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8.83 (1y: +61%)
Market Cap 103.6 M P/E(ttm)
Enterprise Value 91.32 M P/B 4.20
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GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a companyย’s financial situation is. It is based on these factors

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest coverage (current year).
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better
3. Altman Z-score.

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

Financial Strength

vs
industry		 vs
history
Cash to Debt No Debt
SANW's Cash to Debt is ranked higher than
91% of the 863 Companies
in the Global Farm Products industry.

( Industry Median: 1.20 vs. SANW: No Debt )
SANW' s 10-Year Cash to Debt Range
Min: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt
Equity to Asset 0.886
SANW's Equity to Asset is ranked higher than
95% of the 809 Companies
in the Global Farm Products industry.

( Industry Median: 0.54 vs. SANW: 0.886 )
SANW' s 10-Year Equity to Asset Range
Min: 0.34   Max: 0.94
Current: 0.89
0.34
0.94
Interest Coverage No Debt
SANW's Interest Coverage is ranked higher than
83% of the 672 Companies
in the Global Farm Products industry.

( Industry Median: 27.70 vs. SANW: No Debt )
SANW' s 10-Year Interest Coverage Range
Min: 4   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt
F-Score: 1
Z-Score: 8.86
M-Score: 3.58
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the companyย’s business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin
2. Trend of the Operating Margin (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
ย•ย•3. Consistency of the profitability
4. Piotroski F-Score
5. Predictability Rankย•

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength Rank. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability & Growth

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industry		 vs
history
Operating margin (%) 4.40
SANW's Operating margin (%) is ranked lower than
66% of the 726 Companies
in the Global Farm Products industry.

( Industry Median: 6.50 vs. SANW: 4.40 )
SANW' s 10-Year Operating margin (%) Range
Min: -41.1   Max: 9.9
Current: 4.4
-41.1
9.9
Net-margin (%) 2.7
SANW's Net-margin (%) is ranked lower than
68% of the 731 Companies
in the Global Farm Products industry.

( Industry Median: 4.60 vs. SANW: 2.7 )
SANW' s 10-Year Net-margin (%) Range
Min: -22.3   Max: 7.7
Current: 2.7
-22.3
7.7
ROE (%) 1.9
SANW's ROE (%) is ranked lower than
91% of the 722 Companies
in the Global Farm Products industry.

( Industry Median: 8.10 vs. SANW: 1.9 )
SANW' s 10-Year ROE (%) Range
Min: -5.6   Max: 17.9
Current: 1.9
-5.6
17.9
ROA (%) 1.7
SANW's ROA (%) is ranked lower than
82% of the 724 Companies
in the Global Farm Products industry.

( Industry Median: 4.50 vs. SANW: 1.7 )
SANW' s 10-Year ROA (%) Range
Min: -5.4   Max: 8.6
Current: 1.7
-5.4
8.6
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) 6.40
SANW's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) is ranked lower than
83% of the 705 Companies
in the Global Farm Products industry.

( Industry Median: 16.10 vs. SANW: 6.40 )
SANW' s 10-Year ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) Range
Min: -15.6   Max: 18.7
Current: 6.4
-15.6
18.7
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Q2 2012

SANW Guru Trades in Q2 2012

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Q3 2012

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Jim Simons 16,900 sh (+45.63%)
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Q4 2012

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Jim Simons 15,300 sh (-9.47%)
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Q1 2013

SANW Guru Trades in Q1 2013

Jim Simons 14,270 sh (-6.73%)
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Ratios

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industry		 vs
history
P/B 4.20
SANW's P/B is ranked lower than
87% of the 854 Companies
in the Global Farm Products industry.

( Industry Median: 1.28 vs. SANW: 4.20 )
SANW' s 10-Year P/B Range
Min: 0.91   Max: 4.1
Current: 4.2
0.91
4.1
P/S 2.60
SANW's P/S is ranked lower than
84% of the 870 Companies
in the Global Farm Products industry.

( Industry Median: 0.81 vs. SANW: 2.60 )
SANW' s 10-Year P/S Range
Min: 1.42   Max: 7.89
Current: 2.6
1.42
7.89
EV-to-EBIT 8.5
SANW's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than
77% of the 706 Companies
in the Global Farm Products industry.

( Industry Median: 14.35 vs. SANW: 8.5 )
SANW' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range
Min: 15.2   Max: 46.3
Current: 8.5
15.2
46.3

Valuation & Return

vs
industry		 vs
history
Price/Net Cash 12.8
SANW's Price/Net Cash is ranked lower than
58% of the 131 Companies
in the Global Farm Products industry.

( Industry Median: 11.20 vs. SANW: 12.8 )
SANW' s 10-Year Price/Net Cash Range
Min: 1.5   Max: 8
Current: 12.8
1.5
8
Price/Net Current Asset Value 13.2
SANW's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked lower than
64% of the 766 Companies
in the Global Farm Products industry.

( Industry Median: 7.50 vs. SANW: 13.2 )
SANW' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range
Min: 2.1   Max: 5.3
Current: 13.2
2.1
5.3
Price/Tangible Book 4.1
SANW's Price/Tangible Book is ranked lower than
82% of the 803 Companies
in the Global Farm Products industry.

( Industry Median: 1.40 vs. SANW: 4.1 )
SANW' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range
Min: 0.8   Max: 1.8
Current: 4.1
0.8
1.8
Price/Median PS Value 1
SANW's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than
57% of the 817 Companies
in the Global Farm Products industry.

( Industry Median: 1.10 vs. SANW: 1 )
SANW' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range
Min: 0.6   Max: 2.6
Current: 1
0.6
2.6
Price/Graham Number 4
SANW's Price/Graham Number is ranked lower than
91% of the 672 Companies
in the Global Farm Products industry.

( Industry Median: 1.20 vs. SANW: 4 )
SANW' s 10-Year Price/Graham Number Range
Min: 0.9   Max: 2.4
Current: 4
0.9
2.4

Business Description

S&W Seed Co was founded as a California general partnership in July 1980. The Company is a producer of warm climate, high- yield alfalfa seed varieties, including varieties that can thrive in poor, saline soils. It also offers seed cleaning and processing for other seed manufacturers, leveraging the excess capacity currently available at its milling facilities. The Company owns a 40-acre seed cleaning and processing facility located in Five Points, California that it has operated since its inception. The Company's products are mainly grown under contract by farmers in the San Joaquin and Imperial Valleys of California, as well as by the Company itself under a small direct farming operation. Though the Company's proprietary alfalfa seed varieties have been a mainstay of the business for decades, S&W has in the past derived material revenue from the processing of wheat and other small grains. The Company began its stevia initiative in fiscal 2010 and moved from a pilot program to commercial production in fiscal 2011. The Company faces direct competition by other seed companies, including small family-owned businesses, as well as subsidiaries or other affiliates of chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Its agricultural operations are subject to a range of evolving environmental laws and regulations. These laws and regulations include the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act.
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