AVD Fundamental Analysis - AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP

Fundamental Rating

Overall AVD gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated AVD against 85 industry peers in the Chemicals industry. AVD has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. AVD has a valuation in line with the averages, but it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year AVD has reported negative net income.

AVD had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.

AVD had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.

Of the past 5 years AVD 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -19.84%, AVD is doing worse than 82.35% of the companies in the same industry.

AVD has a worse Return On Equity (-54.20%) than 83.53% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-19.84%
ROE	-54.2%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-5.03%

ROA(5y)-2.04%

ROE(3y)-14.92%

ROE(5y)-7.11%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

AVD has a worse Gross Margin (21.98%) than 60.00% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of AVD has declined.

The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for AVD so they could not be analyzed.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	21.98%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-16.88%

GM growth 5Y-10.32%

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ROE

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

AVD does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

Compared to 1 year ago, AVD has more shares outstanding

Compared to 5 years ago, AVD has less shares outstanding

AVD has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.62, we must say that AVD is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

AVD has a worse Altman-Z score (1.62) than 61.18% of its industry peers.

AVD has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.63. This is a neutral value indicating AVD is somewhat dependend on debt financing.

AVD has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.63) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.63
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	1.62

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC10.25%

2.3 Liquidity

AVD has a Current Ratio of 1.63. This is a normal value and indicates that AVD is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.63, AVD is doing worse than 62.35% of the companies in the same industry.

AVD has a Quick Ratio of 1.63. This is a bad value and indicates that AVD is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

AVD has a worse Quick ratio (0.86) than 72.94% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.63
Quick Ratio	0.86

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for AVD have decreased strongly by -1336.00% in the last year.

AVD shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -5.53%.

The Revenue has been growing slightly by 3.17% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-1336%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-600%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-5.53%

Revenue growth 3Y-0.58%

Revenue growth 5Y3.17%

Sales Q2Q%-14.31%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, AVD will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 48.07% on average per year.

Based on estimates for the next years, AVD will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 3.56% on average per year.

EPS Next Y107.77%

EPS Next 2Y48.07%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year3.44%

Revenue Next 2Y3.56%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for AVD. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

AVD is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 8.61.

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, AVD is valued cheaply inside the industry as 85.88% of the companies are valued more expensively.

Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 22.39, AVD is valued rather cheaply.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	8.61

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.

AVD's earnings are expected to grow with 48.07% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y48.07%

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

AVD has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.64%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.

AVD's Dividend Yield is a higher than the industry average which is at 3.75.

Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 2.39, AVD has a dividend comparable with the average S&P500 company.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	2.64%

5.2 History

The dividend of AVD has a limited annual growth rate of 2.42%.

AVD has been paying a dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record.

Dividend Growth(5Y)2.42%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

5.3 Sustainability

AVD has negative earnings and hence a negative payout ratio. The dividend may be in danger.

The dividend of AVD is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.

DP-1.99%

EPS Next 2Y48.07%

EPS Next 3YN/A

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AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP

NYSE:AVD (6/12/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 4.56 +0.04 (+0.88%)

4.52

-0.09 (-1.95%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorMaterials

GICS IndustryGroupMaterials

GICS IndustryChemicals

Earnings (Last)06-06 2025-06-06/bmo

Earnings (Next)08-06 2025-08-06

Inst Owners74.5%

Inst Owner Change-3.62%

Ins Owners9.75%

Ins Owner Change-0.12%

Market Cap130.13M

Analysts80

Price Target14.28 (215.93%)

Short Float %3.51%

Short Ratio4.9

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	2.64%

Yearly Dividend0.09

Dividend Growth(5Y)2.42%

DP-1.99%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)0

Avg EPS beat(2)-838.33%

Min EPS beat(2)-858.83%

Max EPS beat(2)-817.82%

EPS beat(4)0

Avg EPS beat(4)-638.31%

Min EPS beat(4)-858.83%

Max EPS beat(4)-52.48%

EPS beat(8)0

Avg EPS beat(8)-357.52%

EPS beat(12)3

Avg EPS beat(12)-227.82%

EPS beat(16)6

Avg EPS beat(16)-162.93%

Revenue beat(2)0

Avg Revenue beat(2)-9.69%

Min Revenue beat(2)-15.85%

Max Revenue beat(2)-3.53%

Revenue beat(4)0

Avg Revenue beat(4)-7.52%

Min Revenue beat(4)-15.85%

Max Revenue beat(4)-3.53%

Revenue beat(8)0

Avg Revenue beat(8)-9.64%

Revenue beat(12)1

Avg Revenue beat(12)-5.83%

Revenue beat(16)5

Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.31%

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)0%

EPS NQ rev (1m)-133.33%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-240%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)-53.33%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)-3.79%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-5.93%

Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.87%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.39%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	8.61
P/S	0.24
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	33.17
P/B	0.56
P/tB	2.07
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)-3.09

EYN/A

EPS(NY)0.53

Fwd EY11.62%

FCF(TTM)-0.13

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)0.14

OCFY3.01%

SpS19.01

BVpS8.1

TBVpS2.19

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-19.84%
ROE	-54.2%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	21.98%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-5.03%

ROA(5y)-2.04%

ROE(3y)-14.92%

ROE(5y)-7.11%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-16.88%

GM growth 5Y-10.32%

F-Score3

Asset Turnover0.86

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.63
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	34.44%
Cap/Sales	1.4%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.63
Quick Ratio	0.86
Altman-Z	1.62

F-Score3

WACC10.25%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)51.85%

Cap/Depr(5y)55.48%

Cap/Sales(3y)1.96%

Cap/Sales(5y)2.2%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-1336%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-600%

EPS Next Y107.77%

EPS Next 2Y48.07%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-5.53%

Revenue growth 3Y-0.58%

Revenue growth 5Y3.17%

Sales Q2Q%-14.31%

Revenue Next Year3.44%

Revenue Next 2Y3.56%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-231.38%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year346.68%

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y94.68%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y106.68%

OCF growth 3Y-64.32%

OCF growth 5Y-16.03%

AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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