American Vanguard Corpora... (AVD)
Company Description
American Vanguard Corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets specialty chemicals for agricultural, commercial, and consumer uses in the United States and internationally.
It manufactures and formulates chemicals, including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, molluscicides, soil health, plant nutrition, growth regulators, and soil fumigants in liquid, powder, and granular forms for crops, turf and ornamental plants, and human and animal health protection.
The company also markets, sells, and distributes end-use chemical and biological products for crop applications; and distributes chemicals for turf and ornamental markets.
It distributes its products through national distribution companies, and buying groups or co-operatives; and through sales offices, sales force executives, sales agents, and wholly owned distributors.
The company was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

Country | United States |
IPO Date | Mar 3, 1987 |
Industry | Agricultural Inputs |
Sector | Basic Materials |
Employees | 845 |
CEO | Douglas A. Kaye III CPA |
Contact Details
Address: 4695 MacArthur Court Newport Beach, California United States | |
Website | https://www.american-vanguard.com |
Stock Details
Ticker Symbol | AVD |
Exchange | NYSE |
Fiscal Year | January - December |
Reporting Currency | USD |
CIK Code | 0000005981 |
CUSIP Number | 030371108 |
ISIN Number | US0303711081 |
Employer ID | 95-2588080 |
SIC Code | 2870 |
Key Executives
Name | Position |
---|---|
Douglas A. Kaye III CPA | Chief Executive Officer |
David T. Johnson C.F.A. | Chief Financial Officer |
Timothy J. Donnelly Esq. | Chief Information Officer, General Counsel & Secretary |
Andrew B. Naughton | Vice President & Director of Technology |
Anthony Young | Director of Investor Relations |
Donald J. Gualdoni | Chief Transformation Officer |
Jared Stanley | Senior Vice President of Supply Chain & Operations |
Michael J. DiPaola | Senior Vice President of Strategy, Marketing & R&D |
Shirin Khrosavi | Chief Human Resource Officer |
William A. Kuser | Director of Corporate Communications |
Latest SEC Filings
Date | Type | Title |
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Mar 19, 2025 | 3 | Filing |
Mar 18, 2025 | 3 | Filing |
Mar 18, 2025 | 3 | Filing |
Mar 14, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
Mar 14, 2025 | NT 10-K | Filing |
Mar 14, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
Jan 24, 2025 | 4 | Filing |
Jan 21, 2025 | 4 | Filing |
Jan 14, 2025 | 3 | Filing |
Jan 10, 2025 | 3 | Filing |