American Vanguard Corp.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Chemicals & Petrochemicals
  • ISIN: US0303711081
USD
2.56
0.01 (0.39%)
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  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Financial
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Why 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
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to American Vanguard Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. 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.
-34.02%
-0.81
59.87%
S&P 500
22.24%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.35%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-20.00%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.33
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.46
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.71
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.19
Tax Ratio
3.64%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
92.52%
ROCE (avg)
4.89%
ROE (avg)
3.73%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.37
EV to EBIT
36.97
EV to EBITDA
9.46
EV to Capital Employed
0.66
EV to Sales
0.46
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
1.79%
ROE (Latest)
-7.51%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

13What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -23.28% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 83.34 MM

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 2.11 times

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD -3.16 MM has Grown at 60.85%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD -3.28 MM has Grown at 61.18%

-7What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 111.92 %

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 5.79 MM

Here's what is working for American Vanguard Corp.

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD -3.16 MM has Grown at 60.85%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD -3.28 MM has Grown at 61.18%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 83.34 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.11 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -23.28% (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.

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 111.92 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Interest
Highest at USD 5.79 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 8.53% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)