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SANW logoS&W Seed Company(SANW)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

SANW•NASDAQ
$0.02
$43117 mkt cap·Price updated May 6, 2026
SectorConsumer DefensiveIndustryFarm ProductsSub-IndustrySeeds and Crop Genetics
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 Margin26.16%+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/Equity1.21+46.9%
  • Interest Coverage-2.39+18.0%
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SANW Key Insights

S&W Seed Company (SANW) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on 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 4 (bottom 4%)
  • ✗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.

SANW Price & Volume

S&W Seed Company (SANW) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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SANW Growth Metrics

S&W Seed Company (SANW) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years1.61%
5 Years-11.24%
3 Years-10.41%
TTM-26.6%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-28.27%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-22.43%

Return on Capital

10 Years-11.21%
5 Years-24.44%
3 Years-28.55%
Last Year-26.76%

SANW Peer Comparison

S&W Seed Company (SANW) competitors in Seeds and Crop Genetics — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
SEED logoSEEDOrigin Agritech LimitedDirect Competitor8.76M1.17-1.13-20.52%-42.61%
FLXS logoFLXSFlexsteel Industries, Inc.Direct Competitor293.98M54.9915.496.86%4.75%12.17%0.35
RKDA logoRKDAArcadia Biosciences, Inc.Direct Competitor1.6M1.17-0.2313.27%-97.95%-80.74%0.02
CTVA logoCTVACorteva, Inc.Product Competitor54.89B81.7651.102.92%6.5%4.62%0.11
BG logoBGBunge Global S.A.Product Competitor24.46B126.0525.6232.42%0.85%4.28%0.97
AMTX logoAMTXAemetis, Inc.Product Competitor220.79M3.24-2.53-22.29%-38.96%
VITL logoVITLVital Farms, Inc.Product Competitor537.57M12.008.3325.26%8.73%18.87%0.15
DE logoDEDeere & CompanySupply Chain160.38B591.6431.98-2.23%8.88%15.46%2.46

Compare SANW vs Peers

S&W Seed Company (SANW) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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SANW Income Statement

S&W Seed Company (SANW) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
Line itemJun'16Jun'17Jun'18Jun'19Jun'20Jun'21Jun'22Jun'23Jun'24TTM
Sales/Revenue96.04M75.37M64.09M109.72M79.58M84.05M71.35M73.52M60.44M37.76M
Revenue Growth %18.27%-21.52%-14.98%71.21%-27.47%5.61%-15.1%3.04%-17.79%-26.6%
Cost of Goods Sold77.65M59.23M49.33M69.01M64.65M70.37M65M58.98M44.63M29.87M
COGS % of Revenue80.85%78.59%76.98%62.9%81.23%83.73%91.09%80.23%73.84%-
Gross Profit
18.39M▲ 0%
16.14M▼ 12.2%
14.75M▼ 8.6%
40.71M▲ 175.9%
14.93M▼ 63.3%
13.68M▼ 8.4%
6.36M▼ 53.5%
14.54M▲ 128.8%
15.81M▲ 8.7%
7.89M▲ 0%
Gross Margin %19.15%21.41%23.02%37.1%18.77%16.27%8.91%19.77%26.16%20.9%
Gross Profit Growth %10.78%-12.23%-8.6%175.92%-63.31%-8.42%-53.53%128.76%8.75%-
Operating Expenses16.35M18.15M17.83M27.89M31.76M33.95M39.16M32.48M33.5M26.24M
OpEx % of Revenue17.02%24.08%27.82%25.42%39.91%40.39%54.88%44.18%55.42%-
Selling, General & Admin10.4M11.79M10.5M17.49M21.35M21.87M24.47M22.43M21.73M16.06M
SG&A % of Revenue10.83%15.65%16.39%15.94%26.83%26.02%34.29%30.51%35.95%-
Research & Development2.76M3.03M3.89M6.27M7.34M8.52M7.71M5.24M4.06M3.35M
R&D % of Revenue2.88%4.02%6.07%5.72%9.22%10.13%10.81%7.12%6.72%-
Other Operating Expenses3.19M-424.6K3.44M4.13M3.08M3.56M6.98M4.81M7.71M3.11M
Operating Income
2.04M▲ 0%
-2.41M▼ 217.9%
-2.99M▼ 24.3%
11.44M▲ 482.2%
-16.83M▼ 247.1%
-20.27M▼ 20.4%
-32.8M▼ 61.8%
-17.94M▲ 45.3%
-17.69M▲ 1.4%
-16.79M▲ 0%
Operating Margin %2.13%-3.2%-4.67%10.43%-21.15%-24.12%-45.97%-24.41%-29.27%-44.48%
Operating Income Growth %-14.35%-217.86%-24.3%482.16%-247.1%-20.45%-61.84%45.3%1.42%-
EBITDA5.23M917.29K445.69K15.57M-11.79M-14.8M-27.34M-13.17M-13.4M-13.64M
EBITDA Margin %5.44%1.22%0.7%14.19%-14.82%-17.61%-38.32%-17.92%-22.17%-36.12%
EBITDA Growth %14.52%-82.46%-51.41%3393.13%-175.74%-25.51%-84.76%51.82%-1.71%-59.16%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)3.19M3.33M3.44M4.13M5.04M5.47M5.46M4.77M4.29M3.16M
EBIT3.95M-1.69M-2.55M-6.27M-16.84M-16.16M-32.8M21.08M-19.3M-17.4M
Net Interest Income-5.99M-2.5M-2.03M-3.23M-2.53M-2.97M-3.23M-6.16M-7.4M-5.1M
Interest Income0000000000
Interest Expense5.99M2.5M2.03M3.23M2.53M2.97M3.23M6.16M7.4M5.1M
Other Income/Expense-4.08M-1.79M-1.59M-4.51M-597.38K1.14M-3.11M31.62M-11.87M-8.69M
Pretax Income
-2.04M▲ 0%
-4.19M▼ 105.8%
-4.58M▼ 9.2%
-9.5M▼ 107.4%
-19.36M▼ 103.8%
-19.13M▲ 1.2%
-35.91M▼ 87.7%
13.67M▲ 138.1%
-29.56M▼ 316.2%
-25.48M▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %-2.12%-5.56%-7.15%-8.66%-24.33%-22.76%-50.32%18.6%-48.91%-67.49%
Income Tax-2.4M7.63M143.05K-148.75K385.97K-24.36K413.42K-763.64K496.29K1.36M
Effective Tax Rate %117.92%-181.86%-3.12%1.57%-1.99%0.13%-1.15%-5.59%-1.68%-5.33%
Net Income
365.23K▲ 0%
-11.82M▼ 3336.9%
-4.73M▲ 60.0%
-9.35M▼ 97.9%
-19.75M▼ 111.1%
-19.11M▲ 3.2%
-36.32M▼ 90.1%
14.41M▲ 139.7%
-30.03M▼ 308.4%
-32.24M▲ 0%
Net Margin %0.38%-15.68%-7.37%-8.52%-24.81%-22.73%-50.9%19.6%-49.69%-85.38%
Net Income Growth %111.55%-3336.9%60.03%-97.94%-111.13%3.24%-90.11%139.67%-308.4%-28.27%
Net Income (Continuing)365.23K-11.82M-4.73M-9.35M-19.75M-19.11M-36.32M14.44M-30.06M-26.84M
Discontinued Operations000000000-10.92K
Minority Interest000-47.69K-120.46K-31.01K41.84K67.12K41.71K41.71K
EPS (Diluted)
0.40▲ 0%
-13.40▼ 3450.0%
-4.20▲ 68.7%
-6.20▼ 47.6%
-11.80▼ 90.3%
-11.00▲ 6.8%
-18.60▼ 69.1%
6.17▲ 133.2%
-13.43▼ 317.7%
-15.03▲ 0%
EPS Growth %108.33%-3450%68.66%-47.62%-90.32%6.78%-69.09%133.17%-317.67%-22.43%
EPS (Basic)0.40-13.40-4.20-6.20-11.80-11.00-18.606.20-13.43-
Diluted Shares Outstanding746.82K885.9K1.12M1.51M1.67M1.73M1.96M2.15M2.27M2.14M
Basic Shares Outstanding746.82K882.24K1.12M1.51M1.67M1.73M1.96M2.14M2.27M2.14M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

SANW Balance Sheet

S&W Seed Company (SANW) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line itemJun'16Jun'17Jun'18Jun'19Jun'20Jun'21Jun'22Jun'23Jun'24TTM
Total Current Assets57.59M56.72M79.88M91.65M88.4M87.87M77.23M84.07M63.37M31.48M
Cash & Short-Term Investments6.9M745K4.32M3.43M4.12M3.53M2.06M3.4M294.01K354.5K
Cash Only6.9M745K4.32M3.43M4.12M3.53M2.06M3.4M294.01K354.5K
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable27.62M23.24M13.86M13.38M19.02M19.39M19.05M31.47M20.87M11.41M
Days Sales Outstanding104.96112.5478.9544.5187.2584.297.45156.23126139.21
Inventory21.85M31.49M60.42M71.3M63.88M63.4M54.52M45.1M38.11M16.85M
Days Inventory Outstanding102.68194.04447.03377.06360.68328.81306.13279.08311.64313.26
Other Current Assets1.22M1.25M1.28M3.54M0004.1M4.11M2.86M
Total Non-Current Assets69.42M60.38M57.89M54.72M67.55M63.6M56.56M67.92M57.35M38.14M
Property, Plant & Equipment13.12M13.58M13.18M20.63M25.8M17.74M16.87M13.07M11.92M6.51M
Fixed Asset Turnover7.32x5.55x4.86x5.32x3.09x4.74x4.23x5.63x5.07x4.74x
Goodwill10.29M10.29M10.29M01.51M1.65M0000
Intangible Assets36.49M34.94M33.11M32.71M38.78M37.13M34.1M29.73M24.05M12.77M
Long-Term Investments001.3M1.3M1.3M1.3M367.97K23.06M19.69M74.1M
Other Non-Current Assets2.24M1.56M1.3M1.37M1.46M7.08M5.59M2.07M1.69M5.85M
Total Assets
127M▲ 0%
117.1M▼ 7.8%
137.77M▲ 17.6%
146.36M▲ 6.2%
155.96M▲ 6.6%
151.47M▼ 2.9%
133.79M▼ 11.7%
151.99M▲ 13.6%
120.73M▼ 20.6%
69.61M▲ 0%
Asset Turnover0.76x0.64x0.47x0.75x0.51x0.55x0.53x0.48x0.50x0.42x
Asset Growth %3.81%-7.8%17.65%6.24%6.55%-2.88%-11.67%13.61%-20.57%-152.36%
Total Current Liabilities41.4M51.31M42.4M33.93M52.6M61.1M48.29M71.29M69.24M31.41M
Accounts Payable14.7M7.49M5.94M6.93M8.05M15.95M15.9M13.31M13.49M8.97M
Days Payables Outstanding69.0946.1543.9236.6645.4382.7289.2982.38110.34126.24
Short-Term Debt23.8M37.68M33.11M11.32M27.96M34.72M20.19M48.33M47.54M17.09M
Deferred Revenue (Current)509.86K880.33K212.39K9.05M6.17M385.33K605.96K464.71K872.74K9.69M
Other Current Liabilities02.5M00000000
Current Ratio1.39x1.11x1.88x2.70x1.68x1.44x1.60x1.18x0.92x0.92x
Quick Ratio0.86x0.49x0.46x0.60x0.47x0.40x0.47x0.55x0.36x0.36x
Cash Conversion Cycle138.55260.43482.07384.92402.5330.3314.29352.93327.31326.23
Total Non-Current Liabilities17.85M4.57M13.63M12.44M22.02M15.98M29.28M6.6M6.45M11.39M
Long-Term Debt11.11M1.1M12.98M10.46M12.69M10.48M25.2M4.19M4.42M4.43M
Capital Lease Obligations026.65K01.69M1.64M1.11M3.54M2.25M1.92M3.65M
Deferred Tax Liabilities0000000000
Other Non-Current Liabilities6.73M3.44M651.78K280.42K7.69M4.39M544.73K152.43K118.31K6.97M
Total Liabilities59.24M55.88M56.03M46.37M74.62M77.08M82.38M77.89M75.69M42.79M
Total Debt34.92M38.81M46.11M24.03M43.09M47.22M51.08M56.49M54.32M21.94M
Net Debt28.01M38.06M41.79M20.6M38.97M43.69M49.02M49.81M54.02M21.58M
Debt / Equity0.52x0.63x0.56x0.24x0.53x0.63x0.99x0.82x1.21x1.21x
Debt / EBITDA6.68x42.30x103.46x1.54x------1.61x
Net Debt / EBITDA5.36x41.49x93.76x1.32x------1.58x
Interest Coverage0.34x-0.96x-1.47x3.55x-6.66x-6.82x-10.15x-2.91x-2.39x-3.41x
Total Equity
67.76M▲ 0%
61.22M▼ 9.7%
81.74M▲ 33.5%
100M▲ 22.3%
81.34M▼ 18.7%
74.39M▼ 8.5%
51.41M▼ 30.9%
68.82M▲ 33.9%
45.03M▼ 34.6%
26.82M▲ 0%
Equity Growth %30.62%-9.65%33.52%22.33%-18.66%-8.54%-30.9%33.88%-34.57%-173.27%
Book Value per Share90.7369.1172.7266.4448.7843.0126.2732.0619.8112.51
Total Shareholders' Equity67.76M61.22M81.74M100.05M81.46M74.42M51.37M68.76M44.99M32.94M
Common Stock17.09K18K24.37K33.3K33.46K36.77K42.61K43K43.37K2.15K
Retained Earnings-4.61M-16.44M-21.16M-30.47M-50.14M-69.31M-105.87M-91.93M-122.09M-142.61M
Treasury Stock-134.2K-134.2K-134.2K-134.2K-134.2K-134.2K-134.2K-134.2K-134.2K-134.2K
Accumulated OCI-5.79M-5.54M-5.79M-6.14M-6.11M-5.85M-6.56M-6.99M-7.41M-34.42K
Minority Interest000-47.69K-120.46K-31.01K41.84K67.12K41.71K41.71K

SANW Cash Flow Statement

S&W Seed Company (SANW) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line itemJun'16Jun'17Jun'18Jun'19Jun'20Jun'21Jun'22Jun'23Jun'24TTM
Cash from Operations6.71M-10.3M-22.2M21.3M-5.76M-14.22M-18.37M-18.98M-5.64M-5.64M
Operating CF Margin %6.99%-13.67%-34.64%19.41%-7.24%-16.92%-25.75%-25.81%-9.33%-
Operating CF Growth %-39.57%-253.39%-115.53%195.93%-127.06%-146.74%-29.2%-3.29%70.3%567.93%
Net Income365.23K-11.82M-4.73M-9.35M-19.75M-19.11M-36.4M14.44M-30.06M-32.24M
Depreciation & Amortization3.19M3.33M3.44M4.13M5.04M5.47M5.46M4.77M4.29M3.16M
Stock-Based Compensation1.19M1.41M748.52K694.61K1.17M1.77M2.27M1.93M1.23M995.16K
Deferred Taxes-2.72M7.27M319.75K-270.08K2.2M-646.51K78.95K-806.48K485.63K1.31M
Other Non-Cash Items1.85M1.42M169.04K29.3M345.84K-3.33M7.78M-35.49M11.36M26.78M
Working Capital Changes2.85M-11.9M-22.15M-3.21M5.23M1.62M2.44M-3.81M7.05M-382.55K
Change in Receivables-1.01M4.11M9.21M307.21K-1.82M504.02K-422.33K-5.84M3.34M4.88M
Change in Inventory3.56M-9.34M-29.86M-13.33M11.08M648.45K688.9K5.76M5.13M9.72M
Change in Payables48.9K-7.46M-1.39M-830.72K-2.88M7.27M977.04K-2.15M99.36K5.73M
Cash from Investing-3.88M-2.24M-1.44M-26.57M-10.29M2.47M-909.43K8.37M5.88M-62.84K
Capital Expenditures-2.61M-3.12M-1.48M-778.32K-1.97M-1.08M-2.1M-1.03M-1.54M-534.05K
CapEx % of Revenue2.72%4.14%2.31%0.71%2.48%1.28%2.94%1.4%2.55%-
Acquisitions-1.44M877.62K-249.2K-26.35M-7.47M-8.5K200.6K9.4M6.46M297.31K
Investments----------
Other Investing53.15K877.62K45.83K567.49K-841.52K3.55M09.03M852.76K64.38K
Cash from Financing567.37K6.2M27.34M4.63M17.05M10.89M17.14M11.95M-3.35M649.78K
Debt Issued (Net)-12.63M5.74M7.76M-930.81K18.07M952.86K1.25M12.32M-2.54M779.55K
Equity Issued (Net)1000K01000K-39.31K01000K1000K128.78K-165.81K-41.24K
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases0-143.53K00-110.13K0000127.78K
Other Financing-51.59K460.33K-2.87M5.6M-1.02M-283.48K-885.32K-501.71K-637.84K-88.52K
Net Change in Cash
3.37M▲ 0%
-6.16M▼ 282.8%
3.58M▲ 158.1%
-889.09K▼ 124.9%
691.29K▲ 177.8%
-595.16K▼ 186.1%
-1.47M▼ 147.2%
1.34M▲ 191.2%
-3.1M▼ 331.3%
190.99K▲ 0%
Free Cash Flow
4.1M▲ 0%
-13.42M▼ 427.1%
-23.68M▼ 76.5%
20.52M▲ 186.6%
-7.74M▼ 137.7%
-15.3M▼ 97.8%
-20.47M▼ 33.8%
-20.01M▲ 2.3%
-7.18M▲ 64.1%
497.7K▲ 0%
FCF Margin %4.27%-17.8%-36.95%18.7%-9.72%-18.2%-28.69%-27.21%-11.88%1.32%
FCF Growth %-56.89%-427.07%-76.51%186.64%-137.7%-97.79%-33.79%2.27%64.11%105.04%
FCF per Share5.49-15.14-21.0713.63-4.64-8.85-10.46-9.32-3.16-3.16
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)18.39x0.87x4.70x-2.28x0.29x0.74x0.51x-1.32x0.19x-0.02x
Interest Paid2.09M1.37M02.95M1.98M2.24M2.36M4.38M5.49M6.32M
Taxes Paid452.93K210.68K069.71K272.03K366.5K276.5K13029.85K7.65K

SANW Key Ratios

S&W Seed Company (SANW) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201620172018201920202021202220232024TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)0.61%-18.33%-6.61%-10.29%-21.78%-24.54%-57.75%23.97%-52.75%-120.2%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)1.62%-1.85%-2.02%7.03%-10.48%-12.75%-22.52%-12.11%-12.01%-12.01%
Gross Margin19.15%21.41%23.02%37.1%18.77%16.27%8.91%19.77%26.16%20.9%
Net Margin0.38%-15.68%-7.37%-8.52%-24.81%-22.73%-50.9%19.6%-49.69%-85.38%
Debt / Equity0.52x0.63x0.56x0.24x0.53x0.63x0.99x0.82x1.21x1.21x
Interest Coverage0.34x-0.96x-1.47x3.55x-6.66x-6.82x-10.15x-2.91x-2.39x-3.41x
FCF Conversion18.39x0.87x4.70x-2.28x0.29x0.74x0.51x-1.32x0.19x-0.02x
Revenue Growth18.27%-21.52%-14.98%71.21%-27.47%5.61%-15.1%3.04%-17.79%-26.6%

SANW Frequently Asked Questions

S&W Seed Company (SANW) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

S&W Seed Company (SANW) reported $37.8M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 663% increase from $4.9M in 2009.

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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