AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:AVD • US0303711081

Current stock price

2.97 USD
+0.33 (+12.5%)
At close:
3 USD
+0.03 (+1.01%)
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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.
  • AVD had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: AVD reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: AVD reported negative operating cash flow in multiple 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 has a worse Return On Assets (-8.36%) than 79.27% of its industry peers.
  • AVD has a worse Return On Equity (-25.93%) than 75.61% of its industry peers.
  • 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

  • Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 2.67%, AVD is doing worse than 63.41% of the companies in the same industry.
  • AVD's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • AVD has a Gross Margin (28.65%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • 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.
  • The number of shares outstanding for AVD has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for AVD has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for AVD is higher compared to a year ago.
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

  • AVD has an Altman-Z score of 1.75. This is a bad value and indicates that AVD is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • The Altman-Z score of AVD (1.75) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.90 indicates that 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
WACC10.88%
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

  • AVD has a Current Ratio of 1.77. This is a normal value and indicates that AVD is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting 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 Quick ratio of 0.93. This is in the lower half of the industry: AVD underperforms 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

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 60.97% over the past year.
  • The Revenue has decreased by -5.88% in the past year.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 2.35% on average over the past years.
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 7.74, the valuation of AVD can be described as very cheap.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of AVD indicates a rather cheap valuation: AVD is cheaper than 96.34% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of AVD to the average of the S&P500 Index (38.68), we can say AVD is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 7.74
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 85.37% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 7.58
AVD Per share dataAVD EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 10 15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The 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

  • AVD has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.27%.
  • The stock price of AVD dropped by -39.51% in the last 3 months. With lower prices the dividend yield is higher, but it may be a sign investors do not trust the long term dividend.
  • AVD's Dividend Yield is comparable with the industry average which is at 2.01.
  • AVD's Dividend Yield is slightly below the S&P500 average, which is at 1.81.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1.27%

5.2 History

  • AVD has been paying a dividend for at least 10 years, so it has 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 (4/20/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

Premarket: 3 +0.03 (+1.01%)

2.97

+0.33 (+12.5%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Earnings (Last)03-12
Earnings (Next)06-04
Inst Owners70.57%
Inst Owner Change0.21%
Ins Owners8.99%
Ins Owner Change2.89%
Market Cap84.76M
Revenue(TTM)515.11M
Net Income(TTM)-49.88M
Analysts80
Price Target12.24 (312.12%)
Short Float %3.66%
Short Ratio2.64
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 7.74
P/S 0.16
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 0.44
P/tB 1.58
EV/EBITDA 7.58
EPS(TTM)-1.75
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.38
Fwd EY12.92%
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
WACC10.88%
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%.