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Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) vs J & J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF)

Central Garden & Pet Company and J & J Snack Foods Corp. are both Packaged Foods companies. Central Garden & Pet Company is the larger, with a market value of $2.5B against $1.6B — 1.6× the size. Central Garden & Pet Company trades at the lower P/E: 16.9× against 32.6×. Central Garden & Pet Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −1.16% against −4.69%. Central Garden & Pet Company has the higher net margin (5.39% vs 3.23%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.10% vs 4.38%). Across the 22 metrics below, Central Garden & Pet Company leads on 18 and J & J Snack Foods Corp. on 4.

Valuation

Metric CENT JJSF Packaged Foods median
P/E 16.88 32.59 14.25
P/S 0.91 1.05 0.65
P/B 1.60 1.79 1.56
Price to free cash flow 8.10 17.30 9.11
EV/EBITDA 8.89 11.74 8.55
EV/Sales 0.97 1.04 0.94
Earnings yield 5.92% 3.07% 0.69%
Free cash flow yield 12.34% 5.78% 5.91%

Profitability

Metric CENT JJSF Packaged Foods median
Gross margin 32.54% 31.25% 28.37%
Operating margin 8.10% 3.95% 2.53%
Net margin 5.39% 3.23% 0.53%
Free cash flow margin 11.21% 6.06% 3.01%
Return on equity 9.97% 5.29% 0.00%
Return on assets 4.47% 3.56% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 8.10% 4.38% 0.15%

Growth

Metric CENT JJSF Packaged Foods median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.16%) (4.69%) 5.86%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 57.41% (24.49%) 14.55%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.03% 9.15% 3.95%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 6.18% 29.08% 0.00%

Health

Metric CENT JJSF Packaged Foods median
Debt to equity 0.68 0.03 0.20
Current ratio 3.79 2.34 1.84
Net debt to EBITDA 0.87 (0.66) 0.84

Dividend

Metric CENT JJSF Packaged Foods median
Dividend yield — 3.75% 4.07%
Payout ratio — 1.23 0.57

Size

Metric CENT JJSF Packaged Foods median
Market cap 2.52b 1.60b 323.30m

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