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American Vanguard (American Vanguard) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.07 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. American Vanguard's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.07.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, American Vanguard couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Vanguard's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

AVD' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04   Med: 0.11   Max: 0.27
Current: 0.07

During the past 13 years, American Vanguard's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.27. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.11.

AVD's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
90.16% of 244 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 0.765 vs AVD: 0.07

American Vanguard Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Vanguard's Cash-to-Debt can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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American Vanguard Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash-to-Debt
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.04 0.13 0.21 0.27 0.07

American Vanguard Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cash-to-Debt Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.27 0.16 0.08 0.05 0.07

Competitive Comparison

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, American Vanguard's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


American Vanguard Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, American Vanguard's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Vanguard's Cash-to-Debt falls into.



American Vanguard Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

American Vanguard's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

American Vanguard's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


American Vanguard  (NYSE:AVD) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.


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American Vanguard (American Vanguard) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4695 MacArthur Court, Newport Beach, CA, USA, 92660
American Vanguard Corp is a United States-based diversified specialty and agricultural products company. It manufactures and formulates chemicals for crops, turf and ornamental plants, and human and animal health protection. These chemicals include insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, molluscicides, growth regulators, and soil fumigants, which are marketed in liquid, powder, and granular forms. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the sale of insecticides and herbicides.
Executives
Ulrich Trogele officer: Executive VP, COO - AMVAC 4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1200, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Keith M Rosenbloom director 4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1200, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Peter Eilers officer: See Remarks 4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1200, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Patrick E Gottschalk director 4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1200, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Andrew B Naughton officer: V.P., Director of Technology 4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1200, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Eric G Wintemute director, officer: Chairman & CEO 4695 MACARTHUR COURT SUITE 1200, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
David` T. Johnson officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1200, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92657
Timothy Donnelly officer: See Remarks 4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1200, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Mark R Bassett director 4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1200, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Cruiser Capital Advisors, Llc director 243 TRESSER BOULEVARD, 17TH FLOOR, STAMFORD CT 06901
Marisol Angelini director 4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1200, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Peter Turnbough Porpiglia officer: See Remarks 4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1200, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Johann Venter officer: See Remarks 4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1200, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Scott Hendrix officer: VP/Crop Sales - AMVAC 4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1200, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Shayne M Wetherall other: CEO, Envance/TyraTech 4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1200, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660