Dear Fellow Shareholders:
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For American Software, fiscal year 2016 marked another
period of extraordinary performance. Driven by the perennial
hard work of our global team, we recorded our 15th
consecutive year of profitability with a double-digit increase
in total revenue and a % increase in net earnings. We
are proud of this consistent record of achievement as well
as our successful evolution to providing a new level of
customer value based on flexible deployment options such
as SaaS subscriptions and Cloud Services. This growing
mix of license fees and service revenues indicates our
customer-first strategy is benefitting both our users and
our bottom line, positioning our customers and American
Software for continued success.
This year we added 54 new customers across the Logility
Voyager Solutions™, Demand Solutions® and NGC® brands.
Our 1,000 plus customer base spans more than 80 countries
and continues to extend our geographic reach into new
markets worldwide. Today, 24% of Logility revenue and
17% of American Software revenue comes from outside
the US. Our financial position remains very strong, with 61
consecutive quarters of profitability and approximately $78
million in cash and investments, while carrying no debt.
Since initiating the current cash dividend policy in July
2004, the Company has distributed approximately $117
million in shareholder dividends at the end of fiscal 2016.
Our Cloud Services offerings experienced a leap forward
in adoption this year, increasing Annual Contract Value
(ACV) by approximately 37%. Our growing streams of
Cloud Services revenue indicate that our Company is well-
positioned to meet the needs of a changing marketplace.
Offering both new and existing customers more flexibility to
choose the deployment and service models that best meet
their needs today and well into the future.
For an ever-growing base of customers, Cloud Services
drives fast implementations, strong adoption, and quick
ROI, allowing our customers to deliver higher service levels
to their customers at lower cost. The implementations
are optimizing a broad range of supply chain functions
leveraging powerful capabilities designed for ease of use
and elevating collaboration within the enterprise and with
external trading partners. Increased deployment flexibility
prioritizes supply chain initiatives before other IT projects,
thus accelerating time-to-benefit for our award winning
solutions. In addition, managers are better able to plan
for normal business cycles while responding rapidly to
unexpected events and opportunities. Finally, operational
decision-making is improved through better understanding
of the financial impacts.
Last year we noted Logility’s acquisition of MID Retail
and are happy to report that the new retail optimization
capabilities incorporated into the Logility Voyager Solutions
suite are gaining traction in the retail market and within
our customer base. Deployments of merchandise and
assortment planning and allocation are extending Logility’s
value to organizations that serve multi-channel markets.
As it has in the past, our Company continued to receive
recognition during fiscal 2016 from leading industry analysts
and publications. Supply & Demand Chain Executive
recognized several of our executives and customers as
Supply Chain Pros to Know. Consumer Goods Technology
readers identified Logility as the leader in supply chain
planning for the 16th consecutive year. And, we were named
a Top Workplace in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s
annual employee survey.
leadership
in developing
As we advance into the coming year, we have recommitted
ourselves to maintaining our aggressive Research and
Development investments at Logility, Demand Management
and NGC. Our executive team has long stressed the
innovative,
importance of
groundbreaking supply chain solutions
that deliver
companies a powerful competitive edge. We are very
excited about our prospects for the coming year, and by
the continued success of our SaaS platforms and Cloud
Services. We thank both our employees and the customers
they partner so closely with around the globe for another
great year. Together we have formed a unique community
of best practice advocates unmatched in the supply
chain world.
Thank you for your commitment to supply chain excellence.
Sincerely,
J. Michael Edenfield
President and Chief Executive Officer
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
For the Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters ........................
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence ................................................................
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BUSINESS
PART I
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factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by forward-looking statements made herein.
These factors include, but are not limited to, continuing U.S. and global economic uncertainty, the timing and degree of business
recovery, unpredictability and the irregular pattern of future revenues, dependence on particular market segments or customers,
competitive pressures, delays, product liability and warranty claims and other risks associated with new product development,
undetected software errors, market acceptance of our products, technological complexity, the challenges and risks associated with
integration of acquired product lines, companies and services, as well as a number of other risk factors that could affect our future
performance. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those we discuss under the
section captioned “Risk Factors” in Item 1A. of this Form 10-K as well as the cautionary statements and other factors that we discuss
in other sections of this Form 10-K.
Company Overview
American Software, Inc. (“American Software” or the “Company”) was incorporated as a Georgia corporation in 1970. We
develop, market and support a portfolio of software and services that deliver enterprise management, supply chain and advanced retail
planning solutions to the global marketplace. Our software and services are designed to bring business value to enterprises by
supporting their operations over cloud-based Internet-architected solutions. References to “the Company,” “our products,” “our
software,” “our services” and similar references include the appropriate business unit actually providing the product or service.
We provide our software solutions through three major business segments, which are further broken down into a total of four
major product and service groups. The three business segments are (1) Supply Chain Management (SCM), (2) Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP), and (3) Information Technology (IT) Consulting.
The SCM segment consists of (1) Logility, Inc. and (2) Demand Management, Inc. (“DMI” or “Demand Management”)
(collectively “Logility”), both of which provide supply chain and advanced retail planning solutions to streamline and optimize the
forecasting, inventory, production, supply, allocation, distribution and management of products between trading partners. The ERP
segment consists of (1) American Software ERP, which provides business software for manufacturers and distributors across the
aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, energy, government, pharmaceuticals, transportation and utility vertical markets and (2) 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. We also provide support for our software products, such as software enhancements,
documentation, updates, customer education, consulting, systems integration services, maintenance, and other support services.
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We derive revenues primarily from three sources: software licenses, services, and maintenance. We generally determine
software license and Software as a Service (SaaS) fees based on the number of modules, servers, users and/or sites licensed. Services
and other revenues consist primarily of fees from software implementation, training, consulting services, SaaS, hosting, and managed
services. We bill primarily under time and materials arrangements and recognize revenues as we perform services. Maintenance
agreements typically are for a one- to three-year term, usually commencing at the time of the initial product license. We generally bill
maintenance fees annually in advance under agreements with terms of one to three years, and then recognize the resulting revenues
ratably over the term of the maintenance agreement. Deferred revenues represent advance payments or billings for software licenses,
services and maintenance billed in advance of the time we recognize the related revenues.
Our cost of revenues for licenses includes amortization of capitalized computer software development costs, salaries and
benefits and value-added reseller (VAR) commissions. Costs for maintenance and services revenues include the cost of personnel to
conduct implementations, customer support and consulting, and other personnel-related expenses as well as agent commission
expenses related to maintenance revenues generated by the indirect channel.
Our selling expenses generally include the salaries and commissions we pay to our direct sales professionals, along with
marketing, promotional, travel and associated costs. Our general and administrative expenses generally include the salaries and
benefits we pay to executive, corporate and support personnel, as well as office rent, utilities, communications expenses, and various
professional fees.
Industry Background
Companies that effectively communicate, collaborate and integrate with their trading partners (customers, suppliers, and
carriers) within the extended enterprise or global supply chains can realize significant competitive advantages in the form of lower
costs, improved customer service, and increased revenue. Supply chain management refers to the process of managing the complex
network of relationships that organizations maintain with external trading partners to forecast demand, source, manufacture and
deliver goods and services to the end consumer. Supply chain management involves both the activities related to supplying products or
services (source, make, move, buy, store, and deliver) as well as the sales and marketing activities that influence the demand for goods
and services, such as new product introductions, promotions, pricing and forecasting.
In response to increasing global competition, companies are continually seeking new ways to enhance the productivity of their
operations. Computer software applications can be an effective tool for companies to re-engineer and streamline their core business
processes. ERP applications help companies reduce employee headcount and increase employee utilization through recording,
consolidating, and reporting the large quantities of transactional data that are generated through daily operations. Core ERP
applications include automation of financial reporting, human resources, and supply chain functions. Included in supply chain
functions are applications that assist companies in managing relationships with external trading partners such as customers, suppliers,
manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and carriers.
Today, several market trends are driving organizations to expand collaboration with trading partners along the supply chain. A
general shift in market power has forced manufacturers and distributors to become more responsive to retailers and consumers, which
has increased the demand for improved planning capabilities. At the same time, global economic conditions and competitive pressures
are forcing businesses to reduce costs, decrease order cycle times and improve operating efficiencies. As a result, manufacturers,
distributors and retailers are under pressure to better manage the supply chain as they seek to improve manufacturing efficiency and
logistics operations while maintaining flexibility and responsiveness to changing market conditions and specific customer demands.
These pressures are compounded by the increasing globalization and complexity of the interactions among suppliers, manufacturers,
distributors, retailers and consumers.
To compete in global markets, businesses must improve the performance of their supply chains, as well as the key functions,
processes and technologies that make up an integrated supply chain network. Supply chain planning software solutions create a
competitive advantage by modeling the time-phased need for products at a specific location in the business network and enables
reducing the cost of goods sold, improving customer service, building global brands and increasing global supply chain visibility as
companies move product to the market quicker. Our customers’ goal is to provide the right product in the right place at the right time
at a competitive price.
Where appropriate, our software solutions expand the potential user community and streamline collaboration among the various
trading partners in the supply chain. The supply chain planning process focuses on demand forecasting, supply and inventory
optimization, global sourcing, distribution, transportation and manufacturing planning and scheduling. Planning software is designed
to increase revenues, improve forecast accuracy, optimize production scheduling, streamline global sourcing, reduce inventory costs,
decrease order cycle times, reduce transportation costs, and improve customer service. The supply chain execution function addresses
procuring, manufacturing, warehousing, fulfilling orders and distributing products throughout the supply chain. Within the supply
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chain execution function, organizations are increasing their focus on the optimization of transportation operations and the need for
integration with planning systems and other enterprise applications, in order to increase the efficient and effective fulfillment of
customer orders in both the business-to-business and the business-to-consumer sectors.
In order to effectively manage and coordinate supply chain activities, companies require sales and operations planning, supply
chain planning, allocation, sourcing, supply chain execution, and supply chain analytics software that provides for integrated
communication, optimization and collaboration among the various constituents throughout the supply chain network. This enhanced
collaboration synchronizes production plans with demand forecasts, thereby minimizing bottlenecks that lead to production delays,
excess inventory and distribution network problems.
In addition, companies seek sales and operations planning systems to synchronize the time phased needs of market demand with
inventory investments. Organizations are also demanding solutions that are modular and scalable to fit the changing needs of the
organization.
Business Segments
Segment 1—Supply Chain Management
Logility, Inc.
Logility, our wholly-owned subsidiary, was incorporated in 1996 and provides SCM and advanced retail planning solutions, as
an integrated suite of sales and operations planning, demand planning, inventory optimization, manufacturing planning and
scheduling, supply optimization, and transportation optimization.
Logility’s solutions enable enterprises to increase their market visibility to build competitive advantages and increase
profitability by reducing costs, increasing revenues, improving operational efficiencies and collaborating with customers, suppliers
and carriers to more effectively sense and respond to dynamic market conditions. Additionally, Logility’s solutions streamline and
automate the executive sales and operations planning (S&OP) process to create and assess business plans that profitably match supply
with demand while synchronizing supply chain operations with strategic corporate goals.
Today, Logility’s customer base is approximately 1,250 companies located in more than 80 countries, which gives Logility what
we believe is the largest active installed base of supply chain and retail planning customers among all application software vendors.
Logility markets and sells the Demand Solutions® product line to the global small and midsize enterprise (SME) market through the
global VAR distribution network of DMI. Logility also offers the Logility Voyager Solutions™ suite through both direct and indirect
sales channels to customers with distribution-intensive supply chains, ranging from upper-midsize to Fortune 500 companies along
with tier-one retailers.
Logility derives revenues primarily from three sources: software licenses, services, and maintenance. Logility generally
determines software license and SaaS fees based on the number of modules, deployments, users and/or sites licensed. Services and
other revenues consist primarily of fees from software implementation, training, consulting services, SaaS, hosting, and managed
services associated with the implementation and support of Logility products. Logility bills for these services primarily under time and
materials arrangements and recognizes revenues as it performs services. Maintenance agreements typically are for a one- to three-year
term, commencing at the time of the initial product license. Logility generally bills maintenance fees annually in advance under
agreements with terms of one to three years, and then recognizes the resulting revenues ratably over the term of the maintenance
agreement. Deferred revenues represent advance payments or billings for software licenses, services and maintenance billed in
advance of the time Logility recognizes the related revenues.
Logility’s cost of revenues for licenses includes amortization of capitalized computer software development costs, salaries and
benefits along with VAR commissions. Costs for maintenance and services revenues include the cost of personnel to conduct
implementations, customer support and consulting, and other personnel-related expenses as well as agent commission expenses related
to maintenance revenues generated by the indirect sales channel.
Logility’s selling expenses generally include the salaries and commissions it pays to its direct sales professionals, along with
marketing, promotion, travel and associated costs. Logility’s general and administrative expenses generally include the salaries and
benefits it pays to executive, corporate and support personnel, as well as office rent, utilities, communications expenses, and various
professional fees.
Demand Management, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Logility, was incorporated in 1985. Demand Management is a leading
global provider of supply chain planning software that can be deployed in the cloud or on-premises. These tools for manufacturers and
distributors are designed to increase forecast accuracy, improve customer service levels, and reduce overall inventory to maximize
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profits and lower costs. Completely reengineered to run on the latest cloud technology, the Demand Solutions DSX supply chain
planning solution offers functionality for forecast management, demand planning, collaborative forecasting, inventory
planning, advanced planning and scheduling (APS), S&OP and point of sale analysis.
Demand Management has worked with supply chain professionals for over 30 years and has incorporated their best practices
and real-world business requirements into its software. The company’s extensive customer base across 76 countries includes Lonely
Planet, AutomationDirect.com, and Campbell Hausfeld.
Demand Management markets and sells the Demand Solutions® product line to manufacturers and distributors in the global
SME market as well as to Fortune 500 companies. Demand Management utilizes a global VAR distribution network to sell and
implement their solutions.
Supply Chain and Retail Industry Background
In response to increasing global competition, volatile market demand, shorter product life cycles and reduced lead times,
companies are continually seeking new ways to enhance the productivity and profitability of their operations. Companies that
effectively communicate, collaborate and integrate with their trading partners within the extended enterprise network or supply chain
can realize significant competitive advantages in the form of lower costs, greater customer responsiveness, reduced stock-outs, more
efficient sourcing, reduced inventory levels, synchronized supply and demand, improved transportation and logistics operations, and
increased revenue. Supply chain management refers to the process of managing the complex global network of relationships that
organizations maintain with external trading partners (customers, suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and retailers) to forecast,
source, manufacture, store, allocate and deliver goods and services to the end customer. Supply chain management involves both the
activities related to supplying products or services (source, make, move, buy, store, and deliver) as well as the sales and marketing
activities that influence the demand for goods and services, such as new product introductions, promotions, pricing and forecasting.
Today, several market trends are driving organizations to invest in supply chain and retail planning initiatives. Global economic
conditions and competitive pressures are forcing companies to reduce costs, decrease order cycle times and improve operating
efficiencies and omni-channel initiatives are driving the need for more flexibility and better leverage out of inventory to meet the
needs of multiple commerce channels including wholesale, branded retail and direct to consumer. As a result, manufacturers,
distributors and retailers are under pressure to better manage the supply chain as they seek to reduce costs, improve manufacturing
efficiency and accelerate logistics operations while maintaining flexibility and responsiveness to changing market conditions and
specific customer demands. These pressures are compounded by the increasing complexity and globalization of the interactions
among suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers and consumers.
Companies are increasingly deploying supply chain optimization and advanced retail planning applications to address their
forecasting, supply chain planning, inventory optimization, and transportation requirements. Supply chain optimization and retail
planning functions involve the use of information and analysis to facilitate the on-time delivery of the right products to the correct
location at the right time and at the optimal total cost. The planning process focuses on forecasting and demand management,
inventory and supply optimization, distribution, transportation and manufacturing planning and scheduling, sales and operations
planning, and retail financial planning and allocation. Planning software is designed to increase revenues, improve forecast accuracy,
optimize manufacturing scheduling, better leverage inventory investments, decrease order cycle times, reduce transportation costs, and
improve customer service. Customers are showing increasing interest in planning software that is implemented and accessed in the
cloud, known as SaaS.
The supply chain functions also address procuring, warehousing, fulfilling orders, distributing products, and delivery to
customers throughout the global network. Within the supply chain execution function, organizations are increasing their focus on the
effective management of warehouse and transportation operations and the need for integration with supply chain planning and other
enterprise applications, in order to increase the efficient and effective fulfillment of customer orders in both the business-to-business
and the business-to-consumer sectors.
The May 2016 Gartner Inc. report, Forecast Analysis: Enterprise Software, Worldwide, 1Q16 Update, predicts spending on
Supply Chain Management software solutions will grow at a CAGR of 9.5% through 2020, outpacing the CAGR for enterprise
software applications at 7.6%.
In order to effectively manage and coordinate supply chain activities, companies require demand planning, supply planning,
inventory optimization, global sourcing, transportation and logistics management, and advanced analytics software that provides for
integrated communication, optimization and collaboration among the various stakeholders throughout the supply chain network. This
enhanced collaboration optimizes production and distribution plans with demand forecasts and minimizes bottlenecks that lead to
production delays, excess inventory, storage constraints and distribution network problems.
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We believe that traditional ERP systems alone do not provide the visibility, depth, flexibility or optimization techniques
required to effectively meet the demands of today’s intensely competitive and increasingly dynamic global business environment.
Organizations are demanding supply chain solutions that are both modular and scalable to extend ERP functionality, fit the dynamic
needs of their businesses, deploy quickly and deliver rapid time-to-benefit.
Additionally, business drivers for more sophisticated supply chain solutions are finding their way downstream. Issues that multi-
billion dollar companies faced ten years ago are affecting even the lower end of the SME market today. Increasingly, Logility’s
customers have to manage offshore sourcing and manufacturing requirements, which often extend lead times and time-to-market.
With new, increasingly complex data management needs to monitor global supply networks and deal with the retailers’ demand for
accurate forecasts, greater supply visibility and higher in-stock performance, the SME market is outgrowing spreadsheets for supply
chain planning and turning to proven supply and demand, inventory and replenishment management software, thus extending the
addressable market for Logility’s software offerings.
Logility Products and Services
Leveraging its planning solutions expertise, Logility has been an innovator in developing and deploying supply chain
optimization and advanced retail planning solutions, with its first Internet-based collaborative planning software application
implemented in 1996. Logility continues to invest and expand its award-winning solutions, which support the global planning,
optimization, collaboration, S&OP as well as merchandise and assortment planning and allocations.
Logility’s experience indicates that distribution-intensive industries face considerable competitive pressure, which is intensified
by the high cost of inventory and distribution investments, dynamically changing consumer needs, and variability in overall supply
chain performance. These companies need solutions that are capable of delivering significant financial benefits by quickly solving
problems that arise in sourcing, manufacturing and distribution operations. Logility solutions are capable of helping these companies
collaborate with their trading partners to improve customer service and optimize their sourcing, manufacturing, inventory, distribution
and retail networks.
With approximately 1,250 customers in approximately 80 countries, Logility is a leading provider of collaborative supply chain
solutions that help small, midsize, large and Fortune 500 companies realize substantial bottom-line results. Logility provides two
product suites, Logility Voyager Solution™s and Demand Solutions®, marketed, sold and distributed through both direct and indirect
sales channels. The Logility Voyager Solutions suite features advanced analytics capabilities and provides supply chain visibility;
demand, inventory and replenishment planning; S&OP, supply and inventory optimization; manufacturing planning and scheduling;
merchandise and assortment planning and allocation, and transportation planning and management. The Demand Solutions product
suite provides forecasting, demand planning, requirements planning, S&OP, retail planning, production planning and scheduling,
collaboration and analytics for maximizing profits for small to midsize manufacturing, distribution and retail operations.
Logility has licensed one or more modules of Logility Voyager Solutions or Demand Solutions to companies worldwide,
including Abercrombie & Fitch, Ann Taylor, Avery Dennison Corporation, Berry Plastics Corporation, Big Lots!, Continental Mills,
Fastenal Company, Ferguson Wholesale, Gategroup, Johnstone Supply, L’Oreal, Mondelez International, New Belgium Brewing
Company, Remington Products Company, Rexnord, Shiseido Americas, Trek Bicycle, Verizon Wireless, Urban Outfitters, Warnaco,
WD-40 Company, Westward Pharmaceutical Company and VF Corporation. Logility sells products and services through direct and
indirect channels. Logility derived approximately 24% of its revenues in the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016 from international sales.
Product Features: Logility Voyager Solutions
Logility Voyager Solutions is an comprehensive software suite that provides supply chain optimization including collaborative
planning, forecasting and replenishment, multi-echelon inventory optimization, optimized supply sourcing, production management,
merchandise and assortment planning, allocation, and optimized transportation capabilities that are designed to increase revenues,
reduce inventory, distribution and transportation costs, improve forecast accuracy, decrease order cycle times, manage global sourcing
initiatives, optimize production planning and scheduling, streamline logistics operations and improve customer service. Logility
Voyager Solutions incorporates advanced analytics to drive decision support for critical processes such as demand management,
supply and inventory optimization, manufacturing planning and scheduling, transportation planning and management, retail planning
and S&OP.
The Logility Voyager Solutions suite is modular and scalable to meet the requirements of global organizations involving tens
of thousands of products with complex manufacturing or distribution networks. In addition, the Logility Voyager Solutions suite
interfaces with a broad range of existing enterprise applications deployed on a variety of technical platforms.
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Logility’s customers can implement these modules individually, in combinations or as a comprehensive solution suite. The
following summarizes key features of the Logility Voyager Solutions product suite:
LOGILITY VOYAGER SOLUTIONS FOR SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMIZATION AND ADVANCED RETAIL PLANNING
These applications allow companies to plan, manage, optimize and measure their supply chain operations and strategic trading
partner relationships for direct material procurement, production, logistics, retail and customer order fulfillment. Logility Voyager
Solutions provides a performance-based architecture that allows companies to manage supply chain processes on an exception basis.
Companies can proactively monitor, alert, measure and resolve critical supply chain events both within their own companies and
throughout the extended value chain.
SUPPLY CHAIN COLLABORATION
Logility Voyager Solutions accelerates S&OP, as well as strategic trading partner collaboration. Logility Voyager Solutions
allows companies to accelerate and synchronize demand plans, sales input, direct material procurement, sourcing, fulfillment and
financial goals to increase profitability and improve service. Logility Voyager Solutions enables companies to streamline and
accelerate the entire S&OP process. Companies can more easily track key performance indicators, measure and compare multiple plan
performance, optimize sales plans and automate data gathering.
DEMAND OPTIMIZATION
Logility Voyager Solutions provides the visibility to significantly improve forecasting accuracy by creating comprehensive
overviews of market demand, new product introductions, product phase-outs, short life cycle products, promotions and inventory
policies. As a result, enterprises can build plans that are more closely attuned to the market.
Voyager Demand Planning™ helps reconcile differences between high-level business planning and detailed product forecasting.
Aligning inventory with customer demand, this solution makes it easier to boost service levels, shorten cycle times and reduce
inventory obsolescence.
Voyager Life Cycle Planning™ provides control to model each phase in a product’s sunrise-to-sunset lifecycle—including
introduction, maturity, replacement, substitution and retirement. Using attribute-based modeling, Logility can improve the accuracy of
new product introductions, short life cycle and phase-outs, which result in reduced stock-outs and lower obsolescence costs.
Voyager Event Planning™ integrates marketing strategies with forecasting, distribution and logistics planning to calculate the
impact of promotional plans and demand shaping strategies such as price discounts, coupons, advertising, special packaging and
product placement.
Voyager Proportion Profile Planning™ automates the process of detailed SKU-level forecasting using attributes like style,
color and size for large numbers of SKUs. Time-phased profiles meet the market goals for product categories while increasing forecast
accuracy at the granular level.
INVENTORY OPTIMIZATION
Logility Voyager Solutions enables enterprises to set optimal inventory targets at each node of a multi-echelon manufacturing or
distribution network to match strategic inventory goals and service levels in accordance with your business plan.
Voyager Inventory Optimization™ optimizes strategic and tactical inventory investments across multi-echelon manufacturing
and distribution networks to meet business and service level objectives for complex supply chains with multiple stages of inventory.
Logility Voyager Inventory Planning™ allows enterprises to effectively measure the tradeoff of finished goods inventory
investments and desired customer service levels. This solution dynamically sets time-phased inventory targets based on specific safety
stock and order quantity rules.
SUPPLY OPTIMIZATION
Logility Voyager Solutions optimizes material, inventory, production and distribution assets by synchronizing supply and
demand. Optimized supply plans are generated based on manufacturing, storage, and transportation constraints as well as various
sourcing, production and distribution options.
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Voyager Supply Planning™ optimizes complex sourcing and production decisions to balance supply, manufacturing and
distribution constraints based on corporate goals for maximizing profit or minimizing costs.
Voyager Replenishment Planning™ provides visibility of future customer demand, corresponding product and material
requirements, and the actions needed to satisfy those demands.
Voyager Manufacturing Planning and Scheduling™ optimizes constraint-based manufacturing schedules and evaluates multiple
scenarios to determine the optimal trade-off between manufacturing efficiencies, inventory investments and greenhouse gas emissions,
providing lower costs and increased product availability.
Voyager Advanced Planning and Scheduling™ creates optimized schedules that consider machine, personnel, tooling and
inventory constraints to drive shorter lead times and reliable product availability.
RETAIL OPTIMIZATION
Voyager Merchandise Planning™ and Voyager Assortment Planning ™ create financial merchandise plans for total company
and individual store to increase visibility and maintain “open to buy” plans, margin planning and unit ladder plans at various levels in
the merchandise hierarchy.
Voyager Allocation™ optimizes short term unit sales and stock projections by store and facilitates the automatic replenishment
based on daily sales data. Capabilities also include pre-pack optimization to accelerate the receipt and shipment of inventory to
specific store locations.
TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS OPTIMIZATION
Logility Voyager Solutions provides industry-leading capabilities for optimizing both warehouse and transportation operations.
These solutions systematically balance logistics strategies, customer service policies, carrier effectiveness, and inventory management
to boost perfect orders and spur improvements that favorably impact profitability.
Voyager Transportation Planning and Management™ provides a performance-driven, multi-modal solution for dramatic
savings of time, effort and money. It enables automated shipment planning, shipment execution and freight accounting. User
workflows, driven by exceptions, increase visibility and accelerate more proactive communications among trading partners. The
optimization engine evaluates logical alternatives for grouping and shipping orders considering business rules, consolidation
parameters, carriers, rates, and date/time requirements.
Product Features: Demand Solutions
Demand Solutions’ proven, sophisticated supply chain software provides a smooth transition from spreadsheet management to
robust supply chain planning, reporting, and tracking. It is simple to install and easy to use, yet able to support the entire Integrated
Business Planning (IBP) process, which many supply chain experts endorse as a best practice for supply chain planning.
Demand Solutions offers SaaS and on-premises versions of its DSX product platform. Because both solutions are built on the
same technology, customers have a clear migration path from one to the other as their needs change. Customers wishing to implement
supply chain planning software without making a major up-front investment in software licensing fees can get started on the SaaS
version of Demand Solutions DSX by simply paying a monthly subscription fee. The cloud delivery model relieves these customers of
the need to buy and maintain their own hardware—and the solution can easily scale to support their business growth. Once the
solution goes live, stakeholders throughout their supply chain can simply log onto the software to access business data that is relevant
to their role.
DSX was introduced in February 2010 and combines the Company’s 30-year history of supply chain experience with the latest
technology to create a highly flexible supply chain planning solution. Built on a flexible architecture with configurability, scalability,
performance, and security in mind, DSX is the culmination of more than two decades of customer-driven supply chain functionality.
The DSX platform was architected to exploit and apply new technologies to provide best-in-class supply chain efficiencies.
Demand Solutions launched DSX SaaS in January 2014. This subscription version of the product platform is designed for
manufacturers and distributors who want to streamline and enhance their supply chain planning processes without having to build and
maintain their own IT infrastructure. It provides the full functionality of the on-premise version, but without requiring an up-front
investment for software licenses and hardware. Rather than committing to a large purchase price, customers simply pay a predictable
subscription fee.
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Demand Solutions supports both Software-as-a-Service and Infrastructure-as-a-Service. The Company also supports both
On-Demand Self Service and Broad Network Access. Because of Demand Solutions’ Web Services integration, customers can use
DS-SaaS in conjunction with their system of record regardless of whether it is hosted, SaaS, or on-premise. All product platforms also
incorporate social supply chain technology that enables supply chain partners around the world to collaborate in real time using
intuitive, “always-on” social media tools.
The Demand Solutions application suite makes it easier to predict future demand and make informed decisions to optimize
inventory turns, improve customer service levels, and increase profitability. Demand Solutions is a complete time-phased, multi-tiered
demand planning and replenishment system and a proven platform for vendor-managed inventory. Demand Solutions helps
manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors exchange inventory information in real time, proactively manage demand rather than
operate in reactive mode, and increase profitability.
Demand Solutions Forecast Management provides a powerful yet easy-to-use demand planning solution that fits virtually any
industry and deploys quickly. The system offers significant flexibility and allows the user to select from among 26 algorithms the
forecasting formula that best addresses each item’s demand pattern to develop an accurate forecast of future demand.
Demand Solutions Requirements Planning incorporates collaborative planning capabilities to streamline supply activities from
the production line through delivery. With instant analysis of the projected demand for unlimited items against current inventory,
Demand Solutions Requirements Planning recommends the ideal inventory level for each shipping destination, providing valuable
visibility up and down the supply chain.
Demand Solutions Collaboration offers a certified CPFR-compliant collaborative planning solution that streamlines
communications between a company and its customers and suppliers by letting them exchange information in real time through social
media tools. This solution minimizes the barriers to entry for smaller trading partners, who need only a web browser, and extends the
value available through the entire Demand Solutions product line. Collaboration results in greater demand visibility and closer
synchronization of production and inventory investments.
Demand Solutions Sales & Operations Planning automates and continually analyzes the monthly integrated business planning
process, while also giving all supply chain stakeholders (internal and external to the organization) the social media tools to continue
collaborating in between planning meetings. There are two annual business plans available for each of the sections of data (bookings,
sales, production, inventory, backlog, and shipments): the Annual Plan and the Flexible Plan. Demand Solutions was one of the first
S&OP tools on the market and the company has more than 17 years of S&OP implementation experience.
Demand Solutions Advanced Planning and Scheduling is a powerful and easy-to-use production scheduling solution that
supports the process and discrete enterprise environment, and quickly produces accurate schedules that take into account machines,
personnel, tooling, and inventory constraints. The Demand Solutions Advanced Planning and Scheduling software enables
manufacturers to balance material, capacity, and shop floor schedules simultaneously to meet customer demand “on-time” at the
lowest costs.
Demand Solutions Retail Planning enables manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to collaboratively produce, ship, and
replenish product based on point-of-sale (POS) data. Highly accurate and easy to use, Demand Solutions Retail Planning can
track thousands of SKUs at the retail store level, resulting in optimized store-level replenishment, reduced out-of-stocks, greater
inventory turns, elevated customer service levels, and increased profits. Demand Solutions Retail Planning is designed around the
philosophy of continuous replenishment, enabling actual demand to be consolidated from each POS location and routed to suppliers.
Demand Solutions Retail Planning leverages detailed analysis and strategic assortment planning for a store or group of stores. The
result is a collaborative, highly responsive value chain from manufacturer or distributor to retail.
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Segment 2—Enterprise Resource Planning
American Software ERP
Our enterprise solutions are comprehensive global solutions that link critical functions throughout an enterprise. All of our
enterprise solutions support e-business functions.
The e-Intelliprise solution is a web-based ERP system that a customer can run over the Internet, or an intranet or extranet
utilizing the IBM iSeries servers. This allows functions within the ERP system to be easily deployed over the Internet using a dynamic
role-based web page capability. Users no longer require separate implementations to achieve differing e-business views over the
Internet. This solution supports e-businesses and traditional businesses with full front-to-back office integration, which is critical to
successful fulfillment and seamless processing and reporting throughout the enterprise. The e-Intelliprise solution is a global system,
capable of operating in multiple languages and logistical organizations. We build this system around a flexible enterprise architecture
that enables centralized management of enterprise wide processes while allowing delegation of other business process decisions to
other levels of the organization.
Our e-applications are solutions for conducting business on the Internet that can web-enable specific business functions through
integration with existing ERP or legacy systems. Currently, e-applications are available for the following applications: e-procurement,
e-store, e-expenses, e-forms, Purchase Order Tracking and Vendor Collaboration, Requisition Tracking, Shipment Tracking,
e-process management and e-connect, a seamless, XML-enabled data exchange. We believe that these products represent a cost-
effective solution for customers with an e-business requirement.
We also market a tool to enable our customers to enter inventory and production transactions using barcode data collection
devices. This product is known as RF Direct Connect, and ensures accurate entry of such information as shipping, transfer, inventory
movement, receiving, and production data.
We have integrated a document management solution to enable the capture, storage and retrieval of documents from multiple
sources using preset business rules. This product is known as AsIrecall, and the solution provides an integrated method of document
capture and retrieval to aid in solving business issues, increasing operational efficiency, improving customer service and enabling the
reduction of administrative costs.
Our product line consists of software and services that operate on three strategic computer platforms: (1) IBM System z
Mainframe or compatible, (2) IBM i (AS/400 or iSeries), and (3) Intel-based servers and clients that operate Windows.
We have web-enabled our legacy System z and System i applications using Host Access Transformation Server (an IBM
WebSphere application). This product enables our existing System z and System i customers to access their back office systems from
any Windows-based computer with Internet access using a web browser. The graphical user interface reduces the learning curve for
new users and rejuvenates the look and feel of the systems. We market this product under the name Host-Access.
The following is a summary of our main ERP software solutions outside of our New Generation Computing, Inc. subsidiary:
Manufacturing Modules
Companies may use e-Intelliprise with traditional material requirements planning (MRP) II manufacturing and/or flow
manufacturing modules. The modules listed below are the solution components within traditional manufacturing:
Master Scheduling
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Capacity Planning
Production Order Status
Route and Work Center Maintenance
Shop Floor Control
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Logistics Modules
Our logistics solution consists of an integrated system of modules that provide information about the status of purchasing
activities, customer orders, inventory position and internal inventory requisition requirements. These modules perform primarily the
following functions:
Inventory Asset Management
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Lot Control
Receipt and Shipment Management
Serialized Inventory Processing
Replenishment Processing
Requisition Management
Inspection
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Traditional Purchasing
Requisition Processing
Blanket Purchasing
Purchase Order and Purchase Requisition Approval Routing
Customer Order Management
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Order Management
Pricing and Promotions Management
Shipping Management
Billing Management
Credit Control Processing
Customer Management
Financial Modules
Our comprehensive financial solutions provide functions such as financial reporting, budgeting, asset management, cash
management, credit management and receivables management. These systems assist in resolving customers’ specific financial control
issues faster and more effectively. We designed the e-Intelliprise financial module for global companies in order to allow the use and
reporting of multiple currencies, including the European Monetary Unit. The specific applications available are:
General Ledger
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Budgeting
Journal Entry Processing
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Accounts Payable
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Payment Processing
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Cash Management
Netting and Write-Offs
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Credit Management
Cash Receipts Management
Financial Notices and Dunning Management
Activity Manager
Key benefits of enterprise solutions include the following:
Single-Source Solution Provider for the Internet Age. Our comprehensive e-business solution suite supports the e-business
requirements of most enterprises throughout their adoption of Internet technology. e-Intelliprise is a comprehensive solution to
support the operations of enterprises and provide advanced decision support tools.
Front-to-Back Office Integration. e-Intelliprise provides complete integration of e-business transactions to the entire ERP
system, which is critical to the success of an enterprise. This supports comprehensive and consistent flow of information throughout
the enterprise and supply chain. Fulfillment issues that have been experienced by some “e-tailers” can be resolved through front-to-
back office integration. e-Intelliprise is a single solution for support of traditional and e-business activities.
Rules-Based Architecture. e-Intelliprise is very flexible due to its rules-based architecture. This allows the ERP data to be
presented based upon the profile of the user.
Deployable over the Internet, or an Intranet or Extranet. Companies can deploy e-Intelliprise over multiple channels without a
separate implementation. e-Intelliprise allows users to create multiple secure role-based views of the system. We believe this system
flexibility provides greater business value by extending the information within the ERP securely across to employees, customers and
trading partners, as needed.
Full Global Capabilities. e-Intelliprise provides full global support of the entire enterprise with multiple languages, currencies
and books. This allows users to view information in their native language and currency.
Modular Solution. Companies may purchase one or more modules, which they can integrate with other enterprise software.
They may also purchase an integrated product suite to handle increased requirements for enterprise management, processing and
transaction volume.
Extensive Functionality. Our enterprise solutions combine traditional and e-business functionality into a comprehensive yet
flexible system. e-Intelliprise offers full operational and decision support functionality for global enterprises.
Rapid Deployment. Our products utilize a modular design and a flexible rules-based architecture, thereby streamlining
implementation and reducing project time and expenses. We have announced a 120-day implementation program that is appropriate
for many customers.
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e-Applications
e-Applications streamline business processes and create competitive advantages that help businesses leverage the full value of
their existing ERP and legacy systems. Our e-applications provide added value by extending the reach of the ERP to trading partners,
for collaborative trading.
e-Procurement. This self-service online procurement solution reduces the time, cost and effort associated with “buy side”
activities. This e-application can also help an enterprise become more efficient and productive by streamlining the procurement
process and eliminating purchasing bottlenecks. This solution not only eliminates purchasing delays but it positions enterprises to
respond faster to change and to capitalize on e-business opportunities.
e-Store. This e-business storefront solution offers a cost-effective way to expand an enterprise’s market by providing around-
the-clock access to web-based ordering. e-Store acquires and retains customers’, employees’ and distributors’ access to catalog
information, pricing, product availability and order status. The solution can give users authority to create or change customer orders,
or may be restricted to inquiries.
e-Expenses. This paperless workflow solution enables employees to submit expense reports via the Internet with attached
documented receipts. By giving employees access to expense status at all stages of the processing cycle (routing, approval and
payment) and by supplying company management with a system wide look into expense behavior, the e-Expenses solution offers a
new level of control over and accountability for the cost of the function. e-Expense is fully integrated into Accounts Payable.
e-Forms. e-Forms provides the ability to route specific forms, such as purchase requisitions, purchase orders, invoices, and
acknowledgments via e-mail or fax. We believe that e-Forms offers an effective, easy-to-use communication channel to external
trading partners. e-Forms provides a secure, self-service link between non-host users and purchasing, requisitioning, accounts payable,
accounts receivable, customer order processing and manufacturing systems. Using e-mail with PDF attachments, fax and XML/FTP
gateways, this solution’s workflow engine routes documents from host applications. The review, approval and update loop uses
HTML formatting and receives instructions interactively.
Purchase Order Tracking and Vendor Collaboration. Companies that source globally may experience problems communicating
with distant suppliers. This module combines some of the features of e-Procurement and e-Forms with the ability to negotiate delivery
schedules. The system allows buyers to electronically send purchase orders to suppliers, receive acknowledgments into a secure web
site, and communicate and negotiate delivery schedules via a secure web site. It uses e-mail alerts extensively to notify buyers and
suppliers of changes to requirements and schedules.
Requisition Tracking. This solution is designed to reduce sourcing cycle time, improve control and compliance with approvals
and lower transaction costs with labor and hard copy savings. It streamlines the requisitioning process easily and cost effectively,
providing better control and management of the process. It provides for full electronic approval of requisitions, consolidation of
vendor orders to meet minimum order requirements and get volume discounts, tracking of in-process requisitions and full history of
approval process.
Shipment Tracking. This solution is a critical element of the global sourcing process. It is designed to provide shipment planning
with full approval workflow, Advanced Ship Notice (ASN) management and shipment documentation. This solution works hand in
hand with the Vendor Collaboration system to provide full visibility of inbound logistics and product availability.
e-Connect. We designed this solution to enable the exchange of XML-enabled data. e-Connect provides the link to extend the
ERP back-office software to the web and to enable users to interact with the ERP software via the web. e-Connect also enables the
interactive communication between web applications, marketplaces, trading exchanges, suppliers, B2B transactions and back office
ERP systems.
e-Process Management. This solution is designed as a web-based event-driven system that facilitates the sharing of information
and the management of business processes across internal departments and among business partners. It automates business procedures
(work flows) during which documents, information and tasks are passed from one participant to another in a way that is governed by
rules or procedures. e-Process Master File Change Control routes proposed changes for approval before allowing the change to be
posted to the database. e-Process Inspection workflows document the purchase receipt inspection, manufacturing work in process
inspection and returned material inspection from receipt to disposition with integration to the back-office.
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RF Direct Connect
The RF Direct Connect solution offers an automated data collection system integrating hand-held data collection devices and
printing devices (RF terminals, scanners, barcode readers and printers) with the host ERP system’s inventory, customer order
processing, and production control systems. Users can perform a number of inventory and production reporting transactions using data
collection devices including:
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Transfer Order Receiving/Shipping
Production Order Receiving/Receipt Reversal
Customer Order Pick Verification/Reversal
Customer Order Shipment Verification/Reversal
AsIrecall
AsIrecall is an integrated document management solution for the capture, storage and retrieval of documents. AsIrecall enables
the automation of document-based business processes within the enterprise. AsIrecall enables not only the retrieval of scanned images
such as packing slips, picking tickets, etc., but also the retrieval of spool files created within the ERP system. Documents can be stored
in a variety of file types (TIFF, JPG, BMP, PDF, DOC, HTML), and EDI files can be converted to viewable documents.
New Generation Computing, Inc.
NGC is our wholly-owned subsidiary that provides product solutions for retailers, importers and manufacturers primarily in the
apparel, footwear, sewn products and furniture industries. NGC provides functionality that allows customers to improve efficiencies,
lower operating costs, reduce supply chain time, meet complex customer requirements, improve supply chain visibility, improve
inventory management, and reduce production costs. NGC’s solutions include a 1) Product Lifecycle Management system (PLM), 2)
SCM and Global Sourcing, 3) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and 4) Shop Floor Control. All products are completely integrated
or can be implemented individually.
Product Lifecycle Management. From concept through adoption, NGC’s PLM software offers productivity improvements
during every step of development. NGC’s PLM can be configured to the specific needs of any company and offers productivity
improvements in every area of Development. It provides companies with real-time visibility to product data and shares information
with Planning, Merchandising, Design, Costing, Sourcing, Manufacturing and Logistics. NGC’s PLM is a flexible, collaborative
platform that can be deployed as a stand-alone product development solution or an integrated application within an enterprise.
Using NGC’s PLM, companies can:
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Increase speed to market by managing their workflow in a global, collaborative environment.
Enhance efficiency by using product development calendars to monitor on-time schedules and performance.
Raise gross margins by reducing the cost of goods sold through line item price negotiations, raw material commitments
and capacity planning.
Improve product adoption rates by making “go/no-go” decisions earlier in the product development cycle.
Reduce sampling costs by establishing product viability prior to issuing sample requests.
Features include:
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Line Planning
Tech Packs
Digital Asset Management
Material Library
Sampling
Costing
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Global Collaboration
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Custom Reporting
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Supply Chain Management and Global Sourcing. NGC’s Supply Chain Management and Global Sourcing software enables
real-time collaboration and visibility with vendors and suppliers, and is a powerful web-based application for companies that source
and purchase products around the world. Production and logistics information is shared among all members of the extended global
supply chain including retailers, vendors, manufacturers, suppliers, contractors, agents, brokers, carriers and freight forwarders.
NGC’s SCM and Global Sourcing platform can be configured to meet customer requirements and integrates with all enterprise
applications, allowing companies to:
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Improve order fulfillment rates by balancing production capacity and product demand.
Shrink markdowns and closeouts by applying “postponement” techniques to adjust WIP inventories.
Cut unanticipated airfreight expenses by ensuring on-time deliveries from global production facilities.
Reduce product defects by managing on-site quality audits and making corrections based upon the results.
Features include:
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Global Collaboration
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Scan Pack Module (ezSHIP)
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Enterprise Resource Planning. NGC’s ERP system manages the flow of essential information through the enterprise and offers
the flexibility to run all types of fashion companies, including manufacturers and importers. The system includes extensive EDI
capabilities, materials purchasing and inventory, work order management, WMS, advanced allocation, integrated accounting, and
extensive reporting.
Using NGC’s ERP, companies can:
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Increase profit margins by identifying high cost business transactions.
Enhance working capital by generating higher inventory turns.
Reduce chargebacks by complying with customer requirements.
Raise customer satisfaction levels by improving performance and providing timely, accurate information.
Features include:
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Customer Order Processing
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Material Requirements Planning
Production Orders
Screen Print and Embroidery
Distribution and Warehouse Management
Allocation and Reservation
Integrated Financial Accounting
Comprehensive Reporting
Shop Floor Control. NGC’s Shop Floor Control system is a labor and production management system that allows visibility
throughout the production process. A configurable system for any business that manufactures products, Shop Floor Control provides
real-time labor and production reporting throughout the entire factory network. The system optimizes on-time completions, evaluates
plant workload, determines capacity needs, tracks employee performance, and calculates complex incentive payroll. Additional
methods of data collection are available, including real time modular monitoring and real time WIP data. The system is available in
English, Spanish and Simplified Chinese.
NGC’s Shop Floor Control is proven system to help companies:
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Increase operational efficiency through daily workforce performance analysis.
Improve payroll accuracy by scanning bar-coded payment coupons to determine employee wages.
Reduce labor costs by reducing off-standard payroll.
Increase production output by improved resource planning and eliminating bottlenecks.
View detailed WIP visibility through multiple reports and inquiries.
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Segment 3—IT Consulting
The Proven Method, Inc.
The Proven Method, Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiary, is a technology services firm that specializes in assisting a diverse
customer base to solve business issues with realistic and effective technology solutions. The Proven Method maintains a full-time staff
of project management, business consultants and technical specialists possessing a wide range of technical skills, and business
applications and industry experience.
We believe a key differentiator of The Proven Method is its ability to offer flexible solutions to customers based on current
economic conditions. We provide solutions based on how our customers are running their businesses, thereby meeting their specific
needs. Customers today efficiently manage their technology investments by implementing lower cost technologies to provide a direct
and immediate revenue benefit. The Proven Method helps our customers drive revenue and targets customer satisfaction through their
awareness of the best technologies available.
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The solutions we provide can range from web and mobile applications on multiple platforms to complex Business Intelligence
applications and solutions. Business Intelligence consists of the development and implementation of a reporting process for dealing
with very large volumes of data and multiple business entities/components. Our customers are Internet savvy and knowledgeable in
wireless solutions, social networking and channeling implementations, server and desktop virtualization, and deployment of
interactive applications. They rely on The Proven Method to provide a fast return on investment, and our customers’ success in turn
enhances brand awareness of The Proven Method among other customers and potential customers.
The cross-industry and multiple resource skills The Proven Method has acquired since 1995 enables us to provide services to
customers of virtually any type or size. The Proven Method customers benefit from our services in several different ways:
Professional Services / Project Management—Some rely on The Proven Method to serve in lieu of an in-house applications
development group. The Proven Method provides these firms with the management, business and technical experience
necessary to run an entire IT organization. Other companies will typically outsource complete application development projects
to The Proven Method, particularly when their internal project management and technical personnel face a combination of
critical timing and heavy backlog.
Staff Augmentation—Other customers call on The Proven Method to provide supplemental management and technical
resources for a skill or technical discipline they may not currently possess or if they simply need more of a particular set of
skills. The Proven Method enables its customers to leverage their employees who have multiple skills to cover more job
functions with fewer resources. Recently, The Proven Method has recruited and staffed very specialized technical resources for
its customers to support Big Data and Cloud technologies.
Infrastructure and Consulting Services—The Proven Method has helped chief information officers to manage costs and align
spending to match budget expectations and deliverables. The Networking and Infrastructure group offers a wide range of end-to-
end communications services, delivering timely and cost effective solutions. They manage telecommunications data center
build-outs, as well as integrate voice, data, IP, and networks seamlessly over coax cable, fiber cable, VOIP or space optics. The
Proven Method offers advanced technology communications services.
Social Media and Analytic Marketing—Customers now have the opportunity to understand the analytical results of the
activities associated with the social media channels, including the development of marketing plans and recommendations for
optimization based on industry needs and best practices. Services can be provided to implement and manage social media
programs as well as train prospective and present customers.
The Proven Method has worked with customers such as: Aon, Aarons Rents, IBM, UPS, Norfolk Southern, Xerox, SunTrust
Bank, Coca-Cola, Dycom, Kubota Manufacturing of North America, The Home Depot, AT&T, State of Georgia, CompuCom,
Zep Inc, Chick-fil-A, Global Payments, Verizon, Catlin Group Ltd, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, Forsythe Technology,
Fulton Paper, AutoTrader.com, Nalco Chemical, Georgia Tech Research Institute and numerous other customers throughout the
United States.
See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further business segment information.
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Customers
We primarily target businesses in the retail, apparel, consumer packaged goods, chemicals, oil and gas, life sciences,
telecommunications, industrial products and other manufacturing industries. A sample of companies that have purchased one or more
of our products or services during the past two fiscal years is as follows:
Consumer Goods
Chemicals, Oil & Gas, Life Sciences
Retail & Apparel (cont.)
Retail & Apparel (cont.)
3M Australia
Ashley Furniture
Avery Dennison Corporation
BodyBuilding.com
Boise Paper Holdings, LLC
Caribou Coffee Company
Carrie Francis
Cliff Bar & Company
Cott Beverages Limited
Electrolux S.E.A. Pte Ltd
Glen Raven, Inc.
Haddon House Food Products, Inc.
Hamilton Beach Proctor-Silex
Hostess Brands
Huhtamaki
J. R. Simplot Company
Jackson Family Wines
Kelly Moore Paint Company, Inc
L’Oreal
Levolor
Marquez Brothers International
Melissa and Doug
Mizuno USA
Moen
Mohawk Industries
Mondelez International
Neatfreak
Nestle
Oceana Brands Limited
Pacific World Cosmetics
Parmalat South Africa
Peninsula Beverage Company
Polaris Industries
Procter & Gamble
Ranir, LLC
Reckitt Benckisen
Reily Foods
Rockline Industries
Sazerac Company
Allnex
Berry Plastics Corporation
BP Singapore Pte. Limited
Bracco Imagining S.p.A.
Chamberlain Group
CooperVision
Dow Chemical Company
EGO Pharmaceuticals, PTY LTD
Fisher Scientific International
Genzyme Diagnostics
Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals
ME Global
Norgine
OneMed Holdings
Sandoz
Shell Oil Company
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
Smith & Nephew
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Retail & Apparel
Everlast Worldwide
Evy of California
Fam Brands
Fashion Avenue Knits
FGL Group
Finish Line
Foot Locker, Inc.
G & K Services
Godiva Chocolatier
Goodwill Industries
Grupo M
GTM Sportswear
International Uniform, Inc.
Janouras Custom Design, Ltd.
Jaya Apparel, LLC
Jenny Yoo Collections
Jerry Leigh Entertainment
Jerzees
Jockey International
John Paul Richard
Jos. A. Banks Clothiers
Jump Design Group, Inc.
Just Fabulous
Lacrosse Footwear
Land ‘n Sea
Landau Uniform
Legendary Whitetails
Liz Claiborne
Lord Daniel Sportswear
Lucky Zone
5.11 Tactical
A+ School Apparel
Abercrombie & Fitch
Aeropostale
AGS Sports, Inc.
Aktieselskabet AF
Alberto Makali
American Textile
Ann Taylor
Antartico Comercializadora SA de CV Manhattan Beachwear, LLC
Aramark
Arizona Nutritional Supplements, LLC Modell’s Sporting Goods
Armani Exchange, Inc.
Art Van Furniture
Asics
Barbeques Galore Limited
BBC International
Nicole Miller
Orchard Brands
Orvis
Parigi Group
Peds Legwear
Men’s Wearhouse
Stanley Black & Decker
Ste. Michelle Wines Estates Ltd.
Sunny Delight Beverages Company
Taylor Fresh Foods
Tillamook County Creamery Association Biscotti
Zimmer K.K.
Bernard Cap Co., Inc.
Bestseller Wholesale
Big Lots!
Billabong International Unlimited
Bioworld Merchandising
Blair Corporation
Bluestem, Inc.
Telecommunications & Utilities
Brightstar Corporation
British Telecom
KGP Telecommunications
Verizon Wireless
Bobs Discount Furniture
Boots UK, Ltd.
Broder Brothers
C&A Mexico
California Innovations
Canada Goose
Carhartt
Charles River Apparel
Color Image Apparel, Inc.
Delta Apparel
Destination XL
Dreamwear, Inc.
Dutch, LLC
Dynasty Apparel
Elan International
Ralph Lauren
Rawlings Sporting Goods
Red Wing Shoe Company
Renfro
Rocky Brands
Spanx
Spartan Sportswear
Sport Obermeyer
Starbucks
Stony Apparel
Summit Resource International
Super Amart Pty ltd
Swatfame
The ALDO Group
The Echo Design Group
The Foschini Group Pty
The Home Depot
Tibi
Tiffany & Co.
Topson Downs
Town & Country Living
Tristan & America
T-Shirt International
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Unifirst Corp
Upper Right Marketing
Urban Outfitters
Valley Apparel LLC
Vesi Sportswear
VF Corporation
W Diamond Group
Watters
Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing
Wohali Outdoors
Wolverine Worldwide
Xcel Brands
Manufacturing and Others
Briggs & Stratton
Cintas Corporation
Corning Cable Systems
Dal-Tile Corporation
Dassault Falcon Jet
IBM/Synertech
Ingram Micro
Intertape Polymer Group
Johnson Controls
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
Newell Brands
Nuplex Industries
Pattonair Ltd.
Parker Hannifin Corporation
Reliable Automatic Sprinkler
Sandvik
Seagate Technology LLC
Seco Tools AB
Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics
Sonoco Products
Timken
Universal Fiber Systems
WD40 Company
Wholesale Distribution
American Hotel Register Company
Amerisource Bergen Specialty Group
Balkamp, Inc.
ChemPoint
CHF Industries
Dealer Tire
Doosan Group
Fastenal Company
Ferguson Enterprises
Fintyre S.p.A.
GateGroup
Groupe Seb Holdings
Johnstone Supply
Screwfix
Standard Motor Products
Tireco
The Gem Group, Inc.
Trelleborg Wheel Systems S.p.A.
US Autoforce
We do not have a customer who has more than 10% of fiscal 2016 revenues. We typically experience a slight degree of
seasonality, reflected in a slowing of services revenues during the annual winter holiday season, which occurs in the third quarter of
our fiscal year. We are not reliant on government-sector customers.
Integrated System Design
While customers can use our software applications individually, we have designed them to be combined as integrated systems to
meet unique customer requirements. The user may select virtually any combination of modules to form an integrated solution for a
particular business problem. The license for such a solution could range from one single module to a multi-module, multiple-user
solution incorporating the full range of our products.
Customers frequently require services beyond those provided by our standard support/maintenance agreement. To meet those
customers’ needs, we established a separate professional services division that provides specialized business and software
implementation consulting, custom programming, on-site installation, system-to-system interfacing and extensive training. We
provide these services, frequently referred to as “systems integration services,” for an additional fee, normally under a separate
contract based upon time and materials utilized.
Sales and Marketing
We market our products through direct and indirect sales channels. We conduct our principal sales and marketing activities from
corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and have sales and/or support offices in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Indianapolis, New York,
St. Louis, Miami and Pittsburgh. We manage sales channels outside of North America from our international offices, primarily in the
United Kingdom.
In addition to our employee sales force, we have developed a network of agents who assist in selling our products globally. We
intend to utilize these and future relationships with software and service organizations to enhance our sales and marketing position.
These independent distributors and resellers, located in North America, South America, Mexico, Europe, South Africa, and the
Asia/Pacific region, distribute our product lines domestically and in foreign countries. These vendors typically sell their own
consulting and systems integration services in conjunction with licensing our products. Our global distribution channel consists of
approximately 66 organizations with sales, implementation and support resources serving customers in more than 80 countries.
We support our sales activities by conducting a variety of marketing programs including public relations, direct marketing,
advertising, trade shows, product seminars, industry speakers, user group conferences and ongoing customer communication and
industry analysts programs. We also participate in industry conferences such as those organized by the Association for Operations
Management (APICS), the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), formerly called the Council of Logistics
Management (CLM), and the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).
We also engage in third-party software alliance programs with other software vendors. These programs generally provide some
type of assistance for developing or marketing software products which are compatible or complimentary with products of the other
party. Under one such program, DMI was designated a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner to provide integrated supply chain products
for Microsoft’s Dynamics GP and NAV solutions.
Licenses
Like many business application software firms, our software revenue consists principally of fees generated from licensing our
software products. In consideration of the payment of license fees, we typically grant non-exclusive, nontransferable, perpetual
licenses, which are primarily business unit- and user-specific and geographically restricted. Our standard license agreement contains
provisions designed to prevent disclosure and unauthorized use of our software. In these agreements, we warrant that our products will
function in accordance with the specifications set forth in our product documentation.
The prices for our products are typically functions of the number of modules licensed and the number of servers, users and sites
for which the solution is designed and deployed.
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Customer Service and Support
We provide the following services and support to our customers:
Cloud and Managed Services. We offer our customers the option to deploy Voyager, Demand Solutions and New Generation
Solutions in a SaaS, hosted or on-premise model. Cloud Services provides companies a choice in deployment methodology and
services that best suit their individual needs and allows them to evolve as their business changes; moving between SaaS, on-premise,
and managed services as their IT strategies transform. Managed Services leverage our resources to assist and augment the customer’s
technical and operational needs on a day-to-day basis.
Implementation Support. We offer our customers a professional and proven implementation program that facilitates rapid
implementation of our software products. Our consultants help customers define the nature of their project and subsequently proceed
through the implementation process. We provide training for all users and managers involved. We first establish measurable financial
and logistical performance indicators and then evaluate them for conformance during and after implementation. Additional services
beyond implementation can include post-implementation reviews and benchmarks to further enhance the benefits to customers.
Implementation: General Training Services. We offer our customers post-delivery professional services consisting primarily of
implementation and training services, for which we typically charge on a daily basis. Customers that purchase implementation
services receive assistance in integrating our solution with existing software applications and databases. Implementation of our
products typically requires three to nine months, depending on factors such as the complexity of a customer’s existing systems, the
number of modules purchased, and the number of end users.
Product Maintenance and Updates: Support Services. We provide our customers with ongoing product support services.
Typically, we enter into support or maintenance contracts with customers for an initial one- to three-year term, billed annually in
advance, at the time of the product license with renewal for additional periods thereafter. Under these contracts, we provide telephone
consulting, product updates and releases of new versions of products previously purchased by the customer, as well as error reporting
and correction services. We provide ongoing support and maintenance services on a seven-days-a-week, 24-hours-a-day basis through
telephone, electronic mail and web-based support, using a call logging and tracking system for quality assurance.
Research and Development
Our future success depends in part upon our ability to continue to enhance existing products, respond to changing customer
requirements, develop and introduce new or enhanced products, and keep pace with technological developments and emerging
industry standards. We focus our development efforts on several areas, including, but not limited to, enhancing operability of our
products across distributed and changing heterogeneous hardware platforms, operating systems and relational databases, and adding
functionality to existing products. These development efforts will continue to focus on deploying applications within a multi-tiered
ERP and supply chain environment, including the Internet.
Logility’s current release of Logility Voyager Solutions is version 8.5, released in March 2014. Version 8.5 uses an Internet-
based architecture for maximum scalability and messaging functionality that supports the increasingly distributed nature of supply
chain planning, global sourcing, supply chain execution and collaborative commerce. Logility Voyager Solutions interfaces with
software from leading ERP vendors such as SAP and Oracle.
The current release of the traditional Demand Solutions products is version 11 and the first release of DSX was introduced in
February 2010. These products are designed to work with a wide variety of MRP, ERP and legacy enterprise applications.
Our client/server and Internet-based solutions will be important for our long-term growth. As of April 30, 2016, we employed
88 persons in product research, development and enhancement activities.
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Competition
Our competitors are diverse and offer a variety of solutions directed at various aspects of the supply chain, as well as the
enterprise application market as a whole. Our existing competitors include:
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Large ERP application software vendors such as SAP, Oracle and Infor, each of which offers sophisticated ERP solutions
that currently, or may in the future, incorporate supply chain management modules, advanced planning and scheduling,
warehouse management, transportation or collaboration software;
Vendors focusing on the supply chain application software market, including, but not limited to, vendors such as JDA
Software and Kinaxis;
Other business application software vendors that may broaden their product offerings by internally developing, or by
acquiring or partnering with independent developers of, supply chain management software; and
Internal development efforts by corporate information technology departments.
In addition, our Logility subsidiary may face competition from other application software vendors, including ERP vendors that
from time to time jointly market Logility’s products as a complement to their own systems. To the extent such vendors develop or
acquire systems with functionality comparable to Logility’s products, their significant installed customer base, long-standing customer
relationships and ability to offer a broad solution could provide a competitive advantage over Logility’s products.
We also expect to face additional competition as other established and emerging companies enter the market for advanced retail
planning and supply chain management software and/or introduce new products and technologies. In addition, current and potential
competitors have made and may continue to make strategic acquisitions or establish cooperative relationships among themselves or
with third parties, thereby increasing the ability of their products to address the needs of our prospective customers. Accordingly, it is
possible that new competitors or alliances among current and new competitors may emerge and rapidly gain significant market share.
Increased competition could result in fewer customer orders, reduced gross margins and loss of market share.
The principal competitive factors in the target markets in which we compete include product functionality and quality, domain
expertise, integration technologies, product suite integration, breadth of products and related services such as customer support,
training and implementation services. Other factors important to customers and prospects include:
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customer service and satisfaction;
ability to provide relevant customer references;
compliance with industry-specific requirements and standards;
flexibility to adapt to changing business requirements;
ability to generate business benefits;
rapid payback and measurable return on investment;
vendor financial stability and company as well as product reputation; and
initial license price, cost to implement and long term total cost of ownership.
Many of our competitors and potential competitors have a broader worldwide presence, longer operating histories, significantly
greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources, greater name recognition, and a larger installed base of customers than we
have. Some competitors have become more aggressive with their prices, payment terms and issuance of contractual implementation
terms or guarantees. In order to be successful in the future, we must continue to develop innovative software solutions and respond
promptly and effectively to technological change and competitors’ innovations. We may also have to lower prices or offer other
favorable terms. Our competitors may be able to respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer
requirements or devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products.
We believe that our principal competitive advantages are our comprehensive, integrated solutions, our list of referenceable
customers, the ability of our solutions to generate business benefits for our customers, our substantial investment in product
development, our deep domain expertise, the ease of use of our software products, our customer support and implementation services,
our ability to deploy quickly, and our ability to deliver rapid return on investment for our customers.
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Proprietary Rights and Licenses
Our success and ability to compete are dependent in part upon our proprietary technology. To protect our proprietary
technology, we rely on a combination of copyright and trade secret laws, confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions, which
may afford only limited protection. In addition, effective copyright and trade secret protection may be unavailable or limited in certain
foreign countries. Although we rely on the limited protection afforded by such confidential and contractual procedures and intellectual
property laws, we also believe that factors such as the knowledge, ability, and experience of our personnel, new product
developments, frequent product enhancements, reliable maintenance and timeliness and quality of support services are essential to
establishing and maintaining a technology leadership position. We presently have no patents. The source code for our proprietary
software is protected as a trade secret and as a copyrighted work. Generally, copyrights on our products expire 95 years after the year
of first publication of each product. We enter into confidentiality or license agreements with our employees, consultants and
customers, and control access to and distribution of our software, documentation and other proprietary information. In addition, we
have registered certain trademarks and have registration applications pending for other trademarks.
We provide our software products to customers under non-exclusive license agreements. As is customary in the software
industry, in order to protect our intellectual property rights, we do not sell or transfer title to our products to our customers. Although
the license agreements place restrictions on the customer’s use of our products, unauthorized use of our products nevertheless may
occur.
Despite measures we have taken to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to reverse engineer or copy
aspects of our products or obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary. Policing unauthorized use of our products is
difficult and expensive. In addition, litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce our intellectual property rights, to protect our
trade secrets, to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others, or to defend against claims of infringement or
invalidity. Such litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and could have a material adverse effect on our
business, operating results and financial condition.
In the future, we may increasingly be subject to claims of intellectual property infringement as the number of products and
competitors in our industry segment grows and the functionality of products in different industry segments overlaps. Although we are
not aware that any of our products infringe upon the proprietary rights of third parties, there can be no assurance that third parties will
not claim infringement by us with respect to current or future products. In addition, we may initiate claims or litigation against third
parties for infringement of our proprietary rights or to establish the validity of our proprietary rights. Any such claims against us, with
or without merit, as well as claims initiated by us against third parties, can be time consuming and expensive to defend, prosecute or
resolve. Moreover, an adverse outcome in litigation or similar adversarial proceedings could subject us to significant liabilities to third
parties, require the expenditure of significant resources to develop non-infringing technology, require a substantial amount of attention
from management, require disputed rights to be licensed from others, require us to enter into royalty arrangements or require us to
cease the marketing or use of certain products, any of which would have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results
and financial condition. To the extent that we desire or are required to obtain licenses to patents or proprietary rights of others, there
can be no assurance that any such licenses will be made available on terms acceptable to us, if at all.
We have re-licensed, and expect in the future to re-license, certain software from third parties for use in connection with our
products. There can be no assurance that these third-party software vendors will not change their product offerings or that these
software licenses will continue to be available to us on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. The termination of any such licenses
or product offerings, or the failure of the third-party licensors to adequately maintain or update their products, could result in delays in
our ability to ship certain of our products while we seek to implement technology offered by alternative sources. Any required
replacement licenses could prove costly. Further, any such delay, if it becomes extended, could result in a material adverse effect on
our results of operations.
Company Strategy
Our objective is to become a leading provider of collaborative supply chain optimization, advanced retail planning and
enterprise-wide ERP solutions to enable small, midsize, large and Fortune 500 companies to optimize their operations associated with
the planning, sourcing, manufacture, storage, and distribution of products. Our strategy includes the following key elements:
Leverage and Expand Installed Base of Customers. We currently target businesses in the consumer goods, food and beverage,
retail, apparel and sewn products, life sciences, chemicals, and wholesale distribution industries. We intend to continue to leverage our
installed base of more than 1,350 customers to introduce additional functionality, product upgrades, and complementary modules. In
addition, we intend to expand sales to new customers in our existing vertical markets and to target additional vertical markets over
time. We will continue our focus on offering a best-in-class cloud solution and expect the growth trends we have experienced in this
area to continue because many new and existing customers are pursuing cloud strategies for their business applications.
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Continue to Expand Sales and Marketing. We intend to continue to pursue an increased share of the market for SCM and ERP
software solutions by expanding our sales and marketing activities. We believe our competitive advantages include providing rapid
implementation, easy-to-maintain configuration, and quick time-to-benefit across the full spectrum of customer operations. Logility
intends to continue building a direct sales force that is focused on selected vertical markets, such as consumer goods, retail, life
sciences, wholesale distribution and manufacturing supply chains. NGC Software intends to continue to focus on the apparel,
footwear, sewn products, and furniture industries, adding sales and marketing resources when appropriate.
Expand Indirect Channels to Increase Market Penetration. We believe that key relationships with VARs will increase sales and
expand market penetration of our products and services. This experienced global distribution network significantly expands Logility’s
reach and provides sales, implementation and support resources serving customers in more than 80 countries.
Maintain Technology Leadership. We believe we are a technology leader in the field of collaborative supply chain optimization
solutions and we intend to continue to provide innovative, advanced solutions and services to this market. We believe that Logility
was one of the earliest providers of SCM software solutions on a client/server platform and on Windows, and the first to introduce a
collaborative supply chain planning solution that operates over the Internet. We intend to continue developing and introducing new
and enhanced products and keeping pace with technological developments and emerging industry standards.
Invest Aggressively to Build Market Share. We intend to continue investing to expand our sales force, research and development
efforts, and consulting infrastructure, balanced with our goal of increasing profitability. We believe these investments are necessary to
increase our market share and to capitalize on the growth opportunities in the market.
Acquire or Invest in Complementary Businesses, Products and Technologies. We believe that select acquisitions or investments
may provide opportunities to broaden our product offering to provide more advanced solutions for our target markets. We will
evaluate acquisitions or investments that will provide us with complementary products and technologies, expand our geographic
presence and distribution channels, penetrate additional vertical markets with challenges and requirements similar to those we
currently meet, and further solidify our leadership position within the SCM market. In fiscal 2015, we acquired MID Retail, Inc.
(“MRI”), announced on May 30, 2014, to extend our reach into retail operations and expand our ability to help customers improve
their Omni-Channel performance.
Focus on Integrated Collaborative Planning and Supply Chain Execution Solution. We believe Logility is one of the few
providers of truly integrated SCM software solutions addressing demand, supply and advanced retail planning as well as transportation
logistics requirements. Logility Voyager Solutions provides a comprehensive suite for supply chain planning and transportation
management with collaboration at its core, streamlining business processes between both internal and external trading partners. We
intend to continue focusing Logility’s development initiatives on enhancing its end-to-end solution, expanding its embedded
performance management architecture and introducing additional capabilities that complement its integrated solution suite.
Increase Penetration of International Markets. In the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, we generated 17% of our total revenues
from international sales, resulting from marketing relationships with a number of international distributors. Logility, along with its
subsidiary, DMI, has over 66 VARs in its indirect channel where the majority of the VARs are international. This experienced global
distribution network expands Logility’s reach and provides sales, implementation and support resources, serving customers in more
than 80 countries. We intend to further expand our international presence by creating additional relationships with distributors in
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America.
Expand Strategic Relationships. We intend to develop strategic relationships with leading enterprise software, systems
integrators and service providers to integrate the Logility Voyager Solutions suite into their services and products and to create joint
marketing opportunities. In addition, Logility has developed a network of international agents who assist in the sale and support of its
products. We intend to utilize these and future relationships with software and service organizations to enhance our sales and
marketing position.
Continue to Focus on Providing High Quality Customer Service. Providing high quality customer service is a critical element of
our strategy. We intend to continue investing in technology and personnel to accommodate the needs of our growing customer base.
We will continue to seek new ways to improve service to our customers.
Leverage Cloud Strategy. Our cloud computing initiative accelerates customer’s deployment of our industry leading supply
chain and advanced retail planning solutions. Our cloud strategy includes SaaS licensing and services designed to enable the
optimization of the customer’s supply chain to reflect their global business needs.
Serve Small, Midsize and Large Business Markets. Our broad product portfolio allows us to address the unique business needs
and complexity of a wide range of enterprises with small, midsize and large global operations.
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There can be no assurance, however, that we will be successful in implementing the strategies outlined above.
Employees
As of April 30, 2016, we had 420 full-time employees, including 88 in product research, development and enhancement, 50 in
customer support, 172 in professional services, 79 in marketing, sales and sales support, and 31 in accounting, facilities and
administration. We believe that our continued success will depend in part on our ability to continue to attract and retain highly skilled
technical, marketing and management personnel, who may be in great demand. We believe our employee relations are good. We have
never had a work stoppage and no employees are represented under collective bargaining arrangements.
Available Information
We make our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments
to these reports available free of charge on or through our website, located at http://www.amsoftware.com, as soon as reasonably
practicable after they are filed with or furnished to the SEC. Reference to our website does not constitute incorporation by reference of
the information contained on the site and should not be considered part of this document.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
A variety of factors may affect our future results and the market price of our stock.
We have included certain forward-looking statements in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations and elsewhere in this Form 10-K. We may also make oral and written forward-looking statements from time to
time, in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and otherwise. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly
release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements based on circumstances or events which occur in the future.
Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any such forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including
those set forth below and elsewhere in this Form 10-K.
We operate in a dynamic and rapidly changing environment that involves numerous risks and uncertainties. The following
section lists some, but not all, of the risks and uncertainties that we believe may have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition, cash flow or results of operations. In that case, the trading price of our securities could decline and you may lose
all or part of your investment in our company. This section should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial
Statements and Notes thereto, and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included
in this Form 10-K.
We cannot predict every event and circumstance that may affect our business, and therefore the risks and uncertainties
discussed below may not be the only ones you should consider.
The risks and uncertainties discussed below are in addition to those that apply to most businesses generally. Furthermore, as we
continue to operate our business, we may encounter risks of which we are not aware at this time. These additional risks may cause
serious damage to our business in the future, the impact of which we cannot estimate at this time.
RISK FACTORS RELATED TO THE ECONOMY
Disruptions in the financial and credit markets, a slow economic recovery, and other external influences in the U.S. and global
markets may reduce demand for our software and related services, which may negatively affect our revenues and operating
results.
Our revenues and profitability depend on the overall demand for our software, professional services and maintenance services.
Regional and global changes in the economy and financial markets, such as the severe global economic downturn in 2008 followed by
a slow and relatively weak recovery, have resulted in companies reducing their spending for technology projects generally and
delaying or reconsidering potential purchases of our products and related services. Adverse conditions in credit markets, lagging
consumer confidence and spending, the fluctuating cost of fuel and commodities and their effects on the U.S. and global economies
and markets are examples of negative factors that have delayed or canceled certain potential customer purchases. Furthermore, the
uncertainty posed by the long-term effects of conflicts in the Middle East, terrorist activities, related uncertainties and risks, and other
geopolitical issues may also adversely affect the purchasing decisions of current or potential customers. Weakness in European
economies may adversely affect demand for our products and services, both directly and by adversely affecting business conditions
that our customers face, as many of our U.S. customers rely heavily on European sales. There can be no assurance that government
responses to the disruptions in the financial markets or to weakened economies will sufficiently restore confidence, stabilize markets
or increase liquidity and the availability of credit.
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We are a technology company selling technology-based solutions with total pricing, including software and services, in many
cases exceeding $500,000. Reductions in the capital budgets of our customers and prospective customers could have an adverse
impact on our ability to sell our solutions. These economic and political conditions may reduce the willingness or ability of our
customers and prospective customers to commit funds to purchase our products and services, or to renew existing post-contract
support agreements, or their ability to pay for our products and services after purchase. Future declines in demand for our products or
services, or a broadening or protracted extension of these conditions would have a significant negative impact on our revenues and
operating results.
There may be an increase in customer bankruptcies due to weak economic conditions.
We have in the past, and may in the future, be affected by customer bankruptcies that occur in periods subsequent to the
software license sale. During weak economic conditions there is an increased risk that some of our customers will file a petition for
bankruptcy. When our customers file a petition for bankruptcy, we may be required to forego collection of pre-petition amounts owed
and to repay amounts remitted to us during the 90-day preference period preceding the filing. Accounts receivable balances related to
pre-petition amounts may in some of these instances be large, due to extended payment terms for software license fees and significant
billings for consulting and implementation services on large projects. The bankruptcy laws, as well as the specific circumstances of
each bankruptcy, may severely limit our ability to collect pre-petition amounts, and may force us to disgorge payments made during
the 90-day preference period. We also face risk from international customers that file for bankruptcy protection in foreign
jurisdictions, as the application of foreign bankruptcy laws may be more difficult to predict. Although we believe that we have
sufficient reserves to cover anticipated customer bankruptcies, there can be no assurance that such reserves will be adequate, and if
they are not adequate, our business, operating results and financial condition would be adversely affected.
Changes in the value of the U.S. dollar, as compared to the currencies of foreign countries where we transact business, could
harm our operating results.
Our international revenues and the majority of our international expenses, including the wages of some of our employees, have
been denominated primarily in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Therefore, changes in the value of the U.S. dollar as compared to
these other currencies may adversely affect our operating results. We do not hedge our exposure to currency fluctuations affecting
future international revenues and expenses and other commitments. For the foregoing reasons, currency exchange rate fluctuations
have caused, and likely will continue to cause, variability in our foreign currency denominated revenue streams and our cost to settle
foreign currency denominated liabilities.
RISK FACTORS RELATED TO COMPETITION
Our markets are very competitive, and we may not be able to compete effectively.
The markets for our solutions are very competitive. The intensity of competition in our markets has significantly increased, in
part as a result of the slow growth in investment in IT software as a result in slow overall GDP growth within the United States and
other geographic regions in which we operate. We expect this intensity of competition to increase in the future. Our current and
potential competitors have made and may continue to make acquisitions of other competitors and may establish cooperative
relationships among themselves or with third parties. Any significant consolidation among ERP or supply chain software companies
could adversely affect our competitive position. Increased competition has resulted and in the future could result in price reductions,
lower gross margins, longer sales cycles and loss of market share. Each of these developments could have a material adverse effect on
our operating performance and financial condition.
Many of our current and potential competitors have significantly greater resources than we do, and therefore we may be at a
disadvantage in competing with them.
We directly compete with other supply chain software vendors, including SAP, Oracle Corporation, JDA Software Group,
Kinaxis, Inc., Infor, Inc., Manhattan Associates and others. Some of our current and potential competitors have significantly greater
financial, marketing, technical and other competitive resources than we do, as well as greater name recognition and a larger installed
base of clients. The ERP software market has experienced significant consolidation. This consolidation has included numerous
mergers and acquisitions, including takeovers such as the SAP AG’s acquisitions of Triversity, Inc. and Khimetics. Inc. and
RedPrairie’s merger with JDA Software, Inc. It is difficult to estimate what long-term effect these acquisitions will have on our
competitive environment. We have encountered competitive situations where we suspect that large competitors, in order to encourage
customers to purchase licenses of non-retail specific applications and gain retail market share, have also offered to license at no charge
certain retail software applications that compete with our solutions. If competitors such as Oracle and SAP AG and other large private
companies are willing to license their retail and/or other applications at no charge, this may result in a more difficult competitive
environment for our products. In addition, we could face competition from large, multi-industry technology companies that have
historically not offered an enterprise solution set to the retail supply chain market. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to
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compete successfully for customers against our current or future competitors, or that such competition will not have a material adverse
effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. Also, some prospective buyers are reluctant to purchase applications
that could have a short lifespan, as an acquisition could result in the application’s life being abruptly cut short. In addition, increased
competition and consolidation in these markets is likely to result in price reductions, reduced operating margins and changes in market
share, any one of which could adversely affect us. If customers or prospects want to reduce the number of their software vendors, they
may elect to purchase competing products from a larger vendor than us since those larger vendors offer a wider range of products.
Furthermore, some of these larger vendors, such as Oracle, may be capable of bundling their software with their database applications,
which underlie a significant portion of our installed applications. When we compete with these larger vendors for new customers, we
believe that these larger businesses often attempt to use their size as a competitive advantage against us.
Many of our competitors have well-established relationships with our current and potential clients and have extensive
knowledge of our industry. As a result, they may be able to adapt more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in client
requirements or to devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products than we can. Some competitors
have become more aggressive with their prices and payment terms and issuance of contractual implementation terms or guarantees.
We may be unable to continue to compete successfully with new and existing competitors without lowering prices or offering other
favorable terms. Furthermore, potential customers may consider outsourcing options, including application service providers, data
center outsourcing and service bureaus, as alternatives to licensing our software products. Any of these factors could materially impair
our ability to compete and have a material adverse effect on our operating performance and financial condition.
We also face competition from the corporate IT departments of current or potential customers capable of internally developing
solutions and we compete with a variety of more specialized software and services vendors, including:
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financial management software vendors;
merchandising software vendors;
services automation software vendors; and
outsourced services providers.
As a result, the market for enterprise software applications has been and continues to be intensely competitive. Some
competitors are increasingly aggressive with their pricing, payment terms and/or issuance of contractual warranties, implementation
terms or guarantees. Third-party service companies may offer competing maintenance and implementation services to our customers
and thereby reduce our opportunities to provide those services. We may be unable to continue to compete successfully with new and
existing competitors without lowering prices or offering other favorable terms to customers. We expect competition to persist and
intensify, which could negatively affect our operating results and market share.
Due to competition, we may change our pricing practices, which could adversely affect operating margins or customer
ordering patterns.
The intensely competitive markets in which we compete can put pressure on us to reduce our prices. If our competitors offer
deep discounts on certain products or services in an effort to recapture or gain market share or to sell other products or services, we
may need to lower prices or offer other favorable terms in order to compete successfully. For these and other reasons, in the future we
may choose to make changes to our pricing practices. For example, we may (1) offer additional discounts to customers, (2) increase
(or decrease) the use of pricing that involves periodic fees based on the number of users of a product, or (3) change maintenance
pricing. Such changes could materially and adversely affect our margins, and our revenues may be negatively affected if our
competitors are able to recapture or gain market share.
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RISK FACTORS RELATED TO OUR OPERATIONS
Our growth is dependent upon the successful further development of our direct and indirect sales channels.
We believe that our future growth also will depend on developing and maintaining successful strategic relationships with
systems integrators and other technology companies. Our strategy is to continue to increase the proportion of customers served
through these indirect channels. We are currently investing, and plan to continue to invest, significant resources to develop these
indirect channels. This investment could adversely affect our operating results if these efforts do not generate license and service
revenue necessary to offset our investment. Also, our inability to partner with other technology companies and qualified systems
integrators could adversely affect our results of operations. Because lower unit prices are typically charged on sales made through
indirect channels, increased indirect sales could reduce our average selling prices and result in lower gross margins. In addition, sales
of our products through indirect channels will reduce our consulting service revenues, as the third-party systems integrators generally
provide these services. As indirect sales increase, our direct contact with our customer base will decrease, and we may have more
difficulty accurately forecasting sales, evaluating customer satisfaction and recognizing emerging customer requirements. In addition,
these systems integrators and third-party software providers may develop, acquire or market products competitive with our products.
Our strategy of marketing our products directly to customers and indirectly through systems integrators and other technology
companies may result in distribution channel conflicts. Our direct sales efforts may compete with those of our indirect channels and, to
the extent that different systems integrators target the same customers, systems integrators may also come into conflict with each
other. Any channel conflicts that develop may have a material adverse effect on our relationships with systems integrators or harm our
ability to attract new systems integrators.
Increasingly we are required to defer recognition of license revenue for a significant period of time after entering into an
agreement, which could negatively affect our results of operations.
We are required to delay recognizing license revenue for a significant period of time based on a variety of factors, including:
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performed over the term of the contract;
whether the license agreement relates to then-unavailable software products;
whether transactions include both currently deliverable software products and software products that are under
development or other undeliverable elements;
whether the customer demands services that include significant modifications, customizations or complex interfaces that
could delay product delivery or acceptance;
whether the transaction involves acceptance criteria that may preclude revenue recognition or if there are identified
product-related issues, such as known defects; and
whether the transaction involves payment terms or fees that depend upon contingencies.
These factors and other specific accounting requirements under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for
software revenue recognition requires that we have very precise terms in our license agreements to allow us to recognize revenue
when we initially deliver software or perform services. Although we have a standard form of license agreement that we believe meets
the criteria under GAAP for current revenue recognition on delivered elements, we negotiate and revise these terms and conditions in
many transactions. Therefore, we may license our software or provide services with terms and conditions that do not permit revenue
recognition at the time of delivery or even as work on the project is completed.
We are dependent upon the retail industry for a significant portion of our revenues.
Historically, we have derived a significant percentage of our revenues from the license of software products and the sale of
collaborative applications that address vertical market opportunities with manufacturers and wholesalers that supply retail customers.
The success of our customers is directly linked to economic conditions in the retail industry, which in turn are subject to intense
competitive pressures and are affected by overall economic conditions. In addition, we believe that the licensing of certain of our
software products involves a large capital expenditure, which is often accompanied by large-scale hardware purchases or other capital
commitments. As a result, demand for our products and services could decline in the event of instability or potential downturns in our
customers’ industries.
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We believe the retail industry remains relatively cautious in its level of investment in IT when compared to other industries. We
remain concerned about weak and uncertain economic conditions, consolidations and the disappointing results of retailers in certain
markets, especially if such weak economic conditions persist for an extended period of time. Weak and uncertain economic conditions
have in the past, and may in the future, negatively affect our revenues, including potential deterioration of our maintenance revenue
base as customers look to reduce their costs, elongation of our selling cycles, and reduction in the demand for our products. As a
result, it is difficult in the current economic environment to predict exactly when specific software licenses will close. In addition,
weak and uncertain economic conditions could impair our customers’ ability to pay for our products or services. Any of these factors
could adversely affect our business, our quarterly or annual operating results and our financial condition.
We have observed that the retail industry may be consolidating and that the industry is currently experiencing increased
competition in certain geographic regions that could negatively affect the industry and our customers’ ability to pay for our products
and services. Such consolidation has in the past, and may in the future, negatively impact our revenues and reduce the demand for our
products, and may adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.
We may derive a significant portion of our revenues in any quarter from a limited number of large, non-recurring license
sales.
We expect to continue to experience from time-to-time large, individual license sales, which may cause significant variations in
quarterly license fees. We also believe that purchasing our products is relatively discretionary and generally involves a significant
commitment of a customer’s capital resources. Therefore, a downturn in any customer’s business could result in order cancellations
that could have a significant adverse impact on our revenues and quarterly results. Moreover, continued uncertainty about general
economic conditions could precipitate significant reductions in corporate spending for IT, which could result in delays or cancellations
of orders for our products.
Our lengthy sales cycle makes it difficult to predict quarterly revenue levels and operating results.
Because license and implementation fees for our software products are substantial and the decision to purchase our products
typically involves members of our customers’ senior management, the sales process for our solutions is lengthy. Accordingly, the
timing of our license revenues is difficult to predict, and the delay of an order could cause our quarterly revenues to fall substantially
below our expectations and those of public market analysts and investors. Moreover, to the extent that we succeed in shifting customer
purchases away from individual software products and toward more costly integrated suites of software and services, our sales cycle
may lengthen, which could increase the likelihood of delays and cause the effect of a delay to become more pronounced. Delays in
sales could cause significant shortfalls in our revenues and operating results for any particular period. Also, it is difficult for us to
forecast the timing and recognition of revenues from sales of our products because our existing and prospective customers often take
significant time evaluating our products before licensing them. The period between initial customer contact and a purchase by a
customer may vary from nine months to more than one year. During the evaluation period, prospective customers may decide not to
purchase or may scale down proposed orders of our products for various reasons, including:
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introduction of products by our competitors;
lower prices offered by our competitors;
changes in budgets and purchasing priorities; and
reduced need to upgrade existing systems.
Our existing and prospective customers routinely require education regarding the use and benefits of our products. This may
also lead to delays in receiving customers’ orders.
We derive a significant portion of our services revenues from a small number of customers. If these customers were to
discontinue the usage of our services or delay their implementation our total revenues would be adversely affected.
We derive a significant portion of our services revenues, and total revenues, from a small number of customers using our
services for product enhancement and other optional services. If these customers were to discontinue or delay the usage of these
services, or obtain these services from a competitor, our services revenues and total revenues would be adversely affected. Customers
may delay or terminate implementation of our services due to budgetary constraints related to economic uncertainty, dissatisfaction
with product quality, the difficulty of prioritizing numerous IT projects, changes in business strategy, personnel or priorities, or for
other reasons. Such customers may be less likely to invest in additional software in the future and to continue to pay for software
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maintenance. Since our business relies to a large extent upon sales to existing customers and since maintenance and services revenues
are key elements of our revenue base, any reduction in these sales or these maintenance and services payments could have a material
adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
Services revenues carry lower gross margins than license revenues and an overall increase in services revenues as a percentage
of total revenues could have an adverse impact on our business.
Because our service revenues have lower gross margins than do our license revenues, an increase in the percentage of total
revenues represented by service revenues or a change in the mix between services that are provided by our employees versus services
provided by third-party consultants could have a detrimental impact on our overall gross margins and could adversely affect operating
results.
If our customers elect not to renew maintenance contracts after the initial maintenance period and the loss of those customers
is not offset by new maintenance customers, our maintenance revenues and total revenues would be adversely affected.
Upon the purchase of a software license, our customers typically enter into a maintenance contract with a term from
approximately one to three years. If, after this initial maintenance period, customers elect not to renew their maintenance contracts and
we do not offset the loss of those customers with new maintenance customers as a result of new license fees, our maintenance
revenues and total revenues would be adversely affected.
If accounting interpretations relating to revenue recognition change or companies we acquire have applied such standards
differently than we do or have not applied them at all, our reported revenues could decline or we could be forced to make
changes in our business practices or we may incur the expense and risks associated with an audit or restatement of the
acquired company’s financial statements.
There are several accounting standards and interpretations covering revenue recognition for the software industry. (See Recent
Accounting Pronouncements on page 50). These standards address software revenue recognition matters primarily from a conceptual
level and do not include specific implementation guidance. We believe that we currently comply with these standards.
The accounting profession and regulatory agencies continue to discuss various provisions of these pronouncements with the
objective of providing additional guidance on their application and with respect to potential interpretations. These discussions and the
issuance of new interpretations could lead to unanticipated changes in our current revenue accounting practices, which could change
the timing of recognized revenue. They could also drive significant adjustments to our business practices which could result in
increased administrative costs, lengthened sales cycles and other changes which could adversely affect our reported revenues and
results of operations. In addition, companies we acquire may have historically interpreted software revenue recognition rules
differently than we do or may not have been subject to U.S. GAAP as a result of reporting under local GAAP in a foreign country. If
we discover that companies we have acquired have interpreted and applied software revenue recognition rules differently than
prescribed by U.S. GAAP, we could be required to devote significant management resources, and incur the expense associated with an
audit, restatement or other examination of the acquired companies’ financial statements.
Our future growth depends upon our ability to develop and sustain relationships with complementary vendors to market and
implement our software products, and a failure to develop and sustain these relationships could have a material adverse effect
on our operating performance and financial condition.
We are developing, maintaining and enhancing significant working relationships with complementary vendors, such as software
companies, consulting firms, resellers and others that we believe can play important roles in marketing our products and solutions. We
are currently investing, and intend to continue to invest, significant resources to develop and enhance these relationships, which could
adversely affect our operating margins. We may be unable to develop relationships with organizations that will be able to market our
products effectively. Our arrangements with these organizations are not exclusive and, in many cases, may be terminated by either
party without cause. Many of the organizations with which we are developing or maintaining marketing relationships have
commercial relationships with our competitors. There can be no assurance that any organization will continue its involvement with us
and our products. The loss of relationships with such organizations could materially and adversely affect our operating performance
and financial condition.
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Failure to maintain our margins and service rates for implementation services could have a material adverse effect on our
operating performance and financial condition.
A significant portion of our revenues is derived from implementation services. If we fail to scope our implementation projects
correctly, our services margins may suffer. We bill for implementation services predominately on an hourly or daily basis (time and
materials) and sometimes under fixed price contracts, and we generally recognize revenue from those services as we perform the
work. If we are not able to maintain the current service rates for our time and materials implementation services, without
corresponding cost reductions, or if the percentage of fixed price contracts increases and we underestimate the costs of our fixed price
contracts, our operating performance may suffer. The rates we charge for our implementation services depend on a number of factors,
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pricing policies of our competitors and of systems integrators;
the use of globally sourced, lower-cost service delivery capabilities within our industry; and
economic, political and market conditions.
Our past and future acquisitions may not be successful and we may have difficulty integrating acquisitions.
We continually evaluate potential acquisitions of complementary businesses, products and technologies. We have in the past
acquired and invested, and may continue to acquire or invest, in complementary companies, products and technologies, and enter into
joint ventures and strategic alliances with other companies. Acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and investments present
many risks, and we may not realize the financial and strategic goals that were contemplated at the time of any transaction. Risks
commonly encountered in such transactions include:
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the risk that an acquired company or assets may not further our business strategy or that we paid more than the company
or assets were worth;
the difficulty of assimilating the operations and retaining and motivating personnel of an acquired company;
the risk that we may not be able to integrate acquired technologies or products with our current products and technologies;
the potential disruption of our ongoing business and the diversion of our management’s attention from other business
concerns;
the inability of management to maximize our financial and strategic position through the successful integration of an
acquired company;
adverse impact on our annual effective tax rate;
dilution of existing equity holders caused by capital stock issuance to the shareholders of an acquired company or stock
option grants to retain employees of an acquired company;
difficulty in maintaining controls, procedures and policies;
potential adverse impact on our relationships with partner companies or third-party providers of technology or products;
the impairment of relationships with employees and customers;
potential assumption of liabilities of our acquisition targets;
significant exit or impairment charges if products acquired in business combinations are unsuccessful; and
issues with product quality, product architecture, legal contingencies, product development issues, or other significant
issues that may not be detected through our due diligence process.
Accounting rules require the use of the purchase method of accounting in all new business acquisitions. Many acquisition
candidates have significant intangible assets, and an acquisition of these businesses would likely result in significant amounts of
goodwill and other intangible assets. The purchase method of accounting for business combinations may require large write-offs of
any in-process research and development costs related to companies being acquired, as well as ongoing amortization costs for other
intangible assets valued in combinations of companies. Goodwill and certain other intangible assets are not amortized to income, but
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are subject to at least annual impairment reviews. If the acquisitions do not perform as planned, future write-offs and charges to
income arising from such impairment reviews could be significant. In addition, these acquisitions could involve acquisition-related
charges, such as one-time acquired research and development charges. Such write-offs and ongoing amortization charges may have a
significant negative impact on operating margins and net earnings in the quarter of the combination and for several subsequent years.
We may not be successful in overcoming these risks or any other problems encountered in connection with such transactions.
Our business may require additional capital.
We may require additional capital to finance our growth or to fund acquisitions or investments in complementary businesses,
technologies or product lines. Our capital requirements may be influenced by many factors, including:
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the timing and extent of our investment in new technology;
the timing and extent of our acquisition of other companies;
the level and timing of revenue;
the expenses of sales and marketing and new product development;
the success and related expense of increasing our brand awareness;
the cost of facilities to accommodate a growing workforce;
the extent to which competitors are successful in developing new products and increasing their market shares; and
the costs involved in maintaining and enforcing intellectual property rights.
To the extent that our resources are insufficient to fund our future activities, we may need to raise additional funds through
public or private financing. However, additional funding, if needed, may not be available on terms attractive to us, or at all. Our
inability to raise capital when needed could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. If
additional funds are raised through the issuance of equity securities, the percentage ownership of our company by our current
shareholders would be diluted.
Business disruptions could affect our operating results.
A significant portion of our research and development activities and certain other critical business operations are concentrated in
a few geographic areas. We are a highly automated business and a disruption or failure of our systems could cause delays in
completing sales and providing services. A major earthquake, fire or other catastrophic event that results in the destruction or
disruption of any of our critical business or IT systems could severely affect our ability to conduct normal business operations and, as
a result, our future operating results could be materially and adversely affected.
Our international operations and sales subject us to risks associated with unexpected activities outside of the United States.
The global reach of our business could cause us to be subject to unexpected, uncontrollable and rapidly changing events and
circumstances in addition to those experienced in locations within the United States. As we grow our international operations, we may
need to recruit and hire new consulting, product development, sales and marketing and support personnel in the countries in which we
have or will establish offices. Entry into new international markets typically requires the establishment of new marketing and
distribution channels, as well as the development and subsequent support of localized versions of our software. International
introductions of our products often require a significant investment in advance of anticipated future revenues. In addition, the opening
of a new office typically results in initial recruiting and training expenses and reduced labor efficiencies associated with the
introduction of products to a new market. If we are less successful in a new market than we expect, we may not be able to realize an
adequate return on our initial investment and our operating results could suffer. We cannot guarantee that the countries in which we
operate will have a sufficient pool of qualified personnel from which to hire, that we will be successful at hiring, training or retaining
such personnel or that we can expand or contract our international operations in a timely, cost-effective manner. If we have to
downsize certain international operations, particularly in Europe, the costs to do so are typically much higher than downsizing costs in
the United States. The following factors, among others, could have an adverse impact on our business and earnings:
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limitation, software localization requirements;
failure to properly comply with U.S. laws and regulations relating to the export of our products and services;
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compliance with multiple and potentially conflicting regulations in Europe, Asia and North America, including export
requirements, tariffs, import duties and other trade barriers, as well as health and safety requirements;
difficulties in managing foreign operations and appropriate levels of staffing;
longer collection cycles;
tariffs and other trade barriers;
seasonal reductions in business activities, particularly throughout Europe;
reduced protection for intellectual property rights in some countries;
proper compliance with local tax laws which can be complex and may result in unintended adverse tax consequences;
anti-American sentiment due to conflicts in the Middle East and other American policies that may be unpopular in certain
countries;
increasing political instability, adverse economic conditions and the potential for war or other hostilities in many of these
countries;
difficulties in enforcing agreements through foreign legal systems;
fluctuations in exchange rates that may affect product demand and may adversely affect the profitability in U.S. dollars of
products and services provided by us in foreign markets where payment for our products and services is made in the local
currency;
changes in general economic and political conditions in countries where we operate;
potential labor strikes, lockouts, work slowdowns and work stoppages; and
restrictions on downsizing operations in Europe and expenses and delays associated with any such activities.
It may become increasingly expensive to obtain and maintain liability insurance.
Our products are often critical to the operations of our customers’ businesses and provide benefits that may be difficult to
quantify. If our products fail to function as required, we may be subject to claims for substantial damages. Courts may not enforce
provisions in our contracts that would limit our liability or otherwise protect us from liability for damages. Although we maintain
general liability insurance coverage, including coverage for errors or omissions, this coverage may not continue to be available on
reasonable terms or in sufficient amounts to cover claims against us. In addition, our insurer may disclaim coverage as to any future
claim. If claims exceeding the available insurance coverage are successfully asserted against us, or our insurer imposes premium
increases, large deductibles or co-insurance requirements on us, our business and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We contract for insurance to cover a variety of potential risks and liabilities, including those relating to the unexpected failure of
our products. In the current market, insurance coverage for all types of risk is becoming more restrictive, and when insurance coverage
is offered, the deductible for which we are responsible is larger. In light of these circumstances, it may become more difficult to
maintain insurance coverage at historical levels or, if such coverage is available, the cost to obtain or maintain it may increase
substantially. This may result in our being forced to bear the burden of an increased portion of risks for which we have traditionally
been covered by insurance, which could negatively impact our results of operations.
Adverse litigation results could affect our business.
We may be subject to various legal proceedings and claims involving customer, shareholder, consumer, competition and other
issues on a global basis. Litigation can be lengthy, expensive and disruptive to our operations, and results cannot be predicted with
certainty. An adverse decision could result in monetary damages or injunctive relief that could affect our business, operating results or
financial condition.
Growth in our operations could increase demands on our managerial and operational resources.
If the scope of our operating and financial systems and the geographic distribution of our operations and customers increase
dramatically, this may increase demands on our management and operations. Our officers and other key employees will need to
implement and improve our operational, customer support and financial control systems and effectively expand, train and manage our
employee base.
Further, we may be required to manage an increasing number of relationships with various customers and other third parties. We
may not be able to manage future expansion successfully, and our inability to do so could harm our business, operating results and
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We may not be successful in convincing customers to migrate to current or future releases of our products, which may lead to
reduced services and maintenance revenues and less future business from existing customers.
Our customers may not be willing to incur the costs or invest the resources necessary to complete upgrades to current or future
releases of our products. This may lead to our loss of services and maintenance revenues and future business from customers that
continue to operate prior versions of our products or choose to no longer use our products.
We depend on third-party technology which, if it should become unavailable or if it contains defects, could result in increased
costs or delays in the production and improvement of our products.
We license critical third-party software products that we incorporate into our own software products. We are likely to
incorporate and include additional third-party software into and with our products and solutions as we expand our product offerings.
The operation of our products would be impaired if errors occur in the third-party software that we utilize. It may be more difficult for
us to correct any defects in third-party software because the software is not within our control. Accordingly, our business could be
adversely affected in the event of any errors in this software. There can be no assurance that these third parties will continue to make
their software available to us on acceptable terms, invest the appropriate levels of resources in their products and services to maintain
and enhance the capabilities of their software, or even remain in business. Further, due to the limited number of vendors of certain
types of third-party software, it may be difficult for us to replace such third-party software if a vendor terminates our license of the
software or our ability to license the software to customers. If our relations with any of these third-party software providers are
impaired, and if we are unable to obtain or develop a replacement for the software, our business could be harmed. In addition, if the
cost of licensing any of these third-party software products significantly increases, our gross margin levels could significantly
decrease.
The use of open source software in our products may expose us to additional risks and harm our intellectual property.
Some of our products use or incorporate software that is subject to one or more open source licenses. Open source software is
typically freely accessible, usable and modifiable. Certain open source software licenses require a user who intends to distribute the
open source software as a component of the user’s software to disclose publicly part or all of the source code to the user’s software. In
addition, certain open source software licenses require the user of such software to make any derivative works of the open source code
available to others on unfavorable terms or at no cost. This can subject previously proprietary software to open source license terms.
While we monitor the use of all open source software in our products, processes and technology and try to ensure that no open
source software is used in such a way as to require us to disclose the source code to the related product or solution, such use could
inadvertently occur. Additionally, if a third-party software provider has incorporated certain types of open source software into
software we license from such third party for our products and solutions, we could, under certain circumstances, be required to
disclose the source code to our products and solutions. This could harm our intellectual property position and have a material adverse
effect on our business, results of operations, cash flow and financial condition.
We may be unable to retain or attract customers if we do not develop new products and enhance our current products in
response to technological changes and competing products.
As a software company, we have been required to migrate our products and services from mainframe to customer server to web-
based environments. In addition, we have been required to adapt our products to emerging standards for operating systems, databases
and other technologies. We will be unable to compete effectively if we are unable to:
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develop and market products and services that meet changing customer needs; or
anticipate or respond to technological changes on a cost-effective and timely basis.
A substantial portion of our research and development resources is devoted to product upgrades that address regulatory and
support requirements. Only the remainder of our limited research and development resources is available for new products. New
products require significant development investment. That investment is further constrained because of the added costs of developing
new products that work with multiple operating systems or databases. We face uncertainty when we develop or acquire new products
because there is no assurance that a sufficient market will develop for those products. If we do not attract sufficient customer interest
in those products, we will not realize a return on our investment and our operating results will be adversely affected.
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Our core products face competition from new or modified technologies that may render our existing technology less competitive
or obsolete, reducing the demand for our products. As a result, we must continually redesign our products to incorporate these new
technologies and to adapt our software products to operate on, and comply with evolving industry standards for, hardware and
software platforms. Maintaining and upgrading our products to operate on multiple hardware and database platforms reduces our
resources for developing new products. Because of the increased costs of developing and supporting software products across multiple
platforms, we may need to reduce the number of those platforms. In addition, conflicting new technologies present us with difficult
choices of which new technologies to adopt. If we fail to anticipate the most popular platforms, fail to respond adequately to
technological developments, or experience significant delays in product development or introduction, our business and operating
results will be negatively impacted.
In addition, to the extent we determine that new technologies and equipment are required to remain competitive, the
development, acquisition and implementation of such technologies may require us to make significant capital investments. We may
not be able to obtain capital for these purposes and investments in new technologies may not result in commercially viable products.
The loss of revenue and increased costs to us from such changing technologies would adversely affect our business and operating
results.
If our products are not able to deliver quick, demonstrable value to our customers, our business could be seriously harmed.
Enterprises are requiring their application software vendors to provide faster returns on their technology investments. We must
continue to improve our speed of implementation and the pace at which our products deliver value or our competitors may gain
important strategic advantages over us. If we cannot successfully respond to these market demands, or if our competitors respond
more successfully than we do, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
If we do not maintain software performance across accepted platforms and operating environments, our license and services
revenue could be adversely affected.
The markets for our software products are characterized by rapid technological change, evolving industry standards, changes in
customer requirements and frequent new product introductions and enhancements. We continuously evaluate new technologies and
implement advanced technology into our products. However, if in our product development efforts we fail to accurately address, in a
timely manner, evolving industry standards, new technology advancements or important third-party interfaces or product
architectures, sales of our products and services will suffer.
Market acceptance of new platforms and operating environments may require us to undergo the expense of developing and
maintaining compatible product lines. We can license our software products for use with a variety of popular industry standard
relational database management system platforms using different programming languages and underlying databases and architectures.
There may be future or existing relational database platforms that achieve popularity in the marketplace and that may or may not be
architecturally compatible with our software product design. In addition, the effort and expense of developing, testing, and
maintaining software product lines will increase as more hardware platforms and operating systems achieve market acceptance within
our target markets. Moreover, future or existing user interfaces that achieve popularity within the business application marketplace
may or may not be architecturally compatible with our current software product design. If we do not achieve market acceptance of
new user interfaces that we support, or adapt to popular new user interfaces that we do not support, our sales and revenue may be
adversely affected. Developing and maintaining consistent software product performance characteristics across all of these
combinations could place a significant strain on our resources and software product release schedules, which could adversely affect
revenues and results of operations.
Our software products and product development are complex, which make it increasingly difficult to innovate, extend our
product offerings, and avoid costs related to correction of program errors.
The market for our software products is characterized by rapid technological change, evolving industry standards, changes in
customer requirements and frequent new product introductions and enhancements. For instance, existing products can become
obsolete and unmarketable when vendors introduce products utilizing new technologies or new industry standards emerge. As a result,
it is difficult for us to estimate the life cycles of our software products. There can be no assurance that we will successfully identify
new product opportunities or develop and bring new products to the market in a timely and cost-effective manner, or that products,
capabilities or technologies developed by our competitors will not render our products obsolete. Our future success will depend in part
upon our ability to:
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enter new markets and achieve market acceptance; and
develop and introduce new products that keep pace with technological developments, including developments related to
the Internet, satisfy increasingly sophisticated customer requirements and achieve market acceptance.
Despite testing by us, our software programs, like all software programs generally, may contain a number of undetected errors
or “bugs” when we first introduce them or as new versions are released. We do not discover some errors until we have installed the
product and our customers have used it. Errors may result in the delay or loss of revenues, diversion of software engineering
resources, material non-monetary concessions, negative media attention, or increased service or warranty costs as a result of
performance or warranty claims that could lead to customer dissatisfaction, resulting in litigation, damage to our reputation, and
impaired demand for our products. Correcting bugs may result in increased costs and reduced acceptance of our software products in
the marketplace. Further, such errors could subject us to claims from our customers for significant damages, and we cannot assure you
that courts would enforce the provisions in our customer agreements that limit our liability for damages. The effort and expense of
developing, testing and maintaining software product lines will increase with the increasing number of possible combinations of:
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operating systems and updated versions;
application software products and updated versions; and
database management system platforms and updated versions.
Developing consistent software product performance characteristics across all of these combinations could place a significant
strain on our development resources and software product release schedules.
If the open source community expands into enterprise application and supply chain software, our license fee revenues may
decline.
The open source community is comprised of many different formal and informal groups of software developers and individuals
who have created a wide variety of software and have made that software available for use, distribution and modification, often free of
charge. Open source software, such as the Linux operating system, has been gaining in popularity among business users. If developers
contribute enterprise and supply chain application software to the open source community, and that software has competitive features
and scale to support business users in our markets, we will need to change our product pricing and distribution strategy to compete
successfully.
Implementation of our products can be complex, time-consuming and expensive, customers may be unable to implement our
products successfully, and we may become subject to warranty or product liability claims, which could be costly to resolve and
result in negative publicity.
Our products must integrate with the many existing computer systems and software programs of our customers. This can be
complex, time-consuming and expensive, and may cause delays in the deployment of our products. Our customers may be unable to
implement our products successfully or otherwise achieve the benefits attributable to our products. Although we test each of our new
products and product enhancement releases and evaluate and test the products we obtain through acquisitions before introducing them
to the market, there may still be significant errors in existing or future releases of our software products, with the possible result that
we may be required to expend significant resources in order to correct such errors or otherwise satisfy customer demands. In addition,
defects in our products or difficulty integrating our products with our customers’ systems could result in delayed or lost revenues,
warranty or other claims against us by customers or third parties, adverse customer reactions and negative publicity about us or our
products and services or reduced acceptance of our products and services in the marketplace, any of which could have a material
adverse effect on our reputation, business, results of operations and financial condition.
An increase in sales of software products that require customization would result in revenue being recognized over the term of
the contract for those products and could have a material adverse effect on our operating performance and financial
condition.
Historically, we generally have been able to recognize software license revenue upon delivery of our solutions and contract
execution. Customers and prospects could ask for unique capabilities in addition to our core capabilities to give them a competitive
edge in the market place. These instances could cause us to recognize more of our software license revenue on a contract accounting
basis over the course of the delivery of the solution rather than upon delivery and contract execution. The period between the initial
contract and the completion of the implementation of our products can be lengthy and is subject to a number of factors (over many of
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which we have little or no control) that may cause significant delays. These factors include the size and complexity of the overall
project. As a result, a shift toward a higher proportion of software license contracts requiring contract accounting would have a
material adverse effect on our operating performance and financial condition and cause our operating results to vary significantly from
quarter to quarter.
We sometimes experience delays in product releases, which can adversely affect our business.
Historically, we have issued significant new releases of our software products periodically, with minor interim releases issued
more frequently. As a result of the complexities inherent in our software, major new product enhancements and new products often
require long development and testing periods before they are released. On occasion, we have experienced delays in the scheduled
release dates of new or enhanced products, and we cannot provide any assurance that we will achieve future scheduled release dates.
The delay of product releases or enhancements, or the failure of such products or enhancements to achieve market acceptance, could
materially affect our business and reputation.
We may not receive significant revenues from our current research and development efforts for several years.
Developing and localizing software is expensive, and the investment in product development may involve a long payback cycle.
Our future plans include significant investments in software research and development and related product opportunities. We believe
that we must continue to dedicate a significant amount of resources to our research and development efforts to maintain our
competitive position. However, we do not expect to receive significant revenues from these investments for several years, if at all.
We have limited protection of our intellectual property and proprietary rights and may potentially infringe third-party
intellectual property rights.
We consider certain aspects of our internal operations, software and documentation to be proprietary, and rely on a combination
of copyright, trademark and trade secret laws; confidentiality agreements with employees and third parties; and protective contractual
provisions (such as those contained in our license agreements with consultants, vendors, partners and customers) and other measures
to protect this information. Existing copyright laws afford only limited protection. We believe that the rapid pace of technological
change in the computer software industry has made trade secret and copyright protection less significant than factors such as:
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frequent software product enhancements;
customer education; and
timeliness and quality of support services.
Our competitors may independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to our technology. The
laws of some countries in which our software products are or may be licensed do not protect our software products and intellectual
property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States.
We generally enter into confidentiality or license agreements with our employees, customers, consultants, and vendors. These
agreements control access to and distribution of our software, documentation, and other proprietary information. Despite our efforts to
protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may copy aspects of our products, obtain and use information that we regard as
proprietary, or develop similar technology through reverse engineering or other means. Preventing or detecting unauthorized use of
our products is difficult. There can be no assurance that the steps we take will prevent misappropriation of our technology or that our
license agreements will be enforceable. In addition, we may resort to litigation to enforce our intellectual property rights, protect our
trade secrets, determine the validity and scope of others’ proprietary rights, or defend against claims of infringement or invalidity in
the future. Such litigation could result in significant costs or the diversion of resources. This could materially and adversely affect our
business, operating results and financial condition.
Third parties may assert infringement claims against us. Although we do not believe that our products infringe on the proprietary
rights of third parties, we cannot guarantee that third parties will not assert or prosecute infringement or invalidity claims against us.
These assertions could distract management, require us to enter into royalty arrangements, and result in costly and time-consuming
litigation, including damage awards. Such assertions or the defense of such claims may materially and adversely affect our business,
operating results, or financial condition. In addition, such assertions could result in injunctions against us. Injunctions that prevent us from
distributing our products would have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition. If third parties
assert such claims against us, we may seek to obtain a license to use such intellectual property rights. There can be no assurance that such
a license would be available on commercially reasonable terms. If a patent claim against us were successful and we could not obtain a
license on acceptable terms or license a substitute technology or redesign to avoid infringement, we may be prevented from distributing
our software or required to incur significant expense and delay in developing non-infringing software.
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We may experience liability claims arising out of the licensing of our software and provision of services.
Our agreements normally contain provisions designed to limit our exposure to potential liability claims and generally exclude
consequential and other forms of extraordinary damages. However, these provisions could be rendered ineffective, invalid or
unenforceable by unfavorable judicial decisions or by federal, state, local or foreign laws or ordinances. For example, we may not be
able to avoid or limit liability for disputes relating to product performance or the provision of services. If a claim against us were to be
successful, we may be required to incur significant expense and pay substantial damages, including consequential or punitive
damages, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. Even if we prevail in
contesting such a claim, the accompanying publicity could adversely affect the demand for our products and services.
We also rely on certain technology that we license from third parties, including software that is integrated with our internally
developed software. Although these third parties generally indemnify us against claims that their technology infringes on the
proprietary rights of others, such indemnification is not always available for all types of intellectual property. Often such third-party
indemnifiers are not well capitalized and may not be able to indemnify us in the event that their technology infringes on the
proprietary rights of others. As a result, we may face substantial exposure if technology we license from a third party infringes on
another party’s proprietary rights. Defending such infringement claims, regardless of their validity, could result in significant cost and
diversion of resources.
Concerns that our products do not adequately protect the privacy of consumers could inhibit sales of our products.
One of the features of our software applications is the ability to develop and maintain profiles of customers for use by
businesses. Typically, these products capture profile information when customers and employees visit an Internet web site and
volunteer information in response to survey questions concerning their backgrounds, interests and preferences. Our products augment
these profiles over time by collecting usage data. Although we have designed our products to operate with applications that protect
user privacy, privacy concerns may nevertheless cause visitors to resist providing the personal data necessary to support this profiling
capability. If we cannot adequately address customers’ privacy concerns, these concerns could materially and adversely harm our
business, financial condition and operating results.
We face risks associated with the security of our products, and if our data protection or other security measures are
compromised and as a result our data, our customers’ data or our IT systems are accessed improperly, made unavailable, or
improperly modified, our products and services may be perceived as vulnerable, our brand and reputation could be damaged,
the IT services we provide to our customers could be disrupted, and customers may stop using our products and services, all of
which could reduce our revenue and earnings, increase our expenses and expose us to legal claims and regulatory actions.
Maintaining the security of computers and computer networks is an issue of critical importance for our customers. Attempts by
experienced computer programmers, or hackers, to penetrate client network security or the security of web sites to misappropriate
confidential information have become an industry-wide phenomenon that affects computers and networks across all platforms. We
have included security features in certain of our Internet browser-enabled products that are intended to protect the privacy and
integrity of customer data. In addition, some of our software applications use encryption technology to provide the security necessary
to affect the secure exchange of valuable and confidential information. Despite these security features, our products may be vulnerable
to break-ins and similar problems caused by hackers, which could jeopardize the security of information stored in and transmitted
through the computer systems of our customers. Actual or perceived security vulnerabilities in our products (or the Internet in general)
could lead some customers to seek to reduce or delay future purchases or to purchase competitors’ products which are not Internet-
based applications. Customers may also increase their spending to protect their computer networks from attack, which could delay
adoption of new technologies. Any of these actions by customers and the cost of addressing such security problems may have a
material adverse effect on our business.
Although our license agreements with our customers contain provisions designed to limit our exposure as a result of the
situations listed above, such provisions may not be effective. Existing or future federal, state, or local laws or ordinances or
unfavorable judicial decisions could affect their enforceability. To date, we have not experienced any such product liability claims, but
there can be no assurance that this will not occur in the future. Because our products are used in essential business applications, a
successful product liability claim could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition.
Additionally, defending such a suit, regardless of its merits, could entail substantial expense and require the time and attention of key
management.
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Privacy and security concerns, including evolving government regulation in the area of consumer data privacy, could
adversely affect our business and operating results.
Governments in some jurisdictions have enacted or are considering enacting consumer data privacy legislation, including laws
and regulations applying to the solicitation, collection, processing and use of consumer data. This legislation could reduce the demand
for our software products if we fail to design or enhance our products to enable our customers to comply with the privacy and security
measures required by the legislation. Moreover, we may be exposed to liability under existing or new consumer data privacy
legislation. Even technical violations of these laws can result in penalties that are assessed for each non-compliant transaction. If we or
our customers were found to be subject to and in violation of any of these laws or other data privacy laws or regulations, our business
could suffer and we and/or our customers would likely have to change our business practices.
We might experience significant errors or security flaws in our software products and services.
Despite testing prior to their release, software products frequently contain errors or security flaws, especially when first
introduced or when new versions are released. The detection and correction of any security flaws can be time-consuming and costly.
Errors in our software products could affect the ability of our products to work with other hardware or software products, could delay
the development or release of new products or new versions of products and could adversely affect market acceptance of our products.
If we experience errors or delays in releasing new software products or new versions of software products, we could lose revenues. In
addition, there could be security issues with our products and networks and any security flaws, if exploited, could affect our ability to
conduct internal business operations. End users, who rely on our software products and services for applications that are critical to
their businesses, may have a greater sensitivity to product errors and security vulnerabilities than customers for software products
generally. Software product errors and security flaws in our products or services could expose us to product liability, performance
and/or warranty claims as well as harm our reputation, which could impact our future sales of products and services. In addition, we
may be legally required to publicly report security breaches, which could adversely impact future business prospects for our products
and services.
RISK FACTORS RELATED TO OUR PERSONNEL
We are dependent upon key personnel, and need to attract and retain highly qualified personnel in all areas.
Our future operating results depend significantly upon the continued service of a relatively small number of key senior
management and technical personnel, including our Chief Executive Officer, J. Michael Edenfield. None of our key personnel are
bound by long-term employment agreements. We do not have in place “key person” life insurance policies on any of our employees.
The loss of Mr. Edenfield or one or more other key executives could have an adverse effect on us.
Our future success also depends on our continuing ability to attract, train, retain and motivate other highly qualified managerial
and technical personnel. Competition for these personnel is intense, and we have at times experienced difficulty in recruiting and
retaining qualified personnel, including sales and marketing representatives, qualified software engineers involved in ongoing product
development, and personnel who assist in the implementation of our products and provide other services. The market for such
individuals is competitive. For example, it has been particularly difficult to attract and retain product development personnel
experienced in object oriented development technologies. Given the critical roles of our sales, product development and consulting
staffs, our inability to recruit successfully or any significant loss of key personnel would adversely affect us. A high level of employee
mobility and aggressive recruiting of skilled personnel characterizes the software industry. It may be particularly difficult to retain or
compete for skilled personnel against larger, better-known software companies. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to retain our
current personnel, attract and retain other highly qualified technical and managerial personnel in the future, or assimilate the
employees from any acquired businesses. We will continue to adjust the size and composition of our workforce to match the different
product and geographic demand cycles. If we are unable to attract and retain the necessary technical and managerial personnel, or
assimilate the employees from any acquired businesses, our business, operating results and financial condition would be adversely
affected.
The failure to attract, train, retain and effectively manage employees could negatively impact our development and sales efforts
and cause a degradation of our customer service. In particular, the loss of sales personnel could lead to lost sales opportunities because
it can take several months to hire and train replacement sales personnel. If our competitors increase their use of non-compete
agreements, the pool of available sales and technical personnel may further narrow in certain areas, even if the non-compete
agreements ultimately prove to be unenforceable. We may grant large numbers of stock options to attract and retain personnel, which
could be highly dilutive to our shareholders. The volatility or lack of positive performance of our stock price may adversely affect our
ability to retain or attract employees. The loss of key management and technical personnel or the inability to attract and retain
additional qualified personnel could have an adverse effect on us.
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We periodically have restructured our sales force, which can be disruptive.
We continue to rely heavily on our direct sales force. Periodically, we have restructured or made other adjustments to our sales
force in response to factors such as product changes, geographical coverage and other internal considerations. Change in the structures
of the sales force and sales force management can result in temporary lack of focus and reduced productivity that may affect revenues
in one or more quarters. Future restructuring of our sales force could occur, and if so we may again experience the adverse transition
issues associated with such restructuring.
Our technical personnel have unique access to customer data, and may abuse that privilege.
Of necessity for the proper rendering of the services we provide, our technical personnel have the ability to access data on the
systems run by our customers or hosted by us for our customers. This would include data about the operations of our customers and
even about the customers of our customers. Although we have never had such an occurrence in the entire history of our Company, it is
conceivable that such access could be abused in order to improperly utilize that data to the detriment of such customers.
RISK FACTORS RELATED TO OUR CORPORATE STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE
Our business is subject to changing regulation of corporate governance and public disclosure that has increased both our costs
and the risk of noncompliance.
Because our common stock is publicly traded, we are subject to certain rules and regulations of federal, state and financial
market exchange entities charged with the protection of investors and the oversight of companies whose securities are publicly traded.
These entities, including the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission and NASDAQ,
have issued new requirements and regulations and continue to develop additional regulations and requirements in response to laws
enacted recently by Congress, most notably the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Our efforts to comply with these new regulations have
resulted in, and are likely to continue to result in, increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management time
and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities.
In particular, our efforts to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the related regulations regarding
our required assessment of our internal control over financial reporting and our independent public accounting firm’s audit of that
assessment have required, and continue to require, the commitment of significant financial and managerial resources. Moreover,
because these laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations, their application in practice may evolve over time
as new guidance becomes available. This evolution may result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and additional
costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to our disclosure and governance practices. Over time, we have made significant changes in,
and may consider making additional changes to, our internal controls, our disclosure controls and procedures, and our corporate
governance policies and procedures. Any system of controls, however well designed and operated, is based in part on certain
assumptions and can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurances that the objectives of the system are met. Any failure of
our controls, policies and procedures could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flow and
financial condition.
If in the future we are unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective as of the end of the then
current fiscal year (or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an opinion on the effectiveness of our
internal controls over financial reporting), we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports,
which would have a negative market reaction.
One stockholder beneficially owns a substantial portion of our stock, and as a result exerts substantial control over us.
As of July 1, 2016, James C. Edenfield, Executive Chairman, Treasurer and a Director of the Company, beneficially owned
1,821,587 shares, or 73.24%, of our Class B common stock, and 238,600 shares, or 0.89%, of our Class A common stock. If all of
Mr. Edenfield’s Class B shares were converted into Class A shares, Mr. Edenfield would beneficially own 2,060,187 Class A shares,
which would represent approximately 7.2% of all outstanding Class A shares after giving effect to such conversion. As a result of
Mr. Edenfield’s ownership of Class B common stock, he has the right to elect a majority of our Board of Directors. Moreover,
Mr. Edenfield and a member of his immediate family constitute two of the five members of the Board, and thus have significant
influence in directing the actions of the Board of Directors. Such control and concentration of ownership may discourage a potential
acquirer from making a purchase offer that other shareholders might find favorable, which in turn could adversely affect the market
price of our common stock
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Our articles of incorporation and bylaws and Georgia law may inhibit a takeover of our company.
Our basic corporate documents and Georgia law contain provisions that might enable our management to resist a takeover.
These provisions might discourage, delay or prevent a change in the control or a change in our management. These provisions could
also discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for you and other shareholders to elect directors and take other corporate
actions. The existence of these provisions could also limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of
our common stock.
We are a “controlled company” within the meaning of NASDAQ rules and, as a result, qualify for, and rely on, exemptions
from certain corporate governance requirements.
Because of Mr. Edenfield’s controlling interest, we are a “controlled company” within the meaning of the rules governing
companies with stock quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. Under these rules, a “controlled company” is a company of
which more than 50% of the voting power for the election of directors is held by an individual, a group or another company. As a
controlled company, we are exempt from certain corporate governance requirements, including requirements that: (1) a majority of the
board of directors consist of independent directors; (2) compensation of officers be determined or recommended to the board of
directors by a majority of its independent directors or by a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent
directors; and (3) director nominees be selected or recommended for selection by a majority of the independent directors or by a
nominating committee composed solely of independent directors. Our Board of Directors does not have a majority of independent
directors, and our compensation committee is not required to consist entirely of independent directors. We are not required to have,
and have not chosen to establish, a nominating committee. Accordingly, our procedures for approving significant corporate decisions
are not subject to the same corporate governance requirements as non-controlled companies with stock quoted on the NASDAQ
Global Select Market.
RISK FACTORS RELATED TO OUR STOCK PRICE
We could experience fluctuations in quarterly operating results that could adversely affect our stock price.
We have difficulty predicting our actual quarterly operating results, which have varied widely in the past and which we expect
to continue to vary in the future. We expect they will continue to vary significantly from quarter to quarter due to a number of factors,
many of which are outside our control. We base our expense levels, operating costs and hiring plans on projections of future revenues,
and it is difficult for us to rapidly adjust when actual results do not match our projections. If our quarterly revenue or operating results
fall below the expectations of investors or public market analysts, the price of our common stock could fall substantially. License
revenues in any quarter depend substantially on the combined contracting activity of the American Software group of companies and
our ability to recognize revenues in that quarter in accordance with our revenue recognition policies. Our contracting activity is
difficult to forecast for a variety of reasons, including the following:
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whether the license agreement includes cloud services such as managing the application and hosting the server that are
performed over the term of the contract that then require all the revenue to be spread over the term of the contract;
our sales cycle for products and services, including multiple levels of authorization required by some customers, is
relatively long and variable because of the complex and mission-critical nature of our products;
the demand for our products and services can vary significantly;
the size of our license transactions can vary significantly;
the possibility of adverse global political conditions and economic downturns, both domestic and international,
characterized by decreased product demand, price erosion, technological shifts, work slowdowns and layoffs, may
substantially reduce customer demand and contracting activity;
customers may unexpectedly postpone or cancel anticipated system replacement or new system evaluation and
implementation due to changes in their strategic priorities, project objectives, budgetary constraints, internal purchasing
processes or company management;
customer evaluations and purchasing processes vary from company to company, and a customer’s internal approval and
expenditure authorization process can be difficult and time-consuming, even after selection of a vendor; and
the number, timing and significance of software product enhancements and new software product announcements by us
and by our competitors may affect purchase decisions.
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Variances or slowdowns in our licensing activity in prior quarters may affect current and future consulting, training and
maintenance revenues, since these revenues typically follow license fee revenues. Our ability to maintain or increase services revenues
primarily depends on our ability to increase the number and size of our licensing agreements. In addition, we base our budgeted
operating costs and hiring plans primarily on our projections of future revenues. Because most of our expense levels are relatively
fixed, including employee compensation and rent in the near term, if our actual revenues fall below projections in any particular
quarter, our business, operating results, and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected. In addition, our expense
levels are based, in part, on our expectations regarding future revenue increases. As a result, any shortfall in revenue in relation to our
expectations could cause significant changes in our operating results from quarter to quarter and could result in quarterly losses. As a
result of these factors, we believe that period-to-period comparisons of our revenue levels and operating results are not necessarily
meaningful. As a result, predictions of our future performance should not be based solely on our historical quarterly revenue and
operating results.
Our stock price is volatile and there is a risk of litigation.
The trading price of our common stock has been in the past and may in the future be subject to wide fluctuations in response to
factors such as the following:
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revenue or results of operations in any quarter failing to meet the expectations, published or otherwise, of the investment
community;
customer order deferrals resulting from the anticipation of new products, economic uncertainty, disappointing operating
results by the customer, management changes, corporate reorganizations or otherwise;
reduced investor confidence in equity markets, due in part to corporate collapses in recent years;
speculation in the press or analyst community;
wide fluctuations in stock prices, particularly with respect to the stock prices for other technology companies;
announcements of technological innovations by us or our competitors;
new products or the acquisition or loss of significant customers by us or our competitors;
developments with respect to our copyrights or other proprietary rights or those of our competitors;
changes in interest rates;
changes in investors’ beliefs as to the appropriate price-earnings ratios for us and our competitors;
changes in recommendations or financial estimates by securities analysts who track our common stock or the stock of
other software companies;
changes in management;
sales of common stock by our controlling shareholders, directors and executive officers;
rumors or dissemination of false or misleading information, particularly through Internet chat rooms, instant messaging,
and other rapid-dissemination methods;
conditions and trends in the software industry generally;
the announcement of acquisitions or other significant transactions by us or our competitors;
adoption of new accounting standards affecting the software industry;
domestic or international terrorism and other factors; and
the other factors described in these “Risk Factors.”
Fluctuations in the price of our common stock may expose us to the risk of securities class action lawsuits. Although no such
lawsuits are currently pending against us and we are not aware that any such lawsuit is threatened to be filed in the future, there is no
assurance that we will not be sued based on fluctuations in the price of our common stock. Defending against such lawsuits could
result in substantial cost and divert management’s attention and resources. In addition, any settlement or adverse determination of
these lawsuits could subject us to significant liabilities.
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Our dividend policy is subject to change.
On May 11, 2016, our Board of Directors declared quarterly dividends of $0.11 per share, payable to our Class A and Class B
common stockholders. We currently expect to declare and pay cash dividends at this level on a quarterly basis in the future. However,
our dividend policy may be affected by, among other things, our views on business conditions, our financial position, earnings,
earnings outlook, capital spending plans and other factors that our Board of Directors considers relevant at that time. Our dividend
policy has changed in the past and may change from time to time, and we cannot provide assurance that we will continue to declare
dividends at all or in any particular amounts. A change in our dividend policy could have a negative effect on the market price of our
common stock.
The price of our common stock may decline due to shares eligible for future sale or actual future sales of substantial amounts
of our common stock.
Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales may occur, could cause
the market price of our common stock to decline. Current directors and executive officers of the Company as a group beneficially
owned approximately 6.11% of our Class A shares as of June 30, 2016. Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the
public market by these persons, or the perception that such sales may occur, could cause the market price of our common stock to
decline and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities.
ITEM 1B.
UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 2.
PROPERTIES
Our corporate headquarters are located in an approximately 100,000 square foot office building that we own at 470 East Paces
Ferry Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia. We also own a four-story 42,000 square foot building at 3110 Maple Drive, a one-story 1,400
square foot building at 3116 Maple Drive and a one-story 14,000 square foot building at 3120 Maple Drive, each in Atlanta, Georgia.
We have entered into leases for sales offices located in various cities in the United States and overseas. We believe our existing
facilities are adequate for our current needs and that suitable additional or substitute space will be available as needed on
commercially reasonable terms.
Each of our three segments makes use of the property at 470 East Paces Ferry Road and our SCM segment occupies office space
that we lease in the United Kingdom.
ITEM 3.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
(a) Many of our installations involve products that are critical to the operations of our customers’ businesses. Any failure
in our products could result in a claim for substantial damages against us, regardless of our responsibility for such
failure. Although we attempt to limit contractually our liability for damages arising from product failures or negligent
acts or omissions, there can be no assurance that the limitations of liability contained in our contracts will be
enforceable in all instances. We are not currently a party to any material legal proceedings that would require
disclosure under this Item.
None.
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ITEM 4.
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
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PART II
ITEM 5.
MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Trading Market
Our Class A Common Shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “AMSWA”. As of July 1,
2016, there were 9,434 holders of Class A shares who held their stock either individually or in nominee or “street” names through
various brokerage firms, and two holders of Class B Common Shares.
Market Price Information
The table below presents the quarterly high and low sales prices for American Software, Inc. Class A common stock as reported
by NASDAQ, for the Company’s last two fiscal years, as well as the amount of cash dividends declared in each quarter:
Fiscal Year 2016
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Fiscal Year 2015
First Quarter .................................................................................... $
Second Quarter ...............................................................................
Third Quarter ..................................................................................
Fourth Quarter ................................................................................
High
Low
10.07
10.45
11.14
9.73
10.32
9.67
9.74
10.40
$
$
8.79
8.39
9.16
8.67
8.81
8.65
8.29
8.45
$
$
Cash
Dividends
Declared
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
Equity Compensation Plans
The following table discloses information regarding the Company’s equity compensation plans as of April 30, 2016:
Number of Securities to be
issued upon exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
Weighted-Average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in the first column)
3,489,857 $
8.58
921,643
Plan Category
Equity compensation plans
approved by security
holders .................................
Dividend Policy
Since the third quarter of fiscal 2013, our Board of Directors has declared quarterly dividends of $0.10 per share. On May 11,
2016, our Board of Directors increased the quarterly dividends to $0.11 per share, payable to our Class A and Class B common
stockholders. We currently expect to declare and pay cash dividends at this level on a quarterly basis in the future. The continuation of
this policy, and payment of future cash dividends, will be at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors. In exercising this discretion,
the Board of Directors will consider our profitability, financial condition, cash requirements, future prospects and other relevant
factors. Our dividend policy has changed in the past and may change from time to time, and we cannot provide assurance that we will
continue to declare dividends at all or in any particular amounts.
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Stock Price Performance Graph
The graph below reflects the cumulative stockholder return on the Company’s shares compared to the return of the NASDAQ
Composite Index and a peer group index on a quarterly basis. The graph reflects the investment of $100 on April 30, 2011 in the
Company’s stock, the NASDAQ Stock Market-US Companies (“NASDAQ Composite Index”) and in the NASDAQ Computer Index,
a published industry peer group index. The NASDAQ Computer Index consists of approximately 327 NASDAQ-listed companies,
including computer hardware and software companies that furnish computer programming and data processing services and firms that
produce computers, office equipment, and electronic component/accessories. The total cumulative dollar returns shown below
represent the value that such investments would have had on April 30, 2016.
FY 2011
FY 2012
FY 2013
FY 2014
FY 2015
American Software(a) .................................................................. $
NASDAQ Composite ..................................................................
NASDAQ Computer Index ..........................................................
100 $
100
100
111 $
106
113
120 $
116
112
142 $
143
141
(a) This series includes dividends paid over the disclosed period.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Company
The following table summarizes repurchases of our stock in the quarter ended April 30, 2016:
FY 2016
141
166
168
150 $
172
172
Fiscal Period
February 1, 2016 through
February 29, 2016 ...............................
March 1, 2016 through
March 31, 2016 ...................................
April 1, 2016 through April 30, 2016 ......
Total Fiscal 2016 Fourth Quarter ............
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
Average Price
Paid Per Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
Maximum Number of
Shares that May Yet
Be Purchased
Under the Plans
or Programs*
5,000 $
7,466 $
— $
12,466 $
8.96
8.92
—
8.93
—
—
—
—
953,787
946,321
946,321
946,321
*
The above share purchase authority was approved by the Board of Directors on August 19, 2002, when the Board approved a
resolution authorizing the Company to repurchase up to 2.0 million shares of Class A common stock. This action was
announced on August 22, 2002. The authorization has no expiration date.
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The following firms make a market in the Class A common shares of American Software, Inc:
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Maxim Group LLC
ARXIS Securities LLC
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
Barclays Capital Inc.
Bats Trading, Inc.
Morgan Stanley & CO. LLC
NASDAQ Execution Services LLC
BNY Mellon Capital Markets
NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC
CANACCORD GENUITY INC.
Needham & Company, LLC
Cantor, Fitzgerald & Co.
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Citadel Securities LLC
Riley & Co
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Stifel Nicolaus & Co.
Direct Edge ECN LLC
SunTrust Capital Markets Inc
G1 Execution Services, LLC
Susquehanna Financial Group,
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
IMC Financial Markets
Jefferies LLC
KCG Americas LLC
Latour Trading LLC
Two Sigma Securities, LLC
UBS Securities LLC
Wall Street Investor Services
Wolverine Securities, LLC
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ITEM 6.
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The selected consolidated financial data presented below as of and for the years ended April 30, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, and
2012 is derived from our audited consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated Statements of Operations Data:
Years Ended April 30,
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
(In thousands, except per share data)
Revenues:
License fees ......................................................................... $
Services and other ...............................................................
Maintenance ........................................................................
22,043 $
51,099
40,747
16,748 $
47,215
38,910
20,011 $
44,377
36,213
21,184 $
45,323
33,960
27,826
42,380
32,430
Total revenues ............................................................
113,889
102,873
100,601
100,467
102,636
Cost of revenues:
License fees .........................................................................
Services and other ...............................................................
Maintenance ........................................................................
Total cost of revenues ................................................
Gross margin .................................................................................
Operating expenses:
Research and development costs .........................................
Sales and marketing expense ...............................................
General and administrative expenses ..................................
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles ..................
Total operating expenses............................................
Operating income ..........................................................................
Other income, net ..........................................................................
Earnings before income taxes .......................................................
Income tax expense .......................................................................
7,688
37,100
9,441
54,229
59,660
11,248
22,164
12,449
272
46,133
13,527
1,173
14,700
4,458
7,675
34,204
8,580
50,459
52,414
11,088
18,667
12,923
394
43,072
9,342
1,060
10,402
2,274
4,043
31,645
8,027
43,715
56,886
9,074
20,414
12,401
472
42,361
14,525
1,372
15,897
5,566
6,026
31,870
7,664
45,560
54,907
8,882
19,829
11,911
501
41,123
13,784
1,741
15,525
5,114
7,142
31,101
7,597
45,840
56,796
8,226
18,797
13,070
535
40,628
16,168
1,103
17,271
5,928
Net earnings ......................................................................... $
10,242 $
8,128 $
10,331 $
10,411 $
11,343
Earnings per common share(a):
Basic .................................................................................... $
0.36 $
0.29 $
0.37 $
0.38 $
Diluted ................................................................................. $
0.35 $
0.28 $
0.37 $
0.38 $
0.43
0.42
Weighted average common shares—Basic ...................................
Diluted .................................................................................
Cash dividends declared ............................................................... $
28,727
29,005
0.40 $
28,283
28,614
27,636
28,111
0.40 $
0.30 $
27,173
27,629
0.48 $
26,455
27,098
0.36
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
39,111
Cash and cash equivalents ................................................... $
27,759
Investments—short and long term ....................................... $
Working capital ................................................................... $
50,109
Total assets .......................................................................... $ 136,724 $ 134,266 $ 131,220 $ 113,070 $ 116,553
83,030
American Software, Inc. shareholders’ equity .................... $
49,004 $
28,881 $
54,801 $
44,655 $
30,740 $
46,340 $
55,803 $
23,771 $
58,820 $
41,164 $
25,260 $
51,088 $
92,926 $
92,560 $
83,244 $
94,894 $
(a) Basic per share amounts are the same for Class A and Class B shares. Diluted per share amounts for Class A shares are shown
above. Diluted per share for Class B shares under the two-class method are $0.35, $0.29, $0.37, $0.38, and $0.43 for the years
ended April 30, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively. See Note 1(r) to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with “Item 6. Selected Financial Data” and “Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”. This discussion contains forward-looking statements relating to our future financial
performance, business strategy, financing plans and other future events that involve uncertainties and risks. You can identify these
statements by forward-looking words such as “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “continue,” “could,” “grow,” “may,” “potential,”
“predict,” “strive,” “estimate,” “believe,” “expect” and similar expressions that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes.
Any forward-looking statements herein are made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Our actual results could differ materially from the results anticipated by these forward-looking statements as a result of many
known and unknown factors that are beyond our ability to control or predict, including but not limited to those discussed above in
“Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report. See also “Special Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” at the
beginning of “Item 1. Business.”
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
We have based the following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations on our consolidated
financial statements, which we have prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of
these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities, and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended April 30,
2016, describes the significant accounting policies that we have used in preparing our financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we
evaluate our estimates, including, but not limited to, those related to revenue/collectability, bad debts, capitalized software costs,
goodwill, intangible asset measurement and impairment, stock-based compensation, income taxes and contingencies. We base our
estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the
results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent
from other sources. Our actual results could differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
We believe the critical accounting policies listed below affect significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the
financial statements.
Revenue Recognition. We recognize revenue predominantly in accordance with the Software Revenue Recognition Topic of the
Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification. We recognize license revenues in connection
with license agreements for standard proprietary software upon delivery of the software, provided we deem collection to be probable,
the fee is fixed or determinable, there is evidence of an arrangement, and VSOE exists with respect to any undelivered elements of the
arrangement. We generally bill maintenance fees annually in advance and recognize the resulting revenues ratably over the term of the
maintenance agreement. We derive revenues from services which primarily include consulting, implementation, training, SaaS,
hosting and managed services. We bill for these services primarily under time and materials arrangements and recognize fees as we
perform the services. Deferred revenues represent advance payments or billings for software licenses, services, and maintenance billed
in advance of the time we recognize revenues. We record revenues from sales of third-party products in accordance with Principal
Agent Considerations within the Revenue Recognition Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Furthermore, we
evaluate sales through our indirect channel on a case-by-case basis to determine whether the transaction should be recorded gross or
net, including but not limited to assessing whether or not we (1) act as principal in the transaction, (2) take title to the products,
(3) have risks and rewards of ownership, such as the risk of loss for collection, delivery, or returns, and (4) act as an agent or broker
with compensation on a commission or fee basis. Accordingly, our sales through the DMI channel are typically recorded on a gross
basis.
Generally, our software products do not require significant modification or customization. Installation of the products is routine
and is not essential to their functionality. Our sales frequently include maintenance contracts and professional services with the sale of
our software licenses. We have established VSOE for our maintenance contracts and professional services. We determine fair value
based upon the prices we charge to customers when we sell these elements separately. We defer maintenance revenues, including
those sold with the initial license fee, based on VSOE, and recognize the revenue ratably over the maintenance contract period. We
recognize consulting and training service revenues, including those sold with license fees, as we perform the services based on their
established VSOE. SaaS revenues are recognized ratably over the subscription term because the Company is unable to establish VSOE
and separate the various elements. We determine the amount of revenue we allocate to the licenses sold with services or maintenance
using the “residual method” of accounting. Under the residual method, we allocate the total value of the arrangement first to the
undelivered elements based on their VSOE and allocate the remainder to license fees.
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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the
inability of customers to make required payments. If the financial condition of these customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an
impairment of their ability to make payments, we may require additional allowances or we may defer revenue until we determine that
collectability is probable. We specifically analyze accounts receivable and historical bad debts, customer creditworthiness, current
economic trends and changes in customer payment terms when we evaluate the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts.
Valuation of Long-Lived and Intangible Assets. We review goodwill for impairment annually and whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate its carrying value may not be recoverable in accordance with the Intangibles-Goodwill and Other Topic of the
FASB Accounting Standards Codification. For fiscal 2016, we opted to perform a qualitative assessment to test a reporting unit’s
goodwill for impairment. Based on our qualitative assessment, if we determine that the fair value of a reporting unit is more likely
than not (i.e., a likelihood of more than 50 percent) to be less than its carrying amount, the two step impairment test will be performed.
In the first step, we compare the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the
carrying value of the net assets assigned to that unit, goodwill is not considered impaired and we are not required to perform further
testing. If the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, then we must
perform the second step of the impairment test in order to determine the impairment. Our reporting units are consistent with our
operating segments or one level below, as identified in Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in
this Annual Report.
In accordance with the Property, Plant, and Equipment Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, long-lived
assets, such as property and equipment and intangible assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If a triggering event was identified, recoverability
would be measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be
generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, we recognize an impairment charge
in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset.
The determination of estimated future cash flows, however, requires management to make estimates. Future events and changes
in circumstances may require us to record a significant impairment charge in the period in which such events or changes occur.
Impairment testing requires considerable analysis and judgment in determining results. If other assumptions and estimates were used
in our evaluations, the results could differ significantly. Annual tests or other future events could cause us to conclude that impairment
indicators exist and that our goodwill is impaired. For example, if we had reason to believe that our recorded goodwill and intangible
assets had become impaired due to decreases in the fair market value of the underlying business, we would have to take a charge to
income for that portion of goodwill or intangible assets that we believed was impaired. Any resulting impairment loss could have a
material adverse impact on our financial position and results of operations. At April 30, 2016, our goodwill balance was $18.7 million
and our intangible assets with definite lives balance was $1.9 million, net of accumulated amortization.
Valuation of Capitalized Software Assets. We capitalize certain computer software development costs in accordance with the
Costs of Software to be Sold, Leased, or Marketed Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Costs incurred internally to
create a computer software product or to develop an enhancement to an existing product are charged to expense when incurred as
research and development expense until technological feasibility for the respective product is established. Thereafter, we capitalize all
software development costs and report those costs at the lower of unamortized cost or net realizable value. Capitalization ceases when
the product or enhancement is available for general release to customers. We make ongoing evaluations of the recoverability of our
capitalized software projects by comparing the amount capitalized for each product to the estimated net realizable value of the
product. If such evaluations indicate that the unamortized software development costs exceed the net realizable value, we write off the
amount by which the unamortized software development costs exceed net realizable value. Any resulting impairment loss could have
a material adverse impact on our financial position and results of operations. There was no impairment charge related to capitalized
computer software during the years ended April 30, 2016, 2015 and 2014. At April 30, 2016 and 2015, our capitalized software
balance was $9.1 million and $9.8 million, respectively, net of accumulated amortization. We amortize capitalized computer software
development costs ratably based on the projected revenues associated with the related software or on a straight-line basis over three
years, whichever method results in a higher level of amortization. Amortization of capitalized computer software development costs is
included in the cost of license revenues in the consolidated statements of operations.
Stock-Based Compensation. We estimate the value of options granted on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option
pricing model. Management judgments and assumptions related to volatility, the expected term and the forfeiture rate are made in
connection with the calculation of stock compensation expense. We periodically review all assumptions used in our stock option
pricing model. Changes in these assumptions could have a significant impact on the amount of stock compensation expense.
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Income Taxes. We provide for the effect of income taxes on our financial position and results of operations in accordance with
the Income Tax Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Under this accounting guidance, income tax expense is
recognized for the amount of income taxes payable or refundable for the current year and for the change in net deferred tax assets or
liabilities resulting from events that are recorded for financial reporting purposes in a different reporting period than recorded in the
tax return. Management must make significant assumptions, judgments and estimates to determine our current provision for income
taxes and also our deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance to be recorded against our net deferred tax asset. Our
judgments, assumptions and estimates relative to the current provision for income tax take into account current tax laws, our
interpretation of current tax laws, allowable deductions, tax planning strategies, projected tax credits and possible outcomes of current
and future audits conducted by foreign and domestic tax authorities. Changes in tax laws or our interpretation of tax laws and the
resolution of current and future tax audits could significantly impact the amounts provided for income taxes in our financial position
and results of operations. Our assumptions, judgments and estimates relative to the value of our deferred tax asset take into account
our expectations of the amount and category of future taxable income. Actual operating results and the underlying amount and
category of income in future years, which could significantly increase tax expense, could render inaccurate our current assumptions,
judgments and estimates of recoverable net deferred taxes.
Business Combinations and Intangible Assets Including Goodwill. We account for business combinations using the acquisition
method of accounting and accordingly, the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded based upon management’s
estimates of current fair values as of the acquisition date. The estimation process includes analyses based on income and market
approaches. Goodwill represents the excess purchase price over the fair value of net assets, including the amount assigned to
identifiable intangible assets. The goodwill generated is due in part to the synergies that are not included in the fair value of
identifiable intangible assets. Goodwill recorded in an acquisition is assigned to applicable reporting units based on expected
revenues. Identifiable intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over there useful lives. Amortization of current technology is
recorded in cost of revenue-license and amortization of all other intangible assets is recorded in amortization of acquisition-related
intangibles. Acquisition-related costs, including advisory, legal, accounting, valuation and other costs, are expensed in general and
administrative expenses in the periods in which the costs are incurred. The results of operations of acquired businesses are included in
the consolidated financial statements from the acquisition date.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth certain revenue and expense items as a percentage of total revenues for the three years ended
April 30, 2016, 2015, and 2014 and the percentage increases and decreases in those items for the years ended April 30, 2016 and
2015:
Percentage of Total Revenues
Pct. Change in
Dollars
Pct. Change in
Dollars
2016
2015
2014
2016 vs. 2015
2015 vs. 2014
Revenues:
License .....................................................................
Services and other ....................................................
Maintenance ............................................................
19%
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36
16%
46
38
20%
44
36
Total revenues ................................................
100
100
100
32%
8
5
11
Cost of revenues:
License .....................................................................
Services and other ....................................................
Maintenance ............................................................
Total cost of revenues ....................................
Gross margin ..................................................
Research and development ................................................
Sales and marketing ..........................................................
General and administrative ...............................................
Total operating expenses ................................
Operating income ...........................................
Other income:
7
33
8
48
52
10
19
11
40
12
8
33
8
49
51
11
18
13
42
9
4
31
8
43
57
9
20
13
42
15
Interest income ........................................................
Other, net .................................................................
1
—
1
—
1
—
Earnings before income taxes ........................
Income tax expense ...........................................................
13
4
10
2
16
6
—
8
10
7
14
1
19
(4)
7
45
10
2
41
96
(16)%
6
7
2
90
8
7
15
(8)
22
(9)
3
2
(36)
31
nm
(35)
(59)
Net earnings ...................................................
9%
8%
10%
26%
(21)%
nm—not meaningful
Economic Overview and Significant Trends in Our Business
Corporate capital spending trends and commitments are the primary determinants of the size of the market for business
software. Corporate capital spending is, in turn, a function of general economic conditions in the U.S. and abroad and in particular
may be affected by conditions in U.S. and global credit markets. In recent years, the weakness in the overall global economy and the
U.S. economy in particular has resulted in reduced expenditures in the business software market. In April 2016, the International
Monetary Fund (“IMF”) provided an update to the World Economic Outlook (“WEO”) for the 2016 and 2017 world economic growth
forecast. The update noted that, “Global recovery continues, but at an ever slowing and increasingly fragile pace. The months since
the last World Economic Outlook have seen a renewed episode of global asset market volatility, some loss of growth momentum in the
advanced economies, and continuing headwinds for emerging market economies and lower-income countries. The baseline projection
for global growth in 2016 is a modest 3.2 percent, broadly in line with last year, and a 0.2 percentage point downward revision
relative to the January 2016 World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update. The recovery is projected to strengthen in 2017 and beyond,
driven primarily by emerging market and developing economies, as conditions in stressed economies start gradually to normalize. But
uncertainty has increased, and risks of weaker growth scenarios are becoming more tangible. The fragile conjuncture increases the
urgency of a broad-based policy response to raise growth and manage vulnerabilities.”
For fiscal 2017, we expect the global economy to improve when compared to the prior year, which could result in an improved
selling environment. Overall information technology spending continues to be relatively weak as a result of the current global
economic environment when compared to the period prior to the last recession. We believe information technology spending will
incrementally improve over the long term as increased global competition forces companies to improve productivity by upgrading
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their technology systems. Although this improvement could slow or regress at any time, due in part to concerns in global capital
markets and general economic conditions, we believe that our organizational and financial structure will enable us to take advantage
of any sustained economic rebound. Customers continue to take long periods to evaluate discretionary software purchases.
We believe weak economic conditions may be driving some businesses to focus on achieving more process and efficiency
enhancements in their operations and to invest in solutions that improve operating margins, rather than make large infrastructure-type
technology purchases. If this trend continues, we believe it may tend to favor solutions such as our Logility supply chain solutions,
which are designed to provide a more rapid return on investment and are targeted at some of the largest profit drivers in a customer’s
business. While the current economic crisis has had a particularly adverse impact on the weaker companies in our target markets, we
believe a large percentage of our customers are seeking to make investments to strengthen their operations, and some are taking
advantage of current economic conditions to gain market share.
Business opportunities and risks
We currently view the following factors as the primary opportunities and risks associated with our business:
•
•
•
•
•
Dependence on Capital Spending Patterns. There is risk associated with our dependence on the capital spending patterns
of U.S. and international businesses, which in turn are functions of economic trends and conditions over which we have
no control.
Acquisition Opportunities. There are opportunities for selective acquisitions or investments to provide opportunities to
expand our sales distribution channels and/or broaden our product offering by providing additional solutions for our target
markets.
Acquisition Risks. There are risks associated with acquisitions of complementary companies, products and technologies,
including the risks that we will not achieve the financial and strategic goals that we contemplate at the time of the
transaction. More specifically, in any acquisition we will face risks and challenges associated with the uncertain value of
the acquired business or assets, the difficulty of assimilating operations and personnel, integrating acquired technologies
and products and maintaining the loyalty of the customers of the acquired business.
Competitive Technologies. There is a risk that our competitors may develop technologies that are substantially equivalent
or superior to our technology.
Competition in General. There are risks inherent in the market for business application software and related services,
which has been and continues to be intensely competitive; for example, some of our competitors may become more
aggressive with their prices and/or payment terms, which may adversely affect our profit margins.
For more information, please see “Risk Factors” in Item 1A. above.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers – Deferral of Effective Date,
which defers the implementation of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, for one year from the initial effective
date. The initial effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 was for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and early
adoption was not permitted. ASU No. 2015-14 extends the effective date to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15,
2017, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. Earlier application is permitted only as of reporting periods
beginning after December 16, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The Company is evaluating the
effect that these standards will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes, to simplify the
presentation of the deferred income taxes. The ASU requires that all deferred tax assets and liabilities, along with any related valuation
allowance, be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. The guidance does not change the existing requirement that only permits
offsetting within a tax-paying component of an entity. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15,
2016, and interim periods within those annual periods, but may be adopted earlier, and applied either prospectively or retrospectively.
The Company adopted this guidance in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, reporting on a prospective basis for the annual period ended
April 30, 2016. Periods prior to May 1, 2015 have not been adjusted.
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In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), to increase transparency and comparability among
organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing
arrangements. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those
fiscal years. Early adoption of the update is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption of this update on our
consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-
Based Payment Accounting, to improve the accounting for employee share-based payments. Under the new guidance, companies will
no longer record excess tax benefits and certain tax deficiencies in additional paid-in capital. Instead, all excess tax benefits and tax
deficiencies should be recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement, and additional paid-in capital pools will
be eliminated. The guidance requires companies to present excess tax benefits as an operating activity on the statement of cash flows
rather than as a financing activity. It also makes several changes to the accounting for forfeitures and employee tax withholding on
share-based compensation. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 16, 2016, and interim periods
within those annual periods, but may be adopted earlier. The Company adopted this guidance in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 for
the annual period ended April 30, 2016. Periods prior to May 1, 2015 have not been adjusted.
Market Conditions by Operating Segment
We operate and manage our business in three segments based on software and services provided in three key product markets:
(1) SCM, which provides collaborative supply chain solutions to streamline and optimize the production, distribution and management
of products between trading partners; (2) ERP, which automates customers’ internal financing, human resources, and manufacturing
functions; and (3) IT Consulting, which consists of IT staffing and consulting services. The SCM segment represents the business of
Logility, as well as its subsidiary, DMI.
Our SCM segment experienced a 16% increase in revenues during fiscal 2016 when compared to fiscal 2015, due primarily to a
28% increase in services and other revenues, a 27% increase in license fees and a 4% increase in maintenance revenue. The ERP
segment revenues increased 20% in fiscal 2016 when compared to fiscal 2015, primarily due to a 65% increase in license fees, a 12%
increase in services and other revenues and a 7% increase in maintenance revenues.
Our SCM segment experienced a 3% increase in revenues during fiscal 2015 when compared to fiscal 2014, due primarily to a
16% increase in services and other revenues and an 8% increase in maintenance revenue. This was partially offset by an 18% decrease
in license fees. The ERP segment revenues decreased 1% in fiscal 2015 when compared to fiscal 2014, primarily due to a 7% decrease
in services and other revenues and a 4% decrease in license fees. This was partially offset by a 6% increase in maintenance revenues.
Our IT Consulting segment experienced an approximately 6% decrease in revenues in fiscal 2016 when compared to fiscal 2015
and an increase in revenues of approximately 3% in fiscal 2015 when compared to fiscal 2014, due primarily to a fluctuations in IT
staffing work at our largest customer and in fiscal year 2016 a decrease in customer project work. As companies have moved to cut
costs and limit IT budgets, they have utilized more outsourcing services, which tend to be more cost-effective for them. In the past this
trend has resulted in increased business for this segment. However, there is a countervailing trend to outsourcing IT to international
markets that historically have been more price competitive than domestic sources like ourselves. Our largest customer comprised 38%
of our IT Consulting revenues in fiscal 2016, 34% in fiscal 2015 and 39% in fiscal 2014. The loss of this customer would negatively
and materially affect our IT Consulting business.
REVENUES
Years Ended April 30,
% Change
% of Total Revenues
2016
2015
2014
2016 to 2015
2015 to 2014
2016
2015
2014
(in thousands)
License ........................... $
Services and other ..........
Maintenance ...................
22,043 $
51,099
40,747
16,748 $
47,215
38,910
20,011
44,377
36,213
Total revenues ...... $ 113,889 $ 102,873 $ 100,601
32%
8%
5%
11%
(16)%
6%
7%
19%
45%
36%
16%
46%
38%
20%
44%
36%
2%
100%
100% 100%
For the year ended April 30, 2016, the 11% increase in total revenues was attributable primarily to a 32% increase in license
revenue, an 8% increase in services and other revenues and a 5% increase in maintenance revenues.
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For the year ended April 30, 2015, the 2% increase in total revenues was attributable primarily to a 7% increase in maintenance
revenues and a 6% increase in services and other revenues. This was offset by a 16% decrease in license fees.
Due to intensely competitive markets, we discount license fees from our published list price due to pricing pressure in our
industry. Numerous factors contribute to the amount of the discounts provided, such as previous customer purchases, the number of
customer sites utilizing the software, the number of modules purchased and the number of users, type of platform deployment, as well
as the overall size of the contract. While all these factors affect the discount amount of one contract, the overall percentage discount
has not materially changed in the recent reported fiscal periods.
The change in our revenues from period to period is primarily due to the volume of products and related services sold in any
period and the amounts of products or modules purchased with each sale.
International revenues represented approximately 17% of total revenues for the year ended April 30, 2016, 16% of total
revenues for the year ended April 30, 2015, and 17% for the year ended April 30, 2014. Our international revenues may fluctuate
substantially from period to period primarily because we derive these revenues from a relatively small number of customers in a given
period.
License revenues
Years Ended April 30,
% Change
2016
2015
2014
2016 to 2015
2015 to 2014
(in thousands)
Enterprise Resource Planning .................................................. $
Supply Chain Management ......................................................
2,319
17,692
Total license revenues .................................................... $ 22,043 $ 16,748 $ 20,011
3,659 $
2,215 $
14,533
18,384
65%
27%
32%
(4)%
(18)%
(16)%
For the year ended April 30, 2016, license fee revenues increased by 32% when compared to the previous year due to an
improved selling environment and sales execution at our SCM and ERP units. Logility experienced a 27% increase in license fees
partly due to an improvement in the overall business investment environment and partly due to an increase in sales headcount and
execution. Logility, including its DMI subsidiary, constituted 83%, 87% and 88% of our total license fee revenues for the years ended
April 30, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
For the year ended April 30, 2015, license fee revenues decreased by 16% when compared to the previous year due to a difficult
selling environment at our SCM and ERP units. Logility experienced a decline in license fees partly due to cancellations and/or delays
in business investment as a result of an uncertainty in the direction of the global economy and partly due to several customer contracts
that included Logility Cloud Services that require revenue to be deferred over the life of the contracted period.
License fees from our ERP segment, which includes NGC, increased 65% in fiscal 2016, primarily due to an increase in license
fee sales to the apparel and retail industries as well as an increase in several transactions on our ERP legacy platform. License fees
from our ERP segment, which includes NGC decreased in fiscal 2015, primarily due to a decrease in license fee sales to the apparel
and retail industries also as a result of uncertainty in the direction of the global economy. License fees from our ERP segment, which
includes NGC, increased in fiscal 2014, primarily due to an increase in our legacy license fee sales.
The direct sales channel provided approximately 79% of license fee revenues for the year ended April 30, 2016, compared to
approximately 70% in fiscal 2015 and 73% in fiscal 2014. The increase in direct license fees from fiscal 2015 to fiscal 2016 was
largely the result of improved sales environment and execution in our direct channel which tends to be larger size transactions. The
decrease in direct license fees from fiscal 2014 to fiscal 2015 was largely the result of several direct channel customer contracts that
included Logility Cloud Services that require revenue to be deferred over the life of the contracted period.
For the year ended April 30, 2016, our margins after commissions on direct sales were approximately 85%, and our margins
after commissions on indirect sales were approximately 48%. For the year ended April 30, 2015, our margins after commissions on
direct sales were approximately 85%, and our margins after commissions on indirect sales were approximately 42%. For the year
ended April 30, 2014, our margins after commissions on direct sales were approximately 81%, and our margins after commissions on
indirect sales were approximately 51%. The margins after commissions were relatively consistent in a range between 81% and 85%
for direct and 42% and 51% for indirect sales. DMI is the source of the bulk of our indirect sales and the commission percentage
varies based on whether the sale is domestic or international. License fee gross margin percentage tends to be directly related to the
level of license fee revenues due to the relatively fixed cost of computer software amortization expense, amortization of acquired
software and the sales mix between our direct and indirect channel.
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Services and other revenues
Years Ended April 30,
% Change
2016
2015
2014
2016 to 2015
2015 to 2014
(in thousands)
Enterprise Resource Planning .................................................. $
Supply Chain Management ......................................................
IT Consulting ...........................................................................
4,676 $
22,510
23,913
4,173 $
17,598
25,444
4,488
15,136
24,753
Total services and other revenues ................................... $ 51,099 $ 47,215 $ 44,377
12%
28%
(6)%
8%
(7)%
16%
3%
6%
The 8% increase in services and other revenues for the year ended April 30, 2016 when compared to fiscal 2015 was due
primarily to a 28% increase at our SCM segment due to an increase in utilization from project implementation services and services
revenue related to our Logility Cloud Services area. Our ERP segment increased 12% in services and other revenues for the year
ended April 30, 2016 when compared to fiscal 2015 as a result of higher implementation project work at NGC from the recent
increase in license fee revenue. This increase in revenue was partially offset by a 6% decrease in our IT Consulting segment due to the
timing of project work.
The 6% increase in services and other revenues for the year ended April 30, 2015 when compared to fiscal 2014 was due
primarily to a 16% increase at our SCM segment due to an increase in utilization from project implementation services and services
revenue related to our Logility Cloud Services area. The overall service revenue increased also due to a 3% increase in our IT
Consulting segment due to its customers’—particularly its primary customer’s—increased utilization of outside contractors. This
increase in revenue was partially offset by a 7% decrease from our ERP segment as a result of lower implementation project work at
NGC.
In our software segments, we have observed that there is a tendency for services and other revenues to lag changes in license
revenues by one to three quarters, as new licenses in one quarter often involve implementation and consulting services in subsequent
quarters, for which we recognize revenues only as we perform those services. Thus, it is not necessary for the proportion of customers
purchasing implementation services to increase if the amount of license fees increased in recent quarters.
Maintenance revenues
Years Ended April 30,
% Change
2016
2015
2014
2016 to 2015
2015 to 2014
(in thousands)
Enterprise Resource Planning .................................................... $
Supply Chain Management ........................................................
5,312 $
35,435
4,975 $
33,935
4,710
31,503
Total maintenance revenues ............................................. $ 40,747 $ 38,910 $ 36,213
7%
4%
5%
6%
8%
7%
The 5% increase in total maintenance revenues for the year ended April 30, 2016 was primarily due to a 4% increase in
maintenance revenues from our SCM segment as a result of improved maintenance renewal rates and an increase in revenue from
recent license fee revenue. The increase was also due to a 7% increase in our ERP segment from higher maintenance renewal rates and
higher license fee revenue.
The 7% increase in total maintenance revenues for the year ended April 30, 2015 was primarily due to an 8% increase in
maintenance revenues from our SCM segment as a result of improved maintenance renewal rates and an increase in revenue from our
acquisition of MRI in May, 2014, which added approximately $1.2 million maintenance revenues in fiscal 2015. The increase was
also due to a 6% increase in our ERP segment from higher maintenance renewal rates.
Logility’s maintenance revenues constituted 87% of total maintenance revenues for the years ended April 30, 2016, 2015 and
2014. Typically, our maintenance revenues have had a direct relationship to current and historic license fee revenues, since new
licenses are the potential source of new maintenance customers.
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GROSS MARGIN:
The following table provides both dollar amounts and percentage measures of gross margin:
Gross margin on license fees ..................................................... $ 14,355
13,999
Gross margin on services and other ...........................................
Gross margin on maintenance ....................................................
31,306
65% $
27%
77%
(in thousands)
9,073 54% $
13,011 28%
30,330 78%
15,968
12,732
28,186
80%
29%
78%
Total gross margins .......................................................... $ 59,660
52% $
52,414 51% $
56,886
57%
Years Ended April 30,
2016
2015
2014
The increase in total gross margin percentage for the year ended April 30, 2016 was primarily due to the increase in gross
margin percentage on license fees. This was partially offset by a slight decrease in services and other gross margins and in
maintenance gross margins when compared to the prior year. The decrease in total gross margin percentage for the year ended
April 30, 2015 was primarily due to the decrease in gross margin percentage on license fees and to a lesser extent the slight decrease
in services and other gross margins.
Gross Margin on License Fees
The increase in license fee gross margin percentage for the year ended April 30, 2016 when compared to fiscal 2015 was
primarily due to the 32% increase license fees in fiscal 2016 when compared to the prior year. We expect capitalized software
amortization expense to remain relatively consistent in fiscal 2017 when compared to fiscal 2016.
The decrease in license fee gross margin percentage for the year ended April 30, 2015 when compared to fiscal 2014 was due
primarily to higher capitalized software amortization expense (approximately $2.7 million increase in fiscal 2015 when compared to
fiscal 2014) due to the release of our Voyager 8.5 product at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 and lower license fees in fiscal
2015 when compared to fiscal 2014.
License fee gross margin percentage tends to be directly related to the level of license fee revenues due to the relatively fixed
cost of computer software amortization expense, amortization of acquired software and the sales mix between our direct and indirect
channel.
Gross Margin on Services and Other
For the year ended April 30, 2016, our gross margin percentage on services and other revenues decreased from 28% in fiscal
2015 to 27% in fiscal 2016, due to lower gross margins at our IT Consulting segment, The Proven Method, Inc., as its services gross
margin decreased to 18% in fiscal 2016 compared to 21% in fiscal 2015, as a result of lower contracted hourly billing rates and the
timing of project work. Our ERP segment services gross margin were 20% in fiscal 2016 and 2015 and our SCM segment services
gross margin were 39% in fiscal 2016 and 2015.
For the year ended April 30, 2015, our gross margin percentage on services and other revenues decreased from 29% in fiscal
2014 to 28% in fiscal 2015, primarily due to lower gross margins at our ERP segment, as services gross margin decreased from 26%
in fiscal 2014 compared to 20% in fiscal 2015 due to lower services revenue and billing utilization rates and at our IT Consulting
segment, The Proven Method, Inc., as its services gross margin decreased to 21% in fiscal 2015 compared to 23% in fiscal 2014, as a
result of lower contracted hourly billing rates. This was partially offset by our SCM segment, as Logility’s gross margin increased
from 38% in fiscal 2014 compared to 39% in fiscal 2015 due to increased billing at higher utilization rates.
As discussed above, our IT Consulting segment typically has lower margins when compared to the other segments that have
higher margin implementation service revenue, so a decrease in the percentage of services revenues from our IT Consulting segment
tends to cause our overall services gross margin percentage to increase. The IT Consulting segment was 47%, 54% and 56% of the
Company’s services revenues in fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Our SCM segment was 44%, 37% and 34% of the
Company’s services revenues in fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Our ERP segment was 9%, 9% and 10% of the Company’s
services revenues in fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
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Gross Margin on Maintenance
Maintenance gross margin percentage remained relatively consistent for the years ended April 30, 2016, 2015 and 2014. The
slight decrease in maintenance gross margin percentage in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015 was primarily due to an increase in
maintenance personnel costs.
EXPENSES
Years Ended April 30,
% of Revenues
2016
2015
2014
2016
2015
2014
(in thousands)
Research and development ............................................................ $ 11,248 $ 11,088 $
Sales and marketing .......................................................................
General and administrative ............................................................
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets ....................
Other income, net ...........................................................................
Income tax expense ........................................................................
22,164
12,449
272
1,173
4,458
18,667
12,923
394
1,060
2,274
9,074
20,414
12,401
472
1,372
5,566
10%
19%
11%
0%
1%
4%
11%
9%
18% 20%
13% 12%
0%
1%
6%
0%
1%
2%
Research and Development
Gross product research and development costs include all non-capitalized and capitalized software development costs. A
breakdown of the research and development costs is as follows:
Total capitalized computer software development costs ............ $
Percentage of gross product research and development
costs .............................................................................
Total research and development expense ...................................
Percentage of total revenues ...................................
Total research and development expense and capitalized
Years Ended
April 30,
2016
Percent
Change
April 30,
2015
Percent
Change
April 30,
2014
3,246
18% $
2,747
(7)% $
2,949
(in thousands)
22%
11,248
10%
1%
20%
11,088
11%
22%
25%
9,074
9%
computer software development costs .................................. $ 14,494
5% $
13,835
15% $
12,023
Percentage of total revenues .............................................
13%
Total amortization of capitalized computer software
13%
12%
development costs* ............................................................... $
3,921
7% $
3,664
296% $
925
*
Included in cost of license fees
For the year ended April 30, 2016, gross product research and development costs increased by 5% primarily due to increased
R&D headcount and related expense. Capitalized software development costs increased in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015 due to
timing of project work. Amortization of capitalized software development increased in fiscal 2016 when compared to fiscal 2015, due
to the release of a project in the 4th quarter of 2015 and the release of another project in the 2nd quarter of 2016.
For the year ended April 30, 2015, gross product research and development costs increased by 15% primarily due to the MRI
acquisition that increased R&D headcount and related expense by $1.4 million in fiscal 2015. Capitalized software development costs
decreased in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014 due to timing of project work. Amortization of capitalized software development
increased in fiscal 2015 when compared to fiscal 2014, due to the release of Voyager 8.5 at the end of fiscal 2014.
Sales and Marketing
In the year ended April 30, 2016, the increase in sales and marketing expenses compared to fiscal 2015 was due primarily to an
increase in headcount, higher sales commission as a result of higher direct license fees and higher customer conference expenses. In
the year ended April 30, 2015, the decrease in sales and marketing expenses compared to fiscal 2014 was due primarily to lower sales
commission as a result of lower direct license fees and lower customer conference expenses.
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General and Administrative
For the year ended April 30, 2016, the decrease in general and administrative expenses compared to fiscal 2015 was primarily
due to recording a Research and Development State tax credit against withholding taxes of approximately $1.3 million and to a lesser
extent a decrease in the allowance for doubtful accounts. This was partially offset by an increase in variable compensation expense.
Based on current Georgia law and our historical research and development costs, we expect this credit to be approximately $400,000
for fiscal 2017.
For the year ended April 30, 2015, the increase in general and administrative expenses compared to fiscal 2014 was primarily
due to increase bad debt provision expense when compared to a recovery in fiscal 2014 and expenses related to the MRI acquisition.
The total number of employees was approximately 420 on April 30, 2016, 402 on April 30, 2015 and 383 on April 30, 2014.
Amortization of Acquisition-related Intangible Assets
For the year ended April 30, 2016, we recorded $890,000 in intangible amortization expense, of which $272,000 is included in
operating expenses and $618,000 is included in cost of license fees.
For the year ended April 30, 2015, we recorded $970,000 in intangible amortization expense, of which $394,000 is included in
operating expenses and $576,000 is included in cost of license fees. Additionally, we recorded approximately $6,000 in amortization
expense related to the Logility treasury stock buy-back (see Note 1(1) to the Consolidated Financial Statements). This amount is
included in general and administrative expenses.
For the year ended April 30, 2014, we recorded $560,000 in intangible amortization expense, of which $472,000 is included in
operating expenses and $88,000 is included in cost of license fees. Additionally, we recorded approximately $64,000 in amortization
expense related to the Logility treasury stock buy-back (see Note 1(1) to the Consolidated Financial Statements). This amount is
included in general and administrative expenses.
Operating Income/(Loss)
Years Ended April 30,
% Change
2016
2015
2014
2016 to 2015
2015 to 2014
(in thousands)
Enterprise Resource Planning* .............................................. $
Supply Chain Management ....................................................
IT Consulting .........................................................................
(4,104) $
16,304
1,327
(5,285) $
12,399
2,228
(5,132)
17,468
2,189
Total Operating Income ................................................ $ 13,527 $
9,342 $ 14,525
22%
31%
(40)%
45%
(3)%
(29)%
2%
(36)%
*
includes certain unallocated expenses.
The lower ERP segment operating loss in fiscal 2016 when compared to fiscal 2015 was due primarily to higher revenues. Also,
during the current fiscal year, the Company continued to invest approximately 15% of total ERP revenues, or approximately
$2.0 million, in research and development for new software products to compete more effectively in the sewn products, apparel and
retail industries.
The higher ERP segment operating loss in fiscal 2015 when compared to fiscal 2014 was due primarily to lower revenues. Also,
during the current fiscal year, the Company continued to invest approximately 18% of total ERP revenues, or approximately
$2.1 million, in research and development for new software products to compete more effectively in the sewn products, apparel and
retail industries.
Our SCM segment increased operating income by 31% in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015 primarily due to a 16% increase
in revenues. Our SCM segment decreased operating income by 29% in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014 primarily due to lower
license fees as a result of several customer contracts that included Logility Cloud Services that require revenue to be deferred over the
life of the contracted period and a $2.7 million increase in capitalized amortization expense.
Our IT Consulting segment operating income decreased 40% in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015 primarily due a 6%
decrease in revenues. Our IT Consulting segment operating income increased 2% in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014 primarily due
an increase in revenue.
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Other Income
Other income is comprised of net interest and dividend income, rental income net of related depreciation expenses, exchange
rate gains and losses, and realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments. Other income was approximately $1.2 million in
the year ended April 30, 2016 compared to $1.1 million in fiscal 2015. The increase was primarily due to lower exchange rate losses,
higher interest income and higher rental income from the leases on our Atlanta property in fiscal 2016. This was partially offset by an
increase in unrealized and realized loss on investments. We incurred an exchange rate loss of approximately $239,000 in the year
ended April 30, 2016 compared to a loss of approximately $514,000 in fiscal 2015.
Other income was approximately $1.1 million in the year ended April 30, 2015 compared to $1.4 million in fiscal 2014. The
decrease was primarily due to higher exchange rate losses and to a lesser extent an increase in unrealized and realized loss on
investments. This was partially offset by higher interest income and higher rental income from leases on our Atlanta property in fiscal
2015. We incurred an exchange rate loss of approximately $514,000 in the year ended April 30, 2015 compared to a loss of
approximately $73,000 in fiscal 2014.
Income Taxes
During the year ended April 30, 2016, we recorded income tax expense of $4.5 million compared to $2.3 million in fiscal 2015
and $5.6 million in fiscal 2014. Our effective income tax rate takes into account the source of taxable income by state, and available
income tax credits. Our tax effective rate was 30.3%, 21.9%, and 35.0% in fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The
effective tax rate for fiscal 2016 is higher compared fiscal 2015 due to: 1) in fiscal 2015, the reversal of a FIN 48 Reserve ($973,000)
due to the expiration of statutes of limitations, and 2) the extension of the research and development tax credit during the third quarter
of fiscal 2015 which resulted in a “catch-up” credit adjustment for the period January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014. We expect
our tax effective rate to be in the range of 33% to 36% in fiscal 2017.
Operating Pattern
We experience an irregular pattern of quarterly and annual operating results, caused primarily by fluctuations in both the
number and size of software license contracts received and delivered from quarter to quarter and our ability to recognize revenues in
that quarter and annually in accordance with our revenue recognition policies. We expect this pattern to continue.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Sources and Uses of Cash
We have historically funded, and continue to fund, our operations and capital expenditures primarily with cash generated from
operating activities. The changes in net cash that our operating activities provide generally reflect the changes in net earnings and non-
cash operating items plus the effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities, such as investment trading securities, trade accounts
receivable, trade accounts payable, accrued expenses and deferred revenue. We have no debt obligations or off-balance sheet
financing arrangements, and therefore we used no cash for debt service purposes.
The following tables show information about our cash flows and liquidity positions as of and for the fiscal years ended April 30,
2016, 2015 and 2014. You should read these tables and the discussion that follows in conjunction with our consolidated statements of
cash flows contained in Item 8 of this report.
Years ended
April 30,
2016
2015
2014
(in thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities .................................................................................... $
Net cash used in investing activities ............................................................................................
Net cash used in financing activities ............................................................................................
18,291 $
(3,901)
(10,041)
10,024 $ 18,311
(4,220)
(11,684)
548
(9,488)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents ............................................................................ $
4,349 $
(11,148) $ 14,639
The increase in cash provided by operating activities in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015 was due primarily to: (1) a decrease
in the purchases of trading securities due to timing, (2) an increase in accounts payable and other liabilities when compared to an
decrease in fiscal 2015 due primarily to timing and the amount of sales commissions, bonuses and tax liabilities, (3) an increase in the
net proceeds from sales and maturities of trading securities in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015 due to timing of purchases and
maturity dates, (4) an increase in net earnings, (5) a decrease in deferred income taxes in fiscal 2016 compared to an increase in fiscal
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2015 due to timing, (6) no longer reclassifying excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal
2015 due the adoption of ASU 2016-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment
Accounting in the 4th quarter of 2016, (7) an increase in the loss on unrealized investments compared to the prior year due to
investment markets, (8) an increase in stock-based compensation expense due to the increase value of option grants.
These factors were partially offset by: 1) a decrease in deferred revenues in fiscal 2016 when compared to an increase in fiscal
2015 primarily due timing of cloud and maintenance revenue recognition, (2) an increase in prepaid expenses and other assets in fiscal
2016 compared to a decrease in fiscal 2015 due to timing of purchases, (3) an increase in accounts receivable in fiscal 2016 when
compared to fiscal 2015 due to timing of sales and billing, (4) a decrease in tax benefits of options exercised due to the adoption of
ASU 2016-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting in the 4th quarter
of 2016, and (5) lower depreciation and amortization expense due to timing of closing capitalized software projects.
The decrease in cash used in investing activities in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015 was due primarily to: (1) the purchase of
a business in fiscal 2015 and (2) lower purchases of equipment. This was partially offset by an increase in capitalized software
development costs due to the timing of R&D efforts.
The increase in cash used in financing activities in fiscal 2016 when compared to cash used in financing activities in fiscal 2015
was due primarily to: (1) a decrease in proceeds from exercise of stock options, (2) no longer reclassifying excess tax benefits from
stock-based compensation due to a decrease in stock option exercises in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015 due to the adoption of
ASU 2016-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting in the 4th quarter
of 2016, (3) an increase in cash dividends paid on common stock in fiscal 2016. This was partially offset by a decrease in repurchases
of common stock in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015.
The following table provides information regarding the changes in our total cash and investments position:
As of April 30,
2016
2015
(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents ................................................... $
Investments .........................................................................
49,004
28,881
$
44,655
30,740
Total cash and investments ................................................. $
77,885
$
75,395
Net increase (decrease) in total cash and
investments ........................................................... $
2,490
$
(4,179)
The following table provides information regarding our known contractual obligations as of April 30, 2016 (in thousands): (See
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 8)
Contractual Obligations
Payments due by Period
Total
1 year
1-3
years
3-5
years
More than
5 years
Operating Leases ................................................................................................. $ 2,949 $ 860 $ 1,378 $ 416 $
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As a result of the positive cash flow from operations our business has generated in recent periods, and because as of April 30,
2016, we had $77.9 million in cash and cash equivalents and investments with no debt, we believe that our sources of liquidity and
capital resources will be sufficient to satisfy our presently anticipated requirements for working capital, capital expenditures and other
corporate needs during at least the next twelve months. However, due to the uncertainty in the recent economic environment, at some
future date we may need to seek additional sources of capital to meet our requirements. If such need arises, we may be required to
raise additional funds through equity or debt financing. We currently do not have a bank line of credit. We can provide no assurance
that bank lines of credit or other financing will be available on terms acceptable to us. If available, such financing may result in
dilution to our shareholders or higher interest expense.
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) in accounts receivable were 65 days as of April 30, 2016 and April 30, 2015. Our current ratio
on April 30, 2016 was 2.4 to 1, compared to 2.2 to 1 on April 30, 2015. DSO can fluctuate significantly on a quarterly basis due to a
number of factors including the percentage of total revenues that comes from software license sales (which typically have installment
payment terms), seasonality, shifts in customer buying patterns, the timing of customer payments and annual maintenance renewals,
lengthened contractual payment terms in response to competitive pressures, the underlying mix of products and services, and the
geographic concentration of revenues.
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On December 18, 1997, our Board of Directors approved a resolution authorizing the repurchase up to 1.5 million shares of our
Class A common stock. On March 11, 1999, our Board of Directors approved a resolution authorizing us to repurchase an additional
700,000 shares for a total of up to 2.2 million shares of our Class A common stock. On August 19, 2002, our Board of Directors
approved a resolution authorizing us to repurchase an additional 2.0 million shares for a total of up to 4.2 million shares of our Class A
common stock. These repurchases have been and will be made through open market purchases at prevailing market prices. The timing
of any repurchases will depend upon market conditions, the market price of our common stock and management’s assessment of our
liquidity and cash flow needs. Under these repurchase plans, as of June 30, 2016, we have repurchased approximately 3.3 million
shares of common stock at a cost of approximately $13.6 million.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We are not a party to any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a material current or future
effect on our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
See Item 5 of this report, under the caption “Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities.”
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Foreign Currency. For the fiscal years ended April 30, 2016 and 2015, we generated 17% and 16% of our revenues outside of
the United States, respectively. We typically denominate our international sales in U.S. dollars, euros or British pounds sterling. Our
consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars, which is also the functional currency for our foreign operations. Where
transactions may be denominated in foreign currencies, we are subject to market risk with respect to fluctuations in the relative value
of currencies. We recorded exchange rate losses of approximately $239,000 and $514,000 in fiscal years 2016 and 2015, respectively.
We estimate that a 10% movement in foreign currency rates would have the effect of creating an exchange gain or loss of
approximately $334,000.
Interest Rates and Other Market Risks. We manage our interest rate risk by maintaining an investment portfolio of trading
investments with high credit quality and relatively short average maturities. These instruments include, but are not limited to, money-
market instruments, bank time deposits, and taxable and tax-advantaged variable rate and fixed rate obligations of corporations,
municipalities, and national, state, and local government agencies, in accordance with an investment policy approved by our Board of
Directors. These instruments are denominated in U.S. dollars. The fair market value of our cash equivalents and investments as of
April 30, 2016 was approximately $74.9 million.
We also hold cash balances in accounts with commercial banks in the United States and foreign countries. These cash balances
represent operating balances only and are invested in short-term time deposits of the local bank. Such operating cash balances held at
banks outside the United States are denominated in the local currency and are minor.
Many of our investments carry a degree of interest rate risk. When interest rates fall, our income from investments in variable-
rate securities declines. When interest rates rise, the fair market value of our investments in fixed-rate securities declines. In addition,
our investments in equity securities are subject to stock market volatility. Due in part to these factors, our future investment income
may fall short of expectations or we may suffer losses in principal if forced to sell securities, which have seen a decline in market
value due to changes in interest rates. We attempt to mitigate risk by holding fixed-rate securities to maturity, but, if our liquidity
needs force us to sell fixed-rate securities prior to maturity, we may experience a loss of principal. We believe that a 10% fluctuation
in interest rates would not have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
Inflation. Although we cannot accurately determine the amounts attributable thereto, we have been affected by inflation through
increased costs of employee compensation and other operational expenses. To the extent permitted by the marketplace for our
products and services, we attempt to recover increases in costs by periodically increasing prices.
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ITEM 8.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting ............................................................................................
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm ..........................................................................................................
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 30, 2016 and 2015 ..........................................................................................................
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years ended April 30, 2016, 2015 and 2014 ........................................................
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Years ended April 30, 2016, 2015 and 2014 ........................................
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years ended April 30, 2016, 2015 and 2014 .......................................................
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements ...................................................................................................................................
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(a) Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for us.
Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by or under the supervision of our CEO and CFO, and effectively by our
Board of Directors, management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and
includes those policies and procedures that:
•
•
•
Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect our transactions and
dispositions of our assets;
Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in
accordance with authorizations from our management and directors; and
Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of
our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis
by internal control over financial reporting. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk
that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or
procedures may deteriorate.
Our management, including our CEO and CFO, assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of
April 30, 2016. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth in Internal Control—Integrated Framework
(2013) published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this assessment,
our management, including our CEO and CFO, has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of
April 30, 2016.
KPMG LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on the effectiveness of our
internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2016, and this attestation report follows immediately below.
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(b) Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
American Software, Inc.:
We have audited American Software, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2016, based on criteria
established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (COSO). American Software, Inc.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial
reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (Item 8(a)). Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
American Software, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control
over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over
financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness
of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in
the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that
(1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the
assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being
made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance
regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a
material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also,
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of
changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, American Software, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as
of April 30, 2016, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the
consolidated balance sheets of American Software, Inc. and subsidiaries as of April 30, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended April 30, 2016, and
our report dated July 14, 2016 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
July 14, 2016
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(c) Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
American Software, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of American Software, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”)
as of April 30, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of
the years in the three-year period ended April 30, 2016. In connection with our audits of the consolidated financial statements, we also
have audited the financial statement schedule. These consolidated financial statements and the financial statement schedule are the
responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements
and financial statement schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management,
as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of American Software, Inc. and subsidiaries as of April 30, 2016 and 2015, and the results of their operations and their cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended April 30, 2016, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated
financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States),
American Software, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2016, based on criteria established in Internal
Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO),
and our report dated July 14, 2016 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
July 14, 2016
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American Software, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
April 30, 2016 and 2015
(in thousands, except share data)
2016
2015
Current assets:
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents ..................................................................................................................... $
Investments ............................................................................................................................................
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $178 at April 30, 2016 and $215
49,004 $
20,957
44,655
17,584
at April 30, 2015:
Billed ...........................................................................................................................................
Unbilled .......................................................................................................................................
Prepaid expenses and other current assets .............................................................................................
Total current assets .............................................................................................................
Investments—noncurrent ................................................................................................................................
Property and equipment, net ...........................................................................................................................
Capitalized software, net .................................................................................................................................
Goodwill .........................................................................................................................................................
Other intangibles, net ......................................................................................................................................
Other assets .....................................................................................................................................................
17,104
3,444
3,586
94,095
7,924
3,396
9,140
18,749
1,858
1,562
16,018
3,585
3,748
85,590
13,156
3,548
9,815
18,749
2,748
660
Total assets ......................................................................................................................... $ 136,724 $ 134,266
Current liabilities:
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable .................................................................................................................................. $
Accrued compensation and related costs ...............................................................................................
Dividends payable .................................................................................................................................
Other current liabilities ..........................................................................................................................
Deferred income taxes ...........................................................................................................................
Deferred revenue ...................................................................................................................................
1,280 $
4,349
2,887
2,779
—
27,999
Total current liabilities .................................................................................................................
Deferred income taxes ....................................................................................................................................
Long-term deferred revenue............................................................................................................................
Other long-term liabilities ...............................................................................................................................
Total liabilities .............................................................................................................................
39,294
1,319
612
605
41,830
920
3,048
2,861
3,274
636
28,511
39,250
995
290
805
41,340
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock:
Class A, $0.10 par value. Authorized 50,000,000 shares: Issued and outstanding
30,972,947 shares at April 30, 2016 and 30,566,099 shares at April 30, 2015 .......................
3,097
3,057
Class B, $0.10 par value. Authorized 10,000,000 shares: Issued and outstanding
2,487,086 shares at April 30, 2016 and 2,587,086 shares at April 30, 2015; convertible into
Class A shares on a one-for-one basis .....................................................................................
Additional paid-in capital ......................................................................................................................
Retained earnings ..................................................................................................................................
Class A treasury stock, 4,588,632 shares at April 30, 2016 and 4,568,297 shares at April 30, 2015,
at cost ................................................................................................................................................
Total shareholders’ equity ..................................................................................................
249
114,210
2,897
(25,559)
94,894
259
110,829
4,159
(25,378)
92,926
Commitments and contingencies
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity............................................................................ $ 136,724 $ 134,266
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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American Software, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Years ended April 30, 2016, 2015, and 2014
(In thousands, except per share data)
Revenues:
License ............................................................................................................................ $
Services and other ...........................................................................................................
Maintenance ....................................................................................................................
22,043 $
51,099
40,747
16,748 $
47,215
38,910
20,011
44,377
36,213
Total revenues ........................................................................................................
113,889
102,873
100,601
2016
2015
2014
Cost of revenues:
License ............................................................................................................................
Services and other ...........................................................................................................
Maintenance ....................................................................................................................
Total cost of revenues ............................................................................................
Gross margin ..........................................................................................................
Research and development .......................................................................................................
Sales and marketing ..................................................................................................................
General and administrative .......................................................................................................
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles ........................................................................
Total operating expenses........................................................................................
Operating income ...................................................................................................
Other income:
Interest income ................................................................................................................
Other, net, primarily investment (loss)/income ...............................................................
Earnings before income taxes ................................................................................
Income tax expense ...................................................................................................................
7,688
37,100
9,441
54,229
59,660
11,248
22,164
12,449
272
46,133
13,527
1,346
(173)
14,700
4,458
7,675
34,204
8,580
50,459
52,414
11,088
18,667
12,923
394
43,072
9,342
1,229
(169)
10,402
2,274
4,043
31,645
8,027
43,715
56,886
9,074
20,414
12,401
472
42,361
14,525
935
437
15,897
5,566
Net earnings. .......................................................................................................... $
10,242 $
8,128 $
10,331
Earnings per common share:(a)
Basic ................................................................................................................................ $
0.36 $
0.29 $
Diluted ............................................................................................................................. $
0.35 $
0.28 $
0.37
0.37
Shares used in the calculation of earnings per common share:
Basic ................................................................................................................................
Diluted .............................................................................................................................
28,727
29,005
28,283
28,614
27,636
28,111
(a) Basic per share amounts are the same for Class A and Class B shares. Diluted per share amounts for Class A shares are shown
above. Diluted per share for Class B shares under the two-class method are $0.35, $0.29 and $0.37 for the years ended April 30,
2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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American Software, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
Years ended April 30, 2016, 2015, and 2014
(in thousands, except share data)
Common stock
Class A
Class B
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Additional
paid-in
capital
Retained
earnings
Treasury
stock
Total
shareholders’
equity
29,184,846 $ 2,918
2,587,086 $
259 $
98,947 $
5,398 $
(24,278) $
83,244
Balance at
April 30, 2013 ...........
Proceeds from stock
options exercised ......
890,341
90
Stock-based
compensation ............
Net earnings ...................
Dividends declared ........
Tax benefit of stock
option exercises ........
Balance at April 30,
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5,386
—
1,509
—
—
—
10,331
(8,361)
361
—
—
—
—
—
—
5,476
1,509
10,331
(8,361)
361
2014 ..........................
30,075,187
3,008
2,587,086
259
106,203
7,368
(24,278)
92,560
Proceeds from stock
options exercised ......
490,912
49
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,676
—
1,530
—
—
—
8,128
(11,337)
—
—
—
—
2,725
1,530
8,128
(11,337)
—
—
(1,100)
(1,100)
420
—
—
420
30,566,099
3,057
2,587,086
259
110,829
4,159
(25,378)
92,926
306,848
30
—
—
1,788
—
—
1,818
100,000
10
(100,000)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(10)
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,593
—
—
—
10,242
(11,504)
—
—
—
—
—
1,593
10,242
(11,504)
—
—
(181)
(181)
April 30, 2016 ...........
30,972,947 $ 3,097
2,487,086 $
249 $ 114,210 $
2,897 $
(25,559) $
94,894
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Stock-based
compensation ............
Net earnings ...................
Dividends declared ........
Repurchase of common
shares ........................
Tax benefit of stock
option exercises ........
Balance at April 30,
2015 ..........................
Proceeds from stock
options exercised ......
Conversion of Class B
shares into Class A
shares ........................
Stock-based
compensation ............
Net earnings ...................
Dividends declared ........
Repurchase of common
shares ........................
Balance at
American Software, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years ended April 30, 2016, 2015, and 2014
(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings ....................................................................................................................... $
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
10,242 $
8,128 $
10,331
2016
2015
2014
Depreciation and amortization .................................................................................
Stock-based compensation expense .........................................................................
Bond amortization ....................................................................................................
Accretion of liability from purchase of business .....................................................
Tax benefit of options exercised ..............................................................................
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation ...............................................
Net loss on investments ...........................................................................................
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense ....................................................................
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisition:
Purchases of trading securities .......................................................................
Proceeds from sales and maturities of trading securities ................................
Accounts receivable, net .................................................................................
Prepaid expenses and other assets ..................................................................
Accounts payable and other liabilities ............................................................
Deferred revenue ............................................................................................
Net cash provided by operating activities .............................................
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capitalized computer software development costs ............................................................
Purchases of property and equipment, net of disposals .....................................................
Proceeds from maturities of investments ...........................................................................
Purchase of business, net of cash acquired ........................................................................
Net cash used in investing activities .....................................................
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase of common stock ............................................................................................
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation .........................................................
Proceeds from exercise of stock options ...........................................................................
Payment for accrued acquisition consideration .................................................................
Dividends paid ...................................................................................................................
5,618
1,593
—
11
—
—
994
(312)
(13,206)
14,071
(945)
(740)
1,155
(190)
18,291
(3,246)
(655)
—
—
(3,901)
(181)
—
1,818
(200)
(11,478)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities ..............................
(10,041)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents ..............................................
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year ..........................................................................
4,349
44,655
5,833
1,530
—
11
420
(384)
638
(723)
(18,806)
11,204
(400)
350
(1,870)
4,093
10,024
(2,747)
(1,028)
—
(7,909)
(11,684)
(1,100)
384
2,725
(200)
(11,297)
(9,488)
(11,148)
55,803
2,605
1,509
1
8
615
(611)
304
956
(14,751)
15,702
(1,609)
(1,218)
1,465
3,004
18,311
(2,949)
(255)
225
(1,241)
(4,220)
—
611
5,476
—
(5,539)
548
14,639
41,164
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year .................................................................................... $
49,004 $
44,655 $
55,803
Supplemental disclosures of cash paid during the year for:
Income taxes ...................................................................................................................... $
4,800 $
2,597 $
4,565
Supplemental disclosures of noncash operating, investing and financing activities:
Accrual of dividends payable ............................................................................................ $
2,887 $
2,861 $
2,822
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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American Software, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
April 30, 2016, 2015, and 2014
(1) Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Basis of Presentation
Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, American Software, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the
“Company”) are engaged in the development, marketing, and support activities of a broad range of computer business application
software products. The Company’s operations are principally in the computer software industry, and its products and services are used
by customers within the United States and certain international markets. We provide our software solutions through three major
business segments, which are further broken down into a total of four major product and service groups. The three business segments
are (1) Supply Chain Management (SCM), (2) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and (3) Information Technology (IT) Consulting.
•
•
•
The SCM segment consists of our subsidiary, Logility, Inc. (see Note 9), which provides collaborative supply chain
solutions to streamline and optimize the production, distribution and management of products between trading partners
and DMI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Logility.
The ERP segment consists of (1) American Software USA, Inc., which provides purchasing and materials management,
customer order processing, financial, e-commerce, Flow Manufacturing and traditional manufacturing solutions, and
(2) NGC, which provides industry specific business software to both retailers and manufacturers primarily in the apparel,
sewn products and furniture industries.
The IT Consulting segment consists of The Proven Method, Inc., an IT staffing and consulting services firm.
(b) Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of American Software, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All
significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
(c) Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue
The Company recognizes revenue predominately in accordance with the Software Revenue Recognition Topic of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC).
License. License revenue in connection with license agreements for standard proprietary software is recognized upon delivery
of the software, provided collection is considered probable, the fee is fixed or determinable, there is evidence of an arrangement, and
vendor-specific objective evidence (VSOE) exists with respect to any undelivered elements of the arrangement. For multiple-element
arrangements, the Company recognizes revenue under the residual method, whereby (1) the total fair value of the undelivered
elements, as indicated by VSOE, is deferred and subsequently recognized and (2) the difference between the total arrangement fee and
the amount deferred for the undelivered elements is recognized as revenue related to the delivered elements. We record revenues from
sales of third-party products in accordance with Principal Agent Considerations within the Revenue Recognition Topic of the FASB
Accounting Standards Codification. Furthermore, we evaluate sales through our indirect channel on a case-by-case basis to determine
whether the transaction should be recorded gross or net, including but not limited to assessing whether or not the Company (1) acts as
principal in the transaction, (2) takes title to the products, (3) has risks and rewards of ownership, such as the risk of loss for
collection, delivery, or returns, and (4) acts as an agent or broker with compensation on a commission or fee basis. Accordingly, in
most cases we record our sales through the DMI channel on a gross basis.
Maintenance. Revenue derived from maintenance contracts primarily includes telephone consulting, product updates, and
releases of new versions of products previously purchased by the customer, as well as error reporting and correction services.
Maintenance contracts are typically sold for a separate fee with initial contractual periods ranging from one to three years with
renewal for additional periods thereafter. Maintenance fees are generally billed annually in advance. Maintenance revenue is
recognized ratably over the term of the maintenance agreement. In situations where all or a portion of the maintenance fee is bundled
with the license fee, revenue/VSOE for maintenance is determined based on prices when sold separately.
Services. Revenue derived from services primarily includes consulting, implementation, and training. Fees are primarily billed
under time and materials arrangements and are recognized as services are performed. In accordance with the other presentation
matters within the Revenue Recognition Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, the Company recognizes amounts
received for reimbursement of travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred as revenue in the consolidated statements of
operations under services and other. Reimbursements received from customers for out-of-pocket expenses were recorded in revenues
and totaled approximately $2.4 million, $2,.7 million, and $2.3 million for 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
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Subscription and other recurring revenues include fees for access rights to software solutions that are offered under a
subscription-based delivery model where the users have the right to take possession of the software. Under this model, the software
applications are hosted by the Company or by a third party and the customer accesses and uses the software on an as-needed basis
over the Internet or via a dedicated line. The underlying arrangements typically (i) include a single fee for the service that is billed
monthly, quarterly or annually, (ii) cover a period from 36 to 60 months and (iii) provides the customer with an option to take delivery
of the software at any time during or after the subscription term. In addition, subscription and other recurring revenues include
subscription-based software license revenues where the customer has taken physical possession of the software for a defined period of
time. Subscription revenues are recognized ratably over the subscription term because the Company is unable to establish VSOE and
separate the various elements, beginning on the commencement date of each contract. As of April 30, 2016, revenue recorded under
this accounting treatment has not been significant.
Indirect Channel Revenue. We recognize revenues for sales made through indirect channels principally when the distributor
makes the sale to an end-user, when the license fee is fixed or determinable, the license fee is nonrefundable, and the sale meets all
other conditions for revenue recognition.
Deferred Revenue. Deferred revenue represents advance payments or billings for software licenses, services, and maintenance
billed in advance of the time revenue is recognized.
Sales Taxes. We account for sales taxes collected from customers on a net basis.
Unbilled Accounts Receivable. The unbilled receivable balance consists of amounts generated from license fee and services
revenues. At April 30, 2016 and 2015, unbilled license fees were approximately $1.5 million and $1.4 million, respectively, and
unbilled services revenues were approximately $1.9 million and $2.1 million, respectively. Unbilled license fee accounts receivable
represents revenue that has been recognized but under the terms of the license agreement, which include specified payment terms that
are considered normal and customary, certain payments have not yet been invoiced to the customers. Unbilled services revenues
primarily occur due to the timing of the respective billings, which occur subsequent to the end of each reporting period.
(d) Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues for licenses includes amortization of capitalized computer software development costs, salaries and benefits
and value-added reseller (VAR) commissions. Costs for maintenance and services revenues include the cost of personnel to conduct
implementations, customer support and consulting, and other personnel-related expenses as well as agent commission expenses related
to maintenance revenues generated by the indirect channel. Commission costs for maintenance are deferred and amortized over the
related maintenance term.
(e) Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents of $46.0 million and $43.0 million at April 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, consist of overnight repurchase
agreements and money market deposit accounts. The Company considers all such investments with original maturities of three months
or less to be cash equivalents for purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows.
(f) Concentrations of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash
and cash equivalents, short- and long-term investments and accounts receivable. The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents
and short- and long-term investments with various financial institutions. The Company’s sales are primarily to companies located in
North America and Europe. The Company performs periodic credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and does not
require collateral. Accounts receivable are due principally from companies under stated contract terms.
(g) Returns and Allowances
The Company has not experienced significant returns or warranty claims to date and, as a result, the allowance for the cost of
returns and product warranty claims at April 30, 2016 or 2015 is not significant.
The Company records an allowance for doubtful accounts based on the historical experience of write-offs and a detailed
assessment of accounts receivable. The total amounts of expense/(recovery) to operations were approximately $0, $178,000, and
$(56,000) for 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively, which are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying
consolidated statements of operations. In estimating the allowance for doubtful accounts, management considers the age of the
accounts receivable, the Company’s historical write-offs, and the credit worthiness of the customer, among other factors. Should any
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of these factors change, the estimates made by management will also change accordingly, which could affect the level of the
Company’s future provision for doubtful accounts. Uncollectible accounts are written off when it is determined that the specific
balance is not collectible.
(h) Investments
Investments consist of commercial paper, corporate bonds, government securities, certificates of deposits and marketable equity
securities. The Company accounts for its investments in accordance with the Investments—Debt and Equity Securities Topic of the
FASB Accounting Standards Codification. The Company has classified its investment portfolio as “trading.” “Trading” securities are
bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term and are recorded at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses
on trading securities are included in the determination of net earnings. For the purposes of computing realized gains and losses, cost is
identified on a specific identification basis. Investments with maturities less than one year as of the balance sheet date are classified as
short-term investments and those that mature greater than one year are classified as long-term investments.
(i) Furniture, Equipment, and Purchased Computer Software
Furniture, equipment and purchased computer software are recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization.
Depreciation of buildings, computer equipment, purchased computer software, office furniture and equipment is calculated using the
straight-line method based upon the estimated useful lives of the assets (three years for computer equipment and software, seven years
for office furniture and equipment and thirty years for buildings). Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line
method over the estimated useful lives of the assets or the related lease term, whichever is shorter. Depreciation and amortization
expense on buildings, furniture, equipment and purchased computer software was $807,000, $1,193,000, and $1,056,000 in 2016,
2015 and 2014, respectively.
(j) Capitalized Computer Software Development Costs
The Company capitalizes certain computer software development costs in accordance with the FASB Accounting Standards
Codification Costs of Software to be Sold, Leased or Marketed Topic. Costs incurred internally to create a computer software product
or to develop an enhancement to an existing product are charged to expense when incurred as research and development expense until
technological feasibility for the respective product is established. Thereafter, all software development costs are capitalized and
reported at the lower of unamortized cost or net realizable value. Capitalization ceases when the product or enhancement is available
for general release to customers. The Company makes ongoing evaluations of the recoverability of its capitalized software projects by
comparing the net amount capitalized for each product to the estimated net realizable value of the product. If such evaluations indicate
that the unamortized software development costs exceed the net realizable value, the Company writes off the amount by which the
unamortized software development costs exceed net realizable value. Capitalized computer software development costs are amortized
ratably based on the projected revenues associated with the related software or on a straight-line basis over three years, whichever
method results in a higher level of amortization. Amortization of capitalized computer software development costs is included in the
cost of license revenues in the consolidated statements of operations.
Total Expenditures and Amortization. Total expenditures for capitalized computer software development costs, total research
and development expense, and total amortization of capitalized computer software development costs are as follows:
Total capitalized computer software development costs ........... $
Total research and development expense ...................................
Total research and development expense and capitalized
Years ended April 30,
2016
2015
2014
3,246
11,248
(in thousands)
$
2,747
11,088
$
2,949
9,074
computer software-development costs .................................. $
14,494
$
13,835
$
12,023
Total amortization of capitalized computer software
development costs ................................................................. $
3,921
$
3,663
$
925
Capitalized computer software development costs consist of the following at April 30, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
Capitalized computer software development costs ........... $
Accumulated amortization ................................................
2016
25,313
(16,173)
$
9,140
70
2015
22,067
(12,252)
9,815
$
$
Of the Company’s capitalized software projects that are currently completed and being amortized, the Company expects
amortization expense for the next three years to be as follows (in thousands):
2017 ..................................................................................................................... $
2018 .....................................................................................................................
2019 .....................................................................................................................
$
3,639
274
17
3,930
(k) Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (exclusive of Logility’s treasury stock repurchases)
Acquisition-related intangible assets are stated at historical cost and include acquired software and certain other intangible assets
with definite lives. The intangible assets are being amortized over a period ranging from two to six years. For 2016, total amortization
expense related to acquisition-related intangible assets was approximately $890,000, with $272,000 included in operating expense and
$618,000 included in cost of license fees in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. For 2015, total amortization
expense related to acquisition-related intangible assets was approximately $970,000, with $394,000 included in operating expense and
$576,000 included in cost of license fees in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. For 2014, total amortization
expense related to acquisition-related intangible assets was approximately $561,000, with $472,000 included in operating expense and
$88,000 included in cost of license fees in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets consist of the following at April 30, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
Current technology ............................................................................. $
Customer relationships .......................................................................
Non-Compete .....................................................................................
Trademarks .........................................................................................
Accumulated amortization .................................................................
$
2016
3,342
2,190
290
76
5,898
(4,040)
1,858
2015
3,342
2,190
290
76
5,898
(3,150)
2,748
$
$
The Company expects amortization expense for the next five years to be as follows based on intangible assets as of April 30,
2016 (in thousands):
2017 .................................................................................................................. $
2018 ..................................................................................................................
2019 ..................................................................................................................
2020 ..................................................................................................................
2021 ..................................................................................................................
Thereafter .........................................................................................................
$
890
254
175
175
175
189
1,858
(l) Goodwill and Other Intangibles
Goodwill represents the excess of costs over fair value of assets of businesses acquired. Goodwill and intangible assets acquired
in a purchase business combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life are not amortized, but instead are tested for
impairment at least annually in accordance with the Intangibles-Goodwill and Other Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards
Codification. The Company evaluates the carrying value of goodwill annually and between annual evaluations if events occur or
circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying amount. Such
circumstances could include, but are not limited to, (1) a significant adverse change in legal factors or in business climate,
(2) unanticipated competition, or (3) an adverse action or assessment by a regulator.
When evaluating whether the goodwill is impaired, the Company compares the fair value of the reporting unit to which the
goodwill is assigned to its carrying amount, including goodwill. The Company identifies the reporting unit on a basis that is similar to
its method for identifying operating segments as defined by the Segment Reporting Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards
Codification. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, then the amount of the impairment loss must be
measured. This evaluation is applied annually on each impairment testing date (April 30) unless there is a triggering event present
during an interim period.
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For the year ended April 30, 2016, the Company performed a qualitative assessment based on economic, industry and company-
specific factors as the initial step in the annual goodwill impairment test for all or selected reporting units. Based on the results of the
qualitative assessment, companies are only required to perform Step 1 of the annual impairment test for a reporting unit if the
company concludes that it is not more likely than not that the unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount. To the extent the
Company concludes it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s estimated fair value is less than its carrying amount, the two-step
approach is applied. The first step would require a comparison of each reporting unit’s fair value to the respective carrying value. If
the carrying value exceeds the fair value, a second step is performed to measure the amount of impairment loss, if any. The Company
did not identify any macroeconomic or industry conditions as of April 30, 2016, that would indicate the fair value of the reporting
units were more likely than not to be less than their respective carrying values. If circumstances change or events occur to indicate it is
more likely than not that the fair value of any reporting units have fallen below their carrying value, the Company would test such
reporting unit for impairment.
For fiscal 2015, the Company used the Income and Market approaches to test for goodwill impairment as of the Valuation Date.
The methodology utilized to implement the Income approach was the discounted cash flow (DCF) methodology. The methodologies
utilized to implement the Market approach were the comparable company methodology (CCM) and the comparable transaction
methodology (CTM). The valuation approaches we utilize in determining the fair value for each reporting unit were weighted 50%,
15%, and 35%, for the DCF, CTM, and CCM, respectively. In order to determine the proper weight given to each approach, the
Company considers the methodologies utilized to implement each approach and the overall and industry-specific economic conditions
and assumptions, which could affect the quality of the underlying data supporting each analysis.
The Company considers the following valuation factors in connection with performing annual impairment testing:
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•
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The nature of the business or entity, the risks to which it is subject, and its historical patterns of growth;
The general economic outlook, the position of the industry in the existing economy, and the position of the business or
entity within its industry;
The book value and general financial condition of the business or entity;
The earnings history and earnings capacity of the business or entity;
The dividend-paying capacity of the business or entity;
The market prices of stocks of businesses engaged in related activities, where such stocks are traded on an exchange or
over-the-counter;
Any recent sales of the common stock of the business and the size of the block of stock to be valued;
The existence of undervalued tangible and intangible assets; and
Other special factors and circumstances of the business or entity that can be judged as important to the overall value.
As noted above, the DCF methodology was given the most weight. The material assumptions utilized within this methodology
were the long-term growth rate, weighted average cost of capital, financial projections, projected debt free cash flow and tax rate. The
assumptions used by the Company have not changed materially from the prior year. In the event of impairment, the loss would be
calculated by comparing the implied fair value of reporting unit goodwill to its carrying amount. In calculating the implied fair value
of goodwill, the fair value of the reporting unit is allocated to all of the other assets and liabilities of that unit based on their fair
values. The excess of the fair value of a reporting unit over the amount assigned to its other assets and liabilities is the implied fair
value of goodwill. The Company performed its periodic review of this goodwill for impairment as of April 30, 2015 and did not
identify any goodwill impairment as a result of the review.
Intangible assets with estimable useful lives are required to be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their
estimated residual values, and reviewed for impairment in accordance with the Property, Plant, and Equipment Topic of the FASB
Accounting Standards Codification.
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Goodwill consisted of the following by segment (in thousands):
Balance at April 30, 2014 ........................................ $
Goodwill related to the MID Retail, Inc.
Acquisition .........................................................
Balance at April 30, 2015 ........................................ $
Enterprise Resource
Planning*
Supply Chain
Management**
IT
Consulting
1,812 $
12,007 $
— $
Total
13,819
—
1,812 $
1,812 $
4,930
16,937 $
16,937 $
—
4,930
— $
18,749
— $
18,749
Balance at April 30, 2016 ........................................ $
Goodwill related to New Generation Computing, Inc.
*
** Goodwill related to Logility, Inc., Demand Management, Inc. and their acquisitions
Intangible Assets (including Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets) consisted of the following by segment (in thousands):
Balance at April 30, 2014 .............................................. $
Intangibles related to the MID Retail, Inc.
Acquisition ...............................................................
Amortization expense ....................................................
Balance at April 30, 2015 ..............................................
Amortization expense ....................................................
Enterprise Resource
Planning
Supply Chain
Management
IT
Consulting
Total
— $
534 $
— $
534
—
—
—
—
3,190
(976)
2,748
(890)
—
—
—
—
3,190
(976)
2,748
(890)
Balance at April 30, 2016 .............................................. $
— $
1,858 $
— $
1,858
Goodwill and intangible assets include the effects of applying purchase accounting resulting from Logility’s stock repurchases
in prior years. Total amortization expense related to Logility Stock Buy-back Step Acquisition and purchased software was
approximately $0, $6,000 and $64,000 for 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. For purposes of the disclosure above, amounts related to
the buyback of Logility stock are presented as a component of the SCM segment.
(m) Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax
assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying
amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax
assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary
differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is
recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
(n) Use of Estimates
The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities, at the date of the financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including,
but not limited to those related to collectability, bad debts, capitalized software costs, goodwill, intangible asset impairment, income
taxes, allocation of fair values in acquisitions and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other
assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about
the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Our actual results could differ materially
from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
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(o) Stock Compensation Plans
The Company has four stock-based employee compensation plans under which options to purchase common stock of the
Company were outstanding as of April 30, 2016. Those plans are described more fully in Note 7. In addition to two American
Software plans, effective July 9, 2009, the Company adopted the Logility, Inc. 1997 Stock Plan and Logility, Inc. 2007 Stock Plan as
equity plans of the Company in conjunction with the Company’s acquisition of the shares of Logility common stock it did not
previously own.
The Company recorded stock option compensation cost of approximately $1,593,000, $1,530,000 and $1,509,000 and related
income tax benefits of approximately $586,000, $542,000 and $496,000 for the years ended April 30, 2016, 2015 and 2014,
respectively. Stock-based compensation expense on current year grants is recorded on a straight-line basis over the vesting period for
the entire award directly to additional paid-in capital.
The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based
Payment Accounting, in fiscal 2016. Under the new guidance, companies will no longer record excess tax benefits and certain tax
deficiencies in additional paid-in capital. Instead, all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies should be recognized as income tax
expense or benefit in the income statement, and additional paid-in capital pools will be eliminated. The guidance requires companies
to present excess tax benefits as an operating activity on the statement of cash flows rather than as a financing activity.
Prior to the adoption of ASU No. 2016-09, cash flows resulting from the tax benefits generated by tax deductions in excess of
the compensation cost recognized for those options (excess tax benefits) are classified as financing cash flows. During the years ended
April 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company realized tax benefits from stock options generated in previous and current periods resulting in
approximately $384,000 and $611,000 of gross excess tax benefits which are included as a component of cash flows from financing
activities in the accompanying 2015 and 2014 consolidated statements of cash flows, respectively.
(p) Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews long-lived assets, such as property, plant, and equipment, and purchased intangibles subject to
amortization, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated
undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future
cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the
asset. Assets to be disposed of by sale would be separately presented in the balance sheet and reported at the lower of the carrying
amount or fair value less costs to sell, and are no longer depreciated. The assets and liabilities of a group classified as held for sale
would be presented separately in the appropriate asset and liability sections of the balance sheet.
(q) Comprehensive Income
The Comprehensive Income Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification establishes standards for reporting and
presentation of comprehensive income and its components in a full set of financial statements.
The Company did not have any other comprehensive income items for 2016, 2015, or 2014.
(r) Earnings per Common Share
The Company has two classes of common stock of which Class B common shares are convertible into Class A common shares
at any time, on a one-for-one basis. Under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, if dividends are declared, holders of Class A
common shares shall receive a $.05 dividend per share prior to the Class B common shares receiving any dividend and holders of
Class A common shares shall receive a dividend at least equal to Class B common shares dividends on a per share basis. As a result,
the Company has computed the earnings per share in compliance with the Earnings Per Share Topic of the FASB Accounting
Standards Codification, which requires companies that have multiple classes of equity securities to use the “two-class” method in
computing earnings per share.
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For the Company’s basic earnings per share calculation, the Company uses the “two-class” method. Basic earnings per share are
calculated by dividing net earnings attributable to each class of common stock by the weighted average number of shares outstanding.
All undistributed earnings are allocated evenly between Class A and B common shares in the earnings per share calculation to the
extent that earnings equal or exceed $.05 per share. This allocation is based on management’s judgment after considering the dividend
rights of the two-classes of common stock, the control of the Class B shareholders and the convertibility rights of the Class B shares to
Class A shares. If Class B shares convert to Class A shares during the period, the distributed net earnings for Class B shares is
calculated using the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period.
Diluted earnings per share is calculated similarly to basic earnings per share, except that the calculation includes the dilutive
effect of the assumed exercise of options issuable under the Company’s stock incentive plans. For the Company’s diluted earnings
per share calculation for Class A shares, the Company uses the “if-converted” method. This calculation assumes that all Class B
common shares are converted into Class A common shares and, as a result, assumes there are no holders of Class B common shares to
participate in undistributed earnings.
For the Company’s diluted earnings per share calculation for Class B shares, the Company uses the “two-class” method. This
calculation does not assume that all Class B common shares are converted into Class A common shares. In addition, this method
assumes the dilutive effect of Class A stock options were converted to Class A shares and the undistributed earnings are allocated
evenly to both Class A and B shares including Class A shares issued pursuant to those converted stock options. This allocation is
based on management’s judgment after considering the dividend rights of the two-classes of common stock, the control of the Class B
shareholders and the convertibility rights of the Class B shares into Class A shares.
The following tables set forth the computation of basic earnings per common share and diluted earnings per common share
(in thousands except for per share amounts), See Note 7 for total stock options outstanding and potentially dilutive:
Basic earnings per common share:
Year Ended
April 30, 2016
Year Ended
April 30, 2015
Year Ended
April 30, 2014
Class A
Class B
Class A
Class B
Class A
Distributed earnings per share................................................. $
Undistributed earnings/(loss) per share ...................................
0.40 $
(0.04)
0.40 $
(0.04)
0.40 $
(0.11)
0.40 $
(0.11)
0.30 $
0.07
Total per share ............................................................... $
0.36 $
0.36 $
0.29 $
0.29 $
0.37 $
0.37
Distributed earnings ................................................................ $ 10,479 $ 1,025 $ 10,301 $ 1,035 $
Undistributed earnings/(loss) ..................................................
(2,914)
(294)
(1,148)
(114)
7,584 $
1,786
Total .............................................................................. $
9,331 $
911 $
7,387 $
741 $
9,370 $
776
185
961
Basic weighted average common shares .................................
26,143
2,584
25,696
2,587
25,049
2,587
Diluted EPS for Class A common shares using the If-Converted Method
Year Ended April 30, 2016
Per basic .......................................................................... $
Common stock equivalents .............................................
Class B conversion .........................................................
Undistributed and
distributed earnings
to Class A
Common
9,331
—
9,331
911
Class A
Common
Shares
26,143
278
26,421
2,584
EPS*
0.36
$
0.35
Diluted EPS for Class A ................................................. $
10,242
29,005
$
0.35
75
Class B
0.30
0.07
Year Ended April 30, 2015
Per basic .......................................................................... $
Common stock equivalents .............................................
Class B conversion .........................................................
Diluted EPS for Class A ................................................. $
Year Ended April 30, 2014
Per basic .......................................................................... $
Common stock equivalents .............................................
Class B conversion .........................................................
Undistributed and
distributed earnings
to Class A
Common
7,387
—
7,387
741
8,128
Undistributed and
distributed earnings
to Class A
Common
9,370
—
9,370
961
Class A
Common
Shares
25,696
331
26,027
2,587
EPS*
0.29
$
0.28
28,614
$
0.28
Class A
Common
Shares
25,049
475
25,524
2,587
EPS*
0.37
$
0.37
Diluted EPS for Class A ................................................. $
10,331
28,111
$
0.37
Diluted EPS for Class B common shares using the Two-Class Method
Year Ended April 30, 2016
Per basic .......................................................................... $
Reallocation of undistributed earnings from Class A
shares to Class B shares .............................................
Diluted EPS for Class B.................................................. $
Year Ended April 30, 2015
Per basic .......................................................................... $
Reallocation of undistributed earnings from Class A
shares to Class B shares .............................................
Diluted EPS for Class B.................................................. $
Undistributed and
distributed earnings
to Class B
Common
911
2
913
Undistributed and
distributed earnings
to Class B
Common
741
4
745
Class B
Common
Shares
2,584
$
—
EPS*
0.35
2,584
$
0.35
Class B
Common
Shares
2,587
$
—
EPS*
0.29
2,587
$
0.29
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Year Ended April 30, 2014
Per basic .......................................................................... $
Reallocation of undistributed earnings from Class A
shares to Class B shares .............................................
Diluted EPS for Class B.................................................. $
Undistributed and
distributed earnings
to Class B
Common
961
(3)
958
Class B
Common
Shares
EPS*
2,587
$
0.37
—
2,587
$
0.37
* Amounts adjusted for rounding
(s) Advertising
All advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses, which are included within sales and marketing expenses,
were $2.1 million, $2.1 million and $2.2 million in fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
(t) Guarantees and Indemnifications
The Company accounts for guarantees in accordance with the Guarantee Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification.
The Company’s sales agreements with customers generally contain infringement indemnity provisions. Under these agreements, the
Company agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the customer in connection with patent, copyright or trade secret
infringement claims made by third parties with respect to the customer’s authorized use of the Company’s products and services. The
indemnity provisions generally provide for the Company’s control of defense and settlement and cover costs and damages finally
awarded against the customer, as well as the Company’s modification of the product so it is no longer infringing or, if it cannot be
corrected, return of the product for a refund. The sales agreements with customers sometimes also contain indemnity provisions for
death, personal injury or property damage caused by the Company’s personnel or contractors in the course of performing services to
customers. Under these agreements, the Company agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the customer in connection with
death, personal injury and property damage claims made by third parties with respect to actions of the Company’s personnel or
contractors. The indemnity provisions generally provide for the Company’s control of defense and settlement and cover costs and
damages finally awarded against the customer. The indemnity obligations contained in sales agreements generally have a limited life
and monetary award. The Company has not previously incurred costs to settle claims or pay awards under these indemnification
obligations. The Company accounts for these indemnity obligations in accordance with the Contingencies Topic of the FASB
Accounting Standards Codification, and records a liability for these obligations when a loss is probable and reasonably estimable. The
Company has not recorded any liabilities for these agreements as of April 30, 2016 or 2015.
The Company warrants to its customers that its software products will perform in all material respects in accordance with the
standard published specifications in effect at the time of delivery of the licensed products to the customer generally for 90 days after
delivery of the licensed products. Additionally, the Company warrants to its customers that services will be performed consistent with
generally accepted industry standards or specific service levels through completion of the agreed upon services. If necessary, the
Company will provide for the estimated cost of product and service warranties based on specific warranty claims and claim history.
However, the Company has not incurred significant recurring expense under product or service warranties. Accordingly, the Company
has no liabilities recorded for these agreements as of April 30, 2016 or 2015.
(u) Industry Segments
The Company operates and manages its business in three reportable segments. See Note 9 of the Consolidated Financial
Statements.
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(2) Investments
Investments consist of the following (in thousands):
April 30,
2016
2015
Trading:
Debt securities:
Tax-exempt state and municipal bonds .................. $
Corporate bonds .....................................................
Total debt securities ......................................
Marketable equity securities ............................................
21,487
196
21,683
7,198
$
21,555
714
22,269
8,471
$
28,881
$
30,740
The total carrying value of all investments on a consolidated basis was approximately $28,881,000 and $30,740,000 at April 30,
2016 and 2015, respectively. At April 30, 2016, there were approximately $7,924,000 in trading investments included in investments-
noncurrent in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. At April 30, 2015, there were approximately $13,156,000 in trading
investments included in investments-noncurrent in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
The contractual maturities of debt securities classified as trading at April 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows (in thousands):
Due within one year ............................................................ $
Due within two years ..........................................................
Due within three years ........................................................
Due after three years ...........................................................
2016
13,779
7,763
105
36
$
2015
8,581
11,348
1,983
357
$
21,683
$
22,269
In 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company’s investment portfolio of trading securities experienced net unrealized holding losses of
approximately $110,000, $405,000 and $160,000, respectively, which have been included in other income, net in the accompanying
consolidated statements of operations. In 2016, 2015 and 2014 the Company’s investment portfolio of trading securities experienced
net realized holding losses of approximately $878,000, 228,000 and $144,000, respectively.
(3) Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company measures its investments based on a fair value hierarchy disclosure framework that prioritizes and ranks the level
of market price observability used in measuring assets and liabilities at fair value. A number of factors affect market price
observability including the type of asset or liability and its characteristics. This hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three broad levels
as follows:
•
•
•
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments.
Level 2—Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in
markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are
observable in active markets.
Level 3—Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value
drivers are unobservable.
The following is a general description of the valuation methodologies used for financial assets and liabilities measured at fair
value, including the general classification of such assets and liabilities pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.
Cash Equivalents—Cash equivalents include investments in government obligation based money-market funds, other money
market instruments and interest-bearing deposits with initial or remaining terms of three months or less. The fair value of cash
equivalents approximates its carrying value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
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Marketable Securities—Marketable securities utilizing Level 1 inputs include active exchange-traded equity securities and
equity index funds, and most U.S. Government debt securities, as these securities all have quoted prices in active markets.
Marketable securities utilizing Level 2 inputs include municipal bonds. We value these securities using market-corroborated
pricing or other models that use observable inputs such as yield curves.
The following table presents our assets that we measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicates the fair value hierarchy
of the valuation techniques we utilized to determine such fair value (in thousands):
April 30, 2016
April 30, 2015
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Total
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Cash equivalents .... $
Marketable
securities............
45,977 $
— $
— $45,977 $
42,951
$
— $
7,374
21,487
—
28,861
9,139
21,555
Total ............. $
53,351 $
21,487 $
— $74,838 $
52,090
$
21,555 $
Total
— $42,951
— 30,694
— $73,645
In addition to cash equivalents and marketable securities classified as trading securities, we also have an equity method
investment valued at approximately $20,000 and $46,000 at April 30, 2016 and 2015, that is not recorded at fair value and thus is not
recorded in the table above.
The carrying amounts of cash, trade accounts receivable and unbilled accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued
compensation and related costs, and other current liabilities approximate fair value because of their short-term maturities.
(4) Furniture, Equipment and Purchased Software
Furniture, equipment and purchased software consisted of the following at April 30, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
Buildings and leasehold improvements ............................................... $
Computer equipment and purchased software ....................................
Office furniture and equipment ...........................................................
Accumulated depreciation and amortization .......................................
2016
20,975
10,303
4,555
35,833
(32,437)
$
2015
20,716
10,049
4,415
35,180
(31,632)
$
3,396
$
3,548
(5) Acquisitions
The Company accounts for business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting and accordingly, the identifiable
assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded based upon management’s estimates of current fair values as of the acquisition
date. The estimation process includes analyses based on income and market approaches. Goodwill represents the excess purchase
price over the fair value of net assets, including the amount assigned to identifiable intangible assets. The goodwill generated is due in
part to the synergies that are not included in the fair value of identifiable intangible assets. Goodwill recorded in an acquisition is
assigned to applicable reporting units based on expected revenues. Identifiable intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over
their useful lives. Amortization of current technology is recorded in cost of revenues-license and amortization of all other intangible
assets is recorded in amortization of acquisition-related intangibles. Acquisition-related costs, including advisory, legal, accounting,
valuation and other costs, are expensed in general and administrative expenses in the periods in which the costs are incurred. The
results of operations of acquired businesses are included in the consolidated financial statements from the acquisition date.
Effective May 30, 2014, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) with MRI. Pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement, the Company acquired 100% of the total issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of MRI, a provider
of retail allocation and merchandise planning solutions. This acquisition will expand and complement the products and services
offered by Logility.
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Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company acquired the capital stock for an effective purchase price of
approximately $8,507,000 in cash plus a $678,000 working capital adjustment. Additional consideration is payable at the end of each
12-month period in the 24-month period following the closing date (such 24-month period being the “Earnout Period”) equal to 15%
of the license fee revenues contracted for and recorded as revenue in accordance with GAAP by either MRI or the Company from the
sale of MRI Software during such 12-month period, up to a maximum aggregate amount of $1.5 million over the Earnout Period. This
additional consideration will be accounted for as post-combination services and, therefore, will be expensed as incurred. The
Company incurred acquisition costs of approximately $282,000 during the year ended April 30, 2015. The operating results of MRI
are not material for proforma disclosure and MRI is being integrated as a product line of Logility, Inc. We allocated $4,930,000 of the
total purchase price to goodwill, which has been assigned to the Supply Chain Management segment and is deductible for income tax
purposes.
The following allocation of the total purchase price reflects the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of
May 30, 2014 (in thousands):
Cash ............................................................................................. $
Accounts receivable, net .............................................................
Current assets ..............................................................................
Property and equipment, net ........................................................
Other assets .................................................................................
Goodwill......................................................................................
Non-compete ...............................................................................
Customer relationships ................................................................
Current technology ......................................................................
Total Assets Acquired
Current liabilities .........................................................................
Long-term liabilities ....................................................................
Total liabilities assumed ..............................................................
1,277
546
35
32
505
4,930
290
1,400
1,500
10,515
(825)
(505)
(1,330)
Net assets acquired
$
9,185
Useful Life
3 years
8 years
3 years
Non-compete agreements, customer relationships and current technology are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the
remaining estimated economic life of the assets, including the period being reported. The fair value of deferred revenues in a business
combination is considered to be an assumed liability (which must arise from a legal performance obligation) and, accordingly, is
estimated based on the direct cost of fulfilling the obligation plus a normal profit margin, which approximates fair value. Also, in
practice, the normal profit margin is limited to the profit margin on the costs to provide the product or service (that is, the fulfillment
effort).
6) Income Taxes
Income tax expense consisted of the following:
Current:
Years ended April 30,
2016
2015
2014
(In thousands)
Federal ......................................................................................................................................... $ 4.105 $ 2,506 $ 4,253
686
State .............................................................................................................................................
665
501
Deferred:
Federal .........................................................................................................................................
State .............................................................................................................................................
4,770
3,007
4,939
(299)
(13)
(312)
(697)
(36)
(733)
557
70
627
$ 4,458 $ 2,274 $ 5,566
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The Company’s actual income tax expense differs from the “expected” income tax expense calculated by applying the Federal
statutory rate of 35% for fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014, to earnings before income taxes as follows:
Computed “expected” income tax expense ..................................... $
Increase (decrease) in income taxes resulting from:
Years ended April 30,
2016
2015
2014
5,145
(In thousands)
3,641
$
$
5,564
State income taxes, net of Federal income tax effect ............
Research and development credits ........................................
Change in valuation allowance for deferred tax assets ..........
Tax contingencies ..................................................................
Other, net, including permanent items ..................................
435
(694)
(2)
(13)
(413)
269
(516)
(5)
(955)
(160)
493
(258)
45
(47)
(231)
$
4,458
$
2,274
$
5,566
Our effective income tax rates were 30%, 22% and 35% in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Our effective income tax rate
takes into account the source of taxable income, by state, and available income tax credits. The provision for income taxes in 2015 and
2014 excludes approximately $420,000 and $361,000, respectively, of tax benefits realized from the recognition of stock option
deductions, which have been recorded in additional paid-in capital. The provision for income taxes in 2016 includes approximately
$247,000 in income tax benefits related to the tax benefits realized from stock option deductions.
The significant components of deferred income tax (benefit) expense attributable to income from continuing operations before
income taxes for the years ended April 30, 2016, 2015, and 2014 are as follows:
Deferred tax (benefit)/expense ............................................................. $
(Decrease) increase in the valuation allowance for deferred tax
assets ...............................................................................................
(310)
(2)
(In thousands)
$
(728)
$
582
(5)
45
$
(312)
$
(733)
$
627
Years ended April 30,
2016
2015
2014
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities
at April 30, 2016 and 2015 are presented as follows:
2016
2015
(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Accruals and expenses not deducted for tax purposes ....... $
State net operating loss carryforwards ...............................
Intangible assets and fixed asset basis differences .............
Nonqualified stock options ................................................
Total gross deferred tax assets .................................
Less valuation allowance ...................................................
Net deferred tax assets .............................................
Deferred tax liabilities:
Capitalized computer software development costs ............
Net gains/losses on trading securities ................................
Goodwill ............................................................................
Other ..................................................................................
Total gross deferred tax liabilities ............................
1,037
333
1,655
1,870
4,895
459
4,436
(3,500)
(650)
(957)
(648)
(5,755)
$
914
350
1,803
1,452
4,519
461
4,058
(3,758)
(605)
(752)
(575)
(5,690)
Net deferred tax liabilities ........................................ $
(1,319)
$
(1,631)
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At April 30, 2016, the Company has approximately $10.1 million of various state net operating loss carryforwards which are
available to offset future state taxable income, if any, through 2034.
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or
all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of
future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the
scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.
Based upon reversal of deferred tax liabilities and expected future profitability, management believes it is more likely than not the
Company will realize the benefits of these deductible differences, net of the existing valuation allowances, at April 30, 2016.
The Company applies the accounting provisions which require us to prescribe a recognition threshold and measurement
attribution for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken within an income
tax return.
As of April 30, 2016, 2015 and 2014, we have recorded approximately $101,000, $115,000, and $1.2 million, respectively, of
unrecognized tax benefits, inclusive of interest and penalties, all of which would impact our effective tax rate if recognized. The
liability for unrecognized tax benefits is recorded net of any federal tax benefit that would result from payment. During the year ended
April 30, 2015, the Company recognized $973,000 of income tax benefits due to the reversal of a FIN 48 Reserve due to the expiration
of statutes of limitations.
We recognize potential accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within income tax expense. To the
extent interest and penalties are not assessed with respect to uncertain tax positions, amounts accrued will be reduced and reflected as
a reduction of the overall income tax provision. As of April 30, 2016 and 2015, we had recorded a liability for potential penalties and
interest of approximately $47,000 and $54,000, respectively, related to uncertain tax positions.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows, excluding interest and penalties
(in thousands):
Balance at beginning of the period .......................................................... $
Decreases as a result of positions taken during prior periods ..................
Increases as a result of positions taken during the current period ...........
2016
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(20)
13
$
2015
953
(896)
4
Balance at April 30, ................................................................................. $
54
$
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We conduct business globally and, as a result, file consolidated income tax returns in the United States Federal jurisdiction and
in many state and foreign jurisdictions. We are no longer subject to state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations for years
prior to 2000. We are no longer subject to U.S. Federal income tax examination for years prior to 2011.
During the year ended April 30, 2016, we recorded a Research and Development State tax credit against withholding taxes of
approximately $1.3 million.
(7) Shareholders’ Equity
Except for the election or removal of Directors and class votes as required by law or the Articles of Incorporation, holders of
both classes of common stock vote as a single class on all matters with each Class A common share entitled to cast one-tenth vote
per share and each Class B common share entitled to cast one vote per share. Neither class has cumulative voting rights. Holders of
Class A common shares, as a class, are entitled to elect 25% of the board of directors (rounded up to the nearest whole number of
Directors) if the number of outstanding Class A common shares is at least 10% of the number of outstanding shares of both classes of
common stock. No cash or property dividend may be paid to holders of Class B common shares during any fiscal year of the Company
unless a dividend of $0.05 per share has been paid in such year on each outstanding Class A common share. This $0.05 per share
annual dividend preference is noncumulative. Dividends per Class B common share during any fiscal year may not exceed dividends
paid per Class A common share during each year. Each Class B common share is convertible at any time into one Class A common
share at the option of the shareholder.
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Stock Option Plans
As of April 30, 2016, the Company has outstanding stock options granted pursuant to four stock option plans. The 2001 Stock
Option Plan (the “2001 Option Plan”) became effective on September 1, 2000. This Plan was terminated and replaced by the 2011
Equity Compensation Plan (the “2011 Option Plan”) effective May 17, 2010. Options outstanding under the 2001 Option Plan remain
in effect, but no new options may be granted under the plan. Effective July 9, 2009, we adopted the Logility, Inc. 1997 Stock Plan and
the Logility, Inc. 2007 Stock Plan as equity plans of American Software, although we will not grant any additional stock options under
these plans.
Under the 2011 Option Plan, options to purchase Class A common shares are granted in the form of both incentive stock options
and non-qualified stock options. The number of options granted under this plan is determined with each grant. By resolution of the
Board of Directors, non-employee directors receive grants of non-qualified options to purchase 5,000 shares upon election and
3,000 shares at the end of each fiscal quarter. The price of such grants is equal to the closing market price of the shares on the date of
grant. Options are exercisable based on the terms of such options, but no more than 6 years after the date of grant (or five years for
incentive stock options granted to any person who owns 10% or more of the combined voting power of all classes of capital stock of
the Company at the time of grant). A total of 5,000,000 shares are authorized for issuance pursuant to options granted under this Plan.
Incentive and nonqualified options exercisable at April 30, 2016, 2015 and 2014 totaled 1,468,257, 1,203,369, and 1,071,812,
respectively. Options available for grant at April 30, 2016, for the 2011 Option Plan are 921,643 shares.
At the 2016 Annual Meeting the shareholders will vote on increasing the shares authorized under the 2011 Option Plan
from 5,000,000 to 6,000,000. When stock options are exercised, it is the Company’s policy to issue stock from authorized shares
rather than treasury shares.
A summary of changes in outstanding options for the year ended April 30, 2016 is as follows:
Outstanding at May 1, 2015 ..................................................
Granted ..................................................................................
Exercised ...............................................................................
Forfeited/cancelled ................................................................
Number of
Shares
2,721,069 $
1,090,200
(306,848)
(14,564)
Outstanding at April 30, 2016 ...............................................
3,489,857 $
Exercisable at April 30, 2016 ................................................
1,468,257 $
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
8.21
8.71
5.92
6.37
8.58
8.19
3.4 $
2,390,353
2.1 $
1,538,359
A summary of changes in outstanding options for the year ended April 30, 2015 is as follows:
Outstanding at May 1, 2014 ..................................................
Granted ..................................................................................
Exercised ...............................................................................
Forfeited/cancelled ................................................................
Number of
Shares
2,894,072 $
349,000
(490,912)
(31,091)
Outstanding at April 30, 2015 ...............................................
2,721,069 $
Exercisable at April 30, 2015 ................................................
1,203,369 $
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
7.59
9.61
5.55
7.70
8.21
7.62
3.3 $
4,103,941
2.5 $
2,526,142
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The weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the years ended April 30, 2016, 2015, and 2014 are
$1.60, $2.04, and $2.98 per share, respectively. The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-
Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions for the years ended April 30, 2016, 2015, and 2014:
Dividend yield .......................................................................
Expected volatility .................................................................
Risk-free interest rate .............................................................
Expected term ........................................................................
2016
2015
4.9%
33.6%
1.5%
4.0%
34.5%
1.7%
5.0 years
5.0 years
2014
4.0%
47.6%
1.5%
5.0 years
The expected volatility is based on the historical volatility and implied volatility. The Company uses historical data to estimate
stock option exercise and forfeiture rates. The expected term represents the period over which the share-based awards are expected to
be outstanding. Beginning after December 31, 2007, the expected term was estimated using historical data. The dividend yield is an
estimate of the expected dividend yield on the Company’s stock. The risk-free rate is based on U.S. Treasury yields in effect at the
time of the grant for the expected term of the stock options.
Options issued after May 1, 2007 with graded vesting are valued as a single award. The total value of the award is expensed on a
straight-line basis over the vesting period with the amount of compensation cost recognized at any date at least equal to the portion of
the grant date value of the award that is vested at that date. During the years ended April 30, 2016, 2015, and 2014, we issued 306,848,
490,912 and 890,341 shares of common stock, respectively, resulting from the exercise of stock options. The total intrinsic value of
options exercised during the years ended April 30, 2016, 2015 and 2014 based on market value at the exercise dates was $1,219,406,
$2,100,295 and $3,266,301, respectively. The fair value of grants vested during the years ended April 30, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was
$1,495,065, $1,625,742 and $1,442,478, respectively. As of April 30, 2016, unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock
option awards approximated $3.1 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.63 years.
Stock Repurchases
On August 19, 2002, our Board of Directors approved a resolution authorizing the repurchase of up to 2.0 million shares of our
Class A common stock. These repurchases have been and will be made through open market purchases at prevailing market prices.
The timing of any repurchases will depend upon market conditions, the market price of our common stock and management’s
assessment of our liquidity and cash flow needs. During the year ended April 30, 2016, we repurchased 20,335 shares of our common
stock at a cost of approximately $182,000. For this repurchase plan, through April 30, 2016, we have repurchased 1,053,679 shares of
common stock at a cost of approximately $6.2 million. Under all repurchase plans as of April 30, 2016, we have
repurchased 4,588,632 shares of common stock at a cost of approximately $25.6 million.
(8) Commitments and Contingencies
(a) Leases
The Company leases office facilities and equipment under various operating leases. Rental expense for these leases
approximated $1.0 million, $931,000, and $841,000 for the years ended April 30, 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively.
The Company leased several floors of its headquarters in Atlanta, GA under various operating leases. Rental income for these
leases approximated $723,000, $687,000 and $574,000 for the years ended April 30, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. In addition,
the Company owns other properties leased under various operating leases. Rental income for these leases approximated $309,000,
$270,000 and $230,000 for the years ended April 30, 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively. The rental income is included as a
component of Other Income, Net in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
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Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases (with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one
year) as of April 30, 2016 are as follows (existence of renewal or escalation clauses) (in thousands):
Years ended April 30:
2017 .................................................................................... $
2018 ....................................................................................
2019 ....................................................................................
2020 ....................................................................................
2021 ....................................................................................
Thereafter ............................................................................
860
699
679
208
208
295
$
2,949
Future minimum lease rentals receivable under noncancelable operating leases (with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of
one year) as of April 30, 2016 are as follows (already included or prorated at the Company’s occupied building) (in thousands):
Years ended April 30:
2017 .................................................................................... $
2018 ....................................................................................
2019 ....................................................................................
2020 ....................................................................................
2021 ....................................................................................
Thereafter ............................................................................
740
732
621
212
198
561
$
3,064
(b) 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Employees are offered the opportunity to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (the 401(k) Plan), which is
intended to be a tax-qualified defined contribution plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the 401(k) Plan,
employees are eligible to participate on the first day of the month following the date of hire. Eligible employees may contribute up to
60% of pretax income to the 401(k) Plan. Subject to certain limitations, the Company may make a discretionary profit sharing
contribution at an amount determined by the board of directors of the Company. The Company did not make profit sharing
contributions for 2016, 2015, or 2014.
(c) Contingencies
The Company more often than not indemnifies its customers against damages and costs resulting from claims of patent,
copyright, or trademark infringement associated with use of the Company’s products. The Company has historically not been required
to make any payments under such indemnifications. However, the Company continues to monitor the conditions that are subject to the
indemnifications to identify whether it is probable that a loss has occurred, and would recognize any such losses under the
indemnifications when those losses are estimable.
In addition, the Company warrants to customers that the Company’s products operate substantially in accordance with the
software product’s specifications. Historically, no costs have been incurred related to software product warranties and none are
expected in the future, and as such no accruals for software product warranty costs have been made. Additionally, the Company is
involved in various claims arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these
matters will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results of operations of the Company.
(9) Segment Information
The Company provides our software solutions through three major business segments, which are further broken down into a
total of four major product and service groups. The three business segments are (1) SCM, (2) ERP, and (3) IT Consulting.
The SCM segment consists of Logility, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary, as well as its subsidiary, DMI, which provides
collaborative supply chain solutions to streamline and optimize the forecasting, production, distribution and management of products
between trading partners. The ERP segment consists of (1) American Software ERP, which provides purchasing and materials
management, customer order processing, financial, e-commerce and traditional manufacturing solutions, and (2) NGC, which provides
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industry-specific business software to both retailers and manufacturers in the apparel, sewn products and furniture industries. The IT
Consulting segment consists of The Proven Method, Inc., an IT staffing and consulting services firm. We also provide support for our
software products, such as software enhancements, documentation, updates, customer education, consulting, systems integration
services, and maintenance.
Our chief operating decision maker is the President and Chief Executive Officer. While the CEO is apprised of a variety of
financial metrics and information, we manage our business primarily on a segment basis, with the CEO evaluating performance based
upon segment operating profit or loss that includes an allocation of common expenses, but excludes certain unallocated expenses,
which are included in the ERP segment.
All of our revenues are derived from external customers. We do not have any inter-segment revenue. Our income taxes and
dividends are paid at a consolidated level. Consequently, it is not practical to show these items by operating segment.
Following is information related to each segment as of and for the years ended April 30, 2016, 2015 and 2014:
Revenues:
Enterprise Resource Planning .................................... $
Supply Chain Management ........................................
IT Consulting .............................................................
13,647
76,329
23,913
$
$
11,363
66,066
25,444
11,517
64,331
24,753
$
113,889
$
102,873
$
100,601
2016
2015
2014
Operating income/(loss) before intersegment eliminations:
Enterprise Resource Planning .................................... $
Supply Chain Management ........................................
IT Consulting .............................................................
(4,104)
16,304
1,327
$
13,527
Intersegment eliminations:
Enterprise Resource Planning .................................... $
Supply Chain Management ........................................
IT Consulting .............................................................
(3,015)
2,910
105
$
—
Operating income/(loss) after intersegment eliminations:
Enterprise Resource Planning .................................... $
Supply Chain Management ........................................
IT Consulting .............................................................
(7,119)
19,214
1,432
$
13,527
Capital expenditures:
Enterprise Resource Planning .................................... $
Supply Chain Management ........................................
IT Consulting .............................................................
$
Capitalized software:
Enterprise Resource Planning .................................... $
Supply Chain Management ........................................
IT Consulting .............................................................
$
Depreciation and amortization:
Enterprise Resource Planning .................................... $
Supply Chain Management ........................................
IT Consulting .............................................................
$
86
423
232
—
655
—
3,246
—
3,246
587
5,021
10
5,618
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
(5,285)
12,399
2,228
9,342
(2,127)
2,020
107
—
(7,412)
14,419
2,335
9,342
791
229
8
1,028
—
2,747
—
2,747
925
4,896
12
5,833
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
(5,132)
17,468
2,189
14,525
(1,882)
1,778
104
—
(7,014)
19,246
2,293
14,525
125
118
12
255
—
2,949
—
2,949
887
1,706
12
2,605
2016
2015
2014
Interest income:
Enterprise Resource Planning .................................... $
Supply Chain Management ........................................
IT Consulting .............................................................
376
970
—
$
1,346
Earnings/(loss) before income taxes:
Enterprise Resource Planning .................................... $
Supply Chain Management ........................................
IT Consulting .............................................................
(2,771)
16,144
1,327
$
$
$
$
$
$
421
808
—
1,229
(3,815)
11,989
2,228
343
592
—
935
(3,830)
17,541
2,186
$
14,700
$
10,402
$
15,897
Total Consolidated Assets:
Enterprise Resource Planning .................................... $
Supply Chain Management ........................................
IT Consulting .............................................................
$
April 30,
2016
April 30,
2015
April 30,
2014
33,555
98,650
4,519
136,724
$
$
32,435
97,101
4,730
134,266
$
$
39,283
86,854
5,083
131,220
International Revenue and Significant Customer
International revenues approximated $19.8 million or 17%, $16.3 million or 16%, and $17.1 million or 17%, of consolidated
revenues for the years ended April 30, 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively, and were derived primarily from customers in Canada and
Europe. International revenue is based on the delivery of software and performance of services.
No one customer accounted for more than 10% of total revenues for the years ended April 30, 2016, April 30, 2015 and
April 30, 2014.
(10) Financial Statements and Supplementary Data (Unaudited)
The following schedule presents results for each quarter in the years ended April 30, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands, except
per share amounts):
Total
revenues
Gross
margin
Operating
income
Net
earnings
Diluted
earnings
per share
Quarter ended:
July 31, 2015 ............................................................................. $
October 31, 2015 .......................................................................
January 31, 2016 .......................................................................
April 30, 2016 ...........................................................................
28,858 $ 15,317 $
29,070
27,095
28,866
14,897
13,607
15,839
Year ended April 30, 2016 ............................................. $ 113,889 $ 59,660 $
3,820 $
3,328
2,518
3,861
13,527 $ 10,242 $
2,572 $
2,153
2,111
3,406
Quarter ended:
July 31, 2014 ............................................................................. $
October 31, 2014 .......................................................................
January 31, 2015 .......................................................................
April 30, 2015 ...........................................................................
24,857 $ 13,345 $
24,577
25,839
27,600
12,096
12,849
14,124
Year ended April 30, 2015 ............................................. $ 102,873 $ 52,414 $
2,163 $
1,379
2,375
3,425
9,342 $
1,534 $
1,175
2,841
2,578
8,128 $
0.09
0.07
0.07
0.12
0.35
0.05
0.04
0.10
0.09
0.28
(11) Subsequent Events
On May 12, 2016, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share of our Class A and Class B
common stock. The cash dividend is payable on August 19, 2016 to Class A and Class B shareholders of record at the close of
business on August 5, 2016.
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ITEM 9.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”))
are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the
Exchange Act, such as this annual report on Form 10-K, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the SEC rules and forms. Our disclosure controls and procedures are also designed to ensure that such information is
accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, with the assistance of our Disclosure Committee, have conducted an
evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of April 30, 2016. We perform this evaluation on a
quarterly basis so that the conclusions concerning the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures can be reported in our
annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief
financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide such reasonable assurance as of
April 30, 2016.
We believe our consolidated financial statements fairly present in all material respects our financial position, results of
operations and cash flows in our annual report on Form 10-K. The unqualified opinion of our independent registered public
accounting firm on our consolidated financial statements as of April 30, 2016 and 2015 and for each of the years in the three-year
period ended April 30, 2016 is included in this Form 10-K.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in
Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the last fiscal quarter of fiscal 2016 to which this report relates that
have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Reports on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management’s report on internal control over financial reporting and the report of the independent registered public accounting
firm on internal control over financial reporting are included under Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” of this
report.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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PART III
ITEM 10.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the information contained in our Proxy Statement for
the Annual Meeting of Shareholders expected to be filed with the SEC on or prior to July 27, 2016 under the captions “Election of
Directors,” “Executive Compensation,” “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” “Code of Business Conduct and
Ethics,” and “Committees of the Board of Directors.”
ITEM 11.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
This information is set forth under the caption “Executive Compensation” in the Proxy Statement, which information is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Information regarding security ownership of management and others is set forth under the caption “Security Ownership of
Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” in the Proxy Statement, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 13.
Policy Regarding Transactions with Related Persons
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
On December 8, 2003 our Board of Directors adopted a resolution directing the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to
establish and implement procedures for identifying and conducting an appropriate review of any proposed transaction that meets the
definition of “related party transaction” within the meaning of Item 404 of SEC Regulation S-K. In January 2004 the Audit Committee
adopted written procedures in accordance with such direction. Under those procedures, the Audit Committee reviews and evaluates
any proposed related party transaction and determines whether the terms of such transaction, judged at the time of the determination,
are fair to the Company. Our officers are instructed that when a related party transaction is proposed they are to bring it to the
attention of the Audit Committee, which then reviews the transaction and makes a determination of whether it meets the above
standard. The Audit Committee is required to prepare a report of its deliberations, conclusions and recommendations, and furnish that
report to the full Board of Directors.
Information regarding director independence is set forth under the captions “Director Independence” and “Committees of the
Board of Directors” in the Proxy Statement, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 14.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
This information is set forth under the caption “Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm” in the Proxy Statement, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
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ITEM 15.
EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) Documents filed as part of this report.
PART IV
1. Financial statements; All financial statements of the Company as described in Item 8 of this report on Form 10-K.
2. Financial statement schedule included in Part IV of this Form:
Schedule II—Consolidated Valuation Accounts—for the three years ended April 30, 2016
Page
(cid:28)(cid:20)
All other financial statements and schedules not listed above are omitted as the required information is not applicable or the
information is presented in the financial statements or related notes.
3. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference:
3.1
3.2
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
21.1
23.1
31.1
31.2
32.1
The Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, and amendments thereto.(1)
The Company’s Amended and Restated By-Laws dated May 18, 2009.(2)
American Software, Inc. 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan and Trust Agreement.(3)
Amendment to American Software, Inc. 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan and Trust Agreement.(4)
The Logility, Inc. 1997 Stock Plan as Amended and Restated Effective July 9, 2009.(5)
The Logility, Inc. 2007 Stock Plan as Amended and Restated Effective July 9, 2009.(5)
The Company’s 2001 Stock Option Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective August 17, 2009.(6)
The Company’s 2011 Equity Compensation Plan.(7)
List of Subsidiaries.
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
Certifications Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Incorporated by reference herein. Filed by the Company as an exhibit to its quarterly report filed on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended October 31, 1990.
Incorporated by reference herein. Filed by the Company as an exhibit to its quarterly report filed on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended January 31, 2010.
Incorporated by reference herein. Filed by the Company as an exhibit to its Registration Statement No. 33-55214 filed on
Form S-8 on December 1, 1992.
Incorporated by reference herein. Filed by the Company as an exhibit to its annual report filed on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended April 30, 2002.
Incorporated by reference herein. Filed by the Company as an exhibit to its Registration Statement No. 333-160559 filed on
Form S-8 on July 13, 2009.
Incorporated by reference herein. Filed by the Company as an exhibit to its Registration Statement No. 333-161471 filed on
Form S-8 on August 21, 2009.
Incorporated by reference herein. Filed by the Company as an exhibit to its Registration Statement No. 333-206584 filed on
Form S-8 on August 26, 2015.
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SCHEDULE II
AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED VALUATION ACCOUNTS
Years ended April 30, 2016, 2015, 2014
(In thousands)
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Year ended:
Balance at
beginning
of year
Amounts
charged to
expense
Other
Additions
(1)
Deductions
(2)
April 30, 2016 ........................................................................... $
April 30, 2015 ........................................................................... $
April 30, 2014 ........................................................................... $
215
222
337
—
178
(56)
41
1
86
78
186
145
Balance at
end of year
178
215
222
(1) Recovery of previously written-off amounts.
(2) Write-off of uncollectible accounts.
Deferred Income Tax Valuation Allowance
The deferred tax valuation allowance roll-forward is included in Item 8 of this Report in the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements—Note 6.
See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SIGNATURES
AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC.
By:
/s/ J. Michael Edenfield
J. Michael Edenfield
President, Chief Executive Officer,
Director and Chief Operating Officer
Date: July 14, 2016
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following
persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signatures
Title
Date
/s/ James C. Edenfield
Executive Chairman, Treasurer and Director
July 14, 2016
James C. Edenfield
/s/ J. Michael Edenfield
J. Michael Edenfield
President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
and Chief Operating Officer
/s/ W. Dennis Hogue
Director
W. Dennis Hogue
/s/ James B. Miller, Jr.
Director
James B. Miller, Jr.
/s/ Thomas L. Newberry, V.
Director
Thomas L. Newberry, V.
/s/ Vincent C. Klinges
Chief Financial Officer
Vincent C. Klinges
July 14, 2016
July 14, 2016
July 14, 2016
July 14, 2016
July 14, 2016
/s/ Bryan L. Sell
Controller and Principal Accounting Officer
July 14, 2016
Bryan L. Sell
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American Software, Inc. Subsidiaries
Name of Subsidiary
American Software Research and Development LLC
American Software USA, LLC.
ASI Properties, LLC.
Logility, Inc.
New Generation Computing, Inc.
The Proven Method, Inc.
Demand Management, Inc.
Exhibit 21.1
Jurisdiction of Incorporation
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Florida
Georgia
Georgia
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Exhibit 23.1
The Board of Directors
American Software, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No. 333-191664 on Form S-8, No. 333-168943 on
Form S-8, No. 333-160559 on Form S-8 and No. 333-206584 on Form S-8) of American Software, Inc. of our reports dated July 14,
2016, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of American Software, Inc. and subsidiaries as of April 30, 2016 and 2015, and
the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period
ended April 30, 2016, and related financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of
April 30, 2016, which reports appear in the April 30, 2016, annual report on Form 10-K of American Software, Inc.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
July 14, 2016
Exhibit 31.1
Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
I, J. Michael Edenfield, certify that:
1.
2.
3.
4.
I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of American Software, Inc.;
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
with respect to the period covered by this report;
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
presented in this report;
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under
our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;
and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: July 14, 2016
By:
/s/ J. Michael Edenfield
J. Michael Edenfield
Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 31.2
Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
I, Vincent C. Klinges, certify that:
1.
2.
3.
4.
I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of American Software, Inc.;
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
with respect to the period covered by this report;
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
presented in this report;
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under
our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;
and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: July 14, 2016
By:
/s/ Vincent C. Klinges
Vincent C. Klinges
Chief Financial Officer
Certifications Pursuant to Section 906 of
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C Section 1350)
Exhibit 32.1
The undersigned, as the Chief Executive Officer of American Software, Inc., certifies that, to the best of his knowledge and
belief, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016 (the “Report”), which accompanies this certification,
fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the information contained in the
Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of American Software, Inc. at the dates
and for the periods indicated. The foregoing certification is made pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(18 U.S.C. Section 1350) and shall not be relied upon for any other purpose.
This 14th day of July, 2016
/s/ J. Michael Edenfield
J. Michael Edenfield
Chief Executive Officer
The undersigned, as the Chief Financial Officer of American Software, Inc., certifies that, to the best of his knowledge and
belief, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016 (the “Report”), which accompanies this certification,
fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the information contained in the
Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of American Software, Inc. at the dates
and for the periods indicated. The foregoing certification is made pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18
U.S.C. Section 1350) and shall not be relied upon for any other purpose.
This 14th day of July, 2016
/s/ Vincent C. Klinges
Vincent C. Klinges
Chief Financial Officer
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or
otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by
Section 906, has been provided to American Software, Inc. and will be retained by American Software, Inc. and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
The information in this Exhibit 32.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
James C. Edenfield
Executive Chairman
J. Michael Edenfield
President and Chief Executive Officer
Vincent C. Klinges
Chief Financial Officer
James R. McGuone
General Counsel,
Vice President and Secretary
Offices
Worldwide Locations
Corporate Headquarters
470 East Paces Ferry Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
Phone 404-261-4381
www.amsoftware.com
Subsidiaries
American Software USA, Inc.
470 East Paces Ferry Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
Phone 404-261-4381
ASI Properties, Inc.
470 East Paces Ferry Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
Phone 404-261-4381
Logility, Inc.
470 East Paces Ferry Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
Phone 404-261-9777
www.logility.com
Birmingham UK
Fort Dunlop, Fort Parkway
Birmingham, B24 9FE
United Kingdom
Phone +44 (0) 121 629 7866
Boston
34 Washington Street
Suite 210
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
Phone 781-237-3383
Burlington
800 District Ave.
Suite 130
Burlington, MA 01803
Phone 781-238-8855
Chicago
1011 East Touhy Avenue
Suite 315
Des Plaines, IL 60018
Phone 847-699-6620
James C. Edenfield
Executive Chairman
J. Michael Edenfield
President and Chief Executive Officer
W. Dennis Hogue
Senior Partner and Managing Director of
ChampionScott Partners
James B. Miller, Jr.
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer,
Fidelity Southern Corporation
Thomas L. Newberry, V
Chief Executive Officer, 1% Club, Inc.
Jefferies LLC
KCG Americas LLC
Latour Trading LLC
Maxim Group LLC
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
NASDAQ Execution Services LLC
NASDAQ Omx Phlx LLC
Needham & Company LLC
RBC Capital Markets LLC
Riley & Co.
Stifel Nicolaus & Co.
SunTrust Capital Markets Inc.
Susquehanna Financial Group
Two Sigma Securities LLC
UBS Securities LLC
Wall Street Investor Services
Wolverine Securities, LLC
Contact Information
American Software, Inc.
470 East Paces Ferry Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
Phone 404-261-4381
www.amsoftware.com
Investor Contact
Pat McManus
Phone 404-364-7615
invest@amsoftware.com
Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of shareholders
will be held at 3:00 PM EST on Monday,
August 15, 2016, at American Software
Headquarters, 470 East Paces Ferry
Road, NE, Atlanta, GA. All American
Software shareholders are encouraged
to attend.
Dallas
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway
Suite 300
Irving, TX 75062
Phone 972-719-9177
Indianapolis
603 East Washington Street
Suite 400
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone 317-222-3100
Demand Management, Inc.
1 Cityplace Drive
Suite 540
St. Louis, MO 63141
Phone 314-991-7100
www.demandsolutions.com
New Generation Computing, Inc.
14900 Northwest 79th Court
Suite 100
Miami Lakes, FL 33016
Phone 305-556-9122
www.ngcsoftware.com
The Proven Method, Inc.
470 East Paces Ferry Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
Phone 404-238-8480
www.provenmethod.com
Market Makers
The following firms make a market
in the common shares of
American Software:
Archipelago Stock Exchange
ARXIS Securities LLC
Barclays Capital Inc.
Bats Trading Inc.
BNY Mellon Capital Markets
Canaccord Genuity Inc.
Cantor, Fitzgerald & Co.
Citadel Securities LLC
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Direct Edge ECN LLC
G1 Execution Services LLC
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
IMC Financial Markets
Exchange: NASDAQ Global
Market
Symbol: AMSWA
Inquiries regarding stock transfers, lost
certificates or address changes should be
directed to the following address:
Transfer Agent
American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company LLC
16633 N. Dallas Parkway
Suite 600
Addison, TX 75001
Phone 972-588-1852
Fax 972-588-1890
kokane@amstock.com
www.amstock.com
Independent Auditors
KPMG LLP
303 Peachtree Street, NE
Suite 2000
Atlanta, GA 30308-2355
Phone 404-222-3000
Forward-looking Statements
This annual report contains forward-looking statements
that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties.
There are a number of factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those anticipated by
statements made herein. These factors include, but are
not limited to, changes in general economic conditions,
technology and the market for the Company’s products
and services, including economic conditions within the
software application markets; the timely availability and
market acceptance of these products and services;
the challenges and risks associated with integration
of acquired product lines and companies; the effect
of competitive products and pricing; the Company’s
ability to satisfy in a timely manner the requirements of
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the
rules and regulations adopted under that Section; the
uncertainty of the viability and effectiveness of strategic
alliances; and the irregular pattern of the Company’s
revenues. For further information about risks the
Company could experience as well as other information,
please refer to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year
ended April 30, 2016 furnished within and other reports
and documents subsequently filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
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