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American Software (American Software) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 2.19% (As of Jan. 2024)
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American Software's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $298.1 Mil. American Software's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $6.5 Mil. American Software's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 2.19%.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Software's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

AMSWA' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.6   Med: 3.58   Max: 8.59
Current: 2.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of American Software was 8.59%. The lowest was 0.60%. And the median was 3.58%.

AMSWA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
57.74% of 2844 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.2 vs AMSWA: 2.76

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. American Software's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 3.27%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past seven years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.


American Software Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Software's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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American Software Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.66 1.38 0.76 2.93 3.59

American Software Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.25 3.59 3.50 2.95 2.19

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, American Software's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


American Software Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, American Software's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Software's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



American Software Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.

American Softwares Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=10.55/293.962988
=3.59 %

American Software's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $6.5 Mil.



American Software  (NAS:AMSWA) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

Joel Greenblatt defines the earnings yield using the above equation because it more accurately reflects the company's profitability relative to its stock price. Items like interest payment and tax etc. are not directly related to the company's operational profitability.

Enterprise Value instead of market cap (share price) is used in the calculation because it is the real price stock and bond investors together pay for the company.


Be Aware

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % based on Don Yacktman's definition is a better measure of the expected rate of return for a stock.


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American Software (American Software) Business Description

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Address
470 East Paces Ferry Road. N.E., Atlanta, GA, USA, 30305
American Software Inc develops enterprise management and supply chain-related software and services. Its software and services bring business value to companies by supporting their operations over cloud-based Internet-architected solutions. The company's operating segments inlcude Supply Chain Management (SCM); Information Technology Consulting (IT Consulting) and Others. It generates maximum revenue from the Supply Chain Management segment. SCM segment provides collaborative supply chain solutions to streamline and optimize the production, distribution, and management of products between trading partners. Its solutions consist of global sourcing, workflow management, customer service applications, and ERP solutions.
Executives
Celena Matlock director 470 EAST PACES FERRY ROAD, NE, ATLANTA GA 30305
Yue Wu director 470 EAST PACES FERRY ROAD, NE, ATLANTA GA 30305
Bryan L. Sell officer: See Remarks 470 EAST PACES FERRY ROAD, ATLANTA GA 30305
Dennis Hogue director 470 EAST PACES FERRY ROAD, ATLANTA GA 30305
H Allan Dow officer: President
Vincent C Klinges officer: CFO
Matthew G Mckenna director 470 EAST PACES FERRY RD., ATLANTA GA 30305
James C Edenfield officer: Executive Chairman 470 E PACES FERRY RD, ATLANTA GA 30305
Lizanne Thomas director 1420 PEACHTREE STREET NE, SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30309
Newberry Thomas L V director
James R Mcguone officer: Secretary 470 EAST PACES FERRY RD, ATLANTA GA 30305
Miller James B Jr director C/O FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION, 3490 PIEDMONT ROAD #1550, ATLANTA GA 30305
J Michael Edenfield officer: Executive VP 470 E PACES FERRY RD, ATLANTA GA 30305
Valerie Paige King officer: General Counsel 470 E. PACES FERRY RD. NE, ATLANTA GA 30305
John Jarvis director C/O JOHN WILEY & SONS INC, 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030