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Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT)

Packaged Foods ยท Consumer Defensive ยท $529M

undervalued
Intrinsic Value (Consensus)
$68.56
Current Price
$43.20
Margin of Safety
+58.7%
58.7% Below Intrinsic Value
Value: $69
Price: $43

Valuation Model Estimates

Current Price: $43.20
DCF (Discounted Cash Flow)
$1114.62
Graham Number
$86.12
Earnings Power Value
$24.76
Relative Value (P/E)
$51.00
Dividend Discount Model
Not applicable
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Consensus Value
$68.56

Model Assumptions

Discount Rate
10.3%
Growth Rate
20.0%
Terminal Growth
2.5%
Risk-Free Rate
4.3%

Discount rate derived from CAPM (risk-free rate + beta ร— market risk premium). Growth rate based on trailing earnings growth, capped at 20%.

Health Score

B
70
Profitability
18/25
Strength
20/25
Valuation
22/25
Growth
10/25

Financial Health Signals

Declining revenue โ€” top line is shrinking
Strong earnings growth (20% YoY)
High free cash flow yield (55.0%) โ€” generating lots of cash relative to price

Key Financials

EPS (TTM)
$2.55
EPS (Forward)
$3.06
Book Value
$129.28
P/E Ratio
20.0
Forward P/E
16.7
PEG Ratio
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ROE
10.3%
Debt/Equity
75%
Revenue Growth
-2.2%
Earnings Growth
20.0%
Dividend Yield
N/A
Beta
0.55

Data last updated: 2026-06-21

Source: Yahoo Finance