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    American Vanguard

    AVD
    Last price US$2.63
    Market cap US$76.8m
    12M price change -29.49%
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    American Vanguard Overview

    Industry: Agricultural Inputs

    Sector: Basic Materials

    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. 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, mollusc Read More

    Mavefund brings filings, fundamentals, valuation, price history and news for American Vanguard into one research view. The sections below show what strengthens or weakens the research case.

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    Reported Results

    What the company reported, with filing details kept small.

    Filed Mar 18, 2026

    Quarterly result summary

    Net sales was $515M (reported). Net loss was -$50M. Net income was -$49.9M (-61% YoY).

    Net sales $515M reported
    Net loss -$50M reported
    Net income -$49.9M -61% YoY

    What changed

    • Net sales reported to $515M.
    • Net income -61% YoY to -$49.9M.
    • Net sales of $515 million vs. $547 million;.

    Guidance / outlook

    we expect even better results in 2026. We have made the difficult decision to significantly reduce activities at the Company’s Los Angeles manufacturing facility.

    Earnings release Open filing

    Source: SEC EDGAR company-filed earnings materials. Dates are shown only for verification; review the source filing before relying on extracted report details.

    Other recent earnings materials
    SEC filing 10-Q May 06, 2026 SEC filing 8-K Mar 18, 2026 Transcript exhibit EX-99.2 Mar 18, 2026 SEC filing 10-K Mar 16, 2026 SEC filing 8-K Nov 12, 2025 Earnings release Earnings release Nov 12, 2025 Transcript exhibit EX-99.2 Nov 12, 2025 SEC filing 10-Q Nov 10, 2025 Earnings release Earnings release Aug 01, 2025 SEC filing 8-K Aug 01, 2025 Transcript exhibit EX-99.2 Aug 01, 2025

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    Company-relevant articles from sources that pass the Mave Signal relevance and reliability checks.

    Earnings Per Share

    Score 3.00/5
    American Vanguard boasts a high score, as its Earnings Per Share (EPS) has demonstrated consistent growth over the past six years. Notable counterparts in the sector with high scores includes Linde PLC NEWMARKET CORP Sherwin-Williams Co
    In Agricultural Inputs industry , CF Industries Holdings Inc , FMC Corporation , EIDP, Inc. are companies with high ratings.

    Return on Equity

    Score 2.23/5
    American Vanguard exhibits a lower score in the Return on Equity (ROE) section, falling below the sector median value and indicating a comparatively weaker performance in this metric. The top companies in the same sector include Linde PLC NEWMARKET CORP Sherwin-Williams Co
    American Van... AVD US$76.8m
    Linde PLC LIN US$246.2b
    NEWMARKET CO... NEU US$7.0b
    Sherwin-Will... SHW US$82.8b

    Net Margin

    Score 2.51/5
    American Vanguard commands a high score, propelled by its net margin consistently outpacing the sector median value and exhibiting continuous growth in recent six years; noteworthy counterparts in the sector, boasting similarly high scores, include Linde PLC NEWMARKET CORP Sherwin-Williams Co
    American Van... AVD US$76.8m
    Linde PLC LIN US$246.2b
    NEWMARKET CO... NEU US$7.0b
    Sherwin-Will... SHW US$82.8b

    Share Buyback

    In Agricultural Inputs industry , CF Industries Holdings Inc , FMC Corporation , EIDP, Inc. are companies with high ratings.

    Leverage

    Score 2.28/5
    American Vanguard registers a lower score in the category as a result of its elevated leverage ratio over the past six years compared to the sector median value. Conversely, other companies in the same sector, including Linde PLC NEWMARKET CORP Sherwin-Williams Co have achieved high scores.
    American Van... AVD US$76.8m
    Linde PLC LIN US$246.2b
    NEWMARKET CO... NEU US$7.0b
    Sherwin-Will... SHW US$82.8b

    Financial Statements

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    Source: SEC EDGAR companyfacts. Values are standardized company filings for research support, not personalized financial advice.

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    American Vanguard

    US$2.63

    US$76.8m

    5.20%

    -29.49%