AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:AVD • US0303711081

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This AVD fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. AVD Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year AVD has reported negative net income.
  • In the past year AVD has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: AVD reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • In multiple years AVD reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
AVD Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFAVD Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50M -50M -100M

1.2 Ratios

  • AVD's Return On Assets of -8.36% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. AVD is outperformed by 79.27% of its industry peers.
  • With a Return On Equity value of -25.93%, AVD is not doing good in the industry: 74.39% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • AVD has a Return On Invested Capital (2.81%) which is in line with its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -8.36%
ROE -25.93%
ROIC 2.81%
ROA(3y)-9.07%
ROA(5y)-4.15%
ROE(3y)-26.03%
ROE(5y)-13.14%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
AVD Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICAVD Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -20 -40

1.3 Margins

  • The Operating Margin of AVD (2.67%) is worse than 63.41% of its industry peers.
  • AVD's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • AVD has a Gross Margin (28.65%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • AVD's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 2.67%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 28.65%
OM growth 3Y-26.3%
OM growth 5Y-7.6%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-10.23%
GM growth 5Y-5.31%
AVD Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsAVD Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 40

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2. AVD Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • AVD has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, AVD has more shares outstanding
  • Compared to 5 years ago, AVD has less shares outstanding
  • Compared to 1 year ago, AVD has a worse debt to assets ratio.
AVD Yearly Shares OutstandingAVD Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10M 20M 30M
AVD Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsAVD Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.75, we must say that AVD is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • AVD has a Altman-Z score of 1.75. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: AVD outperforms 41.46% of its industry peers.
  • AVD has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.90. This is a neutral value indicating AVD is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.90, AVD is doing worse than 64.63% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.9
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 1.75
ROIC/WACC0.26
WACC10.84%
AVD Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFAVD Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M 200M 300M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.77 indicates that AVD should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • AVD has a Current ratio (1.77) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • AVD has a Quick Ratio of 1.77. 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 (0.93) than 67.07% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.77
Quick Ratio 0.93
AVD Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesAVD Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M

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3. AVD Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • AVD shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 60.97%, which is quite impressive.
  • Looking at the last year, AVD shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -5.88% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, AVD shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 2.35% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)60.97%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%69.22%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-5.88%
Revenue growth 3Y-5.46%
Revenue growth 5Y2.35%
Sales Q2Q%-9.03%

3.2 Future

  • No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
  • No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next Y392.31%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year3.54%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
  • No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
AVD Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesAVD Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 200M 400M 600M
AVD Yearly EPS VS EstimatesAVD Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0 -1 -2

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4. AVD Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for AVD. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 7.43, the valuation of AVD can be described as very cheap.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, AVD is valued cheaply inside the industry as 96.34% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 21.99. AVD is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 7.43
AVD Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsAVD Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • AVD's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. AVD is cheaper than 89.02% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 7.47
AVD Per share dataAVD EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 10 15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • AVD's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. AVD Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.27%, AVD has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.
  • In the last 3 months the price of AVD has falen by -43.90%. A price decline artificially increases the dividend yield. It may be a sign investors do not expect the dividend to last.
  • AVD's Dividend Yield is comparable with the industry average which is at 2.00.
  • Compared to the average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.82, AVD is paying slightly less dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1.27%

5.2 History

  • AVD has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
AVD Yearly Dividends per shareAVD Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1

5.3 Sustainability

DP0%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
AVD Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendAVD Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50M -50M -100M

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AVD Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP

NYSE:AVD (4/29/2026, 12:42:47 PM)

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Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Industry Strength65.84
Industry Growth77.64
Earnings (Last)03-12
Earnings (Next)06-04
Inst Owners70.57%
Inst Owner Change0.36%
Ins Owners8.99%
Ins Owner Change2.89%
Market Cap81.34M
Revenue(TTM)515.11M
Net Income(TTM)-49.88M
Analysts80
Price Target12.24 (329.47%)
Short Float %4.1%
Short Ratio2.78
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1.27%
Yearly Dividend0
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-8.09%
Min Revenue beat(2)-8.47%
Max Revenue beat(2)-7.71%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-5.87%
Min Revenue beat(4)-9.72%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.43%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-6.69%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-8.38%
Revenue beat(16)2
Avg Revenue beat(16)-5.84%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 7.43
P/S 0.16
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 0.42
P/tB 1.52
EV/EBITDA 7.47
EPS(TTM)-1.75
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.38
Fwd EY13.47%
FCF(TTM)-0.89
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.74
OCFYN/A
SpS18.05
BVpS6.74
TBVpS1.88
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number0 (-100%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -8.36%
ROE -25.93%
ROCE 3.56%
ROIC 2.81%
ROICexc 2.9%
ROICexgc 4.61%
OM 2.67%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 28.65%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-9.07%
ROA(5y)-4.15%
ROE(3y)-26.03%
ROE(5y)-13.14%
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
ROICexgc growth 3Y-33.22%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-4.83%
ROICexc growth 3Y-26.52%
ROICexc growth 5Y-0.09%
OM growth 3Y-26.3%
OM growth 5Y-7.6%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-10.23%
GM growth 5Y-5.31%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.86
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.9
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 5.35
Cap/Depr 21.79%
Cap/Sales 0.79%
Interest Coverage 0.82
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.77
Quick Ratio 0.93
Altman-Z 1.75
F-Score5
WACC10.84%
ROIC/WACC0.26
Cap/Depr(3y)37.21%
Cap/Depr(5y)44.5%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.43%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.69%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)60.97%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%69.22%
EPS Next Y392.31%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-5.88%
Revenue growth 3Y-5.46%
Revenue growth 5Y2.35%
Sales Q2Q%-9.03%
Revenue Next Year3.54%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y143.05%
EBIT growth 3Y-30.32%
EBIT growth 5Y-5.43%
EBIT Next Year230.52%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-571.32%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-640.17%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP / AVD Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to AVD.


Can you provide the valuation status for AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of AVD stock?

AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD) has a profitability rating of 1 / 10.


How sustainable is the dividend of AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD) stock?

The dividend rating of AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD) is 3 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.