Consumer Products - Discretionary

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-31.69%

YTD Return

Updated Oct 14

Sector: Consumer Discretionary

Consumer Discretionary Consumer Products - Discretionary Industry Overview

Performance

	Total Return %	IVV(iShares-SP500)
1 Month	-0.74	-0.05
3 Months	-11.14	1.80
YTD	-31.69	19.48
1 Year	-19.61	28.90
3 Years	-37.90	66.66
5 Years	-42.78	120.80

Consumer Products - Discretionary Performance

Industry Rank for

The Consumer Products - Discretionary Industry, part of the Consumer Discretionary Sector, is currently ranked in the bottom 34% of industries. Specifically, it is ranked number 167 of 252 industries. Because it is ranked in the bottom half of Zacks Ranked Industries, we expect it to underperform the market over the next 3 to 6 months. Digging a little deeper, the Consumer Products - Discretionary has a 31.69% YTD loss vs the IVV-S&P 500 19.48% YTD return on a year-to-date basis.

Studies have shown that roughly half of a stock's price movement can be attributed to a stock's industry group. In fact, the top 50% of Zacks Ranked Industries outperforms the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1. By focusing on the top stocks within the top 50% of Zacks Ranked Industries, you can dramatically improve your stock picking success.

Rank of Stocks

Symbol	Company	Zacks Rank	Report

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Related Industries

Top Peers	Industry Rank
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Key Metrics for

Industry Earnings

	Industry	IVV(iShares-SP500)
PE (F1)	15.92	20.31
PEG (Ratio)	2.31	2.03
Proj EPS Growth	22.69%	180.61%
Hist EPS Growth	11.40%	9.54%
Net Margin	4.54%	12.41%
Hist Sales Growth	4.60%	5.02%
Hist Dividend Growth	0.00%	3.70%

Financial Ratios

	Industry	IVV(iShares-SP500)
Beta	0.69	1.07
ROE	15.62	17.52
ROA	5.13	6.83
ROI	8.56	10.65
Debt-to-Equity	0.34	0.64
Current Ratio	1.64	1.34
Cash Flow ($/share)	6.22	230.40
Price to Book	2.63	3.70
Price To Sales	0.99	3.42
Dividend Yield	0.00%	1.38%

Earnings Trends

Earnings Reported This Quarter Industry Earnings Trends highlight the number of companies in that industry that have reported, and shows whether they've Beat, Met, or Missed their consensus estimates. Industries with a higher percentage of companies that have Beat (Positively Surprised) usually means that something good is happening to that group as a whole for so many companies to be positively surprising. And studies have shown that companies that positively surprise have a greater likelihood of positively surprising in the future (or missing if they've recently missed). For this reason, looking at industries with the highest percentage of Positive Surprises (Beats) can be a great aid in forecasting which industry could have the highest probability of positively surprising in the future.	0
Beat	0
Met Consensus	0
Miss	0

Positive Estimate Revisions	7
Negative Estimate Revisions	8

Industry Description

This industry includes producers and marketers of pet and garden products like Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT), manufacturers and sellers consumer products of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (SPB), manufacturers and sellers of home beverage carbonation systems like SodaStream International Ltd. (SODA), and sellers and distributors healthcare and household cleaning products over-the-counter like Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (PBH)

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