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S&W Seed Company (SANW) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

SANW • • Industrial / General
Consumer DefensiveFarm ProductsAgricultural Technology & InnovationAgricultural Biotechnology
AboutS&W Seed Company, an agricultural company, engages in breeding, growing, processing, and selling alfalfa and sorghum seeds. It also offers sunflower, wheat germplasm, wheat, and pasture seeds. The company sells its seeds to distributors and dealers in 40 countries. S&W Seed Company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Longmont, Colorado.Show more
  • Revenue $60M -17.8%
  • EBITDA -$13M -1.7%
  • Net Income -$30M -308.4%
  • EPS (Diluted) -13.43 -317.7%
  • Gross Margin 26.16% +32.3%
  • EBITDA Margin -22.17% -23.7%
  • Operating Margin -29.27% -19.9%
  • Net Margin -49.69% -353.5%
  • ROE -52.75% -320.1%
  • ROIC -12.01% +0.8%
  • Debt/Equity 1.21 +46.9%
  • Interest Coverage -2.39 +18.0%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Trading at only 0.0x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 3/9
  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 2 (bottom 2%)
  • ✗Low quality earnings: Net income not backed by cash flow
  • ✗Sales declining 11.2% over 5 years
  • ✗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

10Y1.61%
5Y-11.24%
3Y-10.41%
TTM-26.6%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-28.27%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-22.43%

ROCE

10Y Avg-11.21%
5Y Avg-24.44%
3Y Avg-28.55%
Latest-26.76%

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SANWS&W Seed Company214.68K0.10-0.01-17.79%-85.38%-120.2%1.21
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Profit & Loss

Jun 2015Jun 2016Jun 2017Jun 2018Jun 2019Jun 2020Jun 2021Jun 2022Jun 2023Jun 2024
Sales/Revenue+81.21M96.04M75.37M64.09M109.72M79.58M84.05M71.35M73.52M60.44M
Revenue Growth %0.58%0.18%-0.22%-0.15%0.71%-0.27%0.06%-0.15%0.03%-0.18%
Cost of Goods Sold+64.61M77.65M59.23M49.33M69.01M64.65M70.37M65M58.98M44.63M
COGS % of Revenue0.8%0.81%0.79%0.77%0.63%0.81%0.84%0.91%0.8%0.74%
Gross Profit+16.6M18.39M16.14M14.75M40.71M14.93M13.68M6.36M14.54M15.81M
Gross Margin %0.2%0.19%0.21%0.23%0.37%0.19%0.16%0.09%0.2%0.26%
Gross Profit Growth %0.66%0.11%-0.12%-0.09%1.76%-0.63%-0.08%-0.54%1.29%0.09%
Operating Expenses+13.69M16.35M18.15M17.83M27.89M31.76M33.95M39.16M32.48M33.5M
OpEx % of Revenue0.17%0.17%0.24%0.28%0.25%0.4%0.4%0.55%0.44%0.55%
Selling, General & Admin9.62M10.4M11.79M10.5M17.49M21.35M21.87M24.47M22.43M21.73M
SG&A % of Revenue0.12%0.11%0.16%0.16%0.16%0.27%0.26%0.34%0.31%0.36%
Research & Development1.89M2.76M3.03M3.89M6.27M7.34M8.52M7.71M5.24M4.06M
R&D % of Revenue0.02%0.03%0.04%0.06%0.06%0.09%0.1%0.11%0.07%0.07%
Other Operating Expenses2.18M3.19M-424.6K3.44M4.13M3.08M3.56M6.98M4.81M7.71M
Operating Income+2.39M2.04M-2.41M-2.99M11.44M-16.83M-20.27M-32.8M-17.94M-17.69M
Operating Margin %0.03%0.02%-0.03%-0.05%0.1%-0.21%-0.24%-0.46%-0.24%-0.29%
Operating Income Growth %1.27%-0.14%-2.18%-0.24%4.82%-2.47%-0.2%-0.62%0.45%0.01%
EBITDA+4.57M5.23M917.29K445.69K15.57M-11.79M-14.8M-27.34M-13.17M-13.4M
EBITDA Margin %0.06%0.05%0.01%0.01%0.14%-0.15%-0.18%-0.38%-0.18%-0.22%
EBITDA Growth %0.97%0.15%-0.82%-0.51%33.93%-1.76%-0.26%-0.85%0.52%-0.02%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)2.18M3.19M3.33M3.44M4.13M5.04M5.47M5.46M4.77M4.29M
EBIT756.12K3.95M-1.69M-2.55M-6.27M-16.84M-16.16M-32.8M21.08M-19.3M
Net Interest Income+-4.77M-5.99M-2.5M-2.03M-3.23M-2.53M-2.97M-3.23M-6.16M-7.4M
Interest Income0000000000
Interest Expense4.77M5.99M2.5M2.03M3.23M2.53M2.97M3.23M6.16M7.4M
Other Income/Expense-6.39M-4.08M-1.79M-1.59M-4.51M-597.38K1.14M-3.11M31.62M-11.87M
Pretax Income+-4.01M-2.04M-4.19M-4.58M-9.5M-19.36M-19.13M-35.91M13.67M-29.56M
Pretax Margin %-0.05%-0.02%-0.06%-0.07%-0.09%-0.24%-0.23%-0.5%0.19%-0.49%
Income Tax+-845.98K-2.4M7.63M143.05K-148.75K385.97K-24.36K413.42K-763.64K496.29K
Effective Tax Rate %0.79%-0.18%2.82%1.03%0.98%1.02%1%1.01%1.05%1.02%
Net Income+-3.16M365.23K-11.82M-4.73M-9.35M-19.75M-19.11M-36.32M14.41M-30.03M
Net Margin %-0.04%0%-0.16%-0.07%-0.09%-0.25%-0.23%-0.51%0.2%-0.5%
Net Income Growth %-9.48%1.12%-33.37%0.6%-0.98%-1.11%0.03%-0.9%1.4%-3.08%
Net Income (Continuing)-3.16M365.23K-11.82M-4.73M-9.35M-19.75M-19.11M-36.32M14.44M-30.06M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000-47.69K-120.46K-31.01K41.84K67.12K41.71K
EPS (Diluted)+-4.800.40-13.40-4.20-6.20-11.80-11.00-18.606.17-13.43
EPS Growth %-9%1.08%-34.5%0.69%-0.48%-0.9%0.07%-0.69%1.33%-3.18%
EPS (Basic)-4.800.40-13.40-4.20-6.20-11.80-11.00-18.606.20-13.43
Diluted Shares Outstanding666.67K746.82K885.9K1.12M1.51M1.67M1.73M1.96M2.15M2.27M
Basic Shares Outstanding666.67K746.82K882.24K1.12M1.51M1.67M1.73M1.96M2.14M2.27M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Jun 2015Jun 2016Jun 2017Jun 2018Jun 2019Jun 2020Jun 2021Jun 2022Jun 2023Jun 2024
Total Current Assets+56.87M57.59M56.72M79.88M91.65M88.4M87.87M77.23M84.07M63.37M
Cash & Short-Term Investments3.54M6.9M745K4.32M3.43M4.12M3.53M2.06M3.4M294.01K
Cash Only3.54M6.9M745K4.32M3.43M4.12M3.53M2.06M3.4M294.01K
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable26.73M27.62M23.24M13.86M13.38M19.02M19.39M19.05M31.47M20.87M
Days Sales Outstanding120.13104.96112.5478.9544.5187.2584.297.45156.23126
Inventory25.52M21.85M31.49M60.42M71.3M63.88M63.4M54.52M45.1M38.11M
Days Inventory Outstanding144.19102.68194.04447.03377.06360.68328.81306.13279.08311.64
Other Current Assets1.08M1.22M1.25M1.28M3.54M0004.1M4.11M
Total Non-Current Assets+65.47M69.42M60.38M57.89M54.72M67.55M63.6M56.56M67.92M57.35M
Property, Plant & Equipment11.48M13.12M13.58M13.18M20.63M25.8M17.74M16.87M13.07M11.92M
Fixed Asset Turnover7.08x7.32x5.55x4.86x5.32x3.09x4.74x4.23x5.63x5.07x
Goodwill9.63M10.29M10.29M10.29M01.51M1.65M000
Intangible Assets38M36.49M34.94M33.11M32.71M38.78M37.13M34.1M29.73M24.05M
Long-Term Investments212.23K001.3M1.3M1.3M1.3M367.97K23.06M19.69M
Other Non-Current Assets2.09M2.24M1.56M1.3M1.37M1.46M7.08M5.59M2.07M1.69M
Total Assets+122.34M127M117.1M137.77M146.36M155.96M151.47M133.79M151.99M120.73M
Asset Turnover0.66x0.76x0.64x0.47x0.75x0.51x0.55x0.53x0.48x0.50x
Asset Growth %0.37%0.04%-0.08%0.18%0.06%0.07%-0.03%-0.12%0.14%-0.21%
Total Current Liabilities+42.48M41.4M51.31M42.4M33.93M52.6M61.1M48.29M71.29M69.24M
Accounts Payable14.85M14.7M7.49M5.94M6.93M8.05M15.95M15.9M13.31M13.49M
Days Payables Outstanding83.969.0946.1543.9236.6645.4382.7289.2982.38110.34
Short-Term Debt25.25M23.8M37.68M33.11M11.32M27.96M34.72M20.19M48.33M47.54M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K509.86K880.33K212.39K1000K1000K385.33K605.96K464.71K872.74K
Other Current Liabilities584.65K02.5M0000000
Current Ratio1.34x1.39x1.11x1.88x2.70x1.68x1.44x1.60x1.18x0.92x
Quick Ratio0.74x0.86x0.49x0.46x0.60x0.47x0.40x0.47x0.55x0.36x
Cash Conversion Cycle180.42138.55260.43482.07384.92402.5330.3314.29352.93327.31
Total Non-Current Liabilities+27.98M17.85M4.57M13.63M12.44M22.02M15.98M29.28M6.6M6.45M
Long-Term Debt19.46M11.11M1.1M12.98M10.46M12.69M10.48M25.2M4.19M4.42M
Capital Lease Obligations0026.65K01.69M1.64M1.11M3.54M2.25M1.92M
Deferred Tax Liabilities0000000000
Other Non-Current Liabilities8.52M6.73M3.44M651.78K280.42K7.69M4.39M544.73K152.43K118.31K
Total Liabilities70.47M59.24M55.88M56.03M46.37M74.62M77.08M82.38M77.89M75.69M
Total Debt+44.7M34.92M38.81M46.11M24.03M43.09M47.22M51.08M56.49M54.32M
Net Debt41.17M28.01M38.06M41.79M20.6M38.97M43.69M49.02M49.81M54.02M
Debt / Equity0.86x0.52x0.63x0.56x0.24x0.53x0.63x0.99x0.82x1.21x
Debt / EBITDA9.79x6.68x42.30x103.46x1.54x-----
Net Debt / EBITDA9.02x5.36x41.49x93.76x1.32x-----
Interest Coverage0.50x0.34x-0.96x-1.47x3.55x-6.66x-6.82x-10.15x-2.91x-2.39x
Total Equity+51.88M67.76M61.22M81.74M100M81.34M74.39M51.41M68.82M45.03M
Equity Growth %0.01%0.31%-0.1%0.34%0.22%-0.19%-0.09%-0.31%0.34%-0.35%
Book Value per Share77.8190.7369.1172.7266.4448.7843.0126.2732.0619.81
Total Shareholders' Equity51.88M67.76M61.22M81.74M100.05M81.46M74.42M51.37M68.76M44.99M
Common Stock13.48K17.09K18K24.37K33.3K33.46K36.77K42.61K43K43.37K
Retained Earnings-4.98M-4.61M-16.44M-21.16M-30.47M-50.14M-69.31M-105.87M-91.93M-122.09M
Treasury Stock-134.2K-134.2K-134.2K-134.2K-134.2K-134.2K-134.2K-134.2K-134.2K-134.2K
Accumulated OCI-5.1M-5.79M-5.54M-5.79M-6.14M-6.11M-5.85M-6.56M-6.99M-7.41M
Minority Interest0000-47.69K-120.46K-31.01K41.84K67.12K41.71K

Cash Flow

Jun 2015Jun 2016Jun 2017Jun 2018Jun 2019Jun 2020Jun 2021Jun 2022Jun 2023Jun 2024
Cash from Operations+11.11M6.71M-10.3M-22.2M21.3M-5.76M-14.22M-18.37M-18.98M-5.64M
Operating CF Margin %0.14%0.07%-0.14%-0.35%0.19%-0.07%-0.17%-0.26%-0.26%-0.09%
Operating CF Growth %1.62%-0.4%-2.53%-1.16%1.96%-1.27%-1.47%-0.29%-0.03%0.7%
Net Income-3.16M365.23K-11.82M-4.73M-9.35M-19.75M-19.11M-36.4M14.44M-30.06M
Depreciation & Amortization2.18M3.19M3.33M3.44M4.13M5.04M5.47M5.46M4.77M4.29M
Stock-Based Compensation896.88K1.19M1.41M748.52K694.61K1.17M1.77M2.27M1.93M1.23M
Deferred Taxes-1.4M-2.72M7.27M319.75K-270.08K2.2M-646.51K78.95K-806.48K485.63K
Other Non-Cash Items5.08M1.85M1.42M169.04K29.3M345.84K-3.33M7.78M-35.49M11.36M
Working Capital Changes7.52M2.85M-11.9M-22.15M-3.21M5.23M1.62M2.44M-3.81M7.05M
Change in Receivables-4.39M-1.01M4.11M9.21M307.21K-1.82M504.02K-422.33K-5.84M3.34M
Change in Inventory21.31M3.56M-9.34M-29.86M-13.33M11.08M648.45K688.9K5.76M5.13M
Change in Payables-11.01M48.9K-7.46M-1.39M-830.72K-2.88M7.27M977.04K-2.15M99.36K
Cash from Investing+-31.19M-3.88M-2.24M-1.44M-26.57M-10.29M2.47M-909.43K8.37M5.88M
Capital Expenditures-1.6M-2.61M-3.12M-1.48M-778.32K-1.97M-1.08M-2.1M-1.03M-1.54M
CapEx % of Revenue0.02%0.03%0.04%0.02%0.01%0.02%0.01%0.03%0.01%0.03%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing7.1M53.15K877.62K45.83K567.49K-841.52K3.55M09.03M852.76K
Cash from Financing+22.41M567.37K6.2M27.34M4.63M17.05M10.89M17.14M11.95M-3.35M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing-965.61K-51.59K460.33K-2.87M5.6M-1.02M-283.48K-885.32K-501.71K-637.84K
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+9.52M4.1M-13.42M-23.68M20.52M-7.74M-15.3M-20.47M-20.01M-7.18M
FCF Margin %0.12%0.04%-0.18%-0.37%0.19%-0.1%-0.18%-0.29%-0.27%-0.12%
FCF Growth %1.52%-0.57%-4.27%-0.77%1.87%-1.38%-0.98%-0.34%0.02%0.64%
FCF per Share14.275.49-15.14-21.0713.63-4.64-8.85-10.46-9.32-3.16
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)-3.51x18.39x0.87x4.70x-2.28x0.29x0.74x0.51x-1.32x0.19x
Interest Paid1.49M2.09M1.37M02.95M1.98M2.24M2.36M4.38M5.49M
Taxes Paid210.11K452.93K210.68K069.71K272.03K366.5K276.5K13029.85K

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)-6.12%0.61%-18.33%-6.61%-10.29%-21.78%-24.54%-57.75%23.97%-52.75%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)2.18%1.62%-1.85%-2.02%7.03%-10.48%-12.75%-22.52%-12.11%-12.01%
Gross Margin20.44%19.15%21.41%23.02%37.1%18.77%16.27%8.91%19.77%26.16%
Net Margin-3.9%0.38%-15.68%-7.37%-8.52%-24.81%-22.73%-50.9%19.6%-49.69%
Debt / Equity0.86x0.52x0.63x0.56x0.24x0.53x0.63x0.99x0.82x1.21x
Interest Coverage0.50x0.34x-0.96x-1.47x3.55x-6.66x-6.82x-10.15x-2.91x-2.39x
FCF Conversion-3.51x18.39x0.87x4.70x-2.28x0.29x0.74x0.51x-1.32x0.19x
Revenue Growth57.58%18.27%-21.52%-14.98%71.21%-27.47%5.61%-15.1%3.04%-17.79%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Other---------3.94M
Other Growth----------
Service-----2M2.62M1.93M713.18K910.32K
Service Growth------30.50%-26.26%-63.03%27.64%
Product-----57.9M67.23M69.43M--
Product Growth------16.13%3.26%--
Pioneer Product Sales-----19.68M14.2M---
Pioneer Product Sales Growth-------27.86%---
License----------
License Growth----------
Seed Milling And Research And Development Services----75.51M-----
Seed Milling And Research And Development Services Growth----------

Revenue by Geography

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
UNITED STATES----88.18M36.72M-21.05M22.06M25.22M
UNITED STATES Growth------58.35%--4.78%14.32%
AUSTRALIA----2.79M15.08M-21.72M17.41M14.57M
AUSTRALIA Growth-----441.06%---19.83%-16.31%
MEXICO----2.26M2.45M--5.5M4M
MEXICO Growth-----8.37%----27.39%
SAUDI ARABIA----4.75M9.19M-9.51M9.78M3.73M
SAUDI ARABIA Growth-----93.62%--2.84%-61.89%
Other Countries----4.55M6.93M6.77M5.56M5.28M2.89M
Other Countries Growth-----52.37%-2.41%-17.83%-5.02%-45.29%
SOUTH AFRICA-----2.18M-1.95M1.62M2.27M
SOUTH AFRICA Growth---------16.73%39.96%
PAKISTAN----1.01M2.12M-3.31M2.49M2.2M
PAKISTAN Growth-----110.48%---24.62%-11.66%
LIBYA-------1.74M4.68M2.19M
LIBYA Growth--------169.04%-53.26%
ARGENTINA----841.97K--1.54M1.16M1.55M
ARGENTINA Growth---------24.69%33.23%
SUDAN-----1.31M-1.44M2.61M1.42M
SUDAN Growth--------80.96%-45.59%
CHINA-------2.57M-405.18K
CHINA Growth----------
ALGERIA--------912.04K-
ALGERIA Growth----------
EGYPT----965.27K--960.11K--
EGYPT Growth----------
U S------37.12M---
U S Growth----------
A U------21.47M---
A U Growth----------
S A------5.91M---
S A Growth----------
Z A------2.46M---
Z A Growth----------
C N------2.04M---
C N Growth----------
P K------2.04M---
P K Growth----------
M X------1.93M---
M X Growth----------
A R------1.84M---
A R Growth----------
L Y------1.25M---
L Y Growth----------
S D------1.22M---
S D Growth----------
ITALY-----1.4M----
ITALY Growth----------
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA----2.63M1.14M----
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA Growth------56.54%----
FRANCE----845.17K1.04M----
FRANCE Growth-----23.14%----
PERU----905.58K-----
PERU Growth----------
United States33.13M42.82M41.51M41.66M------
United States Growth-29.24%-3.06%0.38%------
Mexico4.91M4.53M4.75M4.93M------
Mexico Growth--7.69%4.86%3.85%------
Other-4.76M8.32M4.34M------
Other Growth--74.68%-47.87%------
Sudan2.07M4.27M2.75M3.18M------
Sudan Growth-106.27%-35.61%15.65%------
Argentina---2.75M------
Argentina Growth----------
Peru-2.06M1.23M1.84M------
Peru Growth---40.13%49.87%------
Saudi Arabia21.66M31.55M12.06M1.46M------
Saudi Arabia Growth-45.67%-61.79%-87.88%------
Australia2.09M1.4M1.88M1.24M------
Australia Growth--33.08%34.76%-33.99%------
Italy---938.25K------
Italy Growth----------
Libya3M937.33K-936.42K------
Libya Growth--68.79%--------
South Africa---802.63K------
South Africa Growth----------
Agrentina2.92M2.59M2.88M-------
Agrentina Growth--11.39%11.39%-------
Algeria-1.14M--------
Algeria Growth----------
Germany2.04M---------
Germany Growth----------
France1.73M---------
France Growth----------

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

S&W Seed Company (SANW) reported $37.8M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 937% increase from $3.6M in 2011.

S&W Seed Company (SANW) saw revenue decline by 17.8% over the past year.

S&W Seed Company (SANW) reported a net loss of $32.2M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

S&W Seed Company (SANW) has a return on equity (ROE) of -52.8%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

S&W Seed Company (SANW) generated $0.5M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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