Central Garden & Pet Company A (CENTA)
Profitability ratios
Return on sales
| 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 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |
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| Gross profit margin | 28.76% | 28.61% | 29.05% | 28.80% | 29.22% | 29.72% | 29.73% | 29.90% | 29.60% | 29.38% | 29.95% | 29.91% | 29.95% | 29.55% | 29.25% | 29.02% | 29.33% | 29.54% | 29.96% | 29.85% |
| Operating profit margin | 6.59% | 6.36% | 6.56% | 6.30% | 7.09% | 7.79% | 7.59% | 7.52% | 7.48% | 7.70% | 8.48% | 8.73% | 8.04% | 7.34% | 7.17% | 6.08% | 5.99% | 6.38% | 6.80% | 6.59% |
| Pretax margin | 5.21% | 4.89% | 4.87% | 4.54% | 5.32% | 5.94% | 5.77% | 5.72% | 5.85% | 5.86% | 6.74% | 6.85% | 5.99% | 5.67% | 5.52% | 4.63% | 4.62% | 5.01% | 5.18% | 4.97% |
| Net profit margin | 4.06% | 3.80% | 3.70% | 3.47% | 4.08% | 4.56% | 4.47% | 4.46% | 4.58% | 4.59% | 5.28% | 5.37% | 4.71% | 4.48% | 4.28% | 3.57% | 3.60% | 3.89% | 4.30% | 4.19% |
Central Garden & Pet Company A has shown relatively stable gross profit margins over the recent quarters, ranging between 28.61% and 29.72%. This indicates the company maintains efficient control over its production costs and pricing strategies.
However, the operating profit margin has fluctuated more, with a range of 6.30% to 8.73%, showing some variability in the company's ability to control operating expenses and generate profits from its core business activities.
The pretax margin has also varied, ranging from 4.54% to 6.85%, reflecting fluctuations in the company's ability to manage non-operating expenses such as interest and taxes while generating pre-tax profits.
Similarly, the net profit margin has shown variability, with figures between 3.47% and 5.37%. This metric reflects the company's ability to control all costs, including taxes, to generate profits for its shareholders.
Overall, Central Garden & Pet Company A's profitability ratios indicate a mixed performance, with some fluctuations in operating efficiency and bottom-line profitability over the analyzed periods. Further analysis and comparisons with industry benchmarks may provide additional insights into the company's financial health.
Return on investment
| 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 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |
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| Operating return on assets (Operating ROA) | 6.39% | 6.23% | 6.26% | 6.13% | 7.25% | 7.92% | 7.67% | 7.64% | 8.14% | 8.17% | 8.65% | 9.18% | 9.11% | 8.46% | 8.11% | 6.82% | 6.74% | 7.51% | 7.72% | 7.40% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 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% | 4.58% | 4.89% | 4.71% |
| Return on total capital | 8.70% | 8.30% | 8.27% | 7.99% | 9.32% | 10.18% | 9.98% | 10.15% | 10.37% | 10.49% | 11.13% | 12.11% | 11.75% | 11.12% | 10.56% | 9.21% | 9.23% | 9.59% | 9.50% | 9.25% |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 9.26% | 8.66% | 8.36% | 8.25% | 10.18% | 11.41% | 11.19% | 11.75% | 12.63% | 12.42% | 13.57% | 13.87% | 12.03% | 11.21% | 10.34% | 8.75% | 8.90% | 9.32% | 9.76% | 9.64% |
Central Garden & Pet Company A's profitability ratios indicate fluctuating levels of returns generated by the company over the past few quarters. The Operating Return on Assets (Operating ROA) has ranged from 6.13% to 9.18%, reflecting the company's ability to generate operating income relative to its total assets. Return on Assets (ROA) has ranged from 3.38% to 5.65%, showing the company's overall effectiveness in generating profits from its assets.
Return on Total Capital, ranging from 7.99% to 12.11%, measures the company's efficiency in generating returns from both equity and debt capital. Return on Equity (ROE) has varied from 8.25% to 13.87%, indicating the company's ability to generate profits for shareholders relative to their equity investment.
Overall, the profitability ratios demonstrate Central Garden & Pet Company A's ability to generate returns for both its operating activities and its capital providers, with some fluctuations observed over the quarters analyzed.