$10.28 -0.52 (-4.81%)
11/6/2009 4:00 PM

Central Garden & Pet Co. (CENT)

CAPS Rating: 2 out of 5

The Company is an innovator, marketer and producer of branded products for the pet and lawn and garden supplies markets.

Current Price $10.28 Mkt Cap $717.37M
Open $10.54 P/E Ratio 17.42
Prev. Close $10.80 Div. (Yield) N/A (N/A)
Daily Range $10.24 - $10.78 Volume 108,487
52-Wk Range $2.17 - $13.93 Avg. Daily Vol. 217,000

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Top CENT Bull/Bear Pitches

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freemanredneck (< 20)
Submitted June 16, 2008

I believe this stock will double over the next three months as fuel prices rise and people stay home to repair or do asthectic work on their homes, and many people will begin to grow vegetable gardens, etc. Even though this stock showed a second… More

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mrindependent (98.79)
Submitted September 03, 2009

Central Garden and Pet is selling near its 52 week high. The share price is 1.5 times book value, which is significantly above typical p/bv ratios that prevailed over the last 10 years. Ignoring its gigantic asset impairment last year, its returns on… More

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Member Avatar DeadintheLongRun (30.06) Submitted: 10/22/2009 11:39:20 PM : Outperform Start Price: $11.32 CENT Score: -6.85

This company does two things. First, pet products....wonderfully economically insensitive, as people love their pets regardless of GDP growth. This provides a solid base - but I admit, we approach a 52 week high. Second thing, lawn care. Lawn care is tied to the housing market, which you might have noticed has mildly underperformed over the past two years. But we're starting to climb out of that hole, shown by the S&P/Case-Shiller Index rising the past three months. As the housing market recovers, people are going to return to caring for their lawns. Or maybe I'm wrong, they'll flush their fish down the toilet and start to rent an apartment. We'll see.

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Member Avatar billykip (< 20) Submitted: 7/29/2009 1:57:54 PM : Outperform Start Price: $12.04 CENT Score: -25.34

near 52 week high screen

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Member Avatar freemanredneck (< 20) Submitted: 6/16/2008 3:15:55 PM : Outperform Start Price: $4.59 CENT Score: +142.64

I believe this stock will double over the next three months as fuel prices rise and people stay home to repair or do asthectic work on their homes, and many people will begin to grow vegetable gardens, etc. Even though this stock showed a second quarter loss in the month of June 2008, I am convinced this stock will do a complete turnaround.

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Score Leader

GrassCapes

GrassCapes (84.59) Score: +145.28

The Score Leader is the member with the highest score across all their picks in CENT.

Top
Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		S&P
Gain 		Score Commentary
GrassCapes 84.59 1/15/2008 Outperform NS $4.55 +125.93% -19.34% +145.28
freemanredneck < 20 6/16/2008 8/18/2008 Outperform 3M $4.59 +123.97% -18.68% +142.64 1 Comment
PumpkinCastle 20.69 1/14/2008 Outperform NS $4.89 +110.22% -20.61% +130.84
UGURTEMMUZ28 22.39 7/28/2008 Outperform NS $4.72 +117.80% -11.92% +129.72
sneakymantis < 20 1/4/2008 Outperform NS $4.97 +106.84% -21.72% +128.56
TopazSpider 81.57 1/10/2008 Outperform NS $4.98 +106.43% -20.78% +127.21
vverdna 92.35 6/11/2008 Outperform NS $4.95 +107.68% -17.73% +125.41
benes27 46.28 6/11/2008 Outperform 3M $4.95 +107.68% -17.63% +125.31
gror06a 63.51 7/21/2008 Outperform 5Y $4.84 +112.40% -12.57% +124.97
gror061 < 20 7/21/2008 Outperform 5Y $4.84 +112.40% -12.57% +124.97
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Wall Street

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Member Name Member
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackSunTrustRH 89.33 6/17/2009 Outperform NS $10.30 -0.19% +18.18% -18.37
TrackZacks 69.52 3/20/2009 Underperform 3M $7.09 +44.99% +41.11% -3.88 1 Comment
TrackJefferies 75.83 12/4/2008 Underperform NS $4.04 +154.46% +27.72% -126.74
TrackCharlesPayn 35.46 5/30/2008 Outperform 3M $8.00 +28.50% -20.84% +49.34
TrackPiperJaff 80.38 5/21/2008 Outperform NS $7.12 +44.38% -21.66% +66.04
TrackSunTrustRH 89.33 7/9/2007 Outperform NS $13.57 -62.34% -10.53% -51.81 6/11/2008 @ $5.11
TrackJimCramer < 20 5/15/2007 Underperform 3W $14.55 -29.35% -24.78% +4.57
TrackMatrix 89.45 12/22/2006 Outperform NS $15.68 -34.46% -19.72% -14.74
TrackAvondale 91.47 12/13/2006 Underperform NS $16.04 -35.92% -20.05% +15.87
TrackPiperJaff 80.38 10/30/2006 Outperform NS $16.97 -27.86% +5.13% -32.99 2/8/2007 @ $12.24
TrackBofASec 93.50 9/14/2006 Outperform NS $15.41 -17.87% +14.91% -32.78 6/7/2007 @ $12.66
TrackMatrix 89.45 8/7/2006 Underperform NS $42.72 +8.47% +10.90% +2.43 12/22/2006 @ $46.34

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