Central Garden & Pet Company: (NASD: CENT)

$7.64

-0.05 (-0.65%)

Volume 77,472

Jun 18 04:00 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 4-Sell

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		7.62 - 7.73
	
		52wk Low - High
		7.49 - 12.61
	
		Previous Close
		7.69
	
		Avg. Volume
		52,253
	
		Industry
		CONSUMER PRD-MISC DISC
	
		Market Cap
		378.18 M
	
		Div - Yield
		0.00 - 0.00
	
		Beta
		1.21
	
		P/E (F1)
		19.72
	
		Current Year Est.
		0.39
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		NA
	
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                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            P/E (F1)
                            19.72
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            1.97
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            0.39
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.42
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            NA
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            NA
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            08-07-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            0.40
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            10.00%
                        
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            Company Description
        
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.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (09/2013)	Next Year (09/2014)
Average Estimate	0.42	-0.19	0.39	0.62
Number of Estimates	2	2	2	2
Low Estimate	0.41	-0.21	0.36	0.60
High Estimate	0.43	-0.16	0.42	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.47	-0.21	0.44	0.39
EPS Growth	-10.64%	11.90%	-11.36%	57.69%

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EPS Growth for CENT

Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
CENTRAL GARDEN	CENT	7.69
SODASTREAM INTL	SODA	71.02
SUMMER INFANT	SUMR	3.26
JARDEN CORP	JAH	44.41
NUTRI/SYSTEM	NTRI	10.23
HYPERMARCAS-ADR	HYPMY	7.43
KID BRANDS INC	KID	1.60
PRESTIGE BRANDS	PBH	29.55
SCOTTS MIRCL-GR	SMG	49.28
SPECTRUM BRANDS	SPB	60.99

Sector:Consumer Discretionary>> Industry:CONSUMER PRD-MISC DISC

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Zacks Commentary

Central Garden's Earnings Miss, Rev Up

May 09, 2013

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Covidien, Central Garden & Pet, Wal-Mart Stores, Home Depot and Jarden

Apr 25, 2013

Central Garden Upped to Neutral

Apr 24, 2013

Central Garden Held at Underperform

Mar 18, 2013

Bearish MACD for Central Garden & Pet Co.

Mar 07, 2013

Central Garden Misses, Loss Widens

Feb 08, 2013

Bearish MACD for Central Garden & Pet Co.

Feb 06, 2013

Central Garden Downgraded to Strong Sell

Jan 21, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	0.40
Sales	1,700
Net Income	20
Price/Earnings	19.23
Price/Book	0.79
Price/Cash Flow	7.27
Price/Sales	0.22

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News

BJRI, CKEC, CENT, EVC, MRH, JDSU Are Seasonally Ripe To Go Down In the Next Five Weeks - M2

Jun 18, 2013

Downtrend Call Working As Central Garden and Pet Stock Falls 27.1% (CENT) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

Jun 14, 2013

Has Central Garden & Pet Made You Any Fast Money? - TheMotleyFool

Jun 13, 2013

Central Garden & Pet's Heim Receives Pet Industry Lifetime Achievement Award - Businesswire

Jun 11, 2013

Central Garden and Pet Makes a Move: Up 1.7% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

Jun 10, 2013

Central Garden and Pet Has Returned 26.9% Since SmarTrend Recommendation (CENT) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

Jun 6, 2013

Check This to Find Out Whether Central Garden & Pet Is Going to Bomb - TheMotleyFool

Jun 6, 2013

Central Garden and Pet Shares Climbing Higher, Up 3.1% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

Jun 3, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	3.00
ABR (Last Week)	3.00
# of recs in ABR	3
Average Target Price	10.00
Industry Rank by ABR	36 out of 265
Rank in Industry	11 out of 11

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Day Low - High	7.62 - 7.73
52wk Low - High	7.49 - 12.61
Previous Close	7.69
Avg. Volume	52,253
Industry	CONSUMER PRD-MISC DISC
Market Cap	378.18 M
Div - Yield	0.00 - 0.00
Beta	1.21
P/E (F1)	19.72
Current Year Est.	0.39
Quarterly Earnings ESP	NA

P/E (F1)	19.72
PEG Ratio	1.97
Current Year Est.	0.39
Current Quarter Estimate	0.42
Most Accurate Estimate	NA
Earnings ESP	NA
Next Earnings Report Date	08-07-2013
EPS Last Year	0.40
Expected Earnings Growth	10.00%

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Central Garden & Pet Company: (NASD: CENT)

$7.64

-0.05 (-0.65%)

Volume 77,472

Jun 18 04:00 PM ET

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