earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
AVD Q1 net sales down 17%, EPS $0.07 vs $0.33 YoY; credit covenant amended
AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
2023-Q1 EPS reported
$0.07
revenue$124,885,000
- Q1 net sales $124.9M (down 17% YoY); net income $1.9M (down 81%); adjusted EBITDA $11.5M (down 50%).
- Board amended credit facility: FCCR lowered to 1.0x for 4 quarters ending June 2023; waiver granted for Q1 noncompliance linked to share repurchases.
- 2023 guidance reaffirmed: net sales $640-652M, adjusted EBITDA $84-86M, net income $32-34M (14-18% EBITDA growth).
- Aztec insecticide sales delayed due to Chinese supplier; only ~1/3 of seasonal demand met in Q1.
- Non-crop and international sales increased, but higher-margin US crop decline drove profitability drop.