Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) Files 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended on September 30, 2017
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Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) files its latest 10-K with SEC for the fiscal year ended on September 30, 2017. Central Garden & Pet Co is a marketer and producer of branded products and distributor of third-party products in the pet and lawn and garden supplies industries in the United States. Central Garden & Pet Co has a market cap of $1.96 billion; its shares were traded at around $38.92 with a P/E ratio of 29.48 and P/S ratio of 1.03. Central Garden & Pet Co had annual average EBITDA growth of 7.70% over the past five years.
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For the last quarter Central Garden & Pet Co reported a revenue of $574.6 million, compared with the revenue of $514.5 million during the same period a year ago. For the latest fiscal year the company reported a revenue of $2.1 billion, an increase of 12.3% from last year. For the last five years Central Garden & Pet Co had an average revenue growth rate of 3.7% a year.
The reported diluted earnings per share was $1.52 for the year, an increase of 74.7% from previous year. The Central Garden & Pet Co had an operating margin of 7.6%, compared with the operating margin of 7.07% a year before. The 10-year historical median operating margin of Central Garden & Pet Co is 5.39%. The profitability rank of the company is 6 (out of 10).
At the end of the fiscal year, Central Garden & Pet Co has the cash and cash equivalents of $32.4 million, compared with $93.0 million in the previous year. The long term debt was $395.3 million, compared with $394.8 million in the previous year. The interest coverage to the debt is 5.5. Central Garden & Pet Co has a financial strength rank of 6 (out of 10).
At the current stock price of $38.92, Central Garden & Pet Co is traded at 192% premium to its historical median P/S valuation band of $13.33. The P/S ratio of the stock is 1.03, while the historical median P/S ratio is 0.35. The stock gained 29.73% during the past 12 months.
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