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Issuer:     AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD)
CIK:        0000005981
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-171673
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

American Vanguard Q2 adj EBITDA rises 83% to $11M; reiterates FY guidance
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- Net sales of $129M (+1% YoY); GAAP EPS $(0.03) vs $(0.42); adjusted EBITDA $11M vs $6M.
- Gross margin improved to 31% from 29%; operating expenses down $5M vs Q2 2024.
- Debt reduced $22M to $189M; inventory down $53M to $191M, both YoY.
- Reiterates FY2025 revenue $535-545M and adj EBITDA $40-44M guidance.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/5981/000119312525171673/0001193125-25-171673-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/5981/000119312525171673/d85406d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-171673

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