Profitability
Weight: 20%
C-
45
- 5yr Avg ROIC 6.5%
- Operating Margin Trend -0.06 pp/yr
CENTA
Central Garden & Pet Company
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for stable earnings power businesses.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
C-
45
- 5yr Avg ROE 9.9%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 3.1%
Growth Quality
Weight: 15%
D+
42
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 3.0%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 3.0%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 2/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 15%
B
70
- 5yr FCF Margin 6.2%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.56x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 20%
B
70
- Net Debt / EBITDA 1.55x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 4.76x
- Altman Z-Score 2.78
Stability
Weight: 15%
C+
60
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.34
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 3/5
- Piotroski F-Score 8
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.2 of 2 gurus held; 2 trimmed; 2 full exits.
- Holders
- 2
- Avg Δ position
- -48.0%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 2
- Greenblatt sold -100%
- Laffont sold -100%
- Wood decreased -69%