American Software Company Profile (NASDAQ:AMSWA)

About American Software

American Software, Inc. (American Software) develops, markets and supports a portfolio of software and services that delivers enterprise management, supply chain and retail planning solutions to the marketplace. The Company operates through three business segments: Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Information Technology (IT) Consulting. The SCM segment consists of Logility, Inc. and its subsidiary, Demand Management, Inc. (DMI), both of which provide supply chain and retail planning solutions to trading partners. The ERP segment consist of American Software ERP, which provides business software for manufacturers and distributors, and New Generation Computing, Inc. (NGC), which provides industry-specific business software to both retailers and manufacturers in the apparel, footwear, sewn products and furniture industries. The IT Consulting segment consists of The Proven Method, Inc., an IT staffing and consulting services firm.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Computer and Technology
Industry: Application Software
Sub-Industry: Application Software
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: AMSWA
CUSIP: 02968310

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $11.00
50 Day Moving Average: $10.88
200 Day Moving Average: $9.95
52-Week Range: $29,103,000.00 - $8.56
Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.34
Foreward P/E Ratio: 43.96
P/E Growth: 2.22
Market Cap: $319.84M
Outstanding Shares: 29,103,000
Beta: 0.72

Profitability:

Net Margins: 8.32%
Return on Equity: 8.90%
Return on Assets: 6.29%

Debt:

Current Ratio: 2.58%
Quick Ratio: 2.58%

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Consensus Ratings for American Software (NASDAQ:AMSWA) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Buy Rating
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 3.00)
Consensus Price Target:	$12.50 (13.74% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for American Software (NASDAQ:AMSWA)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target	Details
8/28/2016	B. Riley	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$12.50

(Data available from 9/25/2014 forward)

Earnings History for American Software (NASDAQ:AMSWA)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
12/1/2016
8/25/2016		$0.08	$0.06			View	N/A
6/23/2016	Q416	$0.07	$0.11		$28.90 million	View	N/A
2/25/2016	Q316	$0.07	$0.06	$28.59 million		View	Listen
12/3/2015	Q216	$0.07	$0.07	$27.12 million		View	N/A
8/27/2015	Q116	$0.06	$0.09	$26.65 million	$28.90 million	View	N/A
6/24/2015		$0.10	$0.09			View	N/A
2/26/2015	Q315	$0.09	$0.06	$27.37 million		View	N/A
12/3/2014	Q215	$0.09	$0.06		$24.60 million	View	N/A
8/28/2014	Q115	$0.07	$0.07		$24.90 million	View	N/A
6/25/2014	Q314	$0.09	$0.10	$26.56 million	$25.90 million	View	N/A
2/27/2014		$0.10	$0.09			View	N/A
12/3/2013	Q2 14	$0.08	$0.14	$25.04 million	$26.90 million	View	N/A
11/29/2012	0.11		$0.11		$26.30 million	View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for American Software (NASDAQ:AMSWA)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.25 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.25 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	1	$0.07	$0.07	$0.07
Q2 2016	2	$0.05	$0.08	$0.07
Q3 2016	2	$0.05	$0.06	$0.06
Q4 2016	2	$0.07	$0.08	$0.08
Q1 2017	1	$0.06	$0.06	$0.06
Q2 2017	1	$0.08	$0.08	$0.08
Q3 2017	1	$0.06	$0.06	$0.06
Q4 2017	1	$0.08	$0.08	$0.08
Q1 2018	1	$0.06	$0.06	$0.06
Q2 2018	1	$0.08	$0.08	$0.08
Q3 2018	1	$0.08	$0.08	$0.08
Q4 2018	1	$0.09	$0.09	$0.09

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for American Software (NASDAQ:AMSWA)

Annual Dividend:	$0.44
Dividend Yield:	4.00%
Payout Ratio:	137.50% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 176.00% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 176.00% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for American Software (NASDAQ:AMSWA)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/19/2016	quarterly	$0.11	3.97%	11/8/2016	11/11/2016	12/2/2016
5/13/2016	quarterly	$0.11	4.91%	8/3/2016	8/5/2016	8/19/2016
2/11/2016	quarterly	$0.10	4.47%	5/11/2016	5/13/2016	5/27/2016
11/13/2015	quarterly	$0.10	4.11%	2/10/2016	2/12/2016	2/26/2016
8/19/2015	quarterly	$0.10	4.32%	11/10/2015	11/13/2015	12/4/2015
5/14/2015	quarterly	$0.10	4.32%	8/5/2015	8/7/2015	8/21/2015
2/12/2015	quarterly	$0.10	4.44%	5/6/2015	5/8/2015	5/22/2015
11/20/2014	quarterly	$0.10	4.41%	2/4/2015	2/6/2015	2/24/2015
8/20/2014	quarterly	$0.10	4.31%	11/12/2014	11/14/2014	12/5/2014
5/14/2014	quarterly	$0.10	4.42%	8/6/2014	8/8/2014	8/22/2014
2/14/2014	quarterly	$0.10	3.65%	5/7/2014	5/9/2014	5/23/2014
11/14/2013	quarterly	$0.10	4.38%	2/5/2014	2/7/2014	2/24/2014
8/20/2013	quarterly	$0.10	4.88%	11/13/2013	11/15/2013	12/9/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for American Software (NASDAQ:AMSWA)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 14.39%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 73.77%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
3/22/2016	James B Miller Jr	Director	Sell	1,790	$8.86	$15,859.40
12/30/2015	Vincent C. Klinges	CFO	Sell	859	$10.65	$9,148.35
12/29/2015	Vincent C. Klinges	CFO	Sell	2,623	$10.61	$27,830.03
12/24/2015	James C. Edenfield	Chairman	Sell	5,400	$10.53	$56,862.00
12/24/2015	Vincent C. Klinges	CFO	Sell	5,326	$10.61	$56,508.86
12/22/2015	Dennis Hogue	Director	Sell	1,450	$10.39	$15,065.50
12/22/2015	J Michael Edenfield	CEO	Sell	25,200	$10.47	$263,844.00
12/18/2015	J Michael Edenfield	CEO	Sell	10,000	$10.46	$104,600.00
12/17/2015	J Michael Edenfield	CEO	Sell	24,800	$10.50	$260,400.00
12/16/2015	James C Edenfield	Chairman	Sell	11,753	$10.35	$121,643.55
12/15/2015	James C Edenfield	Chairman	Sell	6,400	$10.22	$65,408.00
12/10/2015	James C Edenfield	Chairman	Sell	1,847	$10.28	$18,987.16
12/9/2015	J Michael Edenfield	CEO	Sell	20,000	$10.54	$210,800.00
12/8/2015	James R. Mcguone	insider	Sell	2,686	$10.53	$28,283.58
12/8/2015	Vincent C. Klinges	CFO	Sell	401	$10.74	$4,306.74
9/21/2015	James R. Mcguone	insider	Sell	1,000	$9.80	$9,800.00
3/27/2015	James C Edenfield	Chairman	Sell	4,358	$10.35	$45,105.30
3/27/2015	John Jarvis	Director	Sell	6,000	$10.35	$62,100.00
3/26/2015	James C Edenfield	Chairman	Sell	44,699	$10.27	$459,058.73
3/26/2015	Thomas L V Newberry	Director	Sell	3,000	$10.22	$30,660.00
3/24/2015	James C Edenfield	Chairman	Sell	28,301	$10.23	$289,519.23
3/23/2015	Vincent C Klinges	CFO	Sell	10,000	$10.23	$102,300.00
3/20/2015	James C Edenfield	Chairman	Sell	4,413	$9.89	$43,644.57
3/18/2015	Thomas L V Newberry	Director	Sell	3,000	$9.75	$29,250.00
3/12/2015	Thomas L V Newberry	Director	Sell	6,000	$9.75	$58,500.00
3/9/2015	James C Edenfield	Chairman	Sell	3,801	$9.93	$37,743.93
3/6/2015	J Michael Edenfield	CEO	Sell	37,573	$9.84	$369,718.32
3/5/2015	J Michael Edenfield	CEO	Sell	24,900	$9.92	$247,008.00
3/4/2015	James R Mcguone	VP	Sell	4,000	$9.80	$39,200.00
3/4/2015	Vincent C Klinges	CFO	Sell	28,003	$9.85	$275,829.55
9/23/2014	James R Mcguone	VP	Sell	6,620	$8.75	$57,925.00
6/30/2014	Dennis Hogue	Director	Sell	6,000	$9.92	$59,520.00
6/30/2014	James C Edenfield	Chairman	Sell	10,807	$9.97	$107,745.79
3/31/2014	James Edenfield	Chairman	Sell	2,642	$10.23	$27,027.66
3/28/2014	Dennis Hogue	Director	Sell	6,000	$9.93	$59,580.00
3/28/2014	Vincent Klinges	CFO	Sell	21,927	$10.24	$224,532.48
3/27/2014	Vincent Klinges	CFO	Sell	1,931	$9.97	$19,252.07
3/25/2014	James Edenfield	Chairman	Sell	7,414	$9.99	$74,065.86
3/24/2014	Vincent Klinges	CFO	Sell	1,611	$9.98	$16,077.78
3/21/2014	James Edenfield	Chairman	Sell	13,768	$10.00	$137,680.00
3/21/2014	James Miller, Jr.	Director	Sell	2,000	$10.00	$20,000.00
3/19/2014	James Edenfield	Chairman	Sell	11,300	$10.13	$114,469.00
3/18/2014	J Michael Edenfield	CEO	Sell	11,393	$10.04	$114,385.72
3/18/2014	Vincent Klinges	CFO	Sell	19,017	$10.06	$191,311.02
3/14/2014	J Michael Edenfield	CEO	Sell	7,100	$10.00	$71,000.00
3/14/2014	Vincent Klinges	CFO	Sell	5,983	$10.00	$59,830.00
3/12/2014	John Jarvis	Director	Sell	4,539	$10.02	$45,480.78
3/11/2014	J Michael Edenfield	CEO	Sell	15,300	$10.00	$153,000.00
3/11/2014	John Jarvis	Director	Sell	7,461	$10.00	$74,610.00
3/7/2014	J Michael Edenfield	CEO	Sell	26,728	$10.03	$268,081.84
12/31/2013	Vincent Klinges	CFO	Sell	13,325	$9.94	$132,450.50
12/27/2013	Vincent C Klinges	CFO	Sell	6,206	$10.01	$62,122.06
12/24/2013	James C Edenfield	Chairman	Sell	28,900	$10.06	$290,734.00
12/23/2013	James R Mcguone	VP	Sell	2,500	$10.10	$25,250.00
12/20/2013	James C Edenfield	Chairman	Sell	10,200	$10.02	$102,204.00
12/17/2013	Dennis Hogue	Director	Sell	6,000	$9.64	$57,840.00
12/16/2013	James B Miller Jr	Director	Sell	5,250	$10.00	$52,500.00
12/10/2013	J Michael Edenfield	CEO	Sell	6,753	$10.02	$67,665.06
12/9/2013	J Michael Edenfield	CEO	Sell	43,247	$10.43	$451,066.21
12/6/2013	James C Edenfield	Chairman	Sell	78,298	$10.26	$803,337.48
12/6/2013	James R Mcguone	VP	Sell	5,000	$10.23	$51,150.00
9/24/2013	James B Miller Jr	Director	Sell	5,168	$8.50	$43,928.00
9/24/2013	James R Mcguone	VP	Sell	4,000	$8.50	$34,000.00
9/10/2013	Vincent C Klinges	CFO	Sell	26,726	$8.22	$219,687.72
6/27/2013	Dennis Hogue	Director	Sell	3,000	$8.30	$24,900.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for American Software (NASDAQ:AMSWA)

Date	Headline
	Logility and Husqvarna Highlight Supply Chain Strategy and Segmentation at Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in London (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - September 15 at 12:23 PM
	Logility Congratulates Apparel Magazine’s Top 50 for 2016 Recipients (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - September 13 at 3:29 PM
	Demand Solutions Receives Coveted Recognition from Inbound Logistics Magazine (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - September 13 at 8:19 AM
	AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report (NASDAQ:AMSWA) biz.yahoo.com - September 8 at 3:27 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to American Software, Inc. : August 30, 2016 (NASDAQ:AMSWA) www.capitalcube.com - August 30 at 11:29 AM
	American Software, Inc. :AMSWA-US: Earnings Analysis: Q1, 2017 By the Numbers : August 29, 2016 (NASDAQ:AMSWA) www.capitalcube.com - August 29 at 4:06 PM
	Demand Management President Bill Harrison Honored as a 2016 “Provider Pro to Know” (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - August 26 at 11:37 AM
	American Software posts 1Q profit (NASDAQ:AMSWA) sg.finance.yahoo.com - August 25 at 8:52 PM
	American Software Reports Preliminary First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2017 Results (NASDAQ:AMSWA) www.publicnow.com - August 25 at 8:52 PM
	Q1 2017 American Software Inc Earnings Release - After Market Close (NASDAQ:AMSWA) biz.yahoo.com - August 25 at 8:18 AM
	American Software : Board Approves the Quarterly Cash Dividend (NASDAQ:AMSWA) www.4-traders.com - August 18 at 11:53 AM
	American Software’s Board Approves the Quarterly Cash Dividend (NASDAQ:AMSWA) www.publicnow.com - August 18 at 11:53 AM
	AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC Files SEC form 8-K, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders (NASDAQ:AMSWA) biz.yahoo.com - August 17 at 8:58 PM
	Software maverick McAfee warns China of hacking weakness (NASDAQ:AMSWA) uk.finance.yahoo.com - August 16 at 3:30 PM
	Webcast: Hostess Brands: Sweetest Comeback in Supply Chain History (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - August 16 at 12:06 PM
	American Software, Inc. (MM) (NASDAQ:AMSWA) (NASDAQ:AMSWA) ih.advfn.com - August 11 at 3:31 PM
	American Software, Inc. Invites You to Join Its First Quarter Fiscal Year 2017 Preliminary Results Conference Call on the Web (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - August 11 at 3:31 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to American Software, Inc. : July 26, 2016 (NASDAQ:AMSWA) www.capitalcube.com - July 26 at 11:42 AM
	Logility Named a Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 Recipient for the Fourteenth Year (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - July 26 at 9:14 AM
	American Software, Inc. :AMSWA-US: Earnings Analysis: 2016 By the Numbers : July 22, 2016 (NASDAQ:AMSWA) www.capitalcube.com - July 22 at 9:31 AM
	AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC Financials (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - July 20 at 1:04 PM
	Logility Connections Europe 2016 Takes Center Stage in London (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - July 20 at 8:30 AM
	Logility Named a 2016 Great Supply Chain Partner by SupplyChainBrain (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - July 19 at 8:30 AM
	AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC Files SEC form 8-K, Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Change in Directors or Principa (NASDAQ:AMSWA) biz.yahoo.com - July 15 at 3:46 PM
	AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC Files SEC form 10-K, Annual Report (NASDAQ:AMSWA) biz.yahoo.com - July 14 at 4:28 PM
	Destination XL Group, Inc., Manufacturer and Retailer of Men’s Big and Tall Apparel, Selects EZ-Ship Scan/Pack Solution from NGC (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - June 27 at 8:30 AM
	American Software Net Jumps; Sonic, Finish Line Net Plunge (NASDAQ:AMSWA) www.ticker.com - June 25 at 3:29 PM
	American Software's (AMSWA) CEO Michael Edenfield on Q4 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript (NASDAQ:AMSWA) seekingalpha.com - June 25 at 3:29 PM
	American Software Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2016 Results (NASDAQ:AMSWA) www.publicnow.com - June 23 at 6:09 PM
	American Software posts 4Q profit (NASDAQ:AMSWA) sg.finance.yahoo.com - June 23 at 4:21 PM
	Sandvik Receives the 2016 Manufacturing Leadership 100 Award (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - June 20 at 8:30 AM
	American Software : Invites You to Join It’s Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2016 Preliminary Results Conference Call on the Web (NASDAQ:AMSWA) www.4-traders.com - June 13 at 3:30 PM
	American Software, Inc. Invites You to Join It’s Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2016 Preliminary Results Conference Call on the Web (NASDAQ:AMSWA) www.publicnow.com - June 13 at 2:49 PM
	American Software, Inc. Invites You to Join Its Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2016 Preliminary Results Conference Call on the Web (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - June 13 at 12:37 PM
	NGC Named as Inbound Logistics Top 100 Logistics IT Provider (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - May 31 at 8:30 AM
	Grupo M, the Largest Apparel Manufacturer in the Western Hemisphere, Selects NGC’s Fashion PLM Software (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - May 16 at 8:00 AM
	AMERICAN SOFTWARE'S BOARD INCREASES THE QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND BY 10% TO $.11 CENTS PER SHARE (NASDAQ:AMSWA) www.publicnow.com - May 12 at 3:27 PM
	8:46 am American Software increases quarterly dividend to $0.11/share from $0.10/share (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - May 12 at 8:46 AM
	American Software’s Board Increases the Quarterly Cash Dividend by 10% to $.11 Cents Per Share (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - May 12 at 8:45 AM
	ELAN International, A Designer And Manufacturer Of Young Contemporary Collections, Selects NGC's Apparel ERP And Shop Floor Control System (NASDAQ:AMSWA) www.thestreet.com - May 10 at 9:29 AM
	ELAN International, a Designer and Manufacturer of Young Contemporary Collections, Selects NGC’s Apparel ERP and Shop Floor Control System (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - May 10 at 8:30 AM
	Nutrabolt Selects Logility to Synchronize Supply with Demand and Improve Customer Service (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - May 3 at 8:30 AM
	Xcel Brands Inc., an Innovator in Fashion Brand Development and Omnichannel Retail, Selects NGC’s Global Enterprise Suite (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - April 26 at 9:00 AM
	Logility Named A "Top 100 Logistics IT Provider" For The 19th Year By Inbound Logistics (NASDAQ:AMSWA) www.thestreet.com - April 21 at 10:28 AM
	Logility Named a “Top 100 Logistics IT Provider” for the 19th Year by Inbound Logistics (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - April 21 at 8:30 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to American Software, Inc. : April 19, 2016 (NASDAQ:AMSWA) www.capitalcube.com - April 19 at 3:47 PM
	Nucleus Research Recognizes Logility as a Leader in the Inventory Optimization Value Matrix 2016 (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - April 19 at 8:30 AM
	Logility Expands Global Operations, Adds Presence in Four Countries (NASDAQ:AMSWA) au.finance.yahoo.com - April 18 at 8:30 AM
	Jenny Yoo Collection, Internationally Recognized Designer of Bridal and Bridesmaid Dresses, Selects NGC’s PLM and ERP Solutions (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - April 13 at 9:00 AM
	Supply & Demand Chain Executive Names Shelley Kiley, Vice President Global Supply Chain and Global Distribution and Logistics for Moen a 2016 Pro to Know (NASDAQ:AMSWA) finance.yahoo.com - April 4 at 8:30 AM