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S&W Seed Co (S&W Seed Co) Risk Assessment


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What is S&W Seed Co Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of S&W Seed Co is: High Risk: High uncertainty.


Competitive Comparison of S&W Seed Co's Risk Assessment

For the Farm Products subindustry, S&W Seed Co's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

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S&W Seed Co's Risk Assessment Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, S&W Seed Co's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

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S&W Seed Co  (NAS:SANW) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.


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S&W Seed Co (S&W Seed Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2101 Ken Pratt Boulevard, Suite 201, Longmont, CO, USA, 80501
S&W Seed Co is a multi-crop, middle-market agricultural company. It is engaged in the breeding, production, and sale of alfalfa seed and sorghum seed. It also has a growing commercial market presence in sunflower and maintains an active stevia development program. The company's seed platform develops and supplies germplasm designed to produce higher yields for farmers worldwide. It produces approximately 500 seed products and has a sale in more than 40 countries. Its geographical segments include the United States, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, South Africa, and other countries.
Executives
Vanessa Baughman officer: Interim CFO C/O S&W SEED COMPANY, 2101 KEN PRATT BLVD., SUITE 201, LONGMONT CO 80501
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Lp 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Mark Herrmann director C/O S&W SEED COMPANY, 2101 KEN PRATT BLVD., SUITE 201, LONGMONT CO 80501
Jennifer C. Price 10 percent owner, other: See remarks C/O MFP INVESTORS LLC, 909 THIRD AVENUE, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mark Wong director, officer: CEO and President BIOFUEL ENERGY CORP., 1600 BROADWAY, SUITE 2200, DENVER CO 80202
Elizabeth Horton officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O S&W SEED COMPANY, 2101 KEN PRATT BLVD., SUITE 201, LONGMONT CO 80501
David Thomas Callachor officer: Executive VP, International C/O S&W SEED COMPANY, 106 K STREET, SUITE 300, SACRAMENTO CA 95814
Mfp Partners Lp 10 percent owner, other: See remarks below 909 THIRD AVENUE, 33RD FLOOR, New York NY 10022
Alan D Willits director 5122 PURDUE AVENUE, DALLAS TX 75209
Matthew K Szot officer: VP Finance and CFO 802 NORTH DOUTY STREET, HANFORD CA 93230
Robert D Straus director 230 EAST 44TH ST APT 9C, NEW YORK NY 10017
Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund Ltd 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVE, STE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Wynnefield Capital Inc 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVE, STE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Joshua Landes 10 percent owner

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