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DCF Valuation
Base-case fair value
$90.32
Intrinsic $120.42 · 25% MOS
Current price: $40.16
Base-case summary
Our base-case DCF for Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) projects 10 years of free cash flow growth at 10.6% for years 1–5 and 5.3% for years 6–10, anchored to 10.6% historical FCF growth, then applies a 2.5% perpetual growth rate and a 8.0% discount rate. Starting from $282M in trailing free cash flow, this produces an intrinsic value of $120.42 per share. A 25% safety margin gives a fair value of $90.32, suggesting the stock is currently 125% undervalued against the $40.16 market price.
See 3 scenarios side by side
Conservative, Base, and Optimistic fair values, plus the sensitivity matrix and FCF history. Free account.
Model inputs
TTM Free Cash Flow
$282M
Cash & equivalents
$653M
Total debt
$1.4B
Shares outstanding
62M