S&W Seed Company (SANW) Key Metrics
SANW valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 21, 2026- Market cap
- $429
- Enterprise value
- $21.7M
- P/E (TTM)
- —
- Forward P/E
- —
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- —
- Price / book
- 0.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 2.8
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- −1.29
SANW key metrics, FY2015–FY2024
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 · U.S. dollarsSANW returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on equity−76.8 pts
−52.8%
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Return on invested capital+3.5 pts
−12.7%
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Return on assets−32.1 pts
−22.0%
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Free cash flow margin+15.3 pts
−11.9%
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Asset turnover−13.9%
0.44
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SANW per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share−22.4%
$26.59
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Earnings per share
−$13.21
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Free cash flow per share
−$3.16
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Book value per share−38.2%
$19.79
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Shares outstanding+5.9%
2.3M
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SANW financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Debt / equity+46.9%
1.21
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Net debt+$927,775
$54.0M
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Current ratio−22.4%
0.92
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Interest coverage
-2.4
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Debt / assets+21.0%
0.45
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SANW efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding+33 days
158 days
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Days of inventory+32 days
340 days
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Days payables outstanding+19 days
110 days
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Cash conversion cycle+45 days
389 days
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Capex / revenue+1.2 pts
2.6%
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SANW returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
SANW debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
SANW cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
SANW key metrics
FY2015–FY2024| FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | FY2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $26.59 | $34.25 | $36.47 | $48.60 | $47.73 | $72.90 | $57.01 | $85.08 | $128.61 | — |
| Earnings per share | −$13.21 | $6.71 | −$18.56 | −$11.05 | −$11.84 | −$6.21 | −$4.20 | −$13.34 | $0.49 | — |
| Operating cash flow per share | −$2.48 | −$8.84 | −$9.39 | −$8.22 | −$3.46 | $14.15 | −$19.75 | −$11.63 | $8.99 | — |
| Free cash flow per share | −$3.16 | −$9.32 | −$10.46 | −$8.85 | −$4.64 | $13.63 | −$21.07 | −$15.14 | $5.49 | — |
| Cash per share | $0.13 | $1.58 | $1.05 | $2.04 | $2.47 | $2.28 | $3.84 | $0.84 | $9.25 | — |
| Book value per share | $19.79 | $32.03 | $26.25 | $43.03 | $48.85 | $66.47 | $72.72 | $69.11 | $90.73 | — |
| Tangible book value per share | $0.30 | $14.41 | $8.83 | $20.61 | $24.69 | $23.00 | $34.11 | $18.05 | $28.10 | — |
| Dividends per share | — | $0.04 | $0.10 | $0.06 | — | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — |
| Capex per share | $0.68 | $0.48 | $1.07 | $0.62 | $1.18 | $0.52 | $1.32 | $3.52 | $3.50 | — |
| Debt per share | $23.90 | $26.32 | $26.10 | $27.30 | $25.84 | $15.96 | $41.02 | $43.80 | $46.76 | — |
| Shares outstanding | 2.3M | 2.1M | 2.0M | 1.7M | 1.7M | 1.5M | 1.1M | 886K | 747K | — |
| Change in shares outstanding | +5.9% | +9.7% | +13.1% | +3.7% | +10.8% | +33.9% | +26.9% | +18.6% | — | — |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −52.8% | 24.0% | −57.8% | −24.5% | −21.8% | −10.3% | −6.6% | −18.3% | 0.6% | −6.1% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | −12.7% | −16.1% | −23.7% | −13.4% | −11.0% | 7.4% | −2.1% | −2.0% | 1.7% | 2.3% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −22.0% | 10.1% | −25.5% | −12.4% | −13.1% | −6.6% | −3.7% | −9.7% | 0.3% | −3.0% |
| Return on tangible assets | −39.3% | 12.6% | −36.4% | −17.0% | −17.1% | −11.6% | −5.0% | −16.4% | 0.5% | −4.2% |
| Free cash flow margin | −11.9% | −27.2% | −28.7% | −18.2% | −9.7% | 18.7% | −37.0% | −17.8% | 4.3% | 11.7% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | −1.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.39 | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $54.3M | $56.5M | $51.1M | $47.2M | $43.1M | $24.0M | $46.1M | $38.8M | $34.9M | $46.9M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $294,014 | $3.4M | $2.1M | $3.5M | $4.1M | $3.4M | $4.3M | $745,000 | $6.9M | $3.5M |
| Net debt | $54.0M | $53.1M | $49.0M | $43.7M | $39.0M | $20.6M | $41.8M | $38.1M | $28.0M | $43.3M |
| Debt / equity | 1.21 | 0.82 | 0.99 | 0.63 | 0.53 | 0.24 | 0.56 | 0.63 | 0.52 | 0.90 |
| Debt / assets | 0.45 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.16 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.38 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | 2.05 | — | — | — | — | 46.98 | 23.32 | 5.36 | 7.28 |
| Current ratio | 0.92 | 1.18 | 1.60 | 1.44 | 1.68 | 2.70 | 1.88 | 1.11 | 1.39 | 1.34 |
| Quick ratio | 0.36 | 0.55 | 0.47 | 0.40 | 0.47 | 0.60 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.86 | 0.74 |
| Interest coverage | -2.4 | -2.9 | -10.1 | -6.8 | -6.7 | 3.5 | -1.5 | -1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Working capital | −$5.9M | $12.8M | $28.9M | $26.8M | $35.8M | $57.7M | $37.5M | $5.4M | $16.2M | $14.4M |
| Invested capital | $99.0M | $121.9M | $100.4M | $118.1M | $120.4M | $120.6M | $123.5M | $99.3M | $95.8M | $95.2M |
| Tangible asset value | $716,500 | $36.3M | $17.3M | $35.6M | $41.0M | $34.6M | $38.3M | $16.0M | $21.0M | $4.2M |
| Net current asset value | −$12.3M | $6.2M | −$5.1M | $10.8M | $13.8M | $45.3M | $23.9M | $845,559 | −$1.7M | −$13.6M |
| Graham number | — | $69.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $31.60 | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$17.90 | −$13.20 | −$19.82 | −$15.79 | −$14.57 | $1.83 | −$9.87 | −$24.79 | −$27.72 | — |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | $82,165 | $192,545 | $111,532 | — | $39,314 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Share buybacks (net) | — | $82,165 | $192,545 | $111,532 | $110,132 | $39,314 | $0 | $143,527 | $0 | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | 0.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4% | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Capex / revenue | 2.6% | 1.4% | 2.9% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 2.7% | 2.0% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | 3.7% | — | — | 38.9% | 14.4% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.36 | 0.22 | 0.38 | 0.20 | 0.39 | 0.19 | 0.43 | 0.94 | 0.82 | 0.73 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 2.0% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| R&D / revenue | 6.7% | 7.1% | 10.8% | 10.1% | 9.2% | 5.7% | 6.1% | 4.0% | 2.9% | 2.3% |
| SG&A / revenue | 35.9% | 30.5% | 34.3% | 26.0% | 26.8% | 15.9% | 16.4% | 15.6% | 10.8% | 11.8% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 158.0 | 125.4 | 98.3 | 83.4 | 74.3 | 45.3 | 105.7 | 123.1 | 103.3 | 114.6 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 340.2 | 308.2 | 331.1 | 330.1 | 381.6 | 348.3 | 340.0 | 164.3 | 111.3 | 152.6 |
| Days payables outstanding | 109.6 | 90.4 | 89.4 | 62.2 | 42.3 | 34.0 | 49.7 | 68.4 | 69.5 | 84.4 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 388.6 | 343.2 | 340.0 | 351.3 | 413.6 | 359.6 | 396.0 | 219.1 | 145.1 | 182.7 |
| Receivables turnover | 2.31 | 2.91 | 3.71 | 4.38 | 4.91 | 8.06 | 3.45 | 2.96 | 3.53 | 3.19 |
| Payables turnover | 3.33 | 4.04 | 4.08 | 5.87 | 8.63 | 10.73 | 7.35 | 5.34 | 5.26 | 4.32 |
| Inventory turnover | 1.07 | 1.18 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 0.96 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 2.22 | 3.28 | 2.39 |
| Asset turnover | 0.44 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.53 | 0.77 | 0.50 | 0.62 | 0.77 | 0.77 |
| Average receivables | $26.2M | $25.3M | $19.2M | $19.2M | $16.2M | $13.6M | $18.6M | $25.4M | $27.2M | $25.5M |
| Average payables | $13.4M | $14.6M | $15.9M | $12.0M | $7.5M | $6.4M | $6.7M | $11.1M | $14.8M | $14.9M |
| Average inventory | $41.6M | $49.8M | $59.0M | $63.6M | $67.6M | $65.9M | $46.0M | $26.7M | $23.7M | $27.0M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 36.7% | 24.9% | 25.5% | 25.6% | 25.8% | 44.7% | 31.5% | 38.6% | 36.8% | 38.9% |
Computed from SANW's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed November 1, 2024) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
SANW valuation and financial ratios
S&W Seed earned a return on equity of −52.8% and a return on invested capital of −12.7% in fiscal 2024. It ended the year with $54.3 million of debt and $0.3 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $54.0 million.
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SANW key metrics FAQ
What is S&W Seed's return on equity?
S&W Seed's return on equity (ROE) was −52.8% in fiscal 2024: net income of -$30.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $56.9 million.
What is S&W Seed's ROIC?
S&W Seed's return on invested capital was −12.7% in fiscal 2024, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does S&W Seed have?
S&W Seed had total debt of $54.3 million at the end of fiscal 2024, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21.
What is S&W Seed's current ratio?
S&W Seed's current ratio was 0.92 at the end of fiscal 2024: current assets were 0.92 times current liabilities.