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Central Garden & Pet Company CENT Liability for contingent performance based payments

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$906.2M+8.7%
Gross profit$299.6M+9.7%
Operating income$113.9M+22.1%
Net income$79.4M+24.8%
EPS (diluted)$1.28+30.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$669.4M+26.0%
Total debt$1.4B-0.4%
Total equity$1.7B+7.1%
Total assets$3.7B+3.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$49.6M-5.9%
CapEx$10.5M-1.9%
Free cash flow-$60.1M-4.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.71B-4.7%
Enterprise value$3.46B-7.8%
P/E14.9×
P/S0.9×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin32.2%+2.0pp
Operating margin8.4%
Net margin5.7%
FCF margin8.9%-1.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.4%
Debt / equity0.9×-0.1×
Current ratio3.4×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Central Garden & Pet Company in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept cent:LiabilityforContingentPerformanceBasedPaymentsNet.

The official record: Central Garden & Pet Company’s 10-K, filed November 26, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Central Garden & Pet Company's liability for contingent performance based payments?
Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) reported liability for contingent performance based payments of $500K in Q3 2025.
How has Central Garden & Pet Company's liability for contingent performance based payments changed year-over-year?
Central Garden & Pet Company's liability for contingent performance based payments increased by 10100.0% year-over-year, from -$5K to $500K.
What is the long-term trend for Central Garden & Pet Company's liability for contingent performance based payments?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Central Garden & Pet Company's liability for contingent performance based payments has grown at a 34.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $610K to $2M.
What does liability for contingent performance based payments mean?
This represents the total outstanding liability for future payments contingent upon the achievement of specific performance metrics following a business acquisition. It serves as a measure of potential future cash outflows related to inorganic growth incentives. Understanding this liability is crucial for assessing the company's future liquidity requirements and the ultimate cost of its acquisition strategy.