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CENTRAL GA(NSDQ:CENT)
Central Garden & Pet Company is a leading innovator, marketer and producer of quality branded products for the lawn & garden and pet supplies markets. Committed to new product innovation, ITS products are sold to specialty independent and mass retailers in the following categories: In Lawn & Garden: Grass seed including the brands Pennington and The Rebels; wild bird feed and the brands Pennington and Kaytee; weed and insect control and the brands AMDRO, Sevin, Ironite and Over ''N Out and; decorative outdoor patio products and the brands Norcal, New England Pottery and Matthews Four Seasons. The Company also provide a host of other regional and application-specific garden brands and supplies. It also provide a host of other application-specific Pet brands and supplies.
# Employees: 4600
Address: 1340 Treat Boulevard Suite 600,Walnut Creek,,USA
Phone: 925 948-4000
Fax:
Website: www.central.com
Email:
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: CONSM PD-MISC DIS
Executive Officers
William E. Brown (Chmn.; C.E.O.)
Michael A. Reed (Exec. V.P.)
Stuart W. Booth (Exec. V.P.; C.F.O.; Sec.)
James V. Heim (Presi. Pet Products Division)
John B. Balousek (Dir.,)
Dividend
Ex-Dividend Date: N/A
Annual Dividend: N/A
Current Dividend Yield: N/A
Dividend Paid (3 months): N/A
Indicated Dividend: N/A
Earnings
Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009
Next Earnings Date(Expected): 2/10/2010
Mean EPS (Next Qtr): ($0.05)
Mean EPS (Year): $1.05
Mean Estimate(Long Term): $10.40
P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 9.180
Number of Estimates: 7
Shares Performance
Period CENT Compare to S&P
YTD 63.82 % 35.58 %
4 Weeks -15.04 % -15.96 %
12 Weeks -24.11 % -28.45 %
Shares Information
Analyst Coverage: Y
Avg Volume: 252367
Shares Outstanding: 69M
Market Cap: $0.67B
52 Week High: $13.52
52 Week Low: $2.42
P/E Ratio: 10.210
PEG Ratio: 0.880
Split: On 1/1/1990 CENT split by factor of 1.500
Earnings Performance
EPS Growth in Last Quarter: -72.73 %
EPS Growth in Last Year: 100.00 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -24.68 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -12.27 %
Financials
Qtr Book Value: $1.23
Cash Flow/Share: $1.37
Change in Payout Ratio: -0.010
Price/Sales: 0.410
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