ScoreWhy is American Vanguard Corp. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 4.89%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 4.89% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -216.57% of over the last 5 years
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 9 consecutive quarters
- NET PROFIT(9M) At USD -46.46 MM has Grown at -1,282.9%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at -42.97%
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 2.72 times
4
Risky - Negative EBITDA
- The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -18.57%, its profits have fallen by -1030.9%
5
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -18.57% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to American Vanguard Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Chemicals & Petrochemicals should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Chemicals & Petrochemicals)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is American Vanguard Corp. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
American Vanguard Corp.
-50.0%
-0.81
59.87%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.70
20.15%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.40%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-199.46%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.33
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.46
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.71
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.16
Tax Ratio
3.64%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
90.69%
ROCE (avg)
4.89%
ROE (avg)
3.73%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.63
EV to EBIT
-15.44
EV to EBITDA
-311.58
EV to Capital Employed
0.79
EV to Sales
0.59
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
-5.14%
ROE (Latest)
-23.16%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend10What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -135.92% (YoY
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD -4.3 MM has Grown at 86.87%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD -4.73 MM has Grown at 81.64%
-2What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 83.17 %
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at USD 4.92 MM
Here's what is working for American Vanguard Corp.
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD -4.3 MM has Grown at 86.87%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD -4.73 MM has Grown at 81.64%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -135.92% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for American Vanguard Corp.
Interest
Highest at USD 4.92 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 10.56% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 83.17 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
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