secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD)
CIK:        0000005981
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-03-14T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-054365
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

American Vanguard FY2024 adj. EBITDA $42M; guides 2025 revenue $565-$585M
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- Preliminary Q4 2024 net sales ~$169M vs $172M in Q4 2023; adjusted EBITDA ~$18M vs $22M.
- Full year 2024 net sales ~$550M ($563M excl. Dacthal recall) vs $579M in 2023; adjusted EBITDA ~$42M vs $53M.
- Reduced inventory by $47M in Q4 to ~$178M; debt reduced by $22M to $156M at year-end.
- Incurred ~$118M in non-recurring charges in 2024 for business repositioning.
- 2025 guidance: revenue $565-$585M, adj. EBITDA $45-$52M, capex ~$10M; expects gradual improvement.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/5981/000119312525054365/0001193125-25-054365-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/5981/000119312525054365/d925758d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-054365

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