AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) - Questionable
AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) is classified as Questionable according to AAOIFI Shariah screening standards. This assessment is based on business activity screening and financial ratio analysis using the AAOIFI methodology.
Business Activity Screen
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Result
- Doubtful
- Reason
- This company requires further review: the industry "Aerospace & Defense" has mixed revenue streams that require further analysis; description mentions: munitions. The sector "Industrials" is not categorically excluded, but deeper analysis is recommended.
Financial Ratios
- Debt Ratio
- Value: 8.6% | Threshold: 30% | Result: Pass
- Cash & Interest-bearing Securities Ratio
- Value: 5.9% | Threshold: 30% | Result: Pass
- Non-Permissible Income Ratio
- Value: 0.9% | Threshold: 5% | Result: Pass
Dividend Purification
Purification percentage: 0.94%.Based on the company's financial statements, approximately 0.94% of dividend income should be donated to charity for purification. This is derived from identified interest income (0.94% of total income). Some scholars may differ on the exact calculation method.
About AeroVironment, Inc.
AeroVironment, Inc., a defense technology provider, designs, develops, produces, delivers, and supports a portfolio of robotic systems and related services for government agencies and businesses in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Autonomous Systems; and Space, Cyber and Directed Energy. The company provides uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), which include small and medium UAS, and kinesis command and control software; and counter-UAS and precision strike, a loitering munitions solution that deliver actionable intelligence and precision firepower modern warfighters, including precision strike, radio frequency and kinetic C-UAS, and electronic warfare systems. It also offers autonomy, AI, and platform technologies; unmanned maritime; and uncrewed ground systems. The company provides digital beamforming technology, a multi-band/beam software defined antenna tile that allows simultaneous communication with multiple satellites; laser communications, a data transmission systems for space operations; space-qualified hardware for line of sight stabilization and control electronics in low, medium, and geostationary earth orbit, as well as cislunar orbits; phased array antenna technology to supports hypersonic telemetry and tracking, and other missile testing; and directed energy solution. It also offers cyber solutions for national security and defense operations. AeroVironment, Inc. was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

