Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT)

Return on assets (ROA)

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 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Net income (ttm) US$ in thousands 107,983 144,976 148,378 134,506 125,643 120,818 113,112 134,710 152,152 151,135 151,901 155,142 151,746 168,342 160,956 130,706 120,676 109,527 86,879 86,566
Total assets US$ in thousands 3,553,440 3,607,880 3,540,020 3,422,330 3,378,650 3,419,950 3,350,800 3,229,070 3,282,000 3,345,930 3,349,260 3,118,040 3,116,680 3,123,500 2,847,100 2,446,100 2,339,360 2,263,970 2,167,410 2,135,160
ROA 3.04% 4.02% 4.19% 3.93% 3.72% 3.53% 3.38% 4.17% 4.64% 4.52% 4.54% 4.98% 4.87% 5.39% 5.65% 5.34% 5.16% 4.84% 4.01% 4.05%

September 30, 2024 calculation

ROA = Net income (ttm) ÷ Total assets
= $107,983K ÷ $3,553,440K
= 3.04%

Central Garden & Pet Company's return on assets (ROA) has exhibited fluctuations over the past few years. The ROA indicates the company's ability to generate profits relative to its total assets. From Dec 31, 2019, to Sep 30, 2024, the ROA has ranged from 3.04% to 5.65%.

The ROA peaked at 5.65% in Mar 31, 2021, indicating that the company was effectively utilizing its assets to generate profits at that time. Subsequently, the ROA showed some variability but generally remained within the range of 3.04% to 5.34%. This suggests that the company's profitability in relation to its assets has been relatively stable and decent.

It is worth noting that while the ROA has fluctuated, the overall trend has been positive, with most values above 4%. This indicates that Central Garden & Pet Company has been successful in efficiently utilizing its assets to generate profits over the past few years, although there may have been some variability in performance.


Peer comparison

Sep 30, 2024

Company name
Symbol
ROA
Central Garden & Pet Company
CENT
3.04%
Central Garden & Pet Company A
CENTA
3.04%
Vestis Corporation
VSTS
0.72%