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AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP AVD
AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 3.34% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $515.1M at a -9.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.92 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.27 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.26 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.047 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.476 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | 5/9 | 2.8 | — | -5.9% |
| UAN | CVR PARTNERS, LP | 7/9 | — | 11.7 | +15.4% |
| CBUS | Cibus, Inc. | 3/9 | -11.34 | — | — |
| SNES | SenesTech, Inc. | 4/9 | — | — | — |
| ZHJD | Intelligent Hotel Group Ltd. | 2/9 | — | — | — |
| SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | 7/9 | 1.59 | 28 | -3.9% |
| CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 5/9 | 4.26 | — | +19.3% |
About AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
American Vanguard Corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets synthetic, biological, and biorational products for agricultural, commercial, and consumer uses in the United States and internationally. The company synthesizes and formulates chemicals and ferments and extracts microbial products for crops, turf, ornamental plants, and human and animal health protection, such as insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, soil health, plant nutrition, molluscicides, growth regulators, soil fumigants, and biorationals in liquid, powder, and granular forms. It distributes its products through national distribution companies, buying groups, or co-operatives, as well as through sales offices, wholly owned distributors, sales force executives, and sales agents. American Vanguard Corporation was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.
FAQ
Is AVD financially healthy?
AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does AVD pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP pays a dividend yielding about 3.34% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is AVD?
In FY2025, AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP had a net margin of -9.7% and a return on equity of -25.9%.
Is AVD overvalued or undervalued?
AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP trades at about 8.3× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 21.6×–65.8×, median 39.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
Is AVD a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a dividend yield of 3.34%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.