This valuation method assumes that the stock valuation will revert to its historical (10-Year) mean in terms of PS Ratio. The reason we use PS Ratio instead of PE Ratio or PB Ratio is because PS Ratio is independent of profit margin, and can be applied to a broader range of situations.
The historical rank and industry rank for American Vanguard's Median PS Value or its related term are showing as below:
AVD'
s Price-to-Median-PS-Value Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.47 Med: 0.79 Max: 1.21
Current: 0.48
During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Median PS Value of American Vanguard was 1.21. The lowest was 0.47. And the median was 0.79.
AVD's Price-to-Median-PS-Value is ranked better than 86.03% of 136
companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 0.85
vs AVD: 0.48
American Vanguard Median PS Value Historical Data
The historical data trend for American Vanguard's Median PS Value 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.
Competitive Comparison of American Vanguard's Median PS Value
For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, American Vanguard's Price-to-Median-PS-Value, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Median-PS-Value 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's Price-to-Median-PS-Value Distribution in the Agriculture Industry
For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, American Vanguard's Price-to-Median-PS-Value distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where American Vanguard's Price-to-Median-PS-Value falls into.
10-Year Median PS Ratio is 1.1505.
American Vanguard's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $20.435.
* 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) Median PS Value Explanation
This valuation method assumes that the stock valuation will revert to its historical (10-Year) mean in terms of PS Ratio. The reason we use PS Ratio instead of PE Ratio or PB Ratio
is because PS Ratio is independent of profit margin, and can be applied to a broader range of situations.
It also assumes that over time the profit margin is constant. If a company increases its profit margin to a sustainable level, this value might under-estimate its value. If it has permanent declined profit margins, this may over-estimate the company's value.
American Vanguard's Price to Median PS Value for today is calculated as
Price to Median PS Value
=
Share Price
/
Median PS Value
=
11.19
/
23.51
=
0.48
* 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.
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American Vanguard (American Vanguard) Business Description
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.
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