American Vanguard (AVD) Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Sales Lag

 | Mar 11, 2020 09:18PM ET

American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) posted profit of $3.4 million or 12 cents per share for the fourth quarter of 2019, down around 54% from $7.4 million or 25 cents it earned a year ago. However, earnings per share for the quarter surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 11 cents.

Revenues were $131 million for the reported quarter, flat year over year. It missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $133 million. Higher sales in the company’s international business were offset by weather-related declines in its domestic sales.

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