American Vanguard Corporation (AVD)

US — Basic Materials Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol AVD
  • Rev/Share 18.6751
  • Book/Share 8.042
  • PB 0.4937
  • Debt/Equity 0.8206
  • CurrentRatio 1.7734
  • ROIC -0.3015

 

  • MktCap 137962661.0
  • FreeCF/Share 0.7504
  • PFCF 6.5031
  • PE -0.8231
  • Debt/Assets 0.2954
  • DivYield 0.0076
  • ROE -0.4778

 

  • Rating C+
  • Score 2
  • Recommendation Sell
  • P/E Score 1
  • DCF Score 5
  • P/B Score 4
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

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News

American Vanguard: Positioned For The Future, Hindered By The Present
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Published: June 13, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

American Vanguard Corporation is strategically positioned in the growing biopesticides market, benefiting from regulatory and consumer shifts away from conventional crop chemicals. Despite operational streamlining and improved working capital, Q1 2025 results revealed sharp revenue and margin declines due to aggressive pricing and regional setbacks. Financial and governance issues, including delayed reporting and slashed dividends, have forced AVD into a defensive liquidity stance, curbing innovation and growth.

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American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
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Published: June 06, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call June 6, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Anthony Young - Director of Investor Relations David T. Johnson - Chief Financial Officer Douglas A.

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American Vanguard Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
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Published: June 06, 2025 by: Business Wire
Sentiment: Neutral

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Vanguard® Corporation (NYSE: AVD), a diversified specialty and agricultural products company that develops, manufactures, and markets solutions for crop protection and nutrition, turf and ornamental management and commercial pest control, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. Financial and Operational Highlights – First Quarter 2025 versus First Quarter 2024: Net sales of $115.8 million v. $135.1 million; Ad.

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American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
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Published: March 14, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call March 14, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Anthony Young - Director, IR Dak Kaye - CEO David Johnson - CFO Conference Call Participants Ben Klieve - Lake Street Capital Mike Harrison - Seaport Research Partners Wayne Pinsent - Gabelli Funds Operator Greetings, and welcome to the American Vanguard Fourth Quarter Earnings Review Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode, and a question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation.

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About American Vanguard Corporation (AVD)

  • IPO Date 1987-03-03
  • Website https://www.american-vanguard.com
  • Industry Agricultural Inputs
  • CEO Mr. Douglas A. Kaye III CPA
  • Employees 845

American 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.