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American Software (American Software) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 19.27 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), American Software's share price is $10.62. American Software's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.55. Hence, American Software's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 19.27.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Software's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

AMSWA' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.71   Med: 27.46   Max: 1329
Current: 19.29

During the past 13 years, American Software's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 1329.00. The lowest was 10.71. And the median was 27.46.

AMSWA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
58.2% of 1469 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 23.29 vs AMSWA: 19.29

American Software's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.04. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.55.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of American Software was 2961.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, American Software's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 306.40% per year. The lowest was -67.60% per year. And the median was -0.40% per year.


American Software Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Software's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 24.30 23.82 41.71 20.88 -

American Software Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 845.00 - 71.61 21.72 20.56

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, American Software's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, American Software's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Software's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



American Software Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

American Software's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=10.62/0.551
=19.27

American Software's Share Price of today is $10.62.
American Software's Free Cash Flow per Share 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 $0.55.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

American Software  (NAS:AMSWA) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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American Software (American Software) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
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