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American Vanguard Should Reap A Better Multiple
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American Vanguard Corp.: Profit From Bad Agricultural Policy
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American Vanguard Should Reap A Better Multiple
Stephen Simpson • Tue, Jun 18 • 2 Comments

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Agricultural Chemical Stocks: 2 Buys And 1 Sell
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6 Rallying Small-Caps With Strong Inventory Trends
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14 Outperforming Small Caps Undervalued By EPS Trends
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11 Small Caps Trading Near Highs With Strong Inventory Trends
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3 Small-Caps Trading Near Highs With Bullish Short Trends
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American Vanguard: Strong Agricultural Prospects Should Help Overcome Debt
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Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades for Monday July 24, 2006
• Mon, Jul 24, 2006

American Vanguard Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 2
American Vanguard Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 28
American Vanguard Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 1, 2012
American Vanguard Corporation Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, May 7, 2010
American Vanguard Corporation Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Mar 9, 2009 • 1 Comment
American Vanguard Corporation Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Nov 18, 2008
American Vanguard Corporation Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Sep 2, 2008
American Vanguard Corporation Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, May 23, 2008
American Vanguard Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Mar 11, 2008
American Vanguard Co. Q3 2007 Earnings Call
Wed, Nov 7, 2007

American Vanguard Announces Expanded Bank Credit Facility

Business Wire (Tue, 9:00AM)
American Vanguard Establishes Quarterly Dividend Policy and Equity Repurchase Plan

Business Wire (Jun 10, 2013)
American Vanguard and Monsanto Extend Crop Protection Collaboration

Business Wire (Jun 6, 2013)
American Vanguard Reports First Quarter 2013 Results

Business Wire (May 2, 2013)
American Vanguard Schedules 2013 First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call for Thursday, May 2nd

Business Wire (Apr 30, 2013)
Esmail Zirakparvar Receives Iowa State University Distinguished Alumni Award

Business Wire (Apr 22, 2013)
American Vanguard Corporation Announces Change in Board of Directors

Business Wire (Apr 19, 2013)
American Vanguard Invests in TyraTech Natural Product Technologies

Business Wire (Apr 3, 2013)
American Vanguard Declares $0.07 Semi-Annual Cash Dividend

Business Wire (Mar 11, 2013)
American Vanguard Corporation to Ring the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange Tomorrow, March 7th Commemorating the Seventh Anniversary of the Company's Big Board Listing

Business Wire (Mar 6, 2013)
American Vanguard Reports Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2012 Results

Business Wire (Feb 28, 2013)
American Vanguard Schedules 2012 Fourth Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call for Thursday, February 28th

Business Wire (Feb 25, 2013)
American Vanguard Announces EPA Registration of SmartBlock®

Business Wire (Feb 11, 2013)
American Vanguard Appoints New Head of Manufacturing

Business Wire (Jan 3, 2013)
American Vanguard CEO Exercises Options

Business Wire (Dec 5, 2012)
American Vanguard Announces Joint Venture with TyraTech, Inc.

Business Wire (Dec 4, 2012)
American Vanguard Declares Special $0.10 Cash Dividend

Business Wire (Dec 3, 2012)
American Vanguard Reports 2012 Third Quarter & Nine Month Results

Business Wire (Nov 1, 2012)
American Vanguard Schedules 2012 Third Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call for Thursday, November 1st

Business Wire (Oct 31, 2012)
Outside the Box: Watch out for window dressing

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Sector: Basic Materials

Industry: Agricultural Chemicals

Country: United States

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Monday, June 10, 5:29 PM American Vanguard (AVD) declares $0.05/share quarterly dividend. For shareholders of record July 05.Payable July 19. Ex-div date July 03. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, May 2, 4:57 PM American Vanguard (AVD): Q1 EPS of $0.59 beats by $0.13. Revenue of $121.5M (+39% Y/Y) beats by $6.13M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Friday, April 19, 6:35 PM American Vanguard (AVD) says non-employee director Jerome Coben will not to stand for election to the company's board of directors at AVD's Annual Shareholders' Meeting. He plans to serve for the balance of his current term and then turn his focus to meeting the increasing demands of his litigation consulting practice and other business pursuits. Comment!
Monday, March 11, 5:29 PM American Vanguard (AVD) declares $0.07/share semi-annual dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 0.43%. For shareholders of record Apr. 05. Payable Apr. 19. Ex-div date Apr. 03. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Friday, March 1, 5:36 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: OUTD +13%. AVD +8%. ITMN +7%. JAKK +7%. GTI +6%.
After-hours top losers: CRIS -13%. BPZ -10%. AFCE -8%. CRM -7%. MKTG -7%. 4 Comments [On the Move]
Thursday, February 28, 9:04 AM American Vanguard (AVD): Q4 EPS of $0.39 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $104.3M beats by $5.25M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 3:15 PM Despite keeping a Strong Buy rating on American Vanguard (AVD -9.8%), Feltl & Co. notes the ag product company's unique niche in the corn soil insecticide market could come under threat as "several major companies may soon enter or significantly expand their offerings... the possibility of looming competition on this front may start to weigh on the stock." Comment! [Commodities, On the Move]
Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 12:45 PM Midday top 10 gainers: YMI +77%. DSTI +73%. TELK +25%. LDK +21%. JKS +23%. JASO +21%. TSL +20%. YGE +19%. CBMX +14%. SOL +17%.
Midday top 10 Losers: RSOL -14%. CENT -13%. ACUR -11%. TAS -11%. CATO -10%. CRWS -9%. AVD -9%. CRL -8%. AXK -8%. LTBR -8%. Comment! [On the Move]
Monday, December 3, 2012, 9:24 AM American Vanguard (AVD) declares special dividend of $0.10/share. For shareholders of record Dec. 11. Payable Dec. 21. Ex-div date Dec. 07. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Monday, September 17, 2012, 12:42 PM American Vanguard (AVD +6.1%) gains after announcing the appointment of Jerome Cohen as a member of the board, filling the vacancy that had been created by the passing of the late John Miles in February. The board also boosted its semi-annual cash dividend by $0.02 to $0.07 per share. Comment! [On the Move]
Monday, September 17, 2012, 9:20 AM American Vanguard (AVD) declares $0.07/share semi-annual dividend. Forward yield 0.45%. For shareholders of record Sep 28. Payable Oct 12. Ex-div date Sep 26. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Monday, June 25, 2012, 2:49 PM Piper Jaffray's recent channel checks indicate American Vanguard (AVD +3.4%) is ready for a powerful Q4 after Q2 but seasonality may weaken Q3 results, as the firm maintains an Overweight rating and a $30 price target on the stock. Comment! [Commodities, Quick Ideas, On the Move]
Thursday, October 27, 2011, 1:15 PM American Vanguard (AVD +10.4%) soars after licensing the rights for two patents to help one of its subsidiaries develop products for pre-harvest and post-harvest commercial crop protection. Shares are now trading at a 3-month high following the runup. Comment! [On the Move]

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Michael Bryant
SodaStream International ($SODA), Huaneng Power ($HNP), & American Vanguard ($AVD) rose Wednesday on unusual volume.
12/26/12
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Michael Bryant
"100% Accurate Market Predictor Says Small Caps Will Rally in 2013." There is no such thing as a 100% predictor. But I like $AVD & $HCI.
12/13/12
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Ocean Man: Well they probably are 100% accurate with predictions like that. If small caps rally even one day in 2013 they were right.
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Joshua Hayes
Big Wave Trading Portfolio Update And Top Current Holdings http://bit.ly/RfRFmV AVD CLGX NTE CAMP SVNT VRNM CSU MAGS RBGPF.PK ASTM HEB
10/21/12
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Joshua Hayes
Big Wave Trading Portfolio Update And Top Current Holdings http://bit.ly/UMBxss AVD SVNT NTE CAMP CLGX CSU RBGPF.PK VRNM MAGS PRXI
10/8/12
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Michael Bryant
Jazz Pharma (JAZZ), American Vanguard (AVD), Trex Company (TREX), InterXion (INXN), & HCA Holdings (HCA) rose Tuesday on unusual volume.
9/18/12
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Michael Bryant
American Vanguard's (AVD) makes specialty chemical products for agricultural and commercial uses. I think it is a buy.
9/17/12
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Michael Bryant
Is that a cup with a long handle in American Vanguard's (AVD) graph? Up 172% in past year. http://yhoo.it/PVTvu1;c=
9/17/12
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Michael Bryant
Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), AFC Enterprises (AFCE), American Vanguard (AVD), Gap (GPS), & Amgen (AMGN) rose Monday on unusual volume.
9/17/12
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Michael Bryant
Nice "S" wave in American Vanguard (AVD). Stock seems ready to make another rally. http://yhoo.it/PVTvu1;c=
9/2/12
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Michael Bryant
"100% Accurate Market Predictor Says Small Caps Will Rally in 2013." There is no such thing as a 100% predictor. But I like $AVD & $HCI.
12/13/12
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Ocean Man: Well they probably are 100% accurate with predictions like that. If small caps rally even one day in 2013 they were right.
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Joshua Hayes
Big Wave Trading Portfolio Update And Top Current Holdings http://bit.ly/L4ZIAi UVXY LQDT MNST AVD VRNM BVSN SINO FU PRXI
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1980XLS-2.0: Josh, you being a "Chart Guy" you may find this interesting. http://bit.ly/JruHsf
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Joshua Hayes: Thank you 1980XLS-2.0. Much appreciated. Good read.
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