.1% (better) | 8.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 21.8% | 22.0% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 7.7% | 12.0% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 32.5% | 39.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | 8.1% (better) | 4.0% |
| Net margin | 5.4% (better) | 2.8% |
| FCF margin | 11.2% (better) | 10.2% |
| Return on equity | 10.0% (better) | 4.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 9.5% (better) | 5.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.68 | 0.33 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.59 (better) | 1.66 |
| Interest coverage | 4.4× (better) | 3.8× |
| Current ratio | 3.79 (better) | 2.41 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.83 (better) | 2.80 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.1% |
| Payout ratio | – | 55.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 1 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 2.3% |
| Buyback yield | 0.98% | 4.8% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.98% | 6.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.9% | 119% |
| Held by insiders | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$948K | $182K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 20.4% |
Go deeper
- CENT stock overview
- CENT income statement
- CENT valuation and score
- SPB stock overview
- SPB income statement
- SPB valuation and score
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