Weekly company factor report
CENT Valuation, Quality and Momentum
Central Garden & Pet Company
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Low valuation with strong finances
The company ranks at the 91th percentile for value and the 79th percentile for financial strength in this market.
Value supported by price performance
The value rank is 91/100 and the price-performance rank is 71/100. Both measures are above most companies in the selected market.
Value with a strong F-Score
The F-Score is 8/9 and the value rank is 91/100. The low valuation is supported by several improving financial measures.
Four main ranks
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Price against company results
Value
A higher value rank means the shares are cheaper on the combined definitions relative to this market. Negative earnings or cash flow need separate attention.
Current reading
Free-cash-flow yield is 11.8%, providing cash support for the valuation.
Value measures compared
Raw multiples and yields
P/E history
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Research path
How to test this valuation
A low valuation is a starting point. These checks show whether the earnings base, cash flow and completed price record support it.
Profitability, cash and balance sheet
Financial strength
The rank combines several company measures. The chart and figures below keep profitability, leverage and cash conversion visible separately.
Current reading
The F-Score is 8/9, with most of its financial checks passing.
Financial measures compared
Profitability and leverage
Completed returns and variability
Price performance and risk
Returns show direction; volatility and drawdown show how uneven the path has been. Both are based on completed prices.
Current reading
The 12-month return excluding the latest month is 23%. Near-term vol (60%) is expanding vs long-term (28%) — risk is increasing.
Returns over several periods
Recent and one-year volatility
How long the current readings have persisted
| Measure | Current | Current run | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| OS Composite | 0.940 | Unchanged for 15 snapshots | improving |
| Value %ile | 0.910 | Unchanged for 15 snapshots | improving |
| Quality %ile | 0.790 | Unchanged for 5 snapshots | improving |
| Momentum %ile | 0.710 | Unchanged for 1 snapshots | improving |
| F-Score | 8.000 | Unchanged for 15 snapshots | stable |
| Confidence | 0.970 | Unchanged for 15 snapshots | improving |
| Volatility | 0.280 | Unchanged for 0 snapshots | deteriorating |
Like-for-like context
Sector comparison
The company is compared with measured companies in Consumer Defensive for the same completed factor week.
Company against sector
Valuation distance from sector
| Company | Combined | Value | Financial strength | Price performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SENEB Seneca Foods Corp B | 99.0 | 97.0 | 86.0 | 92.0 |
| SENEA Seneca Foods Corp A | 99.0 | 96.0 | 86.0 | 93.0 |
| HLF Herbalife Nutrition Ltd | 98.0 | 98.0 | 85.0 | 77.0 |
| WILC G Willi-Food International Ltd | 97.0 | 99.0 | 69.0 | 81.0 |
| BUD Anheuser Busch Inbev NV ADR | 96.0 | 83.0 | 93.0 | 83.0 |
| SPB Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc | 94.0 | 90.0 | 65.0 | 91.0 |
| CENTA Central Garden & Pet Company A | 94.0 | 95.0 | 79.0 | 67.0 |
| APEI American Public Education Inc | 93.0 | 81.0 | 87.0 | 77.0 |
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Company figures
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Annual figures
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Operating income
Operating cash flow
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Definitions and source checks
Measures and data
Each figure is shown with its plain definition. Percentile ranks compare the company with the selected market for the same completed week.
Value measures · Price compared with earnings, sales, assets and cash flow
Financial strength · Profitability, cash conversion and balance-sheet measures
Price performance · Completed price returns over several periods
Growth and stability · Revenue, earnings history and capital returned to shareholders
Combined value measures · Several valuation measures ranked together; 1 is cheapest
Capital use and company classification · Funding, distributions and company-size classifications
Company research path · week ending 11 Sep 2026
Value supported by company results and completed price evidence
The main checks pass. The supporting research is ready for a full review.
The path reads company results, valuation, completed price evidence and risk in that order. A later strength does not cancel an earlier weakness.
- ✓ Data readyPassed · 100/100 Published factors, company figures and completed prices are available.
- ✓ Company recordPassed · 82/100 Checks profitability, cash support, balance-sheet measures and their direction.
- ✓ Relative valuePassed · 91/100 Checks whether the current valuation compares well with the selected market.
- ✓ Market supportPassed · 76/100 Checks completed price performance, relative strength, trend and buying pressure.
- ✓ Setup and riskPassed · 66/100 Checks whether the price structure is usable without ignoring volatility or drawdown.
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Evidence used now
What moves the research path
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- Financial-strength rank 79/100
- F-Score 8/9
- 5 usable annual periods
- Value rank 91/100
- P/E 15.1×
- Free-cash-flow yield +11.8%
- Price-performance rank 71/100
- Six-month return +9.4%
- Relative strength +0.1
- Stage 2 · Advancing
- Stage 2 · Advancing
- Price at -10.5% of its 52-week high
- Completed price structure and risk combined
- One-year volatility 28.0%
- Recent volatility 59.9%
- 12-month drawdown -15.2%
Completed factor weeks
How the evidence has moved
All four lines are higher-is-better market ranks on the same 0–100 scale.
What the current evidence supports
- Company record scores 82/100.
- Relative value scores 91/100.
- Market support scores 76/100.
- Setup scores 66/100.
What still needs attention
- No main check is currently below its working threshold.
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