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American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

AVD • • Industrial / General
Basic MaterialsAgricultural InputsCrop Protection & ChemicalsCrop Protection Chemical Manufacturers
AboutAmerican Vanguard Corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets specialty chemicals for agricultural, commercial, and consumer uses in the United States and internationally. It manufactures and formulates chemicals, including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, molluscicides, soil health, plant nutrition, growth regulators, and soil fumigants in liquid, powder, and granular forms for crops, turf and ornamental plants, and human and animal health protection. The company also markets, sells, and distributes end-use chemical and biological products for crop applications; and distributes chemicals for turf and ornamental markets. It distributes its products through national distribution companies, and buying groups or co-operatives; and through sales offices, sales force executives, sales agents, and wholly owned distributors. The company was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.Show more
  • Revenue $547M -5.5%
  • EBITDA -$79M -275.3%
  • Net Income -$126M -1780.3%
  • EPS (Diluted) -4.50 -1830.8%
  • Gross Margin 21.98% -28.9%
  • EBITDA Margin -14.44% -285.5%
  • Operating Margin -18.56% -561.5%
  • Net Margin -23.08% -1878.7%
  • ROE -41.9% -2161.6%
  • ROIC -16.76% -553.9%
  • Debt/Equity 0.72 +64.3%
  • Interest Coverage -6.05 -428.4%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 2.1%
  • ✓Trading at only 0.5x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 18 (bottom 18%)
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y6.25%
5Y3.17%
3Y-0.62%
TTM-4.29%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-287.45%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-285.44%

ROCE

10Y Avg3.29%
5Y Avg0.49%
3Y Avg-2.72%
Latest-21.57%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
FMCFMC Corporation1.93B15.485.69-5.36%-15.05%-14.07%31.19%0.78
AVDAmerican Vanguard Corporation122.41M4.30-0.96-5.53%-21.15%-50.73%0.72

Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+289.38M312.11M355.05M454.27M468.19M458.7M557.68M609.62M579.37M547.31M
Revenue Growth %-0.03%0.08%0.14%0.28%0.03%-0.02%0.22%0.09%-0.05%-0.06%
Cost of Goods Sold+177.48M183.82M207.66M271.64M290.83M286.11M386.95M368.26M400.21M426.99M
COGS % of Revenue0.61%0.59%0.58%0.6%0.62%0.62%0.69%0.6%0.69%0.78%
Gross Profit+111.9M128.29M147.39M182.63M177.35M172.59M170.72M241.35M179.16M120.32M
Gross Margin %0.39%0.41%0.42%0.4%0.38%0.38%0.31%0.4%0.31%0.22%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.02%0.15%0.15%0.24%-0.03%-0.03%-0.01%0.41%-0.26%-0.33%
Operating Expenses+100.38M107.75M120.6M143.61M151.13M149.68M139.78M200.7M155.87M221.87M
OpEx % of Revenue0.35%0.35%0.34%0.32%0.32%0.33%0.25%0.33%0.27%0.41%
Selling, General & Admin81.57M86.45M94.52M117.18M127.06M115.28M111.09M154.93M116.89M119.63M
SG&A % of Revenue0.28%0.28%0.27%0.26%0.27%0.25%0.2%0.25%0.2%0.22%
Research & Development18.81M21.3M26.08M26.43M24.07M26.31M28.86M31.82M38.02M32.66M
R&D % of Revenue0.06%0.07%0.07%0.06%0.05%0.06%0.05%0.05%0.07%0.06%
Other Operating Expenses000008.09M-171K13.95M957K69.58M
Operating Income+11.52M20.54M26.79M39.02M26.22M22.91M30.95M40.65M23.3M-101.56M
Operating Margin %0.04%0.07%0.08%0.09%0.06%0.05%0.06%0.07%0.04%-0.19%
Operating Income Growth %0.72%0.78%0.3%0.46%-0.33%-0.13%0.35%0.31%-0.43%-5.36%
EBITDA+28M36.87M43.75M57.91M44.86M42.81M57.12M62.79M45.08M-79.01M
EBITDA Margin %0.1%0.12%0.12%0.13%0.1%0.09%0.1%0.1%0.08%-0.14%
EBITDA Growth %0.22%0.32%0.19%0.32%-0.23%-0.05%0.33%0.1%-0.28%-2.75%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)16.47M16.33M16.96M18.89M18.64M19.9M26.17M22.14M21.78M22.55M
EBIT11.52M20.54M26.84M39.02M26.22M23.39M30.83M40.65M22.94M-31.98M
Net Interest Income+-2.56M-1.62M-1.94M-4.02M-7.21M-5.18M-3.62M-3.95M-12.27M-16.55M
Interest Income07K41K174K182K89K65K167K368K230K
Interest Expense2.14M1.63M1.98M4.2M7.39M5.27M3.69M4.12M12.64M16.78M
Other Income/Expense-2.56M-1.62M-1.94M-5.42M-7.42M-4.59M-4.19M-4.69M-13M-18.9M
Pretax Income+8.96M18.92M24.85M33.6M18.8M18.32M26.75M35.97M10.3M-120.46M
Pretax Margin %0.03%0.06%0.07%0.07%0.04%0.04%0.05%0.06%0.02%-0.22%
Income Tax+2.01M5.54M4.44M9.14M5.2M3.08M8.17M8.56M2.78M5.88M
Effective Tax Rate %0.74%0.68%0.82%0.72%0.72%0.83%0.69%0.76%0.73%1.05%
Net Income+6.59M12.79M20.27M24.2M13.6M15.24M18.59M27.4M7.52M-126.34M
Net Margin %0.02%0.04%0.06%0.05%0.03%0.03%0.03%0.04%0.01%-0.23%
Net Income Growth %0.36%0.94%0.59%0.19%-0.44%0.12%0.22%0.47%-0.73%-17.8%
Net Income (Continuing)6.32M13.02M20.36M24.06M13.6M15.24M18.59M27.4M7.52M-126.34M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest-69K167K254K0000000
EPS (Diluted)+0.230.440.680.810.460.510.610.920.26-4.50
EPS Growth %0.35%0.91%0.55%0.19%-0.43%0.11%0.2%0.51%-0.72%-18.31%
EPS (Basic)0.230.440.700.830.470.520.620.940.27-4.50
Diluted Shares Outstanding29.24M29.39M29.7M30.05M29.66M29.99M30.41M29.87M28.53M28.06M
Basic Shares Outstanding28.67M28.86M29.1M29.33M29.03M29.45M29.81M29.23M28.13M28.06M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.17%0.05%0.08%0.09%0.17%0.08%0.13%0.1%0.45%-

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+236.83M227.07M254.88M310.19M336.2M330.25M342M388.57M432.02M378.89M
Cash & Short-Term Investments5.52M7.87M11.34M6.17M6.58M15.92M16.29M20.33M11.42M12.51M
Cash Only5.52M7.87M11.34M6.17M6.58M15.92M16.29M20.33M11.42M12.51M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable75.39M87.21M109.61M134.03M155.85M131.75M158.92M168.2M194.79M179.47M
Days Sales Outstanding95.09101.98112.68107.69121.5104.84104.01100.71122.72119.69
Inventory136.48M120.58M123.12M159.9M163.31M163.78M154.31M184.19M219.55M179.29M
Days Inventory Outstanding280.67239.41216.42214.85204.96208.94145.55182.56200.24153.26
Other Current Assets000008.29M0000
Total Non-Current Assets+206.71M202.88M280.71M283.4M354.89M350.04M352.16M337.75M335.53M257.83M
Property, Plant & Equipment47.97M50.3M49.32M49.25M67.78M77.58M91.5M95.16M96.98M77.9M
Fixed Asset Turnover6.03x6.21x7.20x9.22x6.91x5.91x6.10x6.41x5.97x7.03x
Goodwill0022.18M25.79M46.56M52.11M46.26M47.01M51.2M19.7M
Intangible Assets129.16M121.43M180.95M186.58M198.38M197.51M197.84M184.66M172.51M150.5M
Long-Term Investments-8.1M-6.71M-16.28M-16.01M01.91M4.4M000
Other Non-Current Assets29.58M31.15M28.25M21.77M21.19M20.93M11.89M10.77M14.84M8.48M
Total Assets+443.54M429.96M535.59M593.59M691.09M680.29M694.16M726.31M767.55M636.72M
Asset Turnover0.65x0.73x0.66x0.77x0.68x0.67x0.80x0.84x0.75x0.86x
Asset Growth %-0.06%-0.03%0.25%0.11%0.16%-0.02%0.02%0.05%0.06%-0.17%
Total Current Liabilities+76.28M97.07M126.2M145.53M138.64M171.32M223.06M266.6M230.5M232.35M
Accounts Payable15.34M24.36M53.75M66.53M64.88M59.25M67.14M69M68.83M69.16M
Days Payables Outstanding31.5548.3694.4789.481.4375.5963.3368.3962.7859.12
Short-Term Debt55K0004.9M00000
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K01000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Current Liabilities514K26K5.39M1.61M62.03M46.26M802K000
Current Ratio3.10x2.34x2.02x2.13x2.43x1.93x1.53x1.46x1.87x1.63x
Quick Ratio1.32x1.10x1.04x1.03x1.25x0.97x0.84x0.77x0.92x0.86x
Cash Conversion Cycle344.21293.03234.62233.14245.03238.19186.23214.88260.18213.83
Total Non-Current Liabilities+98.93M50.52M104.08M118.83M208.29M148.23M98.36M89.73M167.04M171.26M
Long-Term Debt68.32M40.95M77.49M96.67M148.77M107.44M52.24M51.48M138.9M147.33M
Capital Lease Obligations00006.5M8.18M20.78M19.49M17.11M14.34M
Deferred Tax Liabilities27.56M6.71M16.28M15.36M40.13M020.01M14.6M7.89M7.99M
Other Non-Current Liabilities3.05M2.87M10.31M6.79M12.89M32.61M5.33M4.17M3.14M1.6M
Total Liabilities175.21M147.6M230.28M264.36M346.93M319.56M321.42M356.33M397.54M403.61M
Total Debt+68.38M40.95M77.49M96.67M160.17M119.81M78.08M76.25M162.09M167.81M
Net Debt62.85M33.08M66.15M90.5M153.59M103.88M61.79M55.92M150.68M155.29M
Debt / Equity0.25x0.15x0.25x0.29x0.47x0.33x0.21x0.21x0.44x0.72x
Debt / EBITDA2.44x1.11x1.77x1.67x3.57x2.80x1.37x1.21x3.60x-
Net Debt / EBITDA2.24x0.90x1.51x1.56x3.42x2.43x1.08x0.89x3.34x-
Interest Coverage5.40x12.60x13.52x9.30x3.55x4.35x8.39x9.86x1.84x-6.05x
Total Equity+268.33M282.36M305.31M329.23M344.16M360.74M372.74M369.98M370.01M233.11M
Equity Growth %0.03%0.05%0.08%0.08%0.05%0.05%0.03%-0.01%0%-0.37%
Book Value per Share9.189.6110.2810.9611.6012.0312.2612.3912.978.31
Total Shareholders' Equity268.39M282.19M305.06M329.23M344.16M360.74M372.74M369.98M370.01M233.11M
Common Stock3.16M3.18M3.23M3.28M3.32M3.39M3.43M3.44M3.47M3.48M
Retained Earnings208.51M220.43M238.95M262.84M274.12M288.18M304.38M328.75M332.9M204.88M
Treasury Stock-8.27M-8.27M-8.27M-15.56M-18.16M-18.16M-22.74M-55.66M-71.2M-71.2M
Accumulated OCI-3.54M-4.85M-4.51M-4.51M-5.7M-9.32M-13.78M-12.18M-5.96M-18.73M
Minority Interest-69K167K254K0000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+78.57M46.41M59M11.35M9.61M90.32M86.36M57.1M-58.75M3.92M
Operating CF Margin %0.27%0.15%0.17%0.02%0.02%0.2%0.15%0.09%-0.1%0.01%
Operating CF Growth %3.3%-0.41%0.27%-0.81%-0.15%8.4%-0.04%-0.34%-2.03%1.07%
Net Income6.32M13.02M20.36M24.06M13.6M15.24M18.59M27.4M7.52M-126.34M
Depreciation & Amortization16.47M16.33M16.96M18.89M18.64M19.9M26.17M22.14M21.78M22.32M
Stock-Based Compensation3.88M3.17M4.71M5.8M7.16M6.56M6.88M5.68M6.14M4.41M
Deferred Taxes27K-151K398K-561K2.88M-1.12M-3.87M-6.72M-10.22M-95K
Other Non-Cash Items6.03M5.48M5.38M5.63M1.68M105K2.19M6.68M3.98M55.62M
Working Capital Changes45.84M8.56M11.19M-42.48M-34.35M49.64M36.41M1.92M-87.94M48.01M
Change in Receivables13.03M-11.82M754K-21.32M-18.37M15.12M-18.3M-11.36M-16.71M3.71M
Change in Inventory29.15M15.9M16.18M-31.44M3.82M6.68M9.36M-29.22M-27.32M35.18M
Change in Payables-5.07M9.02M3.32M9.1M-7.91M-8.2M8.78M1.7M-2.29M3.71M
Cash from Investing+-43.69M-14.14M-89.51M-27.7M-54.84M-35.8M-20.04M-14.47M-17.02M-6.62M
Capital Expenditures-43.57M-10.85M-88.56M-27.7M-16.86M-15.26M-10.04M-14.55M-12.06M-7.69M
CapEx % of Revenue0.15%0.03%0.25%0.06%0.04%0.03%0.02%0.02%0.02%0.01%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing-36.79M-3.51M-6.67M00-1.19M084K242K1.06M
Cash from Financing+-32.86M-28.55M33.94M11.13M46.41M-44.44M-65.87M-38.26M66.74M4.54M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-1.14M-578K-1.6M-2.2M-2.32M-1.17M-2.38M-2.79M-3.38M-2.51M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing-1.52M-367K-1.49M-73K-170K1.1M-386K1.6M1.03M51K
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+35M35.55M-29.56M-16.35M-7.25M75.06M76.32M42.55M-70.81M-3.77M
FCF Margin %0.12%0.11%-0.08%-0.04%-0.02%0.16%0.14%0.07%-0.12%-0.01%
FCF Growth %1.85%0.02%-1.83%0.45%0.56%11.35%0.02%-0.44%-2.66%0.95%
FCF per Share1.201.21-1.00-0.54-0.242.502.511.42-2.48-0.13
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)11.92x3.63x2.91x0.47x0.71x5.93x4.65x2.08x-7.81x-0.03x
Interest Paid2.75M1.75M1.5M3.32M7.12M5.31M3.52M3.83M11.9M15.59M
Taxes Paid3.7M4.95M17.84M-8.45M9.28M3.88M5.8M19.96M9.43M8.76M

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)2.49%4.64%6.9%7.63%4.04%4.32%5.07%7.38%2.03%-41.9%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)2.52%4.76%5.85%7.4%4.29%3.57%5.16%7.09%3.69%-16.76%
Gross Margin38.67%41.1%41.51%40.2%37.88%37.63%30.61%39.59%30.92%21.98%
Net Margin2.28%4.1%5.71%5.33%2.9%3.32%3.33%4.5%1.3%-23.08%
Debt / Equity0.25x0.15x0.25x0.29x0.47x0.33x0.21x0.21x0.44x0.72x
Interest Coverage5.40x12.60x13.52x9.30x3.55x4.35x8.39x9.86x1.84x-6.05x
FCF Conversion11.92x3.63x2.91x0.47x0.71x5.93x4.65x2.08x-7.81x-0.03x
Revenue Growth-3.1%7.85%13.76%27.95%3.06%-2.03%21.58%9.31%-4.96%-5.53%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
U S Crop-----223.17M263.63M288.62M269.23M228.33M
U S Crop Growth------18.13%9.48%-6.72%-15.19%
U S Non Crop-----48.56M78.61M76.71M75.29M82.4M
U S Non Crop Growth------61.88%-2.41%-1.85%9.45%
Crop--301.41M-402.4M-----
Crop Growth----------
Amount Of Herbicides Sold111.9M123.54M121.58M-181.69M-----
Amount Of Herbicides Sold Growth-10.41%-1.59%-------
Amount Of Insecticides Sold117.18M119.23M132.14M-153.45M-----
Amount Of Insecticides Sold Growth-1.75%10.83%-------
Other Including Plant Growth Regulators--47.69M58.36M67.27M-----
Other Including Plant Growth Regulators Growth---22.37%15.26%-----
Non Crop--53.64M61.97M65.79M-----
Non Crop Growth---15.53%6.16%-----
All Others-29.44M--------
All Others Growth----------
Others29.01M---------
Others Growth----------

Revenue by Geography

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Non-US-------244.28M234.85M236.58M
Non-US Growth---------3.86%0.73%
Central And South America-16.23M25.75M86.17M111.11M102.28M108.97M124.53M117.73M118.16M
Central And South America Growth--58.61%234.67%28.94%-7.94%6.54%14.27%-5.46%0.37%
MEXICO17.1M16.69M16.03M24.58M28.84M33.52M40.72M45.99M49.8M48.46M
MEXICO Growth--2.37%-3.95%53.33%17.32%16.24%21.50%12.94%8.27%-2.68%
Asia13.85M17.14M28.88M14.83M15.55M19.29M26.23M26.59M28.07M34.12M
Asia Growth-23.77%68.51%-48.66%4.90%24.02%36.00%1.35%5.58%21.56%
AUSTRALIA4.16M3.73M4.33M2.63M2.8M9.9M20.26M19.67M19.71M21.69M
AUSTRALIA Growth--10.17%16.04%-39.20%6.19%253.90%104.57%-2.88%0.19%10.02%
CANADA1.58M3.69M4.08M3.4M11.64M10.57M10.38M14.86M12.27M8.51M
CANADA Growth-132.81%10.65%-16.65%241.96%-9.15%-1.84%43.20%-17.44%-30.61%
Africa8.62M7.11M7.89M8.03M6.75M6.07M3.47M8.84M3.71M5.65M
Africa Growth--17.52%11.00%1.70%-15.91%-10.04%-42.89%154.90%-57.98%51.98%
Europe12.35M14.52M10.7M11.06M6.89M2.29M2.24M1.96M2.21M1.89M
Europe Growth-17.56%-26.30%3.36%-37.71%-66.73%-2.14%-12.44%12.42%-14.27%
Middle East3.23M4.04M1.24M3.26M2.39M3.05M2.36M1.84M1.35M739K
Middle East Growth-25.11%-69.39%163.22%-26.54%27.68%-22.82%-22.10%-26.25%-45.42%
Non Us-83.26M98.91M-185.96M186.98M214.63M---
Non Us Growth--18.79%--0.55%14.79%---
Other Countries437K101K--------
Other Countries Growth--76.89%--------
Central and South America15.97M---------
Central and South America Growth----------

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) reported $530.1M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 74% increase from $304.4M in 2011.

American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) saw revenue decline by 5.5% over the past year.

American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) reported a net loss of $112.1M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

Yes, American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) pays a dividend with a yield of 2.08%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) has a return on equity (ROE) of -41.9%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) generated $2.9M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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