American software reports first quarter of fiscal year 2023 results
Atlanta--(business wire)--american software, inc. (nasdaq: amswa) today 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 25th consecutive 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. about american software, inc. atlanta-based american software, inc. (nasdaq: amswa), through its operating entity logility delivers an innovative technical platform that enables enterprises to accelerate their digital supply chain transformation from product concept to client availability via the logility® digital supply chain platform, a single platform spanning product, demand, inventory, supply, sourcing, deploy, corporate responsibility (esg) and network optimization aligned with integrated business planning. serving clients such as big lots, carter’s, destination xl, hostess, husqvarna group, jockey international, johnson controls, parker hannifin, red wing shoe company, spanx, trident seafoods corporation, and weg; our solutions are marketed and sold through a direct sales team as well as an indirect global value-added reseller (“var”) distribution network. fueled by supply chain master data, allowing for the automation of critical business processes through the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to a variety of internal and external data streams, the comprehensive logility portfolio delivered in the cloud includes advanced analytics , supply chain visibility, demand, inventory and replenishment planning, sales and operations planning (s&op), integrated business planning (ibp), supply and inventory optimization, manufacturing planning and scheduling, network design and optimization (ndo), retail merchandise and assortment planning and allocation, product lifecycle management (plm), sourcing management, vendor quality and compliance, and product traceability. for more information about logility, please visit www.logility.com. logility is a wholly-owned subsidiary and operating entity for american software, inc. (nasdaq: amswa). you can learn more about american software at www.amsoftware.com, or by calling (404) 364-7615 or emailing kliu@amsoftware.com. operating and non-gaap financial measures the company includes non-gaap financial measures (ebitda, adjusted ebitda, adjusted net earnings and adjusted net earnings per share) in the summary financial information provided with this press release as supplemental information relating to its operating results. this financial information is not in accordance with, or an alternative for, gaap-compliant financial information and may be different from the operating or non-gaap financial information used by other companies. the company believes that this presentation of ebitda, adjusted ebitda, adjusted net earnings and adjusted net earnings per share provides useful information to investors regarding certain additional financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations. ebitda represents gaap net earnings adjusted for amortization of intangibles, depreciation, interest income & other, net, and income tax expense. adjusted ebitda represents gaap net earnings adjusted for amortization of intangibles, depreciation, interest income & other, net, income tax expense/(benefit) and non-cash stock-based compensation expense. forward looking statements this press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. there are a number of factors that could cause actual results or performance to differ materially from what is anticipated by statements made herein. these factors include, but are not limited to, continuing u.s. and global economic uncertainty and the timing and degree of business recovery; the irregular pattern of the company’s revenues; dependence on particular market segments or customers; competitive pressures; market acceptance of the company’s products and services; technological complexity; undetected software errors; potential product liability or warranty claims; risks associated with new product development; the challenges and risks associated with integration of acquired product lines, companies and services; uncertainty about the viability and effectiveness of strategic alliances; the company’s ability to satisfy in a timely manner all securities and exchange commission (sec) required filings and the requirements of section 404 of the sarbanes-oxley act of 2002 and the rules and regulations adopted under that section; as well as a number of other risk factors that could affect the company’s future performance. for further information about risks the company could experience as well as other information, please refer to the company’s current form 10-k and other reports and documents subsequently filed with the sec. for more information, contact: kevin liu, american software, inc., (626) 657-0013 or email kliu@amsoftware.com. logility® is a registered trademark of logility, inc. other products mentioned in this document are registered, trademarked or service marked by their respective owners. first quarter ended july 31, 2022 2021 pct chg. $ 12,062 $ 9,788 23 % 320 492 (35 %) 10,009 9,529 5 % 8,905 9,462 (6 %) 31,296 29,271 7 % 3,618 3,224 12 % 89 159 (44 %) 7,304 7,010 4 % 1,573 1,974 (20 %) 12,584 12,367 2 % 18,712 16,904 11 % 4,454 4,424 1 % 5,912 6,120 (3 %) 5,765 4,534 27 % 24 53 (55 %) 16,155 15,131 7 % 2,557 1,773 44 % 119 437 (73 %) 2,676 2,210 21 % 543 (737 ) $ 2,133 $ 2,947 (28 %) $ 0.06 $ 0.09 (33 %) $ 0.06 $ 0.09 (33 %) 33,656 33,053 34,007 33,946 first quarter ended july 31, 2022 2021 pct chg. $ 2,557 $ 1,773 44 % 24 53 (55 %) 1,306 775 69 % 3,887 2,601 49 % 12 % 9 % first quarter ended july 31, 2022 2021 pct chg. $ 2,133 $ 2,947 (28 %) 543 (737 ) (174 %) (119 ) (437 ) (73 %) 556 956 (42 %) 212 174 22 % 3,325 2,903 15 % 1,306 775 69 % $ 4,631 $ 3,678 26 % 11 % 10 % 15 % 13 % first quarter ended july 31, 2022 2021 pct chg. $ 2,133 $ 2,947 (28 %) 19 42 (55 %) 1,041 621 68 % $ 3,193 $ 3,610 (12 %) $ 0.09 $ 0.11 (18 %) first quarter ended july 31, 2022 2021 pct chg. $ 0.06 $ 0.09 (33 %) - - - 0.04 0.02 100 % 0.10 $ 0.11 (9 %) first quarter ended july 31, 2022 2021 pct chg. $ - $ - - 24 53 (55 %) $ 24 $ 53 (55 %) $ 41 $ 61 (33 %) 149 68 119 % 218 143 52 % 898 503 79 % $ 1,306 $ 775 69 % july 31, april 30, 2022 2022 $ 97,878 $ 110,690 16,954 16,826 20,556 20,619 2,901 2,989 23,457 23,608 5,566 5,067 143,855 156,191 5,000 3,654 1,129 1,586 32,518 25,888 2,918 147 1,871 2,050 782 935 2,185 2,384 $ 190,258 $ 192,835 $ 3,305 $ 2,506 2,804 6,918 3,706 3,700 481 541 4,142 1,871 38,298 41,953 52,736 57,489 356 461 846 1,772 3,139 137 4,341 2,370 57,077 59,859 133,181 132,976 $ 190,258 $ 192,835 three months ended july 31, 2022 2021 $ (1,515 ) $ 3,034 (1,572 ) (302 ) (6,503 ) - (8,075 ) (302 ) (3,693 ) (3,608 ) 471 4,072 (3,222 ) 464 (12,812 ) 3,196 110,690 88,658 $ 97,878 $ 91,854