American Vanguard Corporation cash flow to debt ratio of -11.07% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.

American Vanguard Corporation's free cash flow has decreased 571.31% from $-3.77M last year to $-25.27M, signaling decreasing performance

American Vanguard Corporation's debt to equity ratio is 1.57, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk.

American Vanguard Corporation's debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 0.72 last year to 1.57 today, signaling weakened financials

American Vanguard Corporation has negative EBITDA, making leverage ratio unreliable

American Vanguard Corporation's interest coverage ratio is 0.16, which means that the company struggles to meet interest obligations, signaling financial risk.

American Vanguard Corporation's profit margin was -23.08% last year and is -10.70% this year, signaling increasing performance

American Vanguard Corporation's short-term assets of $370.52M exceed its short-term liabilities of $209.45M

American Vanguard Corporation's return on assets of 0.00% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization

American Vanguard Corporation's return on equity of -27.84%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance

American Vanguard Corporation's operating cash flow is lower than its net income, indicating that earnings may not be fully backed by cash generation

American Vanguard Corporation had positive net income in 3 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings

American Vanguard Corporation has negative free cash flow, indicating the company is burning cash rather than generating it

American Vanguard Corporation has negative free cash flow, indicating cash burn

American Vanguard Corporation's yearly earnings has increased 60.52% since last year from $-126.34M to $-49.88M, signaling increasing performance

American Vanguard Corporation's yearly revenue has decreased 5.88% since last year from $547.31M to $515.11M, signaling decreasing performance

ROIC 0.80% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.

American Vanguard Corporation's 3-year revenue CAGR of -5.46% is negative, indicating declining revenue over the past 3 years

American Vanguard Corporation had revenue growth in only 2 out of 5 years, indicating inconsistent revenue performance

American Vanguard Corporation had positive ROE in 3 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity

American Vanguard Corporation has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

American Vanguard Corporation has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails

American Vanguard Corporation is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 0.00 based on Base EBITDA Valuation model

American Vanguard Corporation has negative or missing EBITDA, making EV/EBITDA ratio unreliable

American Vanguard Corporation is undervalued relative to its fair value price of 7.67 based on Base Earnings Fair Value model

American Vanguard Corporation has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails

American Vanguard Corporation has a price-to-book ratio of 0.30x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value

American Vanguard Corporation has a price-to-sales ratio of 0.10x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue