American Vanguard Corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets specialty chemicals for agricultural, commercial, and consumer uses in the United States and internationally. The company manufactures and formulates chemicals, including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, molluscicides, growth regulators, and soil fumigants in liquid, powder, and granular forms for crops, turf and ornamental plants, and human and animal health protection. It also markets and distributes end-use chemical and biological products for crop applications; and distributes technology based pesticide solutions for greenhouse and nursery production applications, as well as offers formulations, such as PCNB, chlorothalonil, and propiconazole. The company distributes its products through national distribution companies and buying groups or co-operatives; and through sales offices and sales force executives. American Vanguard Corporation was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Agricultural chemicals
Sub-IndustryFertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals
SectorBasic Materials
SymbolNYSE:AVD
CUSIP03037110
Phone949-260-1200
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.29
Current Ratio2.15
Quick Ratio1.09
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio39.47
Forward P/E Ratio26.77
P/E GrowthN/A
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$355.05 million
Price / Sales1.85
Cash Flow$1.2973 per share
Price / Cash16.92
Book Value$10.25 per share
Price / Book2.14
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.57
Net Income$20.27 million
Net Margins5.52%
Return on Equity6.01%
Return on Assets3.63%
Miscellaneous
Employees605
Outstanding Shares29,870,000
American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Frequently Asked Questions
What is American Vanguard's stock symbol?
American Vanguard trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AVD."
How often does American Vanguard pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for American Vanguard?
American Vanguard declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.02 per share on Thursday, July 12th. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 27th. View American Vanguard's Dividend History.
How were American Vanguard's earnings last quarter?
American Vanguard Co. (NYSE:AVD) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 8th. The basic materials company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.03. The basic materials company earned $104.11 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $103.81 million. American Vanguard had a return on equity of 6.01% and a net margin of 5.52%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 47.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.12 earnings per share. View American Vanguard's Earnings History.
When is American Vanguard's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for AVD?
2 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for American Vanguard's shares. Their forecasts range from $23.00 to $28.00. On average, they anticipate American Vanguard's stock price to reach $25.50 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for American Vanguard.
Who are some of American Vanguard's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to American Vanguard include Terra Nitrogen (TNH), Calyxt (CLXT), CVR Partners (UAN), Marrone Bio Innovations (MBII), Evogene (EVGN), Wynnstay Group (WYN), China Green Agriculture (CGA), SenesTech (SNES), Arcadia Biosciences (RKDA), Eden Research (EDEN), Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group (KWBT), Bion Environmental Technologies (BNET), Cavitation Technologies (CVAT) and Syngenta (SYT).
Who are American Vanguard's key executives?
American Vanguard's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Eric G. Wintemute, Chairman & CEO (Age 62)
- Mr. David T. Johnson, Chief Financial Officer (Age 61)
- Dr. Ulrich G. Trogele, COO & Exec. VP of AMVAC Chemical Corp. (Age 60)
- Mr. Timothy J. Donnelly, VP, Gen. Counsel, Chief Admin. Officer & Sec. (Age 58)
- Mr. Ad De Jong, Managing Director of AMVAC Netherlands BV (Age 65)
Has American Vanguard been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media headlines about AVD stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. American Vanguard earned a daily sentiment score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media stories about the basic materials company an impact score of 46.76 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.
Who are American Vanguard's major shareholders?
American Vanguard's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (12.50%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.38%), Cove Street Capital LLC (3.19%), Heartland Advisors Inc. (2.88%), Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. (1.27%) and Allianz Asset Management GmbH (0.76%). Company insiders that own American Vanguard stock include Alfred F Ingulli, David` T Johnson, Eric G Wintemute, Johann Venter, John Rizzi, Jong Ad De, Peter Porpiglia, Scott Hendrix, Timothy Donnelly and Ulrich Trogele. View Institutional Ownership Trends for American Vanguard.
Which major investors are selling American Vanguard stock?
AVD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Heartland Advisors Inc., Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Cove Street Capital LLC, Boston Partners, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd., ClariVest Asset Management LLC and GSA Capital Partners LLP. Company insiders that have sold American Vanguard company stock in the last year include Alfred F Ingulli, David` T Johnson, Peter Porpiglia and Timothy Donnelly. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Vanguard.
Which major investors are buying American Vanguard stock?
AVD stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Trexquant Investment LP, Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc., Alps Advisors Inc., Citadel Advisors LLC, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd, Barclays PLC and Wells Fargo & Company MN. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Vanguard.
How do I buy shares of American Vanguard?
Shares of AVD can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is American Vanguard's stock price today?
One share of AVD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.95.
How big of a company is American Vanguard?
American Vanguard has a market capitalization of $666.01 million and generates $355.05 million in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $20.27 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.57 on an earnings per share basis. American Vanguard employs 605 workers across the globe.
How can I contact American Vanguard?
American Vanguard's mailing address is 4695 MacArthur Court, Newport Beach CA, 92660. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 949-260-1200 or via email at [email protected]
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