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American Vanguard Corporation

Agricultural Inputs
Basic Materials

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American Vanguard Corporation Stock Price

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Today's Low:
$12.96
Today's High:
$13.1899
Open Price:
$13.12
52W Low:
$15.01
52W High:
$25.1784
Prev. Close:
$13.2
Volume:
155347

Company Statistics

Market Cap.:
$513.29 million
Book Value:
12.752
Revenue TTM:
$584.91 million
Operating Margin TTM:
4.99%
Gross Profit TTM:
$241.35 million
Profit Margin:
3.31%
Return on Assets TTM:
2.4%
Return on Equity TTM:
5.12%

Company Profile

American Vanguard Corporation had its IPO on 1988-06-22 under the ticker symbol AVD.

The company operates in the Basic Materials sector and Agricultural Inputs industry. American Vanguard Corporation has a staff strength of 822 employees.

Stock update

Shares of American Vanguard Corporation opened at $13.12 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $12.96 - $13.19, and closed at $12.99.

This is a -1.59% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 155,347 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of American Vanguard Corporation have slipped by -5.6%.

American Vanguard Corporation's Key Ratios

American Vanguard Corporation has a market cap of $513.29 million, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.8072 and a price to sales ratio of 1.0477.

In the last 12-months American Vanguard Corporation’s revenue was $584.91 million with a gross profit of $241.35 million and an EBITDA of $54.73 million. The EBITDA ratio measures American Vanguard Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, American Vanguard Corporation’s operating margin was 4.99% while its return on assets stood at 2.4% with a return of equity of 5.12%.

In Q1, American Vanguard Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -79.5% while revenue growth was a negative 16.5%.

American Vanguard Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE
18.4502
Trailing PE
25.2899
PEG
2.27

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $0.69 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 18.4502 and a PEG multiple of 2.27. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into American Vanguard Corporation’s profitability.

American Vanguard Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.3291 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 12.2598. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.0477.

American Vanguard Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $0.11 per share, indicating a yield of 0.7% and a payout ratio of 16.67%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets
$771.07 million
Total Liabilities
$260.01 million
Operating Cash Flow
$-3308000.00
Capital Expenditure
$2.61 million
Dividend Payout Ratio
16.67%

American Vanguard Corporation ended 2024 with $771.07 million in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $771.07 million while shareholder equity stood at $374.99 million.

American Vanguard Corporation ended 2024 with $14.81 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $260.01 million in other current liabilities, 3446000.00 in common stock, $329.81 million in retained earnings and $47.37 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $19.57 million and cash and short-term investments were $19.57 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $5,367,000 while long-term debt stood at $97.00 million.

American Vanguard Corporation’s total current assets stands at $434.97 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $181.00 million compared to accounts payable of $74.89 million and inventory worth $219.08 million.

In 2024, American Vanguard Corporation's operating cash flow was $-3308000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $2.61 million.

Comparatively, American Vanguard Corporation paid $0.17 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price
$12.99
52-Week High
$25.1784
52-Week Low
$15.01
Analyst Target Price
$29.5

American Vanguard Corporation stock is currently trading at $12.99 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $25.1784 and a 52-week low of $25.1784. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $29.5.

Its 50-day moving average was $16.1 and 200-day moving average was $19.28 The short ratio stood at 2.38 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 625.6% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8582.7% are held by institutions.

Frequently Asked Questions About American Vanguard Corporation

The stock symbol (also called stock or share ticker) of American Vanguard Corporation is AVD

The IPO of American Vanguard Corporation took place on 1988-06-22

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About

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. American Vanguard Corporation was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

Address

4695 MacArthur Court, Newport Beach, CA, United States, 92660