About american vanguard corp. - AVD
American Vanguard Corp. is a holding company which engages in the development and marketing of specialty and agricultural products for crop protection and management, turf and ornamentals management, public and animal health. It also acquires and licenses both new and well-established product lines that serve numerous market niches. The company was founded by Herbert A. Kraft and Glenn A. Wintemute in January 1969 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.
AVD At a Glance
American Vanguard Corp.
4695 MacArthur Court
Newport Beach, California 92660
| Phone | 1-949-260-1200 | Revenue | 515.11M | |
| Industry | Chemicals: Agricultural | Net Income | -49,882,000.00 | |
| Sector | Process Industries | Employees | 739 | |
| Fiscal Year-end | 12 / 2026 | |||
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AVD Valuation
| P/E Current | N/A |
| P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) | N/A |
| P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) | N/A |
| Price to Sales Ratio | 0.211 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 0.576 |
| Price to Cash Flow Ratio | N/A |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 11.356 |
| Enterprise Value to Sales | 0.558 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise Value | 0.666 |
AVD Efficiency
| Revenue/Employee | 697,041.949 |
| Income Per Employee | -67,499.323 |
| Receivables Turnover | 2.988 |
| Total Asset Turnover | 0.821 |
AVD Liquidity
| Current Ratio | 1.769 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.929 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.059 |
AVD Profitability
| Gross Margin | 26.293 |
| Operating Margin | 1.277 |
| Pretax Margin | -9.164 |
| Net Margin | -9.684 |
| Return on Assets | -7.951 |
| Return on Equity | -23.446 |
| Return on Total Capital | -12.997 |
| Return on Invested Capital | -12.909 |
AVD Capital Structure
| Total Debt to Total Equity | 99.475 |
| Total Debt to Total Capital | 49.868 |
| Total Debt to Total Assets | 32.083 |
| Long-Term Debt to Equity | 96.478 |
| Long-Term Debt to Total Capital | 48.366 |
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