Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT)
Cash conversion cycle
| Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days of inventory on hand (DOH) | days | 123.64 | 121.90 | 136.69 | 131.18 | 122.15 | 123.63 | 142.45 | 146.50 | 129.46 | 136.27 | 151.52 | 159.28 | 145.41 | 135.73 | 136.54 | 130.17 | 107.22 | 100.04 | 114.72 | 106.29 |
| Days of sales outstanding (DSO) | days | 37.95 | 61.14 | 66.95 | 45.25 | 37.20 | 56.46 | 63.80 | 40.82 | 36.71 | 55.06 | 63.26 | 36.35 | 41.19 | 54.79 | 66.68 | 37.19 | 42.58 | 55.69 | 76.49 | 42.01 |
| Number of days of payables | days | 40.17 | 35.80 | 43.73 | 35.68 | 34.26 | 30.10 | 36.97 | 32.78 | 29.48 | 31.24 | 35.31 | 30.19 | 33.43 | 37.08 | 45.70 | 37.72 | 38.42 | 37.84 | 47.56 | 40.12 |
| Cash conversion cycle | days | 121.41 | 147.25 | 159.91 | 140.74 | 125.09 | 149.99 | 169.28 | 154.54 | 136.68 | 160.09 | 179.47 | 165.44 | 153.16 | 153.44 | 157.52 | 129.64 | 111.38 | 117.89 | 143.65 | 108.17 |
September 30, 2025 calculation
Cash conversion cycle = DOH + DSO – Number of days of payables
= 123.64 + 37.95 – 40.17
= 121.41
Peer comparison
Sep 30, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Cash conversion cycle
Central Garden & Pet Company
CENT
121.41
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84.98
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0.00
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121.41
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