Central Garden & Pet vs AMCON Distributing
CENT and DIT side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CENT and DIT compare
Central Garden & Pet is the larger company, worth 49 times as much as AMCON Distributing ($3.0B against $60.7M).
On earnings, Central Garden & Pet is cheaper: it trades at 17.7× trailing earnings, against 24.7× for AMCON Distributing.
AMCON Distributing grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.9% 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 0.08% at AMCON Distributing.
AMCON Distributing pays a dividend yielding 0.58%; Central Garden & Pet does not pay one.
Central Garden & Pet scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 12 for AMCON Distributing), 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 | DIT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.0B | $60.7M |
| Share price | $47.36 | $62.24 |
| Change, 1 year | 49.1% | −20.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −11.5% | −44.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.58 | 0.15 |
| Employees | 6,000 | 1,465 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.7× (better) | 24.7× |
| P/S | 1.0× | 0.0× (better) |
| P/B | 1.7× | 0.5× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.5× | 3.0× (better) |
| P/FCF | 8.6× | – |
| PEG | 4.00 | – |
| FCF yield | 11.7% (better) | −22.5% |
| Fair value | $57.38 | $218.47 |
| Margin of safety | 17.5% | 71.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.2% | 10.9% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.0% | 13.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 20.1% | 315% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 21.8% | 306% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 7.7% (better) | −32.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 32.5% (better) | 6.1% |
| Operating margin | 8.1% (better) | 0.44% |
| Net margin | 5.4% (better) | 0.08% |
| FCF margin | 11.2% (better) | −0.44% |
| Return on equity | 10.0% (better) | 2.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 9.5% (better) | 6.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.68 | 0.09 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.59 | 0.44 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 4.4× (better) | 1.4× |
| Current ratio | 3.79 (better) | 2.34 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.83 | 8.67 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.58% |
| Payout ratio | – | 27.7% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | −29.4% |
| Buyback yield | 0.98% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.98% (better) | 0.58% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.9% | 10.8% |
| Held by insiders | 5.1% | 75.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$948K | – |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 0.41% |
Go deeper
- CENT stock overview
- CENT income statement
- CENT valuation and score
- DIT stock overview
- DIT income statement
- DIT valuation and score
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