UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM10-Q

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(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended July 31, 2018

2019

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _________ to

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Commission File Number:0-12456

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AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Georgia 58-1098795

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

470 East Paces Ferry Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30305
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(404)261-4381

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

None

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)




Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock AMSWA
NASDAQ Global Select Market 





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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of RegulationS-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, anon-accelerated filer, an emerging growth company or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “emerging growth company” and “smaller reporting company” inRule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer   Accelerated filer 
Non-accelerated filer   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  Smaller reporting company 
 
  Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the exchange act.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined inRule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Classes

  Outstanding at August 31, 201830, 2019

Class A Common Stock, $.10 par value

  29,084,74429,545,007 Shares

Class B Common Stock, $.10 par value

  1,821,587 Shares
 




AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Form10-Q

Quarter ended July 31, 2018

2019

Index

Page No.

Part I—Financial Information

Page No

 

3
 

  4
 

5
 

6
 

19
 

31
 

32
 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings33 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors33 

33
 

33
 

33
 

33
 

Item 6.

Exhibits33 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.

Financial Statements

American Software, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share data)

   July 31,
2018
  April 30,
2018
 
ASSETS   

Current assets:

   

Cash and cash equivalents

  $54,855  $52,794 

Investments

   29,992   26,121 

Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $161 at July 31, 2018 and $159 at April 30, 2018:

   

Billed

   13,683   18,643 

Unbilled

   3,311   3,375 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   6,433   6,592 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current assets

   108,274   107,525 

Investments—noncurrent

   2,509   8,893 

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $28,792 at July 31, 2018 and $28,644 at April 30, 2018

   3,600   3,034 

Capitalized software, net of accumulated amortization of $25,166 at July 31, 2018 and $24,113 at April 30, 2018

   9,559   9,728 

Goodwill

   25,888   25,888 

Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $8,852 at July 31, 2018 and $8,255 at April 30, 2018

   4,523   5,120 

Other assets

   4,055   2,777 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total assets

  $158,408  $162,965 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   

Current liabilities:

   

Accounts payable

  $2,166  $1,974 

Accrued compensation and related costs

   2,305   6,310 

Dividends payable

   3,400   3,367 

Other current liabilities

   925   1,246 

Deferred revenue

   29,518   33,226 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

   38,314   46,123 

Deferred income taxes

   3,222   2,615 

Long-term deferred revenue

   —     147 

Other long-term liabilities

   1,485   1,496 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   43,021   50,381 

Shareholders’ equity:

   

Common stock:

   

Class A, $.10 par value. Authorized 50,000,000 shares: 33,673,376 and 29,084,744 shares Issued and outstanding respectively at July 31, 2018 and 33,141,760 and 28,553,128 shares Issued and outstanding respectively at April 30, 2018

   3,367   3,314 

Class B, $.10 par value. Authorized 10,000,000 shares: Issued and outstanding 1,821,587 shares at July 31, 2018 and 2,057,390 shares April 30, 2018; convertible into Class A Common Shares on aone-for-one basis

   182   205 

Additionalpaid-in capital

   134,292   131,258 

Retained earnings

   3,105   3,366 

Class A treasury stock, 4,588,632 shares at July 31, 2018 and April 30, 2018, at cost

   (25,559  (25,559
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

   115,387   112,584 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

   

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  $158,408  $162,965 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 July 31,
2019
 April 30,
2019
ASSETS   
Current assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$62,722
 $61,288
Investments23,591
 24,710
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $110 at July 31, 2019 and $153 at April 30, 2019:   
Billed17,471
 18,819
Unbilled3,030
 1,475
Prepaid expenses and other current assets5,772
 6,210
Total current assets112,586
 112,502
Investments—noncurrent1,679
 2,484
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $29,487 at July 31, 2019 and $29,327 at April 30, 20193,534
 3,585
Capitalized software, net of accumulated amortization of $30,227 at July 31, 2019 and $28,740 at April 30, 201910,862
 11,063
Goodwill25,888
 25,888
Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $11,242 at July 31, 2019 and $10,643 at April 30, 20192,134
 2,732
Lease right of use assets2,587
 
Deferred sales commissions—noncurrent2,009
 1,546
Other assets1,655
 1,510
Total assets$162,934
 $161,310
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   
Current liabilities:   
Accounts payable$1,173
 $2,448
Accrued compensation and related costs3,364
 2,561
Dividends payable3,451
 3,434
Operating lease obligations769
 
Other current liabilities1,868
 1,375
Deferred revenue32,704
 33,283
Total current liabilities43,329
 43,101
Deferred income taxes3,357
 3,514
Long-term operating lease obligations1,957
 
Other long-term liabilities88
 88
Total liabilities48,731
 46,703
Shareholders’ equity:   
Common stock:   
Class A, $.10 par value. Authorized 50,000,000 shares: 34,131,239 and 29,542,607 shares issued and outstanding respectively at July 31, 2019 and 33,979,739 and 29,391,107 shares issued and outstanding respectively at April 30, 20193,413
 3,398
Class B, $.10 par value. Authorized 10,000,000 shares: 1,821,587 shares issued and outstanding at July 31, 2019 and April 30, 2019; convertible into Class A Common Shares on a one-for-one basis182
 182
Additional paid-in capital140,195
 138,315
Retained (deficit) earnings(4,028) (1,729)
Class A treasury stock, 4,588,632 shares at July 31, 2019 and April 30, 2019, at cost(25,559) (25,559)
Total shareholders’ equity114,203
 114,607
Commitments and contingencies
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$162,934
 $161,310
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements—unaudited.


American Software, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

   Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
   2018  2017 

Revenues:

   

License

  $1,702  $4,015 

Subscription Fees

   3,168   1,619 

Professional Services and other

   11,008   10,424 

Maintenance

   11,521   10,828 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total revenues

   27,399   26,886 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cost of revenues:

   

License

   1,714   1,507 

Subscription Fees

   1,068   681 

Professional Services and other

   8,667   7,246 

Maintenance

   2,198   2,227 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total cost of revenues

   13,647   11,661 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Gross margin

   13,752   15,225 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Research and development

   3,675   2,507 

Sales and marketing

   5,180   5,233 

General and administrative

   4,193   3,515 

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

   97   348 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   13,145   11,603 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Operating income

   607   3,622 

Other income:

   

Interest income

   504   363 

Other, net

   249   236 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

   1,360   4,221 

Income tax (benefit) expense

   (25  1,496 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net earnings

  $1,385  $2,725 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Earnings per common share(a):

   

Basic

  $0.05  $0.09 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Diluted

  $0.04  $0.09 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash dividends declared per common share

  $0.11  $0.11 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Shares used in the calculation of earnings per common share:

   

Basic

   30,725   29,671 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Diluted

   31,343   29,989 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Three Months Ended July 31,
 2019 2018
Revenues:   
License$1,778
 $1,702
Subscription fees4,458
 3,168
Professional services and other10,137
 11,008
Maintenance11,010
 11,521
Total revenues27,383
 27,399
Cost of revenues:   
License1,380
 1,714
Subscription fees2,125
 1,068
Professional services and other7,405
 8,667
Maintenance1,851
 2,198
Total cost of revenues12,761
 13,647
Gross margin14,622
 13,752
Research and development3,328
 3,675
Sales and marketing5,579
 5,180
General and administrative4,821
 4,193
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles97
 97
Total operating expenses13,825
 13,145
Operating income797
 607
Other income:   
Interest income475
 504
Other, net50
 249
Earnings before income taxes1,322
 1,360
Income tax expense/(benefit)170
 (25)
Net earnings$1,152
 $1,385
Earnings per common share (a):
   
Basic$0.04
 $0.05
Diluted$0.04
 $0.04
Cash dividends declared per common share$0.11
 $0.11
Shares used in the calculation of earnings per common share:   
Basic31,270
 30,725
Diluted31,951
 31,343
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(a)

Basic per share amounts are the same for Class A and Class B Common Shares.shares. Diluted per share amounts for Class A Common Sharesshares are shown above. Diluted earnings per share for Class B Common Sharesshares under thetwo-class method are $0.05$0.04 and $0.09$0.05 for the three months ended July 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively. See Note DE to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements—unaudited.



American Software, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

   Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
   2018  2017 

Cash flows from operating activities:

   

Net earnings

  $1,385  $2,725 

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:

   

Depreciation and amortization

   1,798   1,385 

Stock-based compensation expense

   398   316 

Net gain on investments

   (388  (113

Deferred income taxes

   28   120 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

   

Purchases of trading securities

   (2,857  (5,439

Proceeds from maturities and sales of trading securities

   5,758   5,010 

Accounts receivable, net

   5,466   3,504 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   330   255 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

   (4,223  (2,669

Deferred revenue

   (3,334  (1,079
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

   4,361   4,015 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

   

Capitalized computer software development costs

   (884  (1,287

Purchases of property and equipment, net of disposals

   (714  (133
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

   (1,598  (1,420
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

   

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

   2,666   890 

Dividends paid

   (3,368  (3,259
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

   (702  (2,369
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

   2,061   226 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

   52,794   66,001 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $54,855  $66,227 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

thousands, except share data)

 Common stock 
Additional
paid-in
capital
 
Retained
earnings/deficit
 
Treasury
stock
 
Total
shareholders’
equity
 Class A Class B 
 SharesAmount Shares Amount 
               
Balance at April 30, 201833,141,764
$3,314
 2,057,390
 $205
 $131,258
 $3,366
 $(25,559) $112,584
Cumulative effect of the adoption of Topic 606

 
 
 
 1,753
 
 1,753
Proceeds from stock options exercised*295,809
30
 
 
 2,636
 
 
 2,666
Conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares*235,803
23
 (235,803) (23) 
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation

 
 
 398
 
 
 398
Net earnings

 
 
 
 1,385
 
 1,385
Dividends declared*

 
 
 
 (3,399) 
 (3,399)
Balance at July 31, 201833,673,376
$3,367
 1,821,587
 $182
 $134,292
 $3,105
 $(25,559) $115,387
               
Balance at April 30, 201933,979,739
$3,398
 1,821,587
 $182
 $138,315
 $(1,729) $(25,559) $114,607
Proceeds from stock options exercised151,500
15
 
 
 1,437
 
 
 1,452
Stock-based compensation

 
 
 443
 
 
 443
Net earnings

 
 
 
 1,152
 
 1,152
Dividends declared*

 
 
 
 (3,451) 
 (3,451)
Balance at July 31, 201934,131,239
$3,413
 1,821,587
 $182
 $140,195
 $(4,028) $(25,559) $114,203
*Amounts adjusted for rounding

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements—unaudited.




American Software, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
 Three Months Ended July 31,
 2019 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:   
Net earnings$1,152
 $1,385
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:   
Depreciation and amortization2,245
 1,798
Stock-based compensation expense443
 398
Net (gain) on investments(63) (388)
Deferred income taxes(157) 28
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:   
Purchases of trading securities(8,739) (2,857)
Proceeds from maturities and sales of trading securities10,727
 5,758
Accounts receivable, net(207) 5,466
Prepaid expenses and other assets(171) 330
Accounts payable and other liabilities160
 (4,223)
Deferred revenue(579) (3,334)
Net cash provided by operating activities4,811
 4,361
Cash flows from investing activities:   
Capitalized computer software development costs(1,285) (884)
Purchases of property and equipment, net of disposals(110) (714)
Net cash used in investing activities(1,395) (1,598)
Cash flows from financing activities:   
Proceeds from exercise of stock options1,452
 2,666
Dividends paid(3,434) (3,368)
Net cash used in financing activities(1,982) (702)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents1,434
 2,061
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period61,288
 52,794
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$62,722
 $54,855
    
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:   
Cash paid during the period for:   
Income taxes, net of refunds$105
 $27
Supplemental disclosures of noncash operating, investing and financing activities:   
Accrual of dividends payable$3,451
 $3,400
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements—unaudited.


AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—Unaudited

July 31, 2018

2019

A. Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statementsCondensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form10-Q and Rule10-01 ofRegulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of our management, these condensed consolidated financial statementsCondensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position at July 31, 2018,2019, results of operations for the three months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity for the three months ended July 31, 2019 and 20172018 and cash flows for the three months ended July 31, 20182019 and 2017.2018. The Company’s results for the three months ended July 31, 20182019 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year. You should read these statements in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis and results of operations included in our Annual Report on Form10-K (the “Annual Report”) for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2018 (the “Annual Report”).

2019. The terms “fiscal 2020” and “fiscal 2019” refer to our fiscal years ending April 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The preparation of these consolidated financial statementsCondensed Consolidated 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 condensed consolidated financial statementsCondensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Note 1 in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended April 30, 20182019 contained in the Annual Report describes the significant accounting policies that we have used in preparing our consolidated financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including but not limited to those related to revenue/collectability, 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. The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of April 30, 2018 and the condensed consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the three months ended July 31, 2017 have not been revised for the effects of Topic 606 and are therefore not comparable to the July 31, 2018 period.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statementsCondensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of American Software, Inc. (“American Software”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (“American Software” or(collectively, the “Company”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Adoption of New Accounting Standard
In May 2014,February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU)("ASU") No. 2014-09,2016-02, Revenue from Contracts with Customers(Topic 606)Leases, which replaces the existing revenue recognition guidance. The Company adopted theestablished new revenue standard effective May 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective transition method. Under this method, the Company elected to apply the cumulative effect method to contracts that are not complete as of the adoption date. The Company’s total revenue impact is $1.2 million, with approximately 70% impacting the fiscal year ending April 30, 2019, which is the result of recognizing revenue for the license component of its term licenses and certain perpetual license contracts that were previously recognized over time due to the lack of vendor-specific objective evidence (VSOE) of fair value at thepoint-in-time control of the software license is transferred to the customer, rather than ratably over the term of the contract. In addition, under the new standard, the Company will capitalize a portion of sales commission expenses and recognize them ratably over the associated period of economic benefit which the Company has determined to be six years, which has an impact of $1.1 million. As a result, the cumulative impact due to the adoption of the new revenue standard on the opening consolidated balance sheet is expected to be an increase in opening retained earnings, with a corresponding increase to contract assets and a decrease in deferred revenue.

The following table presents the cumulative effect adjustments, net of income tax effects, to beginning consolidated balance sheet accounts for the new accounting standard adopted by the Company on the first day of fiscal 2019:

   April 30,
2018
  Topic 606  May 1,
2018
 
      (in thousands)    
ASSETS    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

  $52,794  $—    $52,794 

Investments

   26,121   —     26,121 

Trade accounts receivable, net

    —    

Billed

   18,643   —     18,643 

Unbilled

   3,375   440   3,815 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   6,592   126   6,718 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current assets

   107,525   566   108,091 

Investments—Noncurrent

   8,893   —     8,893 

Property and equipment, net

   3,034   —     3,034 

Capitalized software, net

   9,728   —     9,728 

Goodwill

   25,888   —     25,888 

Other intangibles, net

   5,120   —     5,120 

Other assets

   2,777   1,325   4,102 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total assets

  $162,965  $1,891  $164,856 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

  $1,974  $—    $1,974 

Accrued compensation and related costs

   6,310   —     6,310 

Dividends payable

   3,367   —     3,367 

Other current liabilities

   1,246   80   1,326 

Deferred revenue

   33,226   (521  32,705 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

   46,123   (441  45,682 

Deferred income taxes

   2,615   579   3,194 

Long-term deferred revenue

   147   —     147 

Other long-term liabilities

   1,496   —     1,496 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   50,381   138   50,519 

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Common stock:

    

Class A

   3,314   —     3,314 

Class B

   205   —     205 

Additionalpaid-in capital

   131,258   —     131,258 

Retained earnings

   3,366   1,753   5,119 

Class A treasury stock

   (25,559  —     (25,559
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

   112,584   1,753   114,337 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  $162,965  $1,891  $164,856 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the effects of adoptingFASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 606 on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet as of July 31, 2018:

   As reported
under Topic 606
  Adjustments  Balances under
Prior GAAP
 
      (in thousands)    
ASSETS    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

  $54,855  $—    $54,855 

Investments

   29,992   —     29,992 

Trade accounts receivable, net

    

Billed

   13,683   —     13,683 

Unbilled

   3,311   (439  2,872 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   6,433   (168  6,265 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current assets

   108,274   (607  107,667 

Investments—Noncurrent

   2,509   —     2,509 

Property and equipment, net

   3,600   —     3,600 

Capitalized software, net

   9,559   —     9,559 

Goodwill

   25,888   —     25,888 

Other intangibles, net

   4,523   —     4,523 

Other assets

   4,055   (1,211  2,844 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total assets

  $158,408  $(1,818 $156,590 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

  $2,166  $—    $2,166 

Accrued compensation and related costs

   2,305   —     2,305 

Dividends payable

   3,400   —     3,400 

Other current liabilities

   925   (80  845 

Deferred revenue

   29,518   1,008   30,526 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

   38,314   928   39,242 

Deferred income taxes

   3,222   (503  2,719 

Long-term deferred revenue

   —     —     —   

Other long-term liabilities

   1,485   —     1,485 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   43,021   425   43,446 

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Common stock:

    

Class A

   3,367   —     3,367 

Class B

   182   —     182 

Additionalpaid-in capital

   134,292   —     134,292 

Retained earnings

   3,105   (2,243  862 

Class A treasury stock

   (25,559  —     (25,559
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

   115,387   (2,243  113,144 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

    

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  $158,408  $(1,818 $156,590 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the effects of adopting Topic 606 on the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended July 31, 2018:

   As reported
under Topic 606
   Adjustments   Balances under
Prior GAAP
 
       (in thousands, except
per share amounts)
     

Revenues:

      

License

  $1,702   $(446  $1,256 

Subscription Fees

   3,168    2    3,170 

Professional Services and other

   11,008    60    11,068 

Maintenance

   11,521    —      11,521 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

   27,399    (384   27,015 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost of revenues:

      

License

   1,714    —      1,714 

Subscription Fees

   1,068    —      1,068 

Professional Services and other

   8,667    —      8,667 

Maintenance

   2,198    —      2,198 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenues

   13,647    —      13,647 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin

   13,752    (384   13,368 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Research and development

   3,675    —      3,675 

Sales and marketing

   5,180    30    5,210 

General and administrative

   4,193    —      4,193 

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

   97    —      97 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   13,145    30    13,175 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

   607    (414   193 

Other income:

      

Interest income

   504    —      504 

Other, net

   249    —      249 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

   1,360    (414   946 

Income tax (benefit) expense

   (25   76    (101
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

  $1,385   $(338  $1,047 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

      

Basic

  $0.05   $(0.01  $0.04 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

  $0.04   $(0.01  $0.03 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company’s net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended July 31, 2018 did not change due to the adoption of Topic 606. The following table summarizes the effects of adopting Topic 606 on the financial statement line items of the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the three months ended July 31, 2018:

   As reported
under Topic 606
   Adjustments   Balances under
Prior GAAP
 
       (in thousands)     

Deferred income taxes

  $28   $579   $607 

Accounts receivable, net

  $5,466   $(440  $5,026 

   As reported
under Topic
606
   Adjustments   Balances under
Prior GAAP
 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

  $330   $(1,451  $(1,121

Accounts payable and other liabilities

  $(4,223  $80   $(4,143

Deferred revenue

  $(3,334  $(521  $(3,855

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASUNo. 2016-02,Leases (Topic 842)842 ("ASC 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. Under the new guidance, a lessee is required to recognize assets and liabilities for leases with lease terms of more than 12 months.

Consistent with prior GAAP, the recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee primarily will depend on its classification as a finance or operating lease. However, unlike prior GAAP, which required only capital leases to be recognized on the balance sheet, the new standard requires both types of leases to be recognized on the balance sheet. ASC 842 also requires disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. These disclosures include qualitative and quantitative requirements, providing additional information about the amounts recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The ASUnew lease standard is effective for annual periodspublic companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. EarlyThe Company adopted ASC 842 on May 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective method and utilized the optional transition method under which the Company continues to apply the legacy guidance in ASC 840, Leases, including its disclosure requirements, in the comparative period presented. Therefore, the adjustment to recognize the Company’s leases on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet related to the adoption of the update is permitted.new standard was recorded as of the adoption date and prior periods were not restated.

As part of the adoption of ASC 842, the Company elected to adopt certain of the optional practical expedients, including the package of practical expedients which, among other things, gives us the option to not reassess: 1) whether expired or existing contracts are or contain leases; 2) the lease classification for expired or existing leases; and 3) initial direct costs for existing leases. The Company currently expects that mostalso elected the practical expedient to not record lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease obligations for leases with terms of 12 months or less. Finally, the Company also elected the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components, which allows it to account for lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. The Company did not elect the hindsight practical expedient in its operatingdetermination of the lease commitments will be subject toterm for existing leases; therefore, the original lease terms, as determined under ASC 840, were used in the calculation of the Company’s initial ASC 842 lease liabilities.
Adoption of the new standard and recognized asresulted in the recognition of operating lease ROU assets of approximately $2.7 million, current operating lease liabilities of approximately $0.7 million andright-of-use assets upon adoption.

long-term operating lease liabilities of approximately $2.1 million as of May 1, 2019.

The adoption had no impact on retained earnings, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, or the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. See Note C for further discussion of the Company’s leases.

B. Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue when we transfer control of the promised goods or services to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive in exchange for those goods or services. We derive our revenue from software licenses; maintenance services; consulting, implementation and training services; andsoftware-as-a-service Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”), which includes a subscription to our software as well as maintenance, hosting and managed services.

The Company determines revenue recognition through the following steps:

Step 1 – IdentifyIdentification of the Contract with the Customer

Step 2 – Identification of Promised Goods and Services and Evaluation of Whether the Promised Goods and Services are Distinct Performance Obligations

Step 3 – DeterminingDetermination of the Transaction Price

Step 4 – Allocation of the Transaction Price to Distinct Performance Obligations

Step 5 – Attribution of Revenue for Each Distinct Performance Obligation

Nature of Products and Services.

License

Licenses. Our perpetual software licenses provide the customer with a right to use the software as it exists at the time of purchase. We recognize revenue for distinct software licenses once the license period has begun and we have made the software available to the customer.

Our perpetual software licenses are sold with maintenance under which we provide customers with telephone consulting, product updates on a when and if available basis, and releases of new versions of products previously purchased by the customer, as well as error reporting and correction services.

Subscription Fees.Fees. Subscription fees includeSaaS revenues for the right to use the software for a limited period of time in aan environment hosted environment by the Company or by a third party and theparty. The customer accesses and uses the software on anas-needed basis over the Internet or via a dedicated line; however, the customer has no right to take delivery of the software without incurring a significant penalty. The underlying arrangements typically include a single fee for the service that is billed monthly, quarterly or annually. The Company’s SaaS solutions represent a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and have the same pattern of transfer to the customer. Revenue from a SaaS solution is generally recognized ratably over the term of the arrangement.

Professional Services and other.Other. Our services revenue consists of fees generated from consulting, implementation and training services, including reimbursements ofout-pocket expenses in connection with our services. Services are typically optional to our customers, and are distinct from our software. Fees for our services are separately priced and are generally billed on an hourly basis, and revenue is recognized over time as the services are performed. We believe the output method of hours worked provides the best depiction of the transfer of our services since the customer is receiving the benefit from our services as the work is performed. The total amount of expense reimbursement included in professional services and other revenue was approximately $331,000$0.4 million and $525,0000.3 million for the three months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively.

Maintenance.

Maintenance. Revenue is derived from maintenance under which we provide customers with telephone consulting, product updates on a when and if available basis, and releases of new versions of products previously purchased by the customer, as well as error reporting and correction services. Maintenance for perpetual licenses is renewable, generally on an annual basis, at the option of the customer. Maintenance terms typically range from one to three years. Revenue related to maintenance is generally paid in advance and recognized ratably over the term of the agreement since the Company is standing ready to provide a series of maintenance services that are substantially the same each period over the term, andterm; therefore, time is the best measure of progress.

Indirect Channel Revenue.We record revenues from sales made through the indirect sales channels on a gross basis, because we control the goods or services and act as the principal in the transaction. In reaching this determination, we evaluated sales through our indirect channel on a case-by casecase-by-case basis and considered a number of factors including indicators of control such as the party having the primary responsibility to provide specified goods or services and the party having discretion in establishing prices.

Sales Taxes.Taxes. We account for sales taxes collected from customers on a net basis.

Significant Judgments.Our contracts with customers typically contain promises to transfer multiple products and services to a customer. Judgment is required to determine whether each product and service is considered to be a distinct performance obligation that should be accounted for separately under the contract. We allocate the transaction price to distinct performance obligations based on their relative standalone selling price (“SSP”). We estimate SSP primarily based on the prices charged to customers for products or services sold on a standalone basis, or by using information such as market conditions and other observable inputs. However, the selling prices of our software licenses are highly variable or uncertain. Therefore, we estimate SSP for software licenses using the residual approach, determined based on total transaction price less the SSP of other products and services promised in the contract. When performing relative selling price allocations, we use the contract price as itsthe estimate of SSP if it falls within the Company’s range estimate of SSP, since any point within the range would be a valid price point on a standalone basis. If the contract price falls outside of the range of SSP, the Company will use the nearest point in the SSP range in its relative selling price allocation.

Contract Balances.Timing of invoicing to customers may differ from timing of revenue recognition and these timing differences result in receivables, contract assets (unbilled accounts receivable), or contract liabilities (deferred revenue) on the company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Fees for our software licenses are generally due within 30 days of contract execution. We have an established history of collecting under the terms of our software license contracts without providing refunds or concessions to our customers. SaaS solutions and maintenance are typically billed in advance (onon a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis).basis. Services are typically billed as performed. In instances where the timing of revenue recognition differs from the timing of invoicing, we have determined that our contracts generally do not include a significant financing component. The primary purpose of our invoicing terms is to provide customers with predictable ways to purchase our software and services, not to provide or receive financing. Additionally, we are applying the practical expedient to exclude any financing component from consideration for any contracts with payment terms of one year or less since we rarely offer terms extending beyond one year. The consideration in our customer contracts is fixed.

We have an unconditional right to consideration for all goods and services transferred to our customers. That unconditional right to consideration is reflected in billed and unbilled accounts receivable in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheetCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in accordance with ASC Topic 606.

Deferred revenue consists of amounts collected prior to having completed the performance of maintenance, SaaS, hosting, and managed services. We typically invoice customers for cloud subscription and support fees in advance on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis, with payment due at the start of the cloud subscription or support term. During the three months ended July 31, 2018,2019, we recognized $13$14 million of revenue that was included in the deferred revenue balance as of April 30, 2018, as adjusted for Topic 606, at the beginning of the period.

   July 31,
2018
   May 1,
2018
 

Contract Balances:

    

Contract assets, current

  $3,311   $3,815 

Contract assets, long-term

   233    332 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total contract assets

  $3,544   $4,147 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred revenue, current

  $29,518   $32,705 

Deferred revenue, long-term

       147 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred revenue

  $29,518   $32,852 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

2019.    

 July 31,
2019
 April 30,
2019
(in thousands)
Contract Balances:   
Contract assets, current$3,030
 $1,475
Total contract assets$3,030
 $1,475
    
Deferred revenue, current$32,704
 $33,283
Total deferred revenue$32,704
 $33,283

Remaining Performance Obligations.A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is the unit of account under Topic 606. The transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied by transferring the promised good or service to the customer. The Company identifies and tracks the performance obligations at contract inception so that the Company can monitor and account for the performance obligations over the life of the contract. Remaining performance obligations represent the transaction price of orders for which products have not been delivered or services have not been performed. As of July 31, 2018,2019, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations was approximately $54$72 million. The Company expects to recognize revenue on approximately three-quarterstwo-thirds of the remaining performance obligations over the next 12 months, with the remainder recognized thereafter.

Disaggregated Revenue. The Company disaggregates revenue from contracts with customers by geography, as it believes it best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.

The Company’s revenue by geography is as follows:

   Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
   2018   2017 

Revenues:

    

Domestic

  $21,952   $21,546 

International

   5,447    5,340 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $27,399   $26,886 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Practical Expedients and Exemptions. There are several practical expedients and exemptions allowed under Topic 606 that impacts the timing of revenue recognition and the Company’s disclosures. Below is a list of practical expedients the Company applied in the adoption and application of Topic 606:

-The Company does not evaluate a contract for a significant financing component if payment is expected within one year or less from the transfer of the promised items to the customer.

-The Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue at the amount to which it has the right to invoice for services performed (apply to

 Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
2019 2018 
(in thousands) 
Revenues:    
Domestic$21,411
 $21,952
 
International5,972
 5,447
 
 $27,383
 $27,399
 

time-and-material engagements).

Contract costs.Costs. The Company capitalizes the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if the Company expects to recover those costs. The incremental costs of obtaining a contract are those that the Company incurs to obtain a contract with a customer that it would not have incurred if the contract had not been obtained (for example, a sales commission). The Company capitalizes the costs incurred to fulfill a contract only if those costs meet all of the following criteria:

a.

The costs relate directly to a contract or to an anticipated contract that the Company can specifically identify.

b.

The costs generate or enhance resources of the Company that will be used in satisfying (or in continuing to satisfy) performance obligations in the future.

c.

The costs are expected to be recovered.

Certain sales commissions incurred by the Company were determined to be incremental costs to obtain the related contracts, which are deferred and amortized ratably over the economic benefit period. These deferred commission costs are classified as current or non-current based on the timing of when the Company expects to recognize the expense. The current and non-current portions of deferred commissions are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and other long-term assets,deferred sales commissions—noncurrent, respectively, in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Total deferred commissions at July 31, 20182019 and April 30, 20182019 were $2.4$3.1 million and $2.5$2.3 million, respectively. Amortization of sales commissions was $0.2 million for the three months ended July 31, 2018,2019, which is included in sales and marketing expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statementCondensed Consolidated Statements of operations.Operations. No impairment losses were recognized during the periods.

C. Leases

The Company’s operating leases are primarily related to facility leases for administration and sales. The operating leases have terms ranging from three to five years. While each of the leases includes renewal options, the Company has only included the base lease term in its calculation of lease assets and liabilities. The Company does not have any finance leases.
Balance sheet information related to operating leases is as follows (in thousands):

 July 31,
2019
Assets 
Right of use assets$2,587
  
Liabilities 
Current lease liabilities769
Long-term lease liabilities1,957
Total liabilities$2,726
  

Lease cost information related to operating leases is as follows (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended
July 31,
Lease cost 
Operating lease cost$194
Short-term lease cost152
Variable lease cost56
Total lease cost$402
Lease costs are mainly included in "Selling and marketing" and "General and administrative" expenses in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The Company's impact to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows was presented in the operating activities section, which mainly consisted of cash paid for operating lease liabilities of approximately $0.3 million and the amortization of the right of use assets and operating lease obligations of $5,000 during the three months ended July 31, 2019. The Company did not modify any existing leases or execute any new leases during the three months ended July 31, 2019.
Weighted average information associated with the measurement of the Company’s remaining operating lease obligations is as follows:
July 31,
2019
Weighted average remaining lease term3.9 years
Weighted average discount rate3.5%
The following table summarizes the maturity of the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of July 31, 2019 (in thousands):
FY2020$601
FY2021775
FY2022702
FY2023470
FY2024346
Thereafter20
Total operating lease payments$2,914
Less imputed interest(188)
Total operating lease liabilities$2,726


Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases (with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year) as of April 30, 2019 are as follows (due to existence of renewal or escalation clauses) (in thousands):
Years ended April 30: 
2020$847
2021790
2022706
2023433
2024317
Thereafter17
 $3,110

The Company leases to other tenants a portion of its headquarters building that it owns in Atlanta, Georgia. The leases expire at various dates through March 2022. Lease income is included in "Other income, net" in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and totaled approximately $57,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2019. Lease payments to be received as of July 31, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):
FY2020$143
FY2021105
FY202255
FY2023
FY2024
Total$303
Future minimum lease rentals receivable under noncancelable operating leases (with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year) as of April 30, 2019 are as follows (already included or prorated at the Company’s occupied building) (in thousands):
Years ended April 30: 
2020$194
2021105
202255
2023
2024
Thereafter
 $354

D. Declaration of Dividend Payable

On May 16, 2018,29, 2019, 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 iswas payable on August 31, 201830, 2019 to Class A and Class B shareholders of record at the close of business on August 17, 2018.

D.16, 2019.

E. Earnings Per Common Share

We have

The Company has two classes of common stock: Class A Common Shares andstock. Class B Common Shares. Our Class B Common Sharescommon shares are convertible into Class A Common Sharescommon shares at any time,anytime, on aone-for-one basis. Under ourthe Company’s Articles of Incorporation, if we declare dividends are declared, holders of Class A Common Sharescommon shares shall receive a $0.05 dividend per share prior to the Class B Common Sharescommon shares receiving any dividend and holders of Class A Common Sharescommon shares shall receive a dividend at least equal to Class B Common Sharescommon shares dividends on a per share basis. As a result, we havethe Company has computed the earnings per share in accordancecompliance with the Earnings Per Share within the Presentation Topic of the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification,FASB ASC, which requires companies that have multiple classes of equity securities to use the“two-class” “two-class” method in computing earnings per share.



For ourthe Company’s basic earnings per share calculation, we use the“two-class” 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 Sharescommon shares in the earnings per share calculation to the extent that earnings equal or exceed $0.05 per share. This allocation is based on management’s judgment after considering the dividend rights of the two classestwo-classes of common stock, the control of the Class B shareholders and the convertibility rights of the Class B Common Sharesshares to Class A Common Shares.

The calculation of dilutedshares. 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 similarcalculated similarly to the calculation of basic earnings per share, except that the calculation includes the dilutive effect of the assumed exercise of options issuable under ourthe Company’s stock incentive plans. For ourthe Company’s diluted earnings per share calculation for Class A Common Shares, we useshares, the“if-converted” Company uses the “if-converted” method. This calculation assumes that all Class B Common Sharescommon shares are converted into Class A Common Shares (if antidilutive)common shares and, as a result, assumes there are no holders of Class B Common Sharescommon shares to participate in undistributed earnings.


For ourthe Company’s diluted earnings per share calculation for Class B Common Shares, we useshares, the“two-class” Company uses the “two-class” method. This calculation does not assume that all Class B Common Sharescommon shares are converted into Class A Common Shares.common shares. In addition, this method assumes the dilutive effect ifof Class A stock options were converted to Class A Common Sharesshares and the undistributed earnings are allocated evenly to both Class A and B Common Sharesshares including Class A Common Sharesshares issued pursuant to those converted stock options. This allocation is based on management’s judgment after considering the dividend rights of the two classestwo-classes of common stock, the control of the Class B shareholders and the convertibility rights of the Class B Common Sharesshares into Class A Common Shares.

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):

Basic earnings per common share:

   Three Months Ended
July 31, 2018
   Three Months Ended
July 31, 2017
 
   Class A
Common Shares
   Class B
Common
Shares
   Class A
Common
Shares
   Class B
Common
Shares
 

Distributed earnings

  $0.11   $0.11   $0.11   $0.11 

Undistributed earnings

   (0.06   (0.06   (0.02   (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $0.05   $0.05   $0.09   $0.09 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributed earnings

  $3,189   $211   $3,014   $256 

Undistributed earnings

   (1,890   (125   (502   (43
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $1,299   $86   $2,512   $213 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

   28,814    1,911    27,307    2,364 

 Three Months Ended
July 31, 2019
 
Three Months Ended
July 31, 2018



Class A
Common
Shares
 
Class B
Common
Shares
 
Class A
Common
Shares
 
Class B
Common
Shares
Distributed earnings$0.11
 $0.11
 $0.11
 $0.11
Undistributed losses(0.07) (0.07) (0.06) (0.06)
Total$0.04
 $0.04
 $0.05
 $0.05
Distributed earnings$3,245
 $206
 $3,189
 $211
Undistributed losses(2,163) (136) (1,890) (125)
Total$1,082
 $70
 $1,299
 $86
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding29,448
 1,822
 28,814
 1,911
Diluted EPS for Class A Common Shares Using the If-Converted Method
If-ConvertedThree Months Ended July 31, 2019 Method

 
Undistributed
& Distributed
Earnings to
Class A
Common
Shares
 
Class A
Common
Shares
 EPS*
Per Basic$1,082
 29,448
 $0.04
Common Stock Equivalents
 681
 
 1,082
 30,129
 0.04
Class B Common Share Conversion70
 1,822
 
Diluted EPS for Class A Common Shares$1,152
 31,951
 $0.04



Three Months Ended July 31, 2018

 
Undistributed
& Distributed
Earnings to
Class A
Common
Shares
 
Class A
Common
Shares
 EPS*
Per Basic$1,299
 28,814
 $0.05
Common Stock Equivalents
 618
 
 1,299
 29,432
 0.04
Class B Common Share Conversion86
 1,911
 
Diluted EPS for Class A Common Shares$1,385
 31,343
 $0.04

Three Months Ended July 31, 2017

   Undistributed
& Distributed
Earnings to
Class A
Common
Shares
   Class A
Common
Shares
   EPS* 

Per Basic

  $2,512    27,307   $0.09 

Common Stock Equivalents

   —      318    —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   2,512    27,625    0.09 

Class B Common Share Conversion

   213    2,364    —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted EPS for Class A Common Shares

  $2,725    29,989   $0.09 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 



Diluted EPS for Class B Common Shares Using the Two-Class Method
Two-ClassThree Months Ended July 31, 2019 Method

 
Undistributed
& Distributed
Earnings to
Class B
Common
Shares
 
Class B
Common
Shares
 EPS*
Per Basic$70
 1,822
 $0.04
Reallocation of undistributed earnings from Class A Common Shares to Class B Common Shares3
 
 
Diluted EPS for Class B Common Shares$73
 1,822
 $0.04
Three Months Ended July 31, 2018

   Undistributed
& Distributed
Earnings to
Class B
Common
Shares
   Class B
Common
Shares
   EPS* 

Per Basic

  $86    1,911   $0.05 

Reallocation of undistributed earnings to Class A Common Shares from Class B Common Shares

   2   —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted EPS for Class B Common Shares

  $88    1,911   $0.05 

Three Months Ended July 31, 2017

   Undistributed
& Distributed
Earnings to
Class B
Common
Shares
   Class B
Common
Shares
   EPS* 

Per Basic

  $213    2,364   $0.09 

Reallocation of undistributed earnings to Class B Common Shares from Class A Common Shares

   —      —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted EPS for Class B Common Shares

  $213    2,364   $0.09 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*

Amounts adjusted for rounding

 
Undistributed
& Distributed
Earnings to
Class B
Common Shares
 
Class B
Common
Shares
 EPS*
Per Basic$86
 1,911
 $0.05
Reallocation of undistributed earnings from Class A Common Shares to Class B Common Shares2
 
 
Diluted EPS for Class B Common Shares$88
 1,911
 $0.05

*Amounts adjusted for rounding
For the three months ended July 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, we excluded options to purchase 130577,217 and 1,024,917130 Class A Common Shares, respectively, from the computation of diluted earnings per Class A Common Shares. We excluded these option share amounts because the exercise prices of those options were greater than the average market price of the Class A Common Shares during the applicable period. As of July 31, 2019, we had a total of 3,873,560 options outstanding and as of July 31, 2018, we had a total of 3,535,823 options outstanding and, as of July 31, 2017, we had a total of 3,833,630 options outstanding.

E.

F. Stock-Based Compensation

During the three months ended July 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, we granted options for 557,00047,000 and 872,000557,000 shares of Class A common stock, respectively. The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The forfeiture rates are estimated using historical data. We recorded stock option compensation cost of approximately $398,000$0.4 million and $316,000,$0.4 million and income tax excess benefits of approximately $274,000$62,000 and shortfall of $33,000$0.3 million from option exercises during the three months ended July 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively. We record stock-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period directly to additional paid-in capital.

paid-in capital.

During the three months ended July 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, we issued 295,813151,500 and 101,516295,813 shares of Class A common stock, respectively, resulting from the exercise of stock options. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended July 31, 20182019 and 20172018 based on market value at the exercise dates was approximately $1.7$0.6 million and $207,000,$1.7 million, respectively. As of July 31, 2018,2019, unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock option awards approximated $4.4$4.5 million, which we expect to recognize over a weighted average period of 1.961.79 years.

F.

G. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

We measure our 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 for identical instruments in active markets for identical instruments.

markets.

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 we use 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 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.

Marketable Securities—Marketable securities utilizing Level 1 inputs include active exchange-traded equity securities and equity index funds, and most U.S. Governmentgovernment 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 tables present our assets and liabilities that we measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of July 31, 20182019 and April 30, 2018, respectively,2019, and indicatesindicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques we used to determine such fair value (in thousands):

   July 31, 2018 
   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
   Balance 

Cash equivalents

  $45,441   $—     $ —     $45,441 

Marketable securities

   10,802    21,699    —      32,501 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $56,243   $21,699   $—     $77,942 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   April 30, 2018 
   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
   Balance 

Cash equivalents

  $46,972   $—     $—     $46,972 

Marketable securities

   11,125    23,889    —      35,014 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $58,097   $23,889   $—     $81,986 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

G.

 July 31, 2019
 
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 Balance
Cash equivalents$59,776
 $
 $
 $59,776
Marketable securities10,902
 14,368
 
 25,270
Total$70,678
 $14,368
 $
 $85,046
 April 30, 2019
 
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 Balance
Cash equivalents$56,645
 $
 $
 $56,645
Marketable securities11,002
 16,192
 
 27,194
Total$67,647
 $16,192
 $
 $83,839

H. Stock Repurchases

On August 19, 2002, our Board of Directors approved a resolution authorizingauthorized the repurchase of up to an additional 2.0 million shares of our Class A common stock. We have made and will make these repurchases through open market purchases at prevailing market prices. The timing of any repurchase will depend upon market conditions, the market price of our Class A common stock and management’s assessment of our liquidity and cash flow needs. Under this repurchase plan, through July 31, 2018,2019, we have repurchased 1,053,679 shares of Class A common stock at a cost of approximately $6.2 million.$6.2 million. As of July 31, 2018,2019, under all repurchase plans previously authorized, including this most recent plan, we have repurchased a total of 4,588,632 shares of common stock at a cost of approximately $25.6 million.

H.

I. Comprehensive Income

We have not included condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statementsCondensed Consolidated Financial Statements since comprehensive income and net earnings presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated statementsCondensed Consolidated Statements of operationsOperations would be substantially the same.

I.

J. Industry Segments

FASB ASC 280,Segment Reporting, establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments. Operating segments are defined as components of a public entity about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision makers (“CODMs”), or decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Our CODMs are our Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and our President. While our CODMs are apprised of a variety of financial metrics and information, we manage our business primarily on a segment basis, with the CODMs evaluating performance based upon segment operating profit or loss, with certain corporate and other common expenses are included in the Other segment. Our CODMs review the operating results of our three segments, assess performance and allocate resources in a manner that is consistent with the changing market dynamics that we have experienced. We recently updated our operating segments to reflect the fact that we provide our software solutions through three major operating segments, which are further broken down into a total of six major product and service groups. The three operating segments are (1) Supply Chain Management (“SCM”), (2) Information Technology (“IT”) Consulting and (3) Other.

TheOur primary operating units under our SCM segment consists ofinclude Logility, which is a leading provider of collaborative supply chain optimization and advanced retail planning solutions that help medium, large and Fortune 500 companies transform their supply chain operations to gain a competitive advantage. Recognized for its high-touch approach to customer service, rapid implementations and industry-leading return on investment (ROI)Inc., as well as (i) Demand Management, Inc (“DMI”), which delivers affordable, easy-to-use Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) supply chain planning solutions designed to increase forecast accuracy, improve customer service and reduce inventory to maximize profits and lower costs, (ii) New Generation Computing, Inc. (“NGC”), whichDemand Management, Inc. (“DMI”), and Halo Business Intelligence (“Halo”). Logility and NGC are wholly-owned subsidiaries of American Software; DMI is a leading providerwholly-owned subsidiary of cloud-based supply chainLogility; and product lifecycle management solutions for brands, retailersHalo is a division of Logility. In addition to our core SCM software business, we also offer technology staffing and consumer products companies, and (iii) Halo Business Inteligence (“Halo”)consulting services through our wholly-owned subsidiary, The Proven Method, Inc., which is an advanced analytics software provider leveraging an innovative blend of artificial intelligence and machine learning technology to drive greater supply chain performance.in the IT Consulting segment. The Other segment consists of (i) American Software ERP, which provides purchasingsoftware and materials management, customer order processing, financial, e-commerce and traditional manufacturing solutions, and (ii)services provided to our legacy enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) customers, as well as corporate overhead and other common expenses.

Previously, we maintained three operating segments: (1) SCM, (2) IT and (3) Enterprise Resource Planning (“ERP”). As a result of the organizational realignment during the third quarter fiscal 2018, NGC was repositioned out of the ERP segment and into the SCM segment. There were no changes to the IT segment. Certain prior year amounts have been recast to conform to fiscal 2019 presentation. The change in reportable segments had no effect on our previously reported consolidated financial position or results of operations.

All of our revenues are derived from external customers. We do not have any inter-segmentintersegment revenue. Our income taxes and dividends are paid at a consolidated level. Consequently, it is not practical to show these items by operating segment.


In the following table, we have broken down the intersegment transactions applicable to the three months ended July 31, 20182019 and 20172018 (in thousands):

   Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
   2018   2017 

Revenues:

    

Supply Chain Management

  $21,458   $21,885 

IT Consulting

   5,357    4,369 

Other

   584    632 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $27,399   $26,886 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss) before intersegment eliminations:

    

Supply Chain Management

  $3,067   $5,869 

IT Consulting

   360    233 

Other

   (2,820   (2,480
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $607   $3,622 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Intersegment eliminations*:

    

Supply Chain Management

  $—     $—   

IT Consulting

   —      —   

Other

   —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $—     $—   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss) after intersegment eliminations:

    

Supply Chain Management

  $3,067   $5,869 

IT Consulting

   360    233 

Other

   (2,820   (2,480
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $607   $3,622 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

   Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
   2018   2017 

Capital expenditures:

    

Supply Chain Management

  $72   $24 

IT Consulting

   1    2 

Other

   641    107 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $714   $133 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capitalized software:

    

Supply Chain Management

  $884   $1,287 

IT Consulting

   —      —   

Other

   —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $884   $1,287 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization:

    

Supply Chain Management

  $1,727   $1,334 

IT Consulting

   2    2 

Other

   69    49 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $1,798   $1,385 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) before income taxes:

    

Supply Chain Management

  $3,049   $5,074 

IT Consulting

   360    233 

Other

   (2,049   (1,086
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $1,360   $4,221 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

*

fiscal 2018 recast to adjust for corporate overhead and other common expenses, which were no longer allocated starting fiscal 2019.

 Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
 2019 2018 
Revenues:    
Supply Chain Management$22,347
 $21,458
 
IT Consulting4,378
 5,357
 
Other658
 584
 
 $27,383
 $27,399
 
Operating income (loss):    
Supply Chain Management$3,851
 $3,067
 
IT Consulting178
 360
 
Other(3,232) (2,820) 
 $797
 $607
 
Capital expenditures:    
Supply Chain Management$31
 $72
 
IT Consulting
 1
 
Other79
 641
 
 $110
 $714
 
Capitalized software:    
Supply Chain Management$1,285
 $884
 
IT Consulting
 
 
Other
 
 
 $1,285
 $884
 
Depreciation and amortization:    
Supply Chain Management$2,151
 $1,727
 
IT Consulting2
 2
 
Other92
 69
 
 $2,245
 $1,798
 
Earnings (loss) before income taxes:    
Supply Chain Management$4,036
 $3,049
 
IT Consulting178
 360
 
Other(2,892) (2,049) 
 $1,322
 $1,360
 

K. Major Customer

Customers

No onesingle customer accounted for more than 10% of total revenues for the three months ended July 31, 20182019 and 2017.

J.2018.

L. Contingencies

We more often than notgenerally indemnify our customers against damages and costs resulting from third-party claims of patent, copyright or trademark infringement associated with use of our products. WeHistorically, we have historically not been required to make any payments under such indemnifications. However, we continue to monitor the conditions that are subject to the indemnificationsindemnification 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, we warrant to our customers that our software products operate substantially in accordance with the software products’their specifications. Historically, we have

incurred no costs related to software product warranties and we do not expect to incur such costs in the future, and as such we have made no accruals for software product warranty costs. Additionally, we are 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 our financial position or results of operations.

K.

M. Subsequent Event

On August 22, 2018,2019, 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 December 5, 20186, 2019 to Class A and Class B shareholders of record at the close of business on November 19, 2018.

22, 2019.



Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This quarterly report on Form10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) 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” “will,” “seek,” “estimate,” “believe,” “expect,” and similar expressions that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes. Any forward-looking statements we make herein are pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning future:

results of operations;

liquidity, cash flow and capital expenditures;

demand for and pricing of our products and services;

annual contract value (“ACV”);

viability and effectiveness of strategic alliances;

industry conditions and market conditions;

acquisition activities and the effect of completed acquisitions; and

general economic conditions.

Although we believe that the goals, plans, expectations, and prospects that our forward-looking statements reflect are reasonable in view of the information currently available to us, those statements are not guarantees of performance. There are many 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. All forward-looking statements included in this report on Form10-QQuarterly Report are based upon information available to us as of the filing date of this report on Form10-Q.Quarterly Report. We undertake no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements for any reason. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements. We discuss certain factors in greater detail in “Business Overview” below. The term “fiscal 2019” and “fiscal 2018” refers to our fiscal years ending April 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

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 global credit markets.

In July 2018,2019, the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”) provided an update to the World Economic Outlook (“WEO”) for the 2018 and 2019 world economic growth forecast.2019. The update noted that, Global growth is projected to reach 3.9 percent in 2018 and 2019, in line withremains subdued. Since the forecast of the April 2018 World Economic Outlook (WEO), but the expansion is becoming less even, and risks to the outlook are mounting. The rate of expansion appears to have peaked in some major economies and growth has become less synchronized. In report, the United States near-term momentumfurther increased tariffs on certain Chinese imports and China retaliated by raising tariffs on a subset of US imports. Additional escalation was averted following the June G20 summit. Global technology supply chains were threatened by the prospect of US sanctions, Brexit related uncertainty continued, and rising geopolitical tensions roiled energy prices. Against this backdrop, global growth is strengtheningforecast at 3.2 percent in line with2019, picking up to 3.5 percent in 2020 (0.1 percentage point lower than in the April WEO forecast,projections for both years). GDP releases so far this year, together with generally softening inflation, point to weaker-than anticipated global activity. Investment and the US dollar has appreciated by around 5 percent in recent weeks. Growth projectionsdemand for consumer durables have been revised down for the euro area, Japan,subdued across advanced and the United Kingdom, reflecting negative surprisesemerging market economies as firms and households continue to activityhold back on long-term spending. Accordingly, global trade, which is intensive in early 2018. Amongmachinery and consumer durables, remains sluggish. The projected growth pickup in 2020 is precarious, presuming stabilization in currently stressed emerging market and developing economies growth prospects are also becoming more uneven, amid rising oil prices, higher yields in the United States, escalatingand progress toward resolving trade tensions, and market pressures on the currencies of some economies with weaker fundamentals. Growth projections have been revised down for Argentina, Brazil, and India, while the outlook for some oil exporters has strengthened.”

policy differences."

For fiscal 2019,2020, we expect the global economy to improve modestly when compared to the prior year. We believe information technology spending will incrementally improve over the long term as increased global competition forces companies to improve

productivity by upgrading their technology systems, which could result in an improved selling environment. 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 improved 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 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.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

American Software was incorporated as a Georgia corporation in 1970. We develop, market and support a portfolio of software and services that deliver enterprise management and collaborative supply chain solutions to the global marketplace. We have designed our software and services to bring business value to enterprises by supporting their operations over intranets, extranets, client/servers or the Internet. References to “the Company,” “our products,” “our software,” “our services” and similar references include the appropriate business segment actually providing the product or service.

The SCM segment consists ofCompany enables enterprises to accelerate their operations from product concept to customer availability. Our four brands - Logility, which isDemand Solutions, Halo and NGC Software - provide a leading provider of collaborativesingle platform spanning eight supply chain process areas, including demand optimization, inventory optimization, supply optimization, retail optimization, quality and advanced retail planning solutions that help medium, large and Fortune 500 companies transform their supply chain operations to gain a competitive advantage. Recognized for its high-touch approach to customer service, rapid implementations and industry-leading return on investment (ROI), as well as (i) DMI, which delivers affordable, easy-to-use Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) supply chain planning solutions designed to increase forecast accuracy, improve customer service and reduce inventory to maximize profits and lower costs, (ii) NGC, which is a leading provider of cloud-based supply chain andcompliance, product lifecycle management, solutions for brands, retailerssourcing management and consumer products companies, and (iii) Halo, which is anintegrated business planning. Our platform includes advanced analytics software provider leveraging an innovative blendand is 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.

Our primary operating units under our SCM segment include Logility, Inc., New Generation Computing, Inc. (“NGC”), Demand Management, Inc. (“DMI”), and Halo Business Intelligence (“Halo”). Logility and NGC are wholly-owned subsidiaries of American Software; DMI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Logility; and Halo is a division of Logility. In addition to our core SCM software business, we also offer technology to drive greater supply chain performance.staffing and consulting services through our wholly-owned subsidiary, The Proven Method, Inc., in the IT Consulting segment. The Other segment consists of (i) American Software ERP, which provides purchasingsoftware and materials management, customer order processing, financial, e-commerce and traditional manufacturing solutions, and (ii)services provided to our legacy enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) customers, as well as corporate overhead and other common expenses.

We derive revenues primarily from four sources: software licenses, subscriptions, professional services and other, and maintenance. We generally determine software license and SaaS fees based on the depth of functionality, contractual term, number of production deployments, users and/or sites licensed and/or subscribed. Professional Servicesservices and other revenues consist primarily of fees from software implementation, training, and consulting services. We bill primarily under time and materials arrangements and recognize revenues as we perform services. SaaS and maintenance agreements typically are for aone- to three-year term, commencing at the time of the initial contract. We generally bill these 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 agreement. Deferred revenue represent advancerepresents payments or billings for subscriptions, software licenses, services and maintenance billed in advance of the time we recognize the related revenues.

Our cost of revenue for licenses and subscriptions includes amortization of capitalized computer software development costs, amortization of acquired developed technology, royalties paid to third-party software vendors, and agent commission expenses related to license revenues generated by the indirect channel, primarily from DMI. Costs for maintenance and services include the cost of personnel to conduct implementations and customer support, consulting, other personnel-related expenses, and agent commission expenses related to maintenance revenues generated by the indirect channel, primarily from DMI. We account for the development costs of software intended for sale in accordance with the Intangibles—Goodwill and OtherSoftware topic of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards CodificationFASB ASC.We monitor the net realizable value of our capitalized software on a quarterly basis based on an estimate of future product revenues. We currently expect to fully recover the value of the capitalized software asset recorded on our consolidated balance sheet;Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; however, if future product revenues are less than management’s current expectations, we may incur a write-down of capitalized software costs.

Our selling expenses generallymainly include the salary and commissions paid to our sales professionals, along with marketing, promotional, travel and associated costs. Our general and administrative expenses generallymainly include the salary and benefits paid to executive, corporate and support personnel, as well as facilities-related costs, utilities, communications expenses, and various professional fees.

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.


Acquisition Opportunities. There are opportunities for selective acquisitions or investments to expand our sales distribution channels and/or broaden our product offering by providing additional solutions for our target markets.
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 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.
A discussion of a number of additional risk factors associated with our business is included in our Annual Report on Form10-Kfor fiscal 2019. Additional information and other factors that could affect future financial results may be included, from time to time, in our filings with the fiscal year ended April 30, 2018, which risk factors have been supplemented by the risk factors appearing in Item 1A of Part II of this report on Form10-Q.

Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For information with respect to recent accounting pronouncements, if any, and the impact of these pronouncements on our consolidated financial statements, if any, see Note A ofin the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.


COMPARISON OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three-Month Comparisons.The following table sets forth certain revenue and expense items as a percentage of total revenues and the percentage changes in those items for the three months ended July 31, 20182019 and 2017:

   Three Months Ended July 31, 
   Percentage of Total
Revenues
  Pct. Change in
Dollars
 
   2018  2017  2018 vs. 2017 

Revenues:

    

License

   6  15  (58)% 

Subscription Fees

   12  6  96

Professional Services and other

   40  39  6

Maintenance

   42  40  6
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Total revenues

   100  100  2
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Cost of revenues:

    

License

   6  6  14

Subscription Fees

   4  3  57

Professional Services and other

   32  26  20

Maintenance

   8  8  (1)% 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Total cost of revenues

   50  43  17
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Gross margin

   50  57  (10)% 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Research and development

   13  9  47

Sales and marketing

   20  20  (1)% 

General and administrative

   15  13  19

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

   —    1  (72)% 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Total operating expenses

   48  43  13
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Operating income

   2  14  (83)% 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Other income:

    

Interest income

   2  1  39

Other, net

   1  1  6
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Earnings before income taxes

   5  16  (68)% 

Income tax (benefit) expense

   —    6  (102)% 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Net earnings

   5  10  (49)% 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

2018:

 Three Months Ended July 31,
 
Percentage of Total
Revenues
 
Pct. Change in
Dollars
 2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018
Revenues:     
License7% 6% 4 %
Subscription fees16% 12% 41 %
Professional services and other37% 40% (8)%
Maintenance40% 42% (4)%
Total revenues100% 100%  %
Cost of revenues:     
License5% 6% (19)%
Subscription fees8% 4% 99 %
Professional services and other27% 32% (15)%
Maintenance7% 8% (16)%
Total cost of revenues47% 50% (6)%
Gross margin53% 50% 6 %
Research and development12% 13% (9)%
Sales and marketing20% 20% 8 %
General and administrative18% 15% 15 %
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles% %  %
Total operating expenses50% 48% 5 %
Operating income3% 2% 31 %
Other income:     
Interest income2% 2% (6)%
Other, net% 1% (80)%
Earnings before income taxes5% 5% (3)%
Income tax expense/(benefit)1% %  %
Net earnings4% 5% (17)%

COMPARISON OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2019 AND 2018 AND 2017

REVENUES

   Three Months Ended July 31, 
              % of Total Revenue 
   2018   2017   % Change  2018  2017 
   (in thousands)           

License

  $1,702   $4,015    (58)%   6  15

Subscription Fees

   3,168    1,619    96  12  6

Professional Services and other

   11,008    10,424    6  40  39

Maintenance

   11,521    10,828    6  42  40
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total revenues

  $27,399   $26,886    2  100  100

 Three Months Ended July 31,
       % of Total Revenue
 2019 2018 % Change 2019 2018
 (in thousands)      
License$1,778
 $1,702
 4 % 7% 6%
Subscription fees4,458
 3,168
 41 % 16% 12%
Professional services and other10,137
 11,008
 (8)% 37% 40%
Maintenance11,010
 11,521
 (4)% 40% 42%
Total revenues$27,383
 $27,399
  % 100% 100%

For the three months ended July 31, 2018, the 2% increase in revenues over the three months ended2019 compared to July 31, 2017 was2018 revenues remained flat attributable primarily to a 96%41% increase in subscription fees and a 4% increase in license revenues that were partially offset by an 8% decrease in professional fees and other revenues and to a lesser extent a 6% increase4% decrease in professional services and maintenance revenues, respectively when compared to the same period last year. This increase was partially offset by a 58% decrease in license revenues.

Due to intense competition in our industry, we dosometimes discount license fees from our published list price. Numerous factors contribute to the amount of the discountsdiscount provided, such as previous customer purchases, the number of customer sites utilizing the software, the number of modules purchased and the number of users, as well as the overall size of the contract. While all these factors may affect the discount amount of a particular 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 amountnumber of products or modules purchased with each sale.

International revenues represented approximately 20%22% of total revenues in the three months ended July 31, 20182019 and 2017, respectively.20% for the same period in the prior year. Our revenues, in particularparticularly our international revenues, may fluctuate substantially from period to period, primarily because we derive most of our license fee revenues from a relatively small number of customers in a given period.

License Revenues

   Three Months Ended July 31, 
   2018   2017   % Change 
   (in thousands)     

Supply Chain Management

  $1,682   $4,003    (58)% 

Other

   20    12    67
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total license revenues

  $1,702   $4,015    (58)% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 Three Months Ended July 31,
 2019 2018 % Change
 (in thousands)  
Supply Chain Management$1,707
 $1,682
 1%
Other71
 20
 255%
Total license revenues$1,778
 $1,702
 4%
For the three months ended July 31, 2018,2019, license fee revenues decreased 58%increased 4% when compared to the same period in the prior year. In the three months ended July 31, 2018,2019, license fee revenues from our SCM segment decreased 58%remained flat when compared to the samecorresponding period in the prior year due to an increase in sales of our productsincreased focus on Logility’s Cloud Servicescloud services platform that requirerequires revenue to be deferred over the life of the contracted period, which is typically one to three years. Our SCM segment constituted approximately 99% and 100% of total license fee revenues forFor the three months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, our SCM segment constituted approximately 96% and 2017,99% of total license fee revenues, respectively. Our Other segment license fee revenues increased by 67%255% for the three months ended July 31, 20182019 when compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to timing of additional sales to our existing ERP customers.

The direct sales channel provided approximately 89%95% of license fee revenues for the three months ended July 31, 2018,2019, compared to approximately 86%89% in the comparable quarter a year ago. The increase in the proportion of sales by our direct sales channel was due to our indirect channel selling more SaaS contracts than our direct channel.period last year. For the three months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017,2019, our margins after commissions on direct sales were approximately 93%, compared to 92% and 84%, respectively.in the comparable period last year. The increase in margins is due to the mix of sales commission rates based on each individual salespersons’salesperson’s quotas and related achievement. For the three months ended July 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, our margins after commissions on indirect sales were approximately 50%54% and 55%50%, respectively. The indirect channel margins for the current quarter increased compared to the same periodsperiod in the prior year due to the mix of value-added reseller (“VAR”) commission rates. These margin calculations include only commission expense for comparative purposes and do not include other costs of license fees such as amortization of capitalized software.

Subscription Fees

   Three Months Ended July 31, 
   2018   2017   % Change 
   (in thousands)     

Supply Chain Management

  $3,168   $1,619    96
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total Subscription Fees revenues

  $3,168   $1,619    96
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 Three Months Ended July 31,
 2019 2018 % Change
 (in thousands)  
Supply Chain Management$4,458
 $3,168
 41%
Total Subscription fees revenues$4,458
 $3,168
 41%
For the three months ended July 31, 2018,2019, subscription fees revenues increased by 96%41%, entirely due to the increased subscription fees revenues from our SCM segment whichsegment.

For the three months ended July 31, 2019, cloud services ACV increased approximately 54% to $20.3 million compared to $13.2 million in the same period of the prior year due to increased sales of our products on our Cloud Services platform that require revenue to be deferred over the life of the contracted period, which is typically one to three years.

For the three months ended July 31, 2018, Cloud Services ACV increased approximately 71% to $13.2 million compared to $7.7 million in the same period of the prior year. ACV is comprised of SaaS of $10.4 million compared to approximately $5.4 million during the same period last year and other cloud services ACV of $2.8 million compared to $2.3 million during the same period last year. ACV is a forward-looking operating measure used by management to better understand cloud services (SaaS and other related cloud services) revenue trends within our business, as it reflects our current estimate of revenue to be generated under existing client contracts in the forward12-month period.

Professional Services and other revenues

   Three Months Ended July 31, 
   2018   2017   % Change 
   (in thousands)     

Supply Chain Management

  $5,446   $5,840    (7)% 

IT Consulting

   5,357    4,369    23

Other

   205    215    (4)% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total Professional Services and other revenues

  $11,008   $10,424    6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Other Revenues

 Three Months Ended July 31,
 2019 2018 % Change
 (in thousands)  
Supply Chain Management$5,492
 $5,446
 1 %
IT Consulting4,378
 5,357
 (18)%
Other267
 205
 30 %
Total Professional services and other revenues$10,137
 $11,008
 (8)%
For the three months ended July 31, 2018,2019, professional services and other revenues increaseddecreased by 6%8%, primarily due to the increaseddecreased professional services and other revenues from our IT Consulting segment. This increasedecrease was partially offset by a decreasean increase of 30% in professional services and other revenues from our Supply Chain Management and Other segments. For the three months ended July 31, 2018, our IT Consulting segment’s revenues increased 23% when compared to the prior year periodsegment, due to an increase in project work from existing and new customers, when compared towhile the same period last year. For the three months ended July 31, 2018, our SCM segment’s revenues decreased 7% due primarily to timing of some implementation project work ending during the quarter before new projects could start.segment remained flat. We have observed that there is a tendency for services and other revenues, other than from IT Consulting, to lag changes in license and subscription revenues by one to three quarters, as new licenses and subscriptions in one quarter often involve implementation and consulting services in subsequent quarters, for which we recognize revenues only as we perform those services.

Maintenance Revenues

   Three Months Ended July 31, 
   2018   2017   % Change 
   (in thousands)     

Supply Chain Management

  $11,162   $10,423    7

Other

   359    405    (11)% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total maintenance revenues

  $11,521   $10,828    6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 Three Months Ended July 31,
 2019 2018 % Change
 (in thousands)  
Supply Chain Management$10,691
 $11,162
 (4)%
Other319
 359
 (11)%
Total maintenance revenues$11,010
 $11,521
 (4)%
For the three months ended July 31, 2018,2019, maintenance revenues increased 6%decreased 4% when compared to the same period in the prior year. Our SCM maintenance revenue increase 7%decreased 4% and our Other segment decreased 11% for the three months ended July 31, 2019, when compared to the same period last year due primarily to our recent Halo acquisition in the third quarter of fiscal 2018, improved customer retention and increased license fees in recent periods.year. The SCM segment accounted for 97% and 96% of total maintenance revenues for the three months ended July 31, 20182019 and 2017, respectively.for the same period in the prior year. 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.


GROSS MARGIN

The following table provides both dollar amounts (in thousands) and percentage measures of gross margin:

   Three Months Ended July 31, 
   2018      2017     

Gross margin on License Fees:

  $(12   (1)%  $2,508    62

Gross margin on Subscription Fees:

   2,100    66  939    58

Gross margin on Professional Services and other:

   2,342    21  3,177    30

Gross margin on Maintenance:

   9,322    81  8,601    79
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total gross margin:

  $13,752    50 $15,225    57
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 Three months ended July 31, 
 2019  
 2018  
 
Gross margin on license fees$398
 22% $(12) (1)% 
Gross margin on subscription fees2,333
 52% 2,100
 66 % 
Gross margin on professional services and other2,732
 27% 2,342
 21 % 
Gross margin on maintenance9,159
 83% 9,322
 81 % 
Total gross margin$14,622
 53% $13,752
 50 % 
For the three months ended July 31, 2018,2019, our total gross margin percentage decreasedpercentages increased when compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to our lowerhigher margins on license fee revenue andfees, professional servicesfees and other revenue,and maintenance revenue. This increase was partially offset by higher marginsa decrease in our gross margin on subscription fees and maintenance revenue.

fees.

Gross Margin on License Fees

License fee gross margin percentage for the three months ended July 31, 2018 decreased2019 increased to 22% for the three months ended July 31,2019 when compared to (1)% in the same period in the prior year due to lower VAR commission expense and amortization of capitalized software expense when compared to the same period in the prior year. 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 channels.

Gross Margin on Subscription Fees

Our gross margin percentage on subscription fees revenues increaseddecreased from 58% for the three months ended July 31, 201766% to 66%52% for the three months ended July 31, 2018 and July 31, 2019, respectively, primarily due to thean increase in subscription revenue, compared to a lower incremental increase in cost.

capitalized software amortization expense and hosting expense.

Gross Margin on Professional Services and Other

Our gross margin percentage on professional services and other revenues decreasedincreased from 30%21% to 27% for the three months ended July 31, 20172018 and July 31, 2019, respectively. This increase was primarily due to 21%higher gross margins in our SCM segment servcies of 31% for the three months ended July 31, 2018. This decrease was primarily31,2019 compared to 19% in the same period in the prior year due to lower gross marginscost containment efforts and improved utilization. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in our SCM segment services of 38% and 19% for the three months ended July 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively due to lower billing utilization from several large projects ending during the quarter. The Other segment remained flat at 38% for the three months ended July 31, 2017 and 2018. Our IT Consulting segment servicesprofessional gross margin increased from 20% and 23% for the three months ended July 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively,to 21% due to higher margin projects in the current quarter. Services and other gross margin is directly related to the leveltiming of services and other revenues.project work. The primary component of cost of services and other revenues is services staffing, which is relatively inelastic in the short term.

Gross Margin on Maintenance

Maintenance gross margin percentage increased from 81% for the three months ended July 31, 2018 increased to 81% from 79% when compared to83% for the same period last yearthree months ended July 31, 2019 due to an increase in maintenance revenue.cost containment efforts. The primary component of cost of maintenance revenuecomponent is maintenance staffing, which is relatively inelastic in the short term.

EXPENSES

   Three Months Ended July 31, 
           % of Revenue 
   2018   2017   2018  2017 
   (in thousands)        

Research and development

  $3,675   $2,507    13  9

Sales and marketing

  $5,180   $5,233    20  20

General and administrative

  $4,193   $3,515    15  13

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

  $97   $348    —    1

Other income, net

  $753   $599    3  2

Income tax (benefit)/expense

  $(25  $1,496    —    6

 Three Months Ended July 31, 
 2019 2018 % of Revenues 
 2019 2018 
 (in thousands)     
Research and development$3,328
 $3,675
 12% 13% 
Sales and marketing$5,579
 $5,180
 20% 20% 
General and administrative$4,821
 $4,193
 18% 15% 
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets$97
 $97
 % % 
Other income, net$525
 $753
 2% 3% 
Income tax expense/(benefit)$170
 $(25) 1% % 

Research and Development

Gross product research and development costs include allnon-capitalized and capitalized software development costs. A breakdown of the research and development costs is as follows:

   Three Months Ended July 31, 
   2018  2017  % Change 
   (in thousands)       

Total capitalized computer software development costs

  $884  $1,287   (31)% 

Percentage of gross product research and development costs

   19  34 

Total research and development expense

   3,675   2,507   47
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Percentage of total revenues

   13  9 

Total gross research and development expense and capitalized computer software development costs

  $4,559  $3,794   20
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

   Three Months Ended July 31, 
   2018  2017  % Change 
   (in thousands)       

Percentage of total revenues

   17  14 

Total amortization of capitalized computer software development costs *

  $1,053  $871   21

 Three Months Ended July 31,
 2019 2018 % Change
 (in thousands)    
Total capitalized computer software development costs$1,285
 $884
 45 %
Percentage of gross product research and development costs28% 19%  
Total research and development expense3,328
 3,675
 (9)%
Percentage of total revenues12% 13%  
Total gross research and development expense and capitalized computer software development costs$4,613
 $4,559
 1 %
Percentage of total revenues17% 17%  
Total amortization of capitalized computer software development costs *$1,487
 $1,053
 41 %
      
*

Included in cost of license fees

and subscription fees.

For the three months ended July 31, 2018,2019, gross product research and development costs increased 20%remained relatively flat when compared to the same period in the previous year due partially to the recent Halo acquisition in the third quarter of fiscal 2018 and increased headcount in our SCM segment.year. We expect capitalized product development costs to decrease due to the timing of projects and we expect capitalized software amortization expense to be relatively stable in the coming quarters. Costs included in gross product development are salaries of product development personnel, hardware lease expense, computer software expense, telephone expense and rent.

Sales and Marketing

For the three months ended July 31, 2018,2019, sales and marketing expenses remained relatively flat when compared to the same period a year ago.

General and Administrative

For the three months ended July 31, 2018, general and administrative expenses increased 19%8% when compared to the same period a year ago, primarily due to the recent Halo acquisitionhigher commissions in the thirdcurrent quarter of fiscal 2018due to an increase in sales revenue.

General and increasesAdministrative
For the three months ended July 31, 2019, general and administrative expenses increased 15%, when compared to the same period a year ago, primarily due to an increase in salaryvariable compensation and auditto a lesser extent legal fees.

At July 31, 2018,2019, the total number of employees was 471415 compared to 378471 at July 31, 2017.

2018.

Operating Income/(Loss)

   Three Months Ended July 31, 
   2018   2017   % Change 
   (in thousands)     

Supply Chain Management

  $3,067   $5,869    (48)% 

IT Consulting

   360    233    55

Other*

   (2,820   (2,480   14
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total Operating Income

  $607   $3,622    (83)% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 Three Months Ended July 31, 
 2019 2018 % Change 
 (in thousands)   
Supply Chain Management$3,851
 $3,067
 26 % 
IT Consulting178
 360
 (51)% 
Other*(3,232) (2,820) 15 % 
Total Operating Income$797
 $607
 31 % 
*

includesIncludes all corporate overhead and other common expenses.


Our SCM segment operating income decreased 48%increased by 26% in the three months ended July 31, 20182019 when compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to loweran overall increase in revenues and the recent Halo acquisitiondecrease in the third quartercosts of fiscal 2018.

revenues.

Our IT Consulting segment’s operating income increaseddecreased by 55%51% for the three months ended July 31, 20182019 compared to same period lastin the prior year primarily due to increaseddecreased revenues and gross margins.

Our Other segment operating loss increased 14%by 15% for the three months ended July 31, 20182019 when compared to the same period in the prior year due to an increase in corporate expenses, and a decreasepartially offset by an increase in revenues.


Other Income

Other income is comprised of net interest and dividend income, rental income, exchange rate gains and losses, and realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments. For the three months ended July 31, 2018,2019, the increasedecrease in other income is primarilymainly due to higher unrealized gainslosses on investments and an increase in interest income when compared to the same period last year. Thisyear, which was partially offset by anlower exchange rate losslosses of $247,000$0.1 million in the current quarter when compared to an exchange rate gainloss of $41,000$0.2 million in the same period last year. We recorded a gainnet realized gains of approximately $388,000$0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended July 31, 20182019 and a gain of approximately $113,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2017,2018, respectively, from our trading securities.

securities portfolio.

For the three months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017,2019, our investments generated an annualized yield of approximately 1.41% compared to approximately 1.49% and 1.47%, respectively.

for the same period in the prior year.

Income Taxes

We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their tax bases. We measure deferred tax assets and liabilities using statutory tax rates in effect in the year in which we expect the differences to reverse. We establish a deferred tax asset for the expected future benefit of net operating loss and credit carry-forwards. Under the Income Tax Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification,ASC, we cannot recognize a deferred tax asset for the future benefit of our net operating losses, tax credits and temporary differences unless we can establish that it is “more likely than not” that the deferred tax asset would be realized.

During the three months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, we recorded income tax expense of $170,000 and an income tax benefit of $25,000, respectively. The reported amount of income tax expense differs from an expected amount based on statutory rates primarily due to a discrete stock compensation benefitbenefits of $61,000 and $274,000, respectively, net of normal income tax expense from operations. After adjusting for thisthese discrete tax benefit,benefits, our effective tax rate would have been 17.0% in the three months ended July 31, 2019 compared to our effective tax rate of 18.3% in the three months ended July 31, 2018 compared to2018. In addition, research and development and foreign tax credits reduced our effective tax effective rate of 35.4%by 7.4% in the three months ended July 31, 2017 which was prior2019, compared to 5.6% in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), enacted on December 22, 2017 which lowered our U.S. statutory federal income tax rate from 35% to 21%.

three months ended July 31, 2018.

Operating Pattern

We experience an irregular pattern of quarterly operating results, caused primarily by fluctuations in both the number and size of software license and subscription contracts received and delivered from quarter to quarter and our ability to recognize revenues in that quarter in accordance with our revenue recognition policies. We expect this pattern to continue.



LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

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 andnon-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 oroff-balance sheet financing arrangements, and therefore, we used no cash for debt service purposes.

The following table shows information about our cash flows and liquidity positions during the three months ended July 31, 20182019 and 2017.2018. You should read this table and the discussion that follows in conjunction with our condensed consolidated statementsCondensed Consolidated Statements of cash flowsCash Flows contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements”Item 1 in Part I of this reportQuarterly Report and in our Annual Report on Form10-Kfor the fiscal year ended April 30, 2018.

   Three Months Ended
July 31,
(in thousands)
 
   2018   2017 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $4,361   $4,015 

Net cash used in investing activities

   (1,598   (1,420

Net cash used in financing activities

   (702   (2,369
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

  $2,061   $226 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

2019.

 
Three Months Ended
July 31,
(in thousands)
 2019 2018
Net cash provided by operating activities$4,811
 $4,361
Net cash used in investing activities(1,395) (1,598)
Net cash used in financing activities(1,982) (702)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents$1,434
 $2,061

For the three months ended July 31, 2018,2019, the net increase in cash provided by operating activities when compared to the same period last year was due primarily to the following:

(1) higher proceeds from the maturity and sales of trading securities, (2) a decreaserelative increase in accounts payable and other accruals due to timing of payments, (3) a relative increase in deferred revenue due to timing of revenue recognition, (4) an increase in depreciation and amortization, (5) lower gains on investments compared to a higher gain in the same period last year and (6) an increase in stock-based compensation expense.

This increase in cash provided by operating activities was partially offset by: (1) an increase in purchases of trading securities, (2) ana relative increase in comparative decrease customer accounts receivables caused by the timing of closing customer sales and related collections, (3) higher proceeds from the maturity and sales of trading securities, (4) ana relative increase in depreciation and amortization, (5) an increase in the comparative decrease in prepaid expenses when compared to the same period in the prior year due to the timing of purchases, and (6) an increase in stock-based compensation expense.

This increase in cash provided by operating activities was partially offset by: (1) an increase in the comparative decrease in deferred revenue due to timing of revenue recognition, (2) an increase in the relative decrease in accounts payable and other accruals due to timing of payments, (3)(4) a decrease in net earnings (4) a higher gain on investments compared to the same period last year, and (5) a decrease in deferred income tax.

The increasedecrease in cash used in investing activities when compared to the same period in the prior year was mainly due primarily to an increasea decrease in purchases of property and equipment, partially offset by lowerhigher capitalized computer software development costs.

The decreaseincrease in cash used in financing activities compared to the prior year was due primarily to an increasea decrease in proceeds from exercise of stock options partially offset byand an increase in dividends paid.

The following table shows net changes in total cash, cash equivalents, and investments, which is one measure management uses to viewunderstand net total cash generated by our activities:

   As of July 31,
(in thousands)
 
   2018   2017 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $54,855   $66,227 

Short and long-term investments

   32,501    24,331 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cash and short and long-term investments

  $87,356   $90,558 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in total cash and investments (three months ended July 31)

  $(452  $770 

 
As of July 31,
(in thousands)
 2019 2018
Cash and cash equivalents$62,722
 $54,855
Short and long-term investments25,270
 32,501
Total cash and short and long-term investments$87,992
 $87,356
Net (decrease) in total cash and investments (three months ended July 31)$(490) $(452)
Our total activities used lessmore cash and investments during the three months ended July 31, 2018,2019, when compared to the prior year period, primarily due to normal business operations.

Days Sales Outstanding in accounts receivable were 68 days as of July 31, 2019, compared to 57 days as of July 31, 2018, compared to 56 days as of July 31, 2017.2018. This increase is primarily due to the timing of billings and cash collections. Our current ratio on July 31, 20182019 was 2.82.6 to 1 and on July 31, 2017 was2.72018 was 2.8 to 1.

Our business in recent periods has generated substantial positive cash flow from operations, excluding purchases and proceeds of sale of trading securities. For this reason, and because we had $87.4$88.0 million in cash and investments with no debt as of July 31, 2018,2019, we believe that our sources of liquidity and capital resources will be sufficient to satisfy our presently anticipated requirements during at least the next twelve months for working capital, capital expenditures and other corporate needs. However, 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 do not currently 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.

On August 19, 2002, our Board of Directors approved a resolution authorizing the repurchase of up to an additional 2.0 million shares of our Class A common stock. We have made and will make these repurchases through open market purchases at prevailing market prices. The timing of any repurchase will depend upon market conditions, the market price of our common stock and management’s assessment of our liquidity and cash flow needs. Under this repurchase plan, through July 31, 2018,2019, we have repurchased 1,053,679 shares of common stock at a cost of approximately $6.2 million. As of July 31, 2018,2019, under all repurchase plans previously authorized, including this most recent plan, we have repurchased a total of 4,588,632 shares of common stock at a cost of approximately $25.6 million.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

We have based the followingforegoing discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations on our consolidated financial statements,Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which we have prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statementsCondensed Consolidated 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 consolidated financial statementsCondensed Consolidated Financial

Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Note 1 in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form10-Kfor the fiscal year ended April 30, 2018,2019, describes the significant accounting policies that we have used in preparing our consolidated financial statements.Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including, but not limited to, those related to revenue/collectability, stock-based compensation and income taxes. 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 consolidated financial statements.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Revenue Recognition. For information with respect to revenue recognition policy, see Notes A andNote B ofin the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.

Stock-Based Compensation. We estimate the value of options granted on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Management’s 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.

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’s Accounting Standards CodificationFASB ASC. 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, and projected tax credits. Changes in tax law or our interpretation of tax laws 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 assets 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.


Item 3.3

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Foreign Currency. In the three months ended July 31, 2018,2019, we generated approximately 20%22% of our revenues outside the United States. We typically make international sales through our VARs and employees located in foreign branches or our Logility branchcountries and denominate those sales typically in U.S. dollars, British pounds sterling or euros. However, expenses incurred in connection with these sales are typically denominated in the local currencies. We recorded an exchange rate losslosses of approximately $247,000$0.1 million for the three months ended July 31, 20182019 compared to an exchange rate gainloss of $41,000approximately $0.2 million for the same period in the prior year. We estimate that a 10% movement in foreign currency rates would have had the effect of creating up to a $306,000$0.4 million exchange rate gain or loss for the three months ended July 31, 2018.2019. We have not engaged in any hedging activities.

Interest Rates and Other Market Risks.Risks. We have no debt, and therefore limit our discussion of interest rate risk to risk associated with our investment profile. 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 andtax-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 these instruments as of July 31, 20182019 was approximately $77.9$85.0 million compared to $85.8$77.9 million as of July 31, 2017.

2018.

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.

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.


Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule13a-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 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 principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.

Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, with the assistance of our Disclosure Committee, have conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. 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 onForm 10-Kand Quarterly Reports onForm 10-Q.Reports. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We adopted and implemented Topic 606the leases guidance under ASC 842 in the first quarter of fiscal 2019,2020, which impacted our consolidated balance sheet and our ongoing revenue recognition.Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. See Note A and Note BC within the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on the impactsimpact of adopting Topic 606ASC 842 and ongoing considerations. In connection with the adoption of Topic 606,ASC 842, we modified our internal control over financial reporting (as this term is defined in Rules13a-15(f) and15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act), including our accounting policies and procedures, operational processes and documentation practices. These modifications included:

updates to our policiesmodifications of certain accounting processes and procedures for revenue recognition, including assessment of SSP and documentation processes related to meeting leases;

the addition of new criteria for revenue recognition;

changes to ourcontrols over contract review controls to take into account the new criteria for recognizing revenue, with specific focus on assessing whether the allocation objective is met;

lease capitalization;

the addition of controls for reviewing recoverability of contract assets and reevaluation of our significant contract judgments and estimates on a periodic basis; and

the addition of controls to address related financial reporting and required disclosures, including processes to evaluate changes in contract assets and liabilities and disaggregation of revenue.

disclosures.

Other than the impactsas described above relating to the adoption of Topic 606,ASC 842, there have been no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



PART II—OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

We are not currently involved in legal proceedings requiring disclosure under this item.


Item 1A.

Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report,Quarterly Report, you should carefully consider the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of our Annual Report on Form10-Kfor the fiscal year ended April 30, 2018.2019. There have been no material changes to the risk factors as previously disclosed in such Annual Report on Form10-K.

Report.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None

None.

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.


Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.


Item 5.

Other Information

None.


Item 6.

Exhibits

Item 6.Exhibits
Exhibit 3.1  Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, and amendments thereto. (1) (P)
Exhibit 3.2  
Exhibits 31.1-31.2.  
Rule13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications
Exhibit 32.1.  
Exhibit 101.INS  XBRL Instance Document.
Exhibit 101.SCH  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
Exhibit 101.CAL  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

Exhibit 101.DEF  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
Exhibit 101.LAB  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
Exhibit 101.PRE  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

______________
(1)

Incorporated by reference herein. Filed by the Company as an exhibit to its Quarterly Report filed on Form10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 1990. (P) Filed in paper format.

(2)

Incorporated by reference herein. Filed by the Company as Exhibit 3.1 to its Quarterly Report filed on Form10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2010.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC.
Date: September 7, 20186, 2019By:

/s/ James C. Edenfield

James C. Edenfield

James C. Edenfield
Executive Chairman, Treasurer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)


Date: September 7, 20186, 2019By:

/s/ Vincent C. Klinges

Vincent C. Klinges

Vincent C. Klinges
Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)


Date: September 7, 20186, 2019By:

/s/ Bryan L. Sell

Bryan L. Sell
Bryan L. Sell
Controller and Principal Accounting Officer

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