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The Scotts Miracle Gro Co Class A SMG

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$74.59 +0.98 (1.33%)
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Price vs Fair Value

SMG is trading at a 24% discount.
Price
$72.57
Fair Value
$28.00
Uncertainty
Very High
1-Star Price
$467.38
5-Star Price
$69.10
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

U.S. household formation growth will drive demand for gardening products. As the market leader in consumer gardening products, Scotts will benefit from the secular housing trend.

Bears

While the recreational gardening industry is growing, consumers will increasingly prefer cheaper private label and generic products, reducing Scotts' market share over time.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$73.61
Day Range
$73.5074.97
52-Week Range
$43.6778.25
Bid/Ask
$73.95 / $74.98
Market Cap
$4.23 Bil
Volume/Avg
489,411 / 783,433

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
102.18
Price/Sales
1.22
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
3.54%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
3.54%
Total Yield
3.81%

Company Profile

Scotts Miracle-Gro is the largest provider of gardening and lawncare products in the United States. The majority of the company's sales are to large retailers that include Home Depot, Lowe's, and Walmart. Scotts Miracle-Gro can sell its products at a higher price point than its competition because of a well-recognized portfolio of brands that include Miracle-Gro, Roundup, Ortho, Tomcat, and Scotts. Scotts is also the leading supplier of cannabis-growing equipment in North America through its Hawthorne business.
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Agricultural Inputs
Stock Style Box
Small Core
Total Number of Employees
5,500

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Valuation

Metric
SMG
NTR
MAS
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
102.189.2120.27
Price/Book Value
1.07
Price/Sales
1.220.932.24
Price/Cash Flow
64.815.9215.20
Price/Earnings
SMG
NTR
MAS

Financial Strength

Metric
SMG
NTR
MAS
Quick Ratio
0.390.521.02
Current Ratio
2.201.171.68
Interest Coverage
−1.653.5112.59
Quick Ratio
SMG
NTR
MAS

Profitability

Metric
SMG
NTR
MAS
Return on Assets (Normalized)
0.84%4.08%16.37%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
8.70%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
5.89%6.88%28.30%
Return on Assets
SMG
NTR
MAS
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