American Vanguard Corporation

NYSE:AVD Stock Report

Market Cap: US$243.5m

American Vanguard Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 2/6

American Vanguard has a total shareholder equity of $371.6M and total debt of $187.0M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 50.3%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $781.6M and $410.0M respectively. American Vanguard's EBIT is $26.1M making its interest coverage ratio 1.8. It has cash and short-term investments of $13.7M.

Key information

50.3%

Debt to equity ratio

US$187.02m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio1.8x
CashUS$13.71m
EquityUS$371.58m
Total liabilitiesUS$410.04m
Total assetsUS$781.63m

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.03

Mar 16
American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.03

Cove Street Capital - American Vanguard: A Unique Confluence Of Highly Favorable Factors

Feb 04

American Vanguard Corporation: Large Declines In Price Don't Always Mean Value

Dec 25

American Vanguard's (NYSE:AVD) Dividend Will Be $0.03

Dec 18
American Vanguard's (NYSE:AVD) Dividend Will Be $0.03

These 4 Measures Indicate That American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Is Using Debt Extensively

Oct 26
These 4 Measures Indicate That American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Is Using Debt Extensively

American Vanguard: Current Pessimism Represents A Good Opportunity For Long-Term Investors

Sep 28

American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.03

Sep 15
American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.03

American Vanguard: Acquisitions Creating Growth And Reducing Cyclicality

Jul 11

Returns At American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Appear To Be Weighed Down

May 11
Returns At American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Appear To Be Weighed Down

American Vanguard: Mixed Agriculture Outlook, Don't Gamble

Feb 08

American Vanguard unit acquires assets of American Bio-Systems

Jan 17

American Vanguard raises dividend by 20% to $0.03

Dec 12

Does American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Nov 12
Does American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Should You Investigate American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) At US$22.56?

Oct 19
Should You Investigate American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) At US$22.56?

American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Oct 05
American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

American Vanguard declares $0.025 dividend

Sep 12

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Presents An Opportunity

Sep 02
If EPS Growth Is Important To You, American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Presents An Opportunity

American Vanguard announces $20M accelerated stock buyback

Aug 23

American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Jun 10
American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Here's Why I Think American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Is An Interesting Stock

May 27
Here's Why I Think American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Is An Interesting Stock

Is American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Using Too Much Debt?

Mar 09
Is American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Using Too Much Debt?

We Think American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Nov 10
We Think American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: AVD's short term assets ($446.9M) exceed its short term liabilities ($195.4M).

Long Term Liabilities: AVD's short term assets ($446.9M) exceed its long term liabilities ($214.6M).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: AVD's net debt to equity ratio (46.6%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: AVD's debt to equity ratio has increased from 45.4% to 50.3% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: AVD's operating cash flow is negative, therefore debt is not well covered.

Interest Coverage: AVD's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (1.8x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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