Stock Research: Scotts Miracle-Gro

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Scotts Miracle-Gro

NYQ:SMG US8101861065
12
  • Value
    14
  • Growth
    53
  • Safety
    Safety
    16
  • Combined
    10
  • Sentiment
    41
  • 360° View
    360° View
    12
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Company Description

Scotts Miracle-Gro is a manufacturer and marketer of lawn and garden care products. It operates in the lawn and garden care industry with brands like Scotts, Turf Builder, Miracle-Gro, and Ortho. The company operates in the United States, Canada, and North America. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $3,867 million, profits of $934 million, and revenue of $3,553 million, with 2500 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 12 (better than 12% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Scotts Miracle-Gro are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Scotts Miracle-Gro. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 53, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. It ranks higher than 53% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 14 means that the share price of Scotts Miracle-Gro is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 86% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 16, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 84% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 41, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 59% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
14 94 83 40
Growth
53 51 82 16
Safety
Safety
16 16 16 32
Sentiment
41 57 35 18
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12 60 60 14
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
48 29 55 81
Opinions Change
35 92 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 63 67 14
Market Pulse
73 10 5 1
Sentiment
41 57 35 18
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
14 94 83 40
Growth
53 51 82 16
Safety Safety
16 16 16 32
Combined
10 53 73 14
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
48 58 66 40
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
40 54 16 37
Price vs. Book (P/B)
1 97 100 8
Dividend Yield
1 94 96 92
Value
14 94 83 40
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
4 14 49 53
Profit Growth
52 80 98 6
Capital Growth
77 16 31 78
Stock Returns
51 81 88 4
Growth
53 51 82 16
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
5 4 3 17
Refinancing
38 51 60 36
Liquidity
63 50 37 74
Safety Safety
16 16 16 32

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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