American Software, Inc. reported preliminary financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023.
Key First Quarter Financial Highlights:
- Subscription fees were $12.1 million for the quarter ended July 31, 2022, a 23% increase compared to $9.8 million for the same period last year, and software license revenues were $0.3 million compared to $0.5 million for the same period last year.
- Total revenues for the quarter ended July 31, 2022 increased 7% to $31.3 million, compared to $29.3 million for the same period of the prior year.
- Recurring revenue streams for Maintenance and Cloud Subscriptions were $21.0 million or 67% of total revenues in the quarter ended July 31, 2022 compared to $19.3 million or 66% in the same period of the prior year.
- Maintenance revenues for the quarter ended July 31, 2022 decreased 6% to $8.9 million compared to $9.5 million for the same period last year reflecting the shift to cloud revenue as a client preference.
- Professional services and other revenues for the quarter ended July 31, 2022 increased 5% to $10.0 million compared to $9.5 million for the same period last year. For the Supply Chain business, professional services revenues for the quarter ended July 31, 2022 increased by 8% to $5.2 million when compared to $4.8 million in the same period prior year.
- Operating earnings for the quarter ended July 31, 2022 increased 44% to $2.6 million compared to $1.8 million for the same period last year.
- GAAP net earnings for the quarter ended July 31, 2022 decreased 28% to $2.1 million or $0.06 per fully diluted share compared to $2.9 million or $0.09 per fully diluted share for the same period last year.
- Adjusted net earnings for the quarter ended July 31, 2022, which excludes non-cash stock-based compensation expense and amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, decreased 12% to $3.2 million or $0.09 per fully diluted share compared to $3.6 million or $0.11 per fully diluted share for the same period last year.
- EBITDA increased by 15% to $3.3 million for the quarter ended July 31, 2022 compared to $2.9 million for the same period last year.
- Adjusted EBITDA increased by 26% to $4.6 million for the quarter ended July 31, 2022 compared to $3.7 million for the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA represents GAAP net earnings adjusted for amortization of intangibles, depreciation, interest (loss)/income & other, net, income tax expense and non-cash stock-based compensation expense.
Key First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023 highlights:
Customers & Channels
- Notable new and existing customers placing orders with the Company in the first quarter include: Acushnet Company, Color Image Apparel, Inc., Pharmacare Laboratories Pty Ltd, Polyair Pty Ltd, Radial Inc., Sears Manufacturing Co., and U.S. Autoforce, Inc.
- During the quarter, SaaS subscription and/or software license agreements were signed with customers located in the following eight countries: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Company & Technology
- Logility announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Starboard Solutions Corp., a Traverse City, Michigan based innovator of supply chain network design software. The integration of Starboard’s capabilities to create an interactive supply chain digital twin of the physical supply chain network into the Logility Digital Supply Chain Platform will offer supply chain leaders enhanced integrated business planning outcomes.
- Logility, Inc. and Demand Management, Inc., wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, were recognized by Supply & Demand Chain Executive as recipients of the Top Supply Chain Projects Award 2022. This marks Logility’s nineteenth year and Demand Management’s tenth year of recognition. This annual award, formerly known as SDCE 100 Award, spotlights successful and innovative transformation projects that deliver bottom-line value to enterprises across a range of supply chain functions.
- Logility, Inc. and Demand Management, Inc., wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, were also recognized as Top 100 Logistics IT Providers by Inbound Logistics. This is the 25thconsecutive year Logility has been recognized, and the eleventh year of recognition for Demand Management. This annual award honors IT companies that support and enable logistics excellence.
The overall financial condition of the Company remains strong, with cash and investments of approximately $114.8 million. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, the Company paid shareholder dividends of approximately $3.7 million and purchased Starboard Solutions Corp., a supply chain network optimization solution for approximately $6.5 million.
Our fiscal year 2023 is off to a solid start, and we remain on track to deliver against our initial guidance for the year. Despite talk of recession and business uncertainty, our pipeline continues to increase, driven by the need for clients to holistically manage their supply chains in a sustainable and economically resilient way," said Allan Dow, CEO and President of American Software. "In Q1, we also announced the acquisition of Starboard Solutions, expanding the scope of the Logility Digital Supply Chain Platform to include Network Design Optimization."
"The integration of Starboard is ahead of plan, and we have already closed a couple of Network Design Optimization opportunities." continued Dow.
Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Outlook
- Total revenues of $132.5 million to $135.0 million, including total recurring revenues of $86.5 million to $89.0 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA of $16.0 million to $18.0 million based on investments for growth and employee retention.
