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CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY (NASD)
CENT	9.60	-0.46	(-4.57%)	Vol. 184,607	16:00 ET

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.

General Information

CENTRAL GARDEN

1340 Treat Boulevard Suite 600 Walnut Creek, - 94597 Phone: 925 948-4000 Fax: - Web: www.central.com Email: None

Industry	CONSM PD-MISC DIS
Sector:	Consumer Discretionary

Fiscal Year End	September
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/10/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	10.06
52 Week High	13.93
52 Week Low	2.39
Beta	1.38
20 Day Moving Average	252,367.25
Target Price Consensus	12.4

% Price Change
4 Week	-15.04
12 Week	-24.11
YTD	63.82

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-15.96
12 Week	-28.45
YTD	35.58

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	69.75
Market Capitalization (millions)	669.62
Short Ratio	9.47
Last Split Date	N/A

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	0.00%
Annual Dividend	$0.00
Payout Ratio	0.00
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	NA / $0.00

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	-0.05
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	1.05
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	10.40
Next EPS Report Date	02/10/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	3.00
30 Days Ago	3.00
60 Days Ago	3.00
90 Days Ago	3.00

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	9.18
Trailing 12 Months:	10.21
PEG Ratio	0.88

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	100.00%
vs. Previous Quarter	-72.73%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-12.27%
vs. Previous Quarter:	-24.68%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.23
Price/Cash Flow	1.37
Price / Sales	0.41

ROE
09/30/09	12.43
06/30/09	11.87
03/31/09	9.05

ROA
09/30/09	5.43
06/30/09	4.98
03/31/09	3.64

Current Ratio
09/30/09	3.20
06/30/09	2.75
03/31/09	3.17

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	1.73
06/30/09	1.41
03/31/09	1.56

Operating Margin
09/30/09	4.09
06/30/09	3.72
03/31/09	2.77

Net Margin
09/30/09	6.44
06/30/09	4.13
03/31/09	2.79

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	6.44
06/30/09	4.13
03/31/09	2.79

Book Value
09/30/09	7.81
06/30/09	7.95
03/31/09	7.48

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	3.17
06/30/09	3.17
03/31/09	3.11

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.75
06/30/09	0.73
03/31/09	1.03

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	43.02
06/30/09	42.35
03/31/09	50.88


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