American Vanguard
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2025)

2025
Price/Earnings ratio
5.98
Price/Sales ratio
0.24
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$0.87

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
68.2560.9443.2128.2018.4141.5529.9826.2823.1541.03-4.4441.55
Price/Sales ratio
1.101.381.771.610.981.200.990.871.040.530.231.20
Price/Book Value ratio
1.261.491.951.871.351.641.261.311.710.830.391.64
Price/Cash Flow ratio
-9.695.1111.909.6939.2660.105.125.5911.11-5.252.2460.10
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-8.0011.4715.54-19.34-27.24-157.795.866.3214.91-4.352.71-27.24
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.791.720.470.470.99-0.952.811.360.44-0.57-0.18-0.95
Dividend Yield
1.71%0.28%0.10%0.27%0.49%0.41%0.25%0.48%0.43%1.09%1.31%0.49%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
38.33%38.66%41.10%41.51%40.20%37.88%37.62%38.29%39.59%30.92%26.87%37.88%
Operating Profit Margin
2.24%3.98%6.58%7.54%8.58%5.60%5.15%5.55%6.66%4.02%-3.51%5.60%
Pretax Profit Margin
1.22%3.09%6.06%6.99%7.39%4.06%4.02%4.87%5.89%1.77%-6.37%4.06%
Net Profit Margin
1.62%2.27%4.09%5.71%5.32%2.90%3.32%3.33%4.49%1.29%-5.22%2.90%
Effective Tax Rate
-12.37%22.41%29.28%17.87%27.22%27.36%16.69%30.08%23.80%26.97%-21.71%27.36%
Return on Assets
1.02%1.48%2.97%3.78%4.07%2.02%2.28%2.67%3.77%0.97%-3.80%2.02%
Return On Equity
1.85%2.45%4.53%6.64%7.34%3.95%4.22%4.98%7.40%2.03%-8.13%3.95%
Return on Capital Employed
1.71%3.13%6.17%6.54%8.70%4.93%4.66%6.56%8.84%4.33%-3.64%4.93%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
3.533.102.332.012.132.421.99N/AN/AN/A1.882.42
Quick Ratio
1.491.311.091.041.031.240.970.840.760.920.791.24
Cash ratio
0.060.070.080.080.040.040.090.070.070.040.050.04
Days of Sales Outstanding
115.3695.08101.98112.67107.69121.49110.18104.16100.70122.71105.23121.49
Days of Inventory outstanding
328.31280.67239.41216.41214.84204.96208.94163.90182.55200.23221.73214.84
Operating Cycle
443.67375.76341.39329.09322.53326.46319.12268.06283.26322.95326.97322.53
Days of Payables Outstanding
40.4531.5548.3694.4789.4081.4275.5871.3168.3862.7766.2981.42
Cash Conversion Cycle
403.21344.20293.03234.62233.13245.03243.53196.75214.87260.17260.68233.13
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.210.150.090.140.160.220.160.080.070.180.240.16
Debt Equity Ratio
0.380.250.140.250.290.440.290.150.150.390.560.29
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.270.200.120.200.220.300.220.120.120.270.350.22
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.270.200.120.200.220.300.220.130.130.280.360.22
Interest Coverage Ratio
2.755.3915.2916.6710.933.903.66N/AN/AN/A-1.173.90
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
-0.341.141.130.760.110.060.831.521.00-0.400.300.11
Company Equity Multiplier
1.801.651.521.751.801.941.841.861.962.072.311.80
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
-0.110.270.140.160.020.020.190.150.09-0.100.100.02
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
1.210.440.76-0.50-1.44-0.380.870.880.741.200.84-1.44
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
-0.341.141.130.760.110.060.831.521.00-0.400.300.11
Short Term Coverage Ratio
-480.211.42KN/AN/AN/A1.91N/A17.2510.81-9.668.671.91
Dividend Payout Ratio
117.16%17.31%4.51%7.89%9.08%17.07%7.66%12.81%10.17%45.00%-11.55%17.07%