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 October 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 every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 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   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 December 5, 20183, 2019

Class A Common Stock, $.10 par value

  29,135,04430,131,746 Shares

Class B Common Stock, $.10 par value

  1,821,587 Shares
 




AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Form 10-Q
10-Q

Quarter ended October 31, 2018

2019

Index

Page No.

Part I—Financial Information

Page No

 

3
 

  4
 

5
 

6
 

23
 

36
 

37
 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

38 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

38 

38
 

38
 

38
 

38
 

Item 6.

Exhibits

38 


PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.

Financial Statements

American Software, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share data)

   October 31,
2018
  April 30,
2018
 
ASSETS   

Current assets:

   

Cash and cash equivalents

  $50,933  $52,794 

Investments

   29,816   26,121 

Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $172 at October 31, 2018 and $159 at April 30, 2018:

   

Billed

   17,427   18,643 

Unbilled

   3,104   3,375 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   6,568   6,592 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current assets

   107,848   107,525 

Investments—noncurrent

   1,925   8,893 

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $28,963 at October 31, 2018 and $28,644 at April 30, 2018

   3,609   3,034 

Capitalized software, net of accumulated amortization of $26,311 at October 31, 2018 and $24,113 at April 30, 2018

   9,618   9,728 

Goodwill

   25,888   25,888 

Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $9,449 at October 31, 2018 and $8,255 at April 30, 2018

   3,926   5,120 

Other assets

   3,776   2,777 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total assets

  $156,590  $162,965 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   

Current liabilities:

   

Accounts payable

  $1,475  $1,974 

Accrued compensation and related costs

   2,829   6,310 

Dividends payable

   3,405   3,367 

Other current liabilities

   1,362   1,246 

Deferred revenue

   29,395   33,226 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

   38,466   46,123 

Deferred income taxes

   2,929   2,615 

Long-term deferred revenue

   —     147 

Other long-term liabilities

   1,107   1,496 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   42,502   50,381 

Shareholders’ equity:

   

Common stock:

   

Class A, $.10 par value. Authorized 50,000,000 shares: 33,721,076 and 29,132,444 shares issued and outstanding respectively at October 31, 2018 and 33,141,760 and 28,553,128 shares issued and outstanding respectively at April 30, 2018

   3,372   3,314 

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

   182   205 

Additionalpaid-in capital

   135,150   131,258 

Retained earnings

   943   3,366 

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

   (25,559  (25,559
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

   114,088   112,584 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

   

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  $156,590  $162,965 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 October 31,
2019
 April 30,
2019
ASSETS   
Current assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$62,684
 $61,288
Investments31,493
 24,710
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $109 at October 31, 2019 and $153 at April 30, 2019:   
Billed15,432
 18,819
Unbilled2,682
 1,475
Prepaid expenses and other current assets6,812
 6,210
Total current assets119,103
 112,502
Investments—noncurrent494
 2,484
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $29,644 at October 31, 2019 and $29,327 at April 30, 20193,505
 3,585
Capitalized software, net of accumulated amortization of $31,877 at October 31, 2019 and $28,740 at April 30, 20199,816
 11,063
Goodwill25,888
 25,888
Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $11,618 at October 31, 2019 and $10,643 at April 30, 20191,759
 2,732
Lease right of use assets2,401
 
Deferred sales commissions—noncurrent1,881
 1,546
Other assets1,731
 1,510
Total assets$166,578
 $161,310
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   
Current liabilities:   
Accounts payable$1,846
 $2,448
Accrued compensation and related costs4,097
 2,561
Dividends payable3,505
 3,434
Operating lease obligations775
 
Other current liabilities688
 1,375
Deferred revenue32,563
 33,283
Total current liabilities43,474
 43,101
Deferred income taxes3,382
 3,514
Long-term operating lease obligations1,769
 
Other long-term liabilities87
 88
Total liabilities48,712
 46,703
Shareholders’ equity:   
Common stock:   
Class A, $.10 par value. Authorized 50,000,000 shares: 34,630,682 and 30,042,050 shares issued and outstanding respectively at October 31, 2019 and 33,979,739 and 29,391,107 shares issued and outstanding respectively at April 30, 20193,463
 3,398
Class B, $.10 par value. Authorized 10,000,000 shares: 1,821,587 shares issued and outstanding at October 31, 2019 and April 30, 2019; convertible into Class A Common Shares on a one-for-one basis182
 182
Additional paid-in capital145,554
 138,315
Retained (deficit)(5,774) (1,729)
Class A treasury stock, 4,588,632 shares at October 31, 2019 and April 30, 2019, at cost(25,559) (25,559)
Total shareholders’ equity117,866
 114,607
Commitments and contingencies
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$166,578
 $161,310
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements—unaudited.


American Software, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

   Three Months Ended
October 31,
   Six Months Ended
October 31,
 
   2018  2017   2018  2017 

Revenues:

      

License

  $2,012  $2,449   $3,714  $6,464 

Subscription Fees

   3,341   2,041    6,509   3,660 

Professional Services and other

   11,056   11,008    22,064   21,431 

Maintenance

   11,624   10,839    23,145   21,667 
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total revenues

   28,033   26,337    55,432   53,222 
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cost of revenues:

      

License

   1,760   1,651    3,474   2,966 

Subscription Fees

   1,289   903    2,356   1,749 

Professional Services and other

   8,103   7,488    16,771   14,761 

Maintenance

   2,214   2,288    4,412   4,516 
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total cost of revenues

   13,366   12,331    27,013   23,992 
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Gross margin

   14,667   14,006    28,419   29,230 
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Research and development

   3,332   2,643    7,007   5,151 

Sales and marketing

   5,304   4,437    10,484   9,670 

General and administrative

   4,408   3,616    8,601   7,155 

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

   97   68    194   391 
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   13,141   10,764    26,286   22,367 
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Operating income

   1,526   3,242    2,133   6,863 

Other (expense)/income:

      

Interest income

   524   354    1,027   717 

Other, net

   (714  322    (464  558 
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

   1,336   3,918    2,696   8,138 

Income tax expense

   93   1,438    68   2,933 
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net earnings

  $1,243  $2,480   $2,628  $5,205 
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Earnings per common share(a):

      

Basic

  $0.04  $0.08   $0.09  $0.17 
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Diluted

  $0.04  $0.08   $0.08  $0.17 
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash dividends declared per common share

  $0.11  $0.11   $0.22  $0.22 
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Shares used in the calculation of earnings per common share:

      

Basic

   30,926   29,906    30,825   29,788 
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Diluted

   31,477   30,229    31,412   30,110 
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Three Months Ended October 31, Six Months Ended October 31,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Revenues:       
License$1,046
 $2,012
 $2,824
 $3,714
Subscription fees5,492
 3,341
 9,950
 6,509
Professional services and other10,826
 11,056
 20,963
 22,064
Maintenance10,846
 11,624
 21,856
 23,145
Total revenues28,210
 28,033
 55,593
 55,432
Cost of revenues:       
License1,007
 1,760
 2,387
 3,474
Subscription fees2,610
 1,289
 4,735
 2,356
Professional services and other7,543
 8,103
 14,948
 16,771
Maintenance1,864
 2,214
 3,715
 4,412
Total cost of revenues13,024
 13,366
 25,785
 27,013
Gross margin15,186
 14,667
 29,808
 28,419
Research and development4,209
 3,332
 7,537
 7,007
Sales and marketing5,148
 5,304
 10,727
 10,484
General and administrative4,908
 4,408
 9,729
 8,601
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles78
 97
 175
 194
Total operating expenses14,343
 13,141
 28,168
 26,286
Operating income843
 1,526
 1,640
 2,133
Other income:       
Interest income400
 524
 875
 1,027
Other, net312
 (714) 362
 (464)
Earnings before income taxes1,555
 1,336
 2,877
 2,696
Income tax (benefit)/expense(204) 93
 (34) 68
Net earnings$1,759
 $1,243
 $2,911
 $2,628
Earnings per common share (a):
       
Basic$0.06
 $0.04
 $0.09
 $0.09
Diluted$0.05
 $0.04
 $0.09
 $0.08
Cash dividends declared per common share$0.11
 $0.11
 $0.22
 $0.22
Shares used in the calculation of earnings per common share:       
Basic31,609
 30,926
 31,440
 30,825
Diluted32,310
 31,477
 32,066
 31,412
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(a)

Basic per share amounts are the same for Class A and Class B shares. Diluted per share amounts for Class A shares are shown above. Diluted earnings per share for Class B shares under thetwo-class method are $0.04$0.06 and $0.08$0.04 for the three months ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017,$0.10 and $0.09 and $0.17 for the six months ended October 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 FlowsShareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

   Six Months Ended
October 31,
 
   2018  2017 

Cash flows from operating activities:

   

Net earnings

  $2,628  $5,205 

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

   

Depreciation and amortization

   3,711   2,705 

Stock-based compensation expense

   841   793 

Net loss (gain) on investments

   312   (381

Deferred income taxes

   (265  761 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

   

Purchases of trading securities

   (6,456  (14,057

Proceeds from maturities and sales of trading securities

   9,417   8,452 

Accounts receivable, net

   2,162   3,243 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   242   (1,758

Accounts payable and other liabilities

   (4,333  (2,734

Deferred revenue

   (3,457  (1,709
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

   4,802   520 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

   

Capitalized computer software development costs

   (2,088  (2,617

Purchases of property and equipment, net of disposals

   (894  (212
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

   (2,982  (2,829
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

   

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

   3,086   4,079 

Dividends paid

   (6,767  (6,529
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

   (3,681  (2,450
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

   (1,861  (4,759

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

   52,794   66,001 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $50,933  $61,242 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

thousands, except share data)


 Common stock 
Additional
paid-in
capital
 
Retained
earnings/deficit
 
Treasury
stock
 
Total
shareholders’
equity
 Class A Class B 
For the Three Month Ended October 31, 2018Shares Amount Shares Amount 
                
Balance at July 31, 201833,673,376
 $3,367
 1,821,587
 $182
 $134,292
 $3,105
 $(25,559) $115,387
Proceeds from stock options exercised*47,700
 5
 
 
 415
 
 
 420
Stock-based compensation
 
 
 
 443
 
 
 443
Net earnings
 
 
 
 
 1,243
 
 1,243
Dividends declared
 
 
 
 
 (3,405) 
 (3,405)
Balance at October 31, 201833,721,076
 $3,372
 1,821,587
 $182
 $135,150
 $943
 $(25,559) $114,088
For the Three Month Ended October 31, 2019               
Balance at July 31, 201934,131,239
 3,413
 1,821,587
 182
 140,195
 (4,028) (25,559) 114,203
Proceeds from stock options exercised499,443
 50
 
 
 4,856
 
 
 4,906
Stock-based compensation
 
 
 
 503
 
 
 503
Net earnings
 
 
 
 
 1,759
 
 1,759
Dividends declared
 
 
 
 
 (3,505) 
 (3,505)
Balance at October 31, 201934,630,682
 $3,463
 1,821,587
 $182
 $145,554
 $(5,774) $(25,559) $117,866
*Amounts adjusted for rounding

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements—unaudited.





























American Software, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share data)

 Common stock 
Additional
paid-in
capital
 
Retained
earnings/deficit
 
Treasury
stock
 
Total
shareholders’
equity
 Class A Class B 
For the Six Month Ended October 31, 2018SharesAmount 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*343,509
35
 
 
 3,051
 
 
 3,086
Conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares*235,803
23
 (235,803) (23) 
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation

 
 
 841
 
 
 841
Net earnings

 
 
 
 2,628
 
 2,628
Dividends declared*

 
 
 
 (6,804) 
 (6,804)
Balance at October 31, 201833,721,076
$3,372
 1,821,587
 $182
 $135,150
 $943
 $(25,559) $114,088
For the Six Month Ended October 31, 2019              
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 exercised650,943
65
 
 
 6,293
 
 
 6,358
Stock-based compensation

 
 
 946
 
 
 946
Net earnings

 
 
 
 2,911
 
 2,911
Dividends declared*

 
 
 
 (6,956) 
 (6,956)
Balance at October 31, 201934,630,682
$3,463
 1,821,587
 $182
 $145,554
 $(5,774) $(25,559) $117,866
*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)
 Six Months Ended October 31,
 2019 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:   
Net earnings$2,911
 $2,628
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:   
Depreciation and amortization4,428
 3,711
Stock-based compensation expense946
 841
Net (gain)/loss on investments(356) 312
Deferred income taxes(131) (265)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:   
Purchases of trading securities(21,412) (6,456)
Proceeds from maturities and sales of trading securities16,975
 9,417
Accounts receivable, net2,180
 2,162
Prepaid expenses and other assets(1,160) 242
Accounts payable and other liabilities389
 (4,333)
Deferred revenue(720) (3,457)
Net cash provided by operating activities4,050
 4,802
Cash flows from investing activities:   
Capitalized computer software development costs(1,890) (2,088)
Purchases of property and equipment, net of disposals(238) (894)
Net cash used in investing activities(2,128) (2,982)
Cash flows from financing activities:   
Proceeds from exercise of stock options6,358
 3,086
Dividends paid(6,884) (6,767)
Net cash used in financing activities(526) (3,681)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents1,396
 (1,861)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period61,288
 52,794
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$62,684
 $50,933
    
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:   
Cash paid during the period for:   
Income taxes, net of refunds$260
 $370
Supplemental disclosures of noncash operating, investing and financing activities:   
Accrual of dividends payable$3,505
 $3,405
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements—unaudited.


AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—Unaudited

October 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 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 October 31, 2018,2019, results of operations for the three and six months ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity for the three and 2017six months ended October 31, 2019 and 2018 and cash flows for the six months ended October 31, 20182019 and 2017.2018. The Company’s results for the three and six months ended October 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, 2018.2019. The terms “fiscal 2019”2020” and “fiscal 2018”2019” refer to our fiscal years ending April 30, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, 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 for the three and six months and cash flows for the six months ended October 31, 2017 have not been revised for the effects of Topic 606 and are therefore not comparable to the October 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 (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 at which 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 was 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 of 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 October 31, 2018:

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

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

  $50,933  $—    $50,933 

Investments

   29,816   —     29,816 

Trade accounts receivable, net

    —    

Billed

   17,427   —     17,427 

Unbilled

   3,104   (389  2,715 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   6,568   (251  6,317 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current assets

   107,848   (640  107,208 

Investments—Noncurrent

   1,925   —     1,925 

Property and equipment, net

   3,609   —     3,609 

Capitalized software, net

   9,618   —     9,618 

Goodwill

   25,888   —     25,888 

Other intangibles, net

   3,926   —     3,926 

Other assets

   3,776   (1,191  2,585 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total assets

  $156,590  $ (1,831 $154,759 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

  $1,475  $—    $1,475 

Accrued compensation and related costs

   2,829   —     2,829 

Dividends payable

   3,405   —     3,405 

Other current liabilities

   1,362   (80  1,282 

Deferred revenue

   29,395   619   30,014 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

   38,466   539   39,005 

Deferred income taxes

   2,929   (584  2,345 

Long-term deferred revenue

   —     —     —   

Other long-term liabilities

   1,107   —     1,107 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   42,502   (45  42,457 

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Common stock:

    

Class A

   3,372   —     3,372 

Class B

   182   —     182 

Additionalpaid-in capital

   135,150   —     135,150 

Retained earnings

   943   (1,786  (843

Class A treasury stock

   (25,559  —     (25,559
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

   114,088   (1,786  112,302 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

    

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  $ 156,590  $ (1,831 $ 154,759 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

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

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

Revenues:

      

License

  $2,012   $391   $2,403 

Subscription Fees

   3,341    2    3,343 

Professional Services and other

   11,056    46    11,102 

Maintenance

   11,624    —      11,624 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

   28,033    439    28,472 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost of revenues:

      

License

   1,760    —      1,760 

Subscription Fees

   1,289    —      1,289 

Professional Services and other

   8,103    —      8,103 

Maintenance

   2,214    —      2,214 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenues

   13,366    —      13,366 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin

   14,667    439    15,106 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Research and development

   3,332      3,332 

Sales and marketing

   5,304    63    5,368 

General and administrative

   4,408    —      4,408 

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

   97    —      97 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   13,141    63    13,204 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

   1,526    376    1,902 

Other income:

      

Interest income

   524    —      524 

Other, net

   (714   —      (714
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

   1,336    376    1,712 

Income tax expense

   93    71    164 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

  $1,243   $305   $1,548 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

      

Basic

  $0.04   $ 0.01   $0.05 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

  $0.04   $0.01   $0.05 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

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

Revenues:

      

License

  $3,714   $(55  $3,659 

Subscription Fees

   6,509    4    6,513 

Professional Services and other

   22,064    106    22,170 

Maintenance

   23,145    —      23,145 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

   55,432    55    55,487 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost of revenues:

      

License

   3,474    —      3,474 

Subscription Fees

   2,356    —      2,356 

Professional Services and other

   16,771    —      16,771 

Maintenance

   4,412    —      4,412 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenues

   27,013    —      27,013 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin

   28,419    55    28,474 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Research and development

   7,007      7,007 

Sales and marketing

   10,484    93    10,577 

General and administrative

   8,601    —      8,601 

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

   194    —      194 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   26,286    93    26,379 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

   2,133    (38   2,095 

Other income:

      

Interest income

   1,027    —      1,027 

Other, net

   (464   —      (464
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

   2,696    (38   2,658 

Income tax expense (benefit)

   68    (5   63 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

  $2,628   $(33  $2,595 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

      

Basic

  $0.09   $—     $0.09 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

  $0.08   $—     $0.08 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company’s net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended October 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 six months ended October 31, 2018:

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

Net earnings (loss)

  $2,628   $(33  $2,595 

Deferred income taxes

  $(265  $(5  $(270

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

      

Accounts receivable, net

  $2,162   $(51  $2,111 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

  $242   $(9)   $233 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

  $(4,333  $—     $(4,333

Deferred revenue

  $(3,457  $98   $(3,359

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $(3,023  $—     $(3,023

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 under previous guidance, 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 previous guidance, 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 deficit, 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 – Identification 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 – Determination 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.

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 an environment hosted by the Company or by a third party. 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 $388,000 $0.5 million


and $719,000$0.9 million for the three and six months ended October 31, 2019, respectively and approximately $0.4 million and $0.7 million for the three and six months ended October 31, 2018, respectively, and approximately $421,000 and $947,000 for the three and six months ended October 31, 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; 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 acase-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 the 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.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 on a monthly, quarterly, or annual 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 FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)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 October 31, 2019, we recognized $14 million of revenue that was included in the deferred revenue balance as of July 31, 2019. During the six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, we recognized $13$23 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.

   October 31,
2018
   May 1,
2018
 

Contract Balances:

    

Contract assets, current

  $3,104   $3,815 

Contract assets, long-term

   1,394    332 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total contract assets

  $4,498   $4,147 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred revenue, current

  $29,395   $32,705 

Deferred revenue, long-term

   —      147 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred revenue

  $29,395   $32,852 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
2019.    


 October 31,
2019
 April 30,
2019
(in thousands)
Contract Balances:   
Contract assets, current$2,682
 $1,475
Total contract assets$2,682
 $1,475
    
Deferred revenue, current$32,563
 $33,283
Total deferred revenue$32,563
 $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 October 31, 2018,2019, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations was approximately $54$76 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
October 31,
   Six Months Ended
October 31,
 
   2018   2017   2018   2017 

Revenues:

        

Domestic

  $22,502   $20,996   $44,454   $42,542 

International

   5,531    5,341    10,978    10,680 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $28,033   $26,337   $55,432   $53,222 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Practical Expedients and Exemptions. There are several practical expedients and exemptions allowed under Topic 606 that impact 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
October 31,
 Six Months Ended
October 31,
2019 2018 2019 2018
(in thousands) (in thousands)
Revenues:       
Domestic$22,763
 $22,502
 $44,174
 $44,454
International5,447
 5,531
 11,419
 10,978
 $28,210
 $28,033
 $55,593
 $55,432

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 ornon-current based on the timing of when the Company expects to recognize the expense. The current andnon-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 October 31, 20182019 and April 30, 20182019 were $2.3$2.9 million and $2.5$2.3 million, respectively. Amortization of sales commissions was $0.4 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended October 31, 2018 and $0.6 million for the six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, respectively, which is included in sales and marketing expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statementsCondensed 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):
 October 31,
2019
Assets 
Right of use assets$2,401
  
Liabilities 
Current lease liabilities775
Long-term lease liabilities1,769
Total liabilities$2,544
  

Lease cost information related to operating leases is as follows (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended
October 31, 2019
Lease cost 
Operating lease cost$194
Short-term lease cost142
Variable lease cost54
Total lease cost$390
 Six Months Ended
October 31, 2019
Lease cost 
Operating lease cost388
Short-term lease cost294
Variable lease cost110
Total lease cost$792
Lease costs are primarily included in "Selling and marketing" and "General and administrative" expenses in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The impact of the Company's leases on Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows is presented in the operating activities section, which mainly consisted of cash paid for operating lease liabilities of approximately $0.5 million and the amortization of the right of use assets and operating lease obligations of $10,000 during the six months ended October 31, 2019. The Company did not modify any existing leases or execute any new leases during the three and six months ended October 31, 2019.
Weighted average information associated with the measurement of the Company’s remaining operating lease obligations is as follows:

October 31,
2019
Weighted average remaining lease term3.7 years
Weighted average discount rate3.5%
The following table summarizes the maturity of the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of October 31, 2019 (in thousands):
FY2020$397
FY2021775
FY2022701
FY2023470
FY2024346
Thereafter20
Total operating lease payments$2,709
Less imputed interest(165)
Total operating lease liabilities$2,544
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases (due to existence of renewal or escalation clauses) with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year as of April 30, 2019 are as follows (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, net" in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and totaled approximately $54,000 and $111,000 for the three and six months ended October 31, 2019. Lease payments to be received as of October 31, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):
FY2020$93
FY2021105
FY202255
FY2023
FY2024
Total$253
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 August 22, 2018,21, 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 December 5, 20186, 2019 to Class A and Class B shareholders of record at the close of business on November 19, 2018.

D.22, 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 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 Shares intoshares to Class A Common Shares.

shares. 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.

The calculation of diluted

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 arewere 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
October 31, 2018
   Six Months Ended
October 31, 2018
 
   Class A
Common
Shares
   Class B
Common
Shares
   Class A
Common
Shares
   Class B
Common
Shares
 

Distributed earnings

  $0.11   $0.11   $0.22   $0.22 

Undistributed losses

   (0.07   (0.07   (0.13   (0.13
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $0.04   $0.04   $0.09   $0.09 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributed earnings

  $3,200   $205   $6,396   $409 

Undistributed losses

   (2,033   (129   (3,927   (250
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $1,167   $76   $2,469   $159 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

   29,104    1,822    28,959    1,866 

   Three Months Ended
October 31, 2017
   Six Months Ended
October 31, 2017
 
   Class A
Common
Shares
   Class B
Common
Shares
   Class A
Common
Shares
   Class B
Common
Shares
 

Distributed earnings

  $0.11   $0.11   $0.22   $0.22 

Undistributed losses

   (0.03   (0.03   (0.05   (0.05
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $0.08   $0.08   $0.17   $0.17 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributed earnings

  $3,064   $249   $6,078   $505 

Undistributed losses

   (768   (65   (1,269   (109
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $2,296   $184   $4,809   $396 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

   27,589    2,317    27,448    2,340 


 Three Months Ended
October 31, 2019
 
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2019
Class A
Common
Shares
 
Class B
Common
Shares
 
Class A
Common
Shares
 
Class B
Common
Shares
Distributed earnings$0.11
 $0.11
 $0.22
 $0.22
Undistributed losses(0.05) (0.05) (0.13) (0.13)
Total$0.06
 $0.06
 $0.09
 $0.09
Distributed earnings$3,303
 $202
 $6,552
 $403
Undistributed losses(1,645) (101) (3,810) (234)
Total$1,658
 $101
 $2,742
 $169
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding29,787
 1,822
 29,618
 1,822
 Three Months Ended
October 31, 2018
 Six Months Ended
October 31, 2018
Class A
Common
Shares
 
Class B
Common
Shares
 
Class A
Common
Shares
 
Class B
Common
Shares
Distributed earnings$0.11
 $0.11
 $0.22
 $0.22
Undistributed losses(0.07) (0.07) (0.13) (0.13)
Total$0.04
 $0.04
 $0.09
 $0.09
Distributed earnings$3,200
 $205
 $6,396
 $409
Undistributed losses(2,033) (129) (3,927) (250)
Total$1,167
 $76
 $2,469
 $159
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding29,104
 1,822
 28,959
 1,866
        

Diluted EPS for Class A Common Shares Using the If-Converted Method
If-ConvertedThree Months Ended October 31, 2019 Method

 
Undistributed
& Distributed
Earnings to
Class A
Common
Shares
 
Class A
Common
Shares
 EPS*
Per Basic$1,658
 29,787
 $0.06
Common Stock Equivalents
 701
 
 1,658
 30,488
 0.05
Class B Common Share Conversion101
 1,822
 
Diluted EPS for Class A Common Shares$1,759
 32,310
 $0.05
Six Months Ended October 31, 2019
 Undistributed
& Distributed
Earnings to
Class A
Common
Shares
 Class A
Common
Shares
 EPS*
Per Basic$2,742
 29,618
 $0.09
Common Stock Equivalents
 626
 
 2,742
 30,244
 0.09
Class B Common Share Conversion169
 1,822
 
Diluted EPS for Class A Common Shares$2,911
 32,066
 $0.09

Three Months Ended October 31, 2018

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

Per Basic

  $1,167    29,104   $0.04 

Common Stock Equivalents

   —      552    —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   1,167    29,656    0.04 

Class B Common Share Conversion

   76    1,822    —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted EPS for Class A Common Shares

  $1,243    31,478   $0.04 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 
Undistributed
& Distributed
Earnings to
Class A
Common
Shares
 
Class A
Common
Shares
 EPS*
Per Basic$1,167
 29,104
 $0.04
Common Stock Equivalents
 552
 
 1,167
 29,656
 0.04
Class B Common Share Conversion76
 1,822
 
Diluted EPS for Class A Common Shares*$1,243
 31,478
 $0.04
Six Months Ended October 31, 2018

 
Undistributed
& Distributed
Earnings to
Class A
Common
Shares
 
Class A
Common
Shares
 EPS*
Per Basic$2,469
 28,959
 $0.09
Common Stock Equivalents
 587
 
 2,469
 29,546
 0.08
Class B Common Share Conversion159
 1,866
 
Diluted EPS for Class A Common Shares$2,628
 31,412
 $0.08

Three Months Ended October 31, 2017

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

Per Basic

  $2,296    27,589   $0.08 

Common Stock Equivalents

   —      323    —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   2,296    27,912    0.08 

Class B Conversion

   184    2,317    —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted EPS for Class A Common Shares

  $2,480    30,229   $0.08 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Six Months Ended October 31, 2017

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

Per Basic

  $4,809    27,448   $0.17 

Common Stock Equivalents

   —      322    —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   4,809    27,770    0.17 

Class B Conversion

   396    2,340    —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted EPS for Class A Common Shares

  $5,205    30,110   $0.17 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


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

 
Undistributed
& Distributed
Earnings to
Class B
Common
Shares
 
Class B
Common
Shares
 EPS*
Per Basic$101
 1,822
 $0.06
Reallocation of undistributed earnings from Class A Common Shares to Class B Common Shares3
 
 
Diluted EPS for Class B Common Shares$104
 1,822
 $0.06
Six Months Ended October 31, 2019
 
Undistributed
& Distributed
Earnings to
Class B
Common
Shares
 
Class B
Common
Shares
 EPS*
Per Basic$169
 1,822
 $0.09
Reallocation of undistributed earnings from Class A Common Shares to Class B Common Shares6
 
 
Diluted EPS for Class B Common Shares$175
 1,822
 $0.10

Three Months Ended October 31, 2018

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

Per Basic

  $76    1,822   $0.04 

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

   2   —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted EPS for Class B Common Shares

  $78    1,822   $0.04 

 
Undistributed
& Distributed
Earnings to
Class B
Common Shares
 
Class B
Common
Shares
 EPS*
Per Basic$76
 1,822
 $0.04
Reallocation of undistributed earnings from Class A Common Shares to Class B Common Shares2
 
 
Diluted EPS for Class B Common Shares$78
 1,822
 $0.04







Six Months Ended October 31, 2018

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

Per Basic

  $159    1,866   $0.09 

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

   —      —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted EPS for Class B Common Shares

  $159    1,866   $0.09 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Three Months Ended


 
Undistributed
& Distributed
Earnings to
Class B
Common Shares
 
Class B
Common
Shares
 EPS*
Per Basic$159
 1,866
 $0.09
Reallocation of undistributed earnings from Class A Common Shares to Class B Common Shares
 
 
Diluted EPS for Class B Common Shares$159
 1,866
 $0.09
*Amounts adjusted for rounding
For the three and six months ended October 31, 2017

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

Per Basic

  $184    2,317   $0.08 

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

   —      —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted EPS for Class B Common Shares

  $184    2,317   $0.08 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Six Months Ended October 31, 2017

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

Per Basic

  $396    2,340   $0.17 

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

   1    —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted EPS for Class B Common Shares

  $397    2,340   $0.17 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*

Amounts adjusted2019, we excluded options to purchase 12,174 and 330,620 Class A Common Shares, respectively, and for rounding

For the three and six months ended October 31, 2018, we excluded options to purchase 12,000 and 6,065 Class A Common Shares, respectively, and for the three and six months ended October 31, 2017, we excluded options to purchase 1,184,124 and 1,105,521 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 October 31, 2019, we had a total of 4,333,117 options outstanding and as of October 31, 2018, we had a total of 4,119,923 options outstanding and as of October 31, 2017, we had a total of 3,440,512 options outstanding.

E.

F. Stock-Based Compensation

During the six months ended October 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, we granted options for 1,189,0001,063,000 and 884,0001,189,000 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 $443,000approximately$0.5 million and $477,000$0.4 million and income tax excess benefits of approximately $12,000$411,742 and shortfall of $47,000$12,000 from option exercises during the three months ended October 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively. We recorded stock option compensation cost of approximately $841,000$0.9 million and $793,000,$0.8 million and income tax excess benefits of approximately $286,000$0.5 million and $80,000$0.3 million from option exercises during the six months ended October 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 six months ended October 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, we issued 343,000650,943 and 482,000343,713 shares of Class A common stock, respectively, resulting from the exercise of stock options. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the six months ended October 31, 20182019 and 20172018 based on market value at the exercise dates was approximately $1.9$3.2 million and $1.3$1.9 million, respectively. As of October 31, 2018,2019, unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock option awards approximated $5.4$7.0 million, which we expect to recognize over a weighted average period of 2.042.03 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.

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 October 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):

   October 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

  $43,193   $—    $—    $43,193 

Marketable securities

   9,676    22,065    —      31,741 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $52,869   $22,065   $—    $74,934 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   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.

 October 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$57,698
 $
 $
 $57,698
Marketable securities12,478
 19,509
 
 31,987
Total$70,176
 $19,509
 $
 $89,685
 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 authorized 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 October 31, 2018, we have repurchased 1,053,679 shares of Class A common stock at a cost of approximately $6.2 million.$6.2 million, which had no impact on fiscal 2020. As of October 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 statementsCondensed Consolidated Statements of comprehensive incomeComprehensive 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 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.

The

Our primary operating units under our SCM segment primarily 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 and which is recognized for its high-touch approach to customer service, rapid implementations and industry-leading return on investment (ROI). The SCM segment also includes (i) Demand Management, Inc (“DMI”)Inc., which delivers affordable,easy-to-use 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”), which is a leading provider of cloud-based supply chainDemand Management, Inc. (“DMI”), and product lifecycle management solutions for brands, retailers and consumer products companies, and (iii) 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 staffing and 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 of 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 intersegment 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 and six months ended October 31, 20182019 and 20172018 (in thousands):

   Three Months Ended
October 31,
   Six Months Ended
October 31,
 
   2018   2017   2018  2017 

Revenues:

       

Supply Chain Management

  $22,114   $21,178   $43,572  $43,064 

IT Consulting

   5,222    4,596    10,579   8,965 

Other

   697    563    1,281   1,193 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 
  $28,033   $26,337   $55,432  $53,222 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Operating income (loss) before intersegment eliminations:

       

Supply Chain Management

  $3,973   $4,669   $7,040  $9,582 

IT Consulting

   396    357    755   591 

Other

   (2,843   (1,784   (5,662  (3,310
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 
  $1,526   $3,242   $2,133  $6,863 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Intersegment eliminations*:

       

Supply Chain Management

   —      —      —     —   

IT Consulting

   —      —      —     —   

Other

   —      —      —     —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 
   —      —      —     —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Operating income (loss) after intersegment eliminations:

       

Supply Chain Management

  $3,973   $4,669   $7,040  $9,582 

IT Consulting

   396    357    755   591 

Other

   (2,843   (1,784   (5,662  (3,310
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 
  $1,526   $3,242   $2,133  $6,863 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Capital expenditures:

       

Supply Chain Management

  $52   $57   $124  $81 

IT Consulting

   —      4    1   6

Other

   128    17    769   125 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 
  $180   $78   $894  $212 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Capitalized software:

       

Supply Chain Management

  $1,204   $1,330   $2,088  $2,617 

IT Consulting

   —      —      —     —   

Other

   —      —      —     —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 
  $1,204   $1,330   $2,088  $2,617 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization:

       

Supply Chain Management

  $1,828   $1,273   $3,554  $2,605 

IT Consulting

   2    2    4   4 

Other

   83    46    153   96 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 
  $1,913   $1,321   $3,711  $2,705 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) before income taxes:

       

Supply Chain Management

  $4,008   $4,718   $7,058  $9,792 

IT Consulting

   396    357    755   591 

Other

   (3,068   (1,157   (5,117  (2,245
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 
  $1,336   $3,918   $2,696  $8,138 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

*

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

J.

 Three Months Ended October 31, Six Months Ended October 31,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Revenues:       
Supply Chain Management$23,487
 $22,114
 $45,834
 $43,572
IT Consulting4,158
 5,222
 8,536
 10,579
Other565
 697
 1,223
 1,281
 $28,210
 $28,033
 $55,593
 $55,432
Operating income (loss):       
Supply Chain Management$4,360
 $3,973
 $8,211
 $7,040
IT Consulting(12) 396
 166
 755
Other(3,505) (2,843) (6,737) (5,662)
 $843
 $1,526
 $1,640
 $2,133
Capital expenditures:       
Supply Chain Management$44
 $52
 $75
 $124
IT Consulting
 
 
 1
Other84
 128
 163
 769
 $128
 $180
 $238
 $894
Capitalized software:       
Supply Chain Management$605
 $1,204
 $1,890
 $2,088
IT Consulting
 
 
 
Other
 
 
 
 $605
 $1,204
 $1,890
 $2,088
Depreciation and amortization:       
Supply Chain Management$2,089
 $1,828
 $4,241
 $3,554
IT Consulting1
 2
 3
 4
Other93
 83
 184
 153
 $2,183
 $1,913
 $4,428
 $3,711
Earnings (loss) before income taxes:       
Supply Chain Management$4,480
 $4,008
 $8,516
 $7,058
IT Consulting(12) 396
 166
 755
Other(2,913) (3,068) (5,805) (5,117)
 $1,555
 $1,336
 $2,877
 $2,696

K. Major Customers

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

K.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. Historically, we have 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 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.

L.

M. Subsequent Event

On November 15, 2018,12, 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 February 22, 201921, 2020 to Class A and Class B shareholders of record at the close of business on February 8, 2019.

7, 2020.



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 Quarterly Report are based upon information available to us as of the filing date of this 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.

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 October 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 projectedforecast at 3.73.0 percent for 2018– 19—2019, its lowest level since 2008–09 and a 0.3 percentage point downgrade from the April 2019 World Economic Outlook. Growth is projected to pick up to 3.4 percent in 2020 (a 0.2 percentage point lowerdownward revision compared with April), reflecting primarily a projected improvement in economic performance in a number of emerging markets in Latin America, the Middle East, and emerging and developing Europe that are under macroeconomic strain. Yet, with uncertainty about prospects for both years than forecastseveral of these countries, a projected slowdown in April. InChina and the United States, momentum is still strong as fiscal stimulus continuesand prominent downside risks, a much more subdued pace of global activity could well materialize. To forestall such an outcome, policies should decisively aim at defusing trade tensions, reinvigorating multilateral cooperation, and providing timely support to increase, but the forecast for 2019 has been revised down dueeconomic activity where needed. To strengthen resilience, policymakers should address financial vulnerabilities that pose risks to recently announced trade measures, including the tariffs imposed on $200 billion of US imports from China. Growth projections have been marked down for the euro area and the United Kingdom, following surprises that suppressed activity in early 2018. Among emerging market and developing economies, the growth prospects of many energy exporters have been lifted by higher oil prices, but growth was revised down for Argentina, Brazil, Iran, and Turkey, among others, reflecting country-specific factors, tighter financial conditions, geopolitical tensions, and higher oil import bills. China and a number of Asian economies are also projected to experience somewhat weaker growth in 2019 in the aftermath of the recently announced trade measures.”

medium term. Making growth more inclusive, which is essential for securing better economic prospects for all, should remain an overarching goal."

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 primarily 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 and which is recognized for its high-touch approach to customer service, rapid implementations and industry-leading return on investment (ROI). The SCM segment also includes (i) DMI, which delivers affordable,easy-to-useSoftware-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 services 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, monthly, quarterly and 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 represents payments or billings for subscriptions software licenses,and services and maintenance 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 Software topic of the FASB 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 condensed 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 mainly include the salary and commissions paid to our sales professionals, along with marketing, promotional, travel and associated costs. Our general and administrative expenses mainly 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 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 for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2018.2019. Additional information and other factors that could affect future financial results may be included, from time to time, in our filings with the 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 in 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 October 31, 20182019 and 2017:

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

Revenues:

    

License

   7  9  (18)% 

Subscription Fees

   12  8  64

Professional Services and other

   39  42  —  

Maintenance

   42  41  7
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Total revenues

   100  100  6
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Cost of revenues:

    

License

   6  6  7

Subscription Fees

   5  3  43

Professional Services and other

   29  29  8

Maintenance

   8  9  (3)% 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Total cost of revenues

   48  47  8
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Gross margin

   52  53  5
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Research and development

   12  10  26

Sales and marketing

   19  17  20

General and administrative

   16  14  22

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

   —    —    43
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Total operating expenses

   47  41  22
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Operating income

   5  12  (53)% 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Other income:

    

Interest income

   2  1  48

Other, net

   (3)%   1  (322)% 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Earnings before income taxes

   4  14  (66)% 

Income tax expense

   —    5  (94)% 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Net earnings

   4  9  (50)% 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  
2018:

 Three Months Ended October 31,
 
Percentage of Total
Revenues
 
Pct. Change in
Dollars
 2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018
Revenues:     
License4 % 7 % (48)%
Subscription fees19 % 12 % 64 %
Professional services and other38 % 39 % (2)%
Maintenance39 % 42 % (7)%
Total revenues100 % 100 %  %
Cost of revenues:     
License4 % 6 % (43)%
Subscription fees9 % 5 % 102 %
Professional services and other26 % 29 % (7)%
Maintenance7 % 8 % (16)%
Total cost of revenues46 % 48 % (3)%
Gross margin54 % 52 % 4 %
Research and development15 % 12 % 26 %
Sales and marketing18 % 19 % (3)%
General and administrative17 % 16 % 11 %
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles %  % nm
Total operating expenses50 % 47 % 9 %
Operating income4 % 5 % (45)%
Other income:     
Interest income1 % 2 % (24)%
Other, net1 % (3)% (144)%
Earnings before income taxes6 % 4 % 16 %
Income tax (benefit)/expense(1)%  % nm
Net earnings7 % 4 % 42 %
nm - not meaningful
Six-Month Comparisons. 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 six months ended October 31, 20182019 and 2017:

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

Revenues:

    

License

   7  12  (43)% 

Subscription Fees

   12  7  78

Professional Services and other

   40  40  3

Maintenance

   41  41  7
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Total revenues

   100  100  4
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Cost of revenues:

    

License

   6  6  17

Subscription Fees

   4  3  35

Professional Services and other

   31  28  14

Maintenance

   8  8  (2)% 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Total cost of revenues

   49  45  13
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Gross margin

   51  55  (3)% 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Research and development

   13  10  36

Sales and marketing

   19  18  8

General and administrative

   16  13  20

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

   —    1  (50)% 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Total operating expenses

   48  42  18
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Operating income

   3  13  (69)% 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Other income:

    

Interest income

   2  1  43

Other, net

   (1)%   1  (183)% 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Earnings before income taxes

   4  15  (67)% 

Income tax expense

   —    6  (98)% 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Net earnings

   4  9  (50)% 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

2018:



 Six Months Ended October 31, 2019
 
Percentage of Total
Revenues
 
Pct. Change in
Dollars
 2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018
Revenues:     
License5 % 7 % (24)%
Subscription fees18 % 12 % 53 %
Professional services and other38 % 40 % (5)%
Maintenance39 % 41 % (6)%
Total revenues100 % 100 %  %
Cost of revenues:     
License4 % 6 % (31)%
Subscription fees9 % 4 % 101 %
Professional services and other26 % 31 % (11)%
Maintenance7 % 8 % (16)%
Total cost of revenues46 % 49 % (5)%
Gross margin54 % 51 % 5 %
Research and development14 % 13 % 8 %
Sales and marketing19 % 19 % 2 %
General and administrative18 % 16 % 13 %
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles %  % nm
Total operating expenses51 % 48 % 7 %
Operating income3 % 3 % (23)%
Other income:     
Interest income1 % 2 % (15)%
Other, net1 % (1)% (178)%
Earnings before income taxes5 % 4 % 7 %
Income tax (benefit)/expense %  % nm
Net earnings5 % 4 % 11 %
      
nm - not meaningful
COMPARISON OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 20182019 AND 2017

2018


REVENUES

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

License

  $2,012   $2,449    (18)%   7  9

Subscription Fees

   3,341    2,041    64  12  8

Professional Services and other

   11,056    11,008    —    39  42

Maintenance

   11,624    10,839    7  42  41
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total revenues

  $ 28,033   $ 26,337    6  100  100

   Six Months Ended October 31, 
              % of Total Revenue 
   2018   2017   % Change  2018  2017 
   (in thousands)           

License

  $3,714   $6,464    (43)%   7  12

Subscription Fees

   6,509    3,660    78  12  7

Professional Services and other

   22,064    21,431    3  40  40

Maintenance

   23,145    21,667    7  41  41
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total revenues

  $55,432   $53,222    4  100  100

 Three Months Ended October 31,
       % of Total Revenue
 2019 2018 % Change 2019 2018
 (in thousands)      
License$1,046
 $2,012
 (48)% 4% 7%
Subscription fees5,492
 3,341
 64 % 19% 12%
Professional services and other10,826
 11,056
 (2)% 38% 39%
Maintenance10,846
 11,624
 (7)% 39% 42%
Total revenues$28,210
 $28,033
  % 100% 100%

 Six Months Ended October 31,
       % of Total Revenue
 2019 2018 % Change 2019 2018
 (in thousands)      
License$2,824
 $3,714
 (24)% 5% 7%
Subscription fees9,950
 6,509
 53 % 18% 12%
Professional services and other20,963
 22,064
 (5)% 38% 40%
Maintenance21,856
 23,145
 (6)% 39% 41%
Total revenues$55,593
 $55,432
  % 100% 100%
          
For the three months ended October 31, 2018, the 6% increase in revenues over the three months ended2019 compared to October 31, 2017 was2018 revenues remained relatively flat attributable primarily to a 64% increase in subscription fees that were partially offset by a 48% decrease in license revenues, a 7% decrease in maintenance revenues and to a lesser extent a 7% increase2% decrease in maintenanceprofessional fees and other revenues, when compared to the same period last year. This increase was partially offset by a 18% decrease in license revenues.

For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the 4% increase in revenues over the six months ended2019 compared to October 31, 2017 was2018 revenues remained flat attributable primarily to a 78%53% increase in subscription fees that were partially offset by a 24% decrease in license revenues, and to a lesser extent a 7% increase6% decrease in maintenance revenues and a 3% increase5% decrease in professional servicesfees and other revenues, when compared to the same period last year. This increase was partially offset by a 43% decrease in license revenues.

Due to intense competition in our industry, we sometimes discount license fees from our published list price. Numerous factors contribute to the amount of the discount 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 number of products or modules purchased with each sale.

International revenues represented approximately 20%19% and 21% of total revenues in the three and six months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.2019, respectively, compared to 20% for the same periods 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 October 31, 
   2018   2017   % Change 
   (in thousands)     

Supply Chain Management

  $1,932   $2,438    (21)% 

Other

   80    11    627
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total license revenues

  $2,012   $2,449    (18)% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

   Six Months Ended October 31, 
   2018   2017   % Change 
   (in thousands)     

Supply Chain Management

  $3,614   $6,442    (44)% 

Other

   100    22    355
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total license revenues

  $3,714   $6,464    (43)% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 Three Months Ended October 31,
 2019 2018 % Change
 (in thousands)  
Supply Chain Management$1,017
 $1,932
 (47)%
Other29
 80
 (64)%
Total license revenues$1,046
 $2,012
 (48)%
 Six Months Ended October 31,
 2019 2018 % Change
 (in thousands)  
Supply Chain Management$2,724
 $3,614
 (24)%
Other100
 100
  %
Total license revenues$2,824
 $3,714
 (24)%
For the three and six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, license fee revenues decreased 18%48% and 43%24%, respectively, when compared to the same period in the prior year. In the three and six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, license fee revenues from our SCM segment decreased 21%47% and 44%24%, respectively, when compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year due to an increase in salesour transition of new and existing business into the cloud subscription model compared to the historical on premise software model.  The majority of our products on Logility’s cloud services platform that requirecurrent license fee revenue to be deferred over the life of the contracted period, which is typically one to three years.generated from additional users and scope from our existing customers. For the three months ended October 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, our SCM segment constituted approximately 96%97% and 100%96% of total license fee revenues, respectively. For the six months ended October 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, our SCM segment constituted approximately 97%96% and 100%97% of total license fee revenues, respectively. Our Other segment license fee revenues increaseddecreased by 627%64% and 355%, remained flat,

respectively, for the three and six months ended October 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 93%92% and 91%94% of license fee revenues for the three and six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, compared to approximately 60%93% and 76%91% in the comparable periods last year. The increase in the percentage of sales by our direct sales channel for the six month period was due to our indirect channel selling proportionately more SaaS than license contracts compared to our direct channel. For the three and six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, our margins after commissions on direct sales were approximately 85%86% and 88%89%, compared to 91%85% and 86%88% in the comparable periods last year. The decreaseincrease in margins is due to the mix of sales commission rates based on each individual salesperson’s quotas and related achievement. For the three months ended October 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, our margins after commissions on indirect sales were approximately 60%54% and 43%60%, respectively. For the six months ended October 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, our margins after commissions on indirect sales were approximately 55%54% and 37%55%, respectively. The indirect channel margins for the current quarter increaseddecreased compared to the same periods 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 October 31, 
   2018   2017   % Change 
   (in thousands)     

Supply Chain Management

  $3,341   $2,041    64
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total Subscription Fees revenues

  $3,341   $2,041    64
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

   Six Months Ended October 31, 
   2018   2017   % Change 
   (in thousands)     

Supply Chain Management

  $6,509   $3,660    78
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total Subscription Fees revenues

  $6,509   $3,660    78
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 Three Months Ended October 31,
 2019 2018 % Change
 (in thousands)  
Supply Chain Management$5,492
 $3,341
 64%
Total subscription fees revenues$5,492
 $3,341
 64%
 Six Months Ended October 31,
 2019 2018 % Change
 (in thousands)  
Supply Chain Management$9,950
 $6,509
 53%
Total subscription fees revenues$9,950
 $6,509
 53%
For the three and six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, subscription fees revenues increased by 64% and 78%53%, respectively, primarily due to an increase in the increased subscription fees revenues from our SCM segment which increased salesnumber of contracts, contracts with a higher Annual Contract Value, as well as an increase in multi-year contracts. This is evidence of our products on oursuccessful transition to the cloud services platform that require revenue to be deferred over the life of the contracted period, which is typically one to three years.

subscription model.


For the six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, cloud services ACV increased approximately 46%55% to $14.5$22.4 million compared to $9.9$14.5 million in the same period of the prior year due to increased sales of our products on our Cloud Servicescloud services platform that require revenue to be deferred over the life of the contracted period, which is typically one to three years. 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 October 31, 
   2018   2017   % Change 
   (in thousands)     

Supply Chain Management

  $5,553   $6,228    (11)% 

IT Consulting

   5,222    4,596    14

Other

   281    184    53
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total Professional Services and other revenues

  $11,056   $11,008    —  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   
Other Revenues

   Six Months Ended October 31, 
   2018   2017   % Change 
   (in thousands)     

Supply Chain Management

  $10,999   $12,068    (9)% 

IT Consulting

   10,579    8,965    18

Other

   486    398    22
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total Professional Services and other revenues

  $22,064   $21,431    3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 Three Months Ended October 31,
 2019 2018 % Change
 (in thousands)  
Supply Chain Management$6,440
 $5,553
 16 %
IT Consulting4,158
 5,222
 (20)%
Other228
 281
 (19)%
Total professional services and other revenues$10,826
 $11,056
 (2)%

 Six Months Ended October 31,
 2019 2018 % Change
 (in thousands)  
Supply Chain Management$11,932
 $10,999
 8 %
IT Consulting8,536
 10,579
 (19)%
Other495
 486
 2 %
Total professional services and other revenues$20,963
 $22,064
 (5)%
For the three and six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, professional services and other revenues were flatdecreased by 2% and increased by 3%5%, respectively, due to the increaseddecreased professional services and other revenues from our Other and IT Consulting segments. This increasedecrease was partially offset by a decreasean increase in professional services and other revenues from our SCM segment. For the three and six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, our Other segment’s revenues decreased 19% and increased 53% and 22%2%, respectively when compared to the same periods last year. For the three and six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, our IT Consulting segment’s revenues increased 14%decreased 20% and 18%19% when compared to the same periods in the prior year due to an increasea decrease in project work from existing and new customers. For the three and six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, our SCM segment’s revenues decreased 11%increased 16% and 9%8%, respectively, primarily because certaindue to a ramp up of implementation project work ended during the quarter before new projects could start.quarter. 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 October 31, 
   2018   2017   % Change 
   (in thousands)     

Supply Chain Management

  $11,288   $10,471    8

Other

   336    368    (9)% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total maintenance revenues

  $11,624   $10,839    7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

   Six Months Ended October 31, 
   2018   2017   % Change 
   (in thousands)     

Supply Chain Management

  $22,450   $20,894    7

Other

   695    773    (10)% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total maintenance revenues

  $23,145   $21,667    7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 Three Months Ended October 31,
 2019 2018 % Change
 (in thousands)  
Supply Chain Management$10,537
 $11,288
 (7)%
Other309
 336
 (8)%
Total maintenance revenues$10,846
 $11,624
 (7)%
 Six Months Ended October 31,
 2019 2018 % Change
 (in thousands)  
Supply Chain Management$21,228
 $22,450
 (5)%
Other628
 695
 (10)%
Total maintenance revenues$21,856
 $23,145
 (6)%
For the three and six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, maintenance revenues increaseddecreased 7% and 6%, respectively when compared to the same periods in the prior year. Our SCM maintenance revenue increased 8%decreased 7% and 7%5% for the three and six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, when compared to the same periods last year due primarily to our recent Halo acquisition in the third quarter of fiscal 2018 and improved customer retention.year. The SCM segment accounted for 97% of total maintenance revenues for the three and six months ended October 31, 20182019 and accounted for 97% and 93% for the same periods 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 October 31,  Six months ended October 31, 
   2018      2017      2018      2017     

Gross margin on license fees

  $252    13 $798    33 $240    6 $3,498    54

Gross margin on subscription fees

   2,052    61  1,138    56  4,153    64  1,911    52

Gross margin on professional services and other

   2,953    27  3,520    32  5,293    24  6,670    31

Gross margin on maintenance

   9,410    81  8,550    79  18,733    81  17,151    79
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total gross margin

  $14,667    52 $14,006    53 $28,419    51 $29,230    55
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 Three months ended October 31, Six months ended October 31,
 2019 % 2018 % 2019 % 2018 %
Gross margin on license fees$39
 4% $252
 13% $437
 16% $240
 6%
Gross margin on subscription fees2,882
 53% 2,052
 61% 5,215
 52% 4,153
 64%
Gross margin on professional services and other3,283
 30% 2,953
 27% 6,015
 29% 5,293
 24%
Gross margin on maintenance8,982
 83% 9,410
 81% 18,141
 83% 18,733
 81%
Total gross margin$15,186
 54% $14,667
 52% $29,808
 54% $28,419
 51%
For the three and six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, our total gross margin percentages decreasedincreased when compared to the same periods in the prior year primarily due to our lowerhigher margins on license feemaintenance revenue and professional services and other revenue, partially offset by higherlower margins on subscription fees and maintenancelicense fee revenue.

Gross Margin on License Fees

License fee gross margin percentage for the three and six months ended October 31, 20182019 decreased and increased, respectively, 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 56% and 52% for the three and six months ended October 31, 2017 to 61% and 64% for the three and six months ended October 31, 2018 to 53% and 52% for the three and six months ended October 31, 2019, respectively, primarily due to thean increase in subscription revenue, combined with 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 32% for the three months ended October 31, 2017 to 27% for the three months ended October 31, 2018. Our gross margin percentage on professional services and other revenues decreased from 31%2018 to 30% for the sixthree months ended October 31, 2017 to2019, and increased from 24% for the six months ended October 31, 2018.2018 to 29% for the six months ended October 31, 2019. This decreaseincrease was primarily due to lowerhigher gross margins in our SCM segment services of 28%37% and 32%28% for the three months ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017,34% and 23% and 31% for the six months ended October 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively, due to lowerhigher billing utilization from several large projects ending during the quarter. Our Other segment professional services gross margin increaseddecreased from 28%51% to 51%46% for the three months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017,2019, respectively, and increased from 33%45% to 45%51% for the six months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017,2019, due to higher margin projects in the current quarter.year to date. Our IT Consulting segment professional services gross margin increaseddecreased from 23%24% to 24%19% for the three months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017,2019, respectively, and 21%24% to 24%20% for the six months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017,2019, respectively, due to higherlower margin projects in the current quarter. Professional services and other gross margin is directly related to the level of services and other revenues. 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 for the three and six months ended October 31, 20182019 increased to 81%83% from 79%81% when compared to the same periods last year due to an increase in maintenance revenue.cost containment efforts. The primary cost component is maintenance staffing, which is relatively inelastic in the short term.








EXPENSES

   Three Months Ended October 31,  Six Months Ended October 31, 
   2018  2017   % of Revenues  2018   2017   % of Revenues 
   2018  2017   2018  2017 
   (in thousands)         (in thousands)        

Research and development

  $3,332  $2,643    12  10 $7,007   $5,151    13  10

Sales and marketing

  $5,304  $4,437    19  17 $10,484   $9,670    19  18

General and administrative

  $4,408  $3,616    16  14 $8,601   $7,155    16  13

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

  $97  $68    —    —   $194   $391    —    1

Other (expense)/income, net

  $(190 $676    (1)%   2 $563   $1,275    1  2

Income tax expense

  $93  $1,438    —    5 $68   $2,933    —    6

 Three Months Ended October 31, Six Months Ended October 31,
 2019 2018 % of Revenues 2019 2018 % of Revenues
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (in thousands)     (in thousands)    
Research and development$4,209
 $3,332
 15% 12 % $7,537
 $7,007
 14% 13%
Sales and marketing$5,148
 $5,304
 18% 19 % $10,727
 $10,484
 19% 19%
General and administrative$4,908
 $4,408
 17% 16 % $9,729
 $8,601
 18% 16%
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets$78
 $97
 %  % $175
 $194
 % %
Other income, net$712
 $(190) nm
 (1)% $1,237
 $563
 2% 1%
Income tax (benefit)/expense$(204) $93
 nm
  % $(34) $68
 nm
 %
nm - not meaningful
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 October 31, 
   2018  2017  % Change 
   (in thousands)       

Total capitalized computer software development costs

  $ 1,204  $ 1,330   (9)% 

Percentage of gross product research and development costs

   27  34 

Total research and development expense

  $3,332  $2,643   26
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Percentage of total revenues

   12  10 

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

  $4,536  $3,973   14

Percentage of total revenues

   16  15 

Total amortization of capitalized computer software development costs *

  $1,145  $892   28
   Six Months Ended October 31, 
   2018  2017  % Change 
   (in thousands)       

Total capitalized computer software development costs

  $ 2,088  $ 2,617   (20)% 

Percentage of gross product research and development costs

   23  34 

Total research and development expense

  $7,007  $5,151   36
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Percentage of total revenues

   13  10 

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

  $9,095  $7,768   17

Percentage of total revenues

   16  15 

Total amortization of capitalized computer software development costs *

  $2,198  $1,763   25

*

Included in cost of license fees and subscription fees.

 Three Months Ended October 31,
 2019 2018 % Change
 (in thousands)    
Total capitalized computer software development costs$605
 $1,204
 (50)%
Percentage of gross product research and development costs13% 27%  
Total research and development expense4,209
 3,332
 26 %
Percentage of total revenues15% 12%  
Total gross product research and development expense and capitalized computer software development costs$4,814
 $4,536
 6 %
Percentage of total revenues17% 16%  
Total amortization of capitalized computer software development costs *$1,650
 $1,145
 44 %
 Six Months Ended October 31,
 2019 2018 % Change
 (in thousands)    
Total capitalized computer software development costs$1,890
 $2,088
 (9)%
Percentage of gross product research and development costs20% 23%  
Total research and development expense$7,537
 $7,007
 8 %
Percentage of total revenues14% 13%  
Total gross product research and development expense and capitalized computer software development costs$9,427
 $9,095
 4 %
Percentage of total revenues17% 16%  
Total amortization of capitalized computer software development costs *$3,137
 $2,198
 43 %
*Included in cost of license fees and subscription fees.
For the three and six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, gross product research and development costs increased 14%6% and 17%4%, respectively, when compared to the same periods in the previous year due partially to the recent Halo acquisition in the third quarter of fiscal 2018increased variable compensation and increased headcountinfrastructure costs in our SCM segment. We expect capitalized product development costs to decrease due to 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 and six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, sales and marketing expenses decreased 3% and increased 20% and 8%, respectively, when compared to the same periods a year ago, primarily due to increased headcount in our SCM segment.

General and Administrative

For the three and six months ended October 31, 2018, general and administrative expenses increased 22% and 20%2%, respectively, when compared to the same periods a year ago, primarily due to the recent Halo acquisitiontiming of marketing costs.

General and Administrative
For the three and six months ended October 31, 2019, general and administrative expenses increased 11% and 13%, respectively, when compared to the same periods a year ago, primarily due to an increase in the third quarter of fiscal 2018.

variable compensation and to a lesser extent legal fees.

At October 31, 2018,2019, the total number of employees was 452411 compared to 390452 at October 31, 2017.

2018.

Operating Income/(Loss)

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

Supply Chain Management

  $3,973  $4,669   (15)%  $7,040  $9,582   (27)% 

IT Consulting

   396   357   11  755   591   28

Other*

   (2,843  (1,784  59  (5,662  (3,310  71
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

Total Operating Income

  $1,526  $3,242   (53)%  $2,133  $6,863   (69)% 
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 Three Months Ended October 31, Six Months Ended October 31,
 2019 2018 % Change 2019 2018 % Change
 (in thousands)   (in thousands)  
Supply Chain Management$4,360
 $3,973
 10 % $8,211
 $7,040
 17 %
IT Consulting(12) 396
 nm
 166
 755
 (78)%
Other*(3,505) (2,843) 23 % (6,737) (5,662) 19 %
Total Operating Income$843
 $1,526
 (45)% $1,640
 $2,133
 (23)%
nm - not meaningful
*

Includes all corporate overhead and other common expenses in fiscal 2019.

expenses.

Our SCM segment operating income decreasedincreased by 15%10% and 27%17% in the three and six months ended October 31, 20182019, respectively, compared to the same periods in the prior year primarily due to the recent Halo acquisitionan overall increase in the third quarter of fiscal 2018.

revenues and improved gross margins.


Our IT Consulting segment’s operating income increaseddecreased by 11%103% and 28%78% for the three and six months ended October 31, 20182019, respectively, compared to same periods last year primarily due to increaseddecreased revenues and gross margins.


Our Other segment operating loss increased by 59%23% and 71%19% for the three and six months ended October 31, 20182019, respectively, when compared to the same periods in the prior year because alldue to an increase in corporate overhead and common expenses, are included in this segment in fiscal 2019.

primarily variable compensation.

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 and six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, the decreaseincrease in other income is mainly due to higher unrealized lossesgains on investments when compared to the same periods last year. We recorded realized losses of approximately $700,000$93,000 and $312,000$365,000 and unrealized gains of approximately $386,000 and $721,000 for the three and six months ended October 31, 2019, respectively, from our trading securities portfolio. We recorded realized losses of approximately $157,000 and $205,000 and unrealized losses of approximately $543,000 and $107,000 the three and six months ended October 31, 2018 respectively, from our trading securities portfolio. We recorded gains of approximately $268,000 and $381,000 the three and six months ended October 31, 2017, respectively, from our trading securities portfolio.


For the three and six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, our investments generated an annualized yield of approximately 1.32%1.29% and 1.40%1.35%, respectively, compared to approximately 1.30%1.32% and 1.38%1.40% for the three and six months ended October 31, 2017,2018, respectively.

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

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 and six months ended October 31, 2019, we recorded an income tax benefit of $204,000 and $34,000, respectively, primarily due to discrete stock compensation benefits of $412,000 and $472,000 respectively, net of normal income tax expense from operations. During the three and six months ended October 31, 2018, we recorded income tax expense of $93,000 and $68,000, respectively, primarily due to discrete stock compensation benefits of $12,000 and $286,000 respectively, net of normal income tax expense from operations. AfterBefore adjusting for these discrete tax benefits, our effective tax rate would have been 7.9%13.4% and 13.1%15.3%, respectively, in the three and six months ended October 31, 20182019 compared to our tax effective rate of 36.7%7.9% and 36.0%13.1% in the three and six months ended October 31, 2017. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted on December 22, 2017, which lowered our U.S. statutory federal income tax rate from 35% to 21%, was the primary driver of the reduction in our effective tax rate.2018. In addition, research and development and foreign tax credits reduced our effective tax rate by 8%8.1% and 3%1.4%, respectively, in the six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, compared to reductions of 2%8.0% and 1%3.0%, respectively, in the six months ended October 31, 2017.

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 six months ended October 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”Item 1 in Part I of this Quarterly Report and in our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2018.

   Six Months Ended
October 31,
(in thousands)
 
   2018   2017 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $4,802   $520 

Net cash used in investing activities

   (2,982   (2,829

Net cash used in financing activities

   (3,681   (2,450
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

  $(1,861  $(4,759
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

2019.

 
Six Months Ended
October 31,
(in thousands)
 2019 2018
Net cash provided by operating activities$4,050
 $4,802
Net cash used in investing activities(2,128) (2,982)
Net cash used in financing activities(526) (3,681)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents$1,396
 $(1,861)
For the six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, the net increasedecrease in cash provided by operating activities when compared to the same period last year was due primarily to the following:

(1) a decreasean increase in purchases of trading securities, (2) a relative decreaseincrease in prepaid expenses when compared to the same period in the prior year due to the timing of purchases and (3) an increase in depreciation and amortization, (4) higher proceeds from the maturity and sales of trading securities, (5) a gaingains on investments compared to a losslower gains in the same period last year and (6) an increase in stock-based compensation expense.

year.

This increasedecrease in cash provided by operating activities was partially offset by: (1) a decrease in net earnings,higher proceeds from the maturity and sales of trading securities, (2) a relative decrease in deferred revenue due to timing of revenue recognition, (3) a relative decreaseincrease 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) an increase in net earnings, (6) a decrease in deferred income tax, (7) an increase in stock-based compensation expense and (8) a relative decrease in customer accounts receivables caused by the timing of closing customer sales and related collections and (5) acollections.
The decrease in deferred income tax.

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

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

options, which was partially offset by 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 understand net total cash generated by our activities:

   As of October 31,
(in thousands)
 
   2018   2017 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $50,933   $61,242 

Short and long-term investments

   31,741    29,773 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cash and short and long-term investments

  $82,674   $91,015 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in total cash and investments (six months ended October 31)

  $(5,134  $1,227 

 
As of October 31,
(in thousands)
 2019 2018
Cash and cash equivalents$62,684
 $50,933
Short and long-term investments31,987
 31,741
Total cash and short and long-term investments$94,671
 $82,674
Net increase (decrease) in total cash and investments (six months ended October 31)$6,189
 $(5,134)
Our total activities used moreless cash and investments during the six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, when compared to the prior year period, primarily due to normal business operations.

Days Sales Outstanding in accounts receivable were 58 days as of October 31, 2019, compared to 66 days as of October 31, 2018, compared to 57 days as of October 31, 2017.2018. This increase is primarily due to the timing of billings and cash collections. Our current ratio on October 31, 20182019 was 2.82.7 to 1 and on October 31, 20172018 was 2.72.8 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 $82.7$95.0 million in cash and investments with no debt as of October 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 October 31, 2018,2019, we have repurchased 1,053,679 shares of common stock at a cost of approximately $6.2 million. As of October 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 foregoing discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations on our condensed 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 condensed 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 in our Annual Report for 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 condensed consolidated financial statements.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Revenue Recognition. For information with respect to revenue recognition policy, see Notes A andNote B in 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-based 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-based 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 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 each of the three and six months ended October 31, 2018,2019, we generated approximately 20%19% and 21% of our revenues outside the United States. We typically make international sales through our VARs and employees located in foreign branches or Logilitycountries and denominate those sales 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 exchange rate losses of approximately $108,000$0.1 million and of $355,000$0.2 million for the three and six months ended October 31, 2018, respectively,2019 compared to an exchange rate loss of approximately $41,000$0.1 million and a gain of $400$0.4 million for the three months and six months ended October 31, 2017, respectively.same periods in the prior year. We estimate that a 10% movement in foreign currency rates would have had the effect of creating up to a $387,000$0.3 million and $0.4 million exchange rate gain or loss for the three and six months ended October 31, 2018.2019. We have not engaged in any hedging activities.

Interest Rates and Other Market 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 October 31, 20182019 was approximately $74.9$89.7 million compared to $86.6$74.9 million as of October 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 on Form10-KAnnual Report and quarterly reports on Form10-Q.Quarterly 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 606 in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, which impacted our condensed consolidated balance sheet and our ongoing revenue recognition. See Notes A and B within the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on the impact of adopting Topic 606 and ongoing considerations. In connection with the adoption of Topic 606, we modified our internal control over financial reporting (as this term is defined in Rules


13a-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 policies and procedures for revenue recognition, including assessment of SSP and documentation processes related to meeting the new criteria for revenue recognition;

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

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 required disclosures, including processes to evaluate changes in contract assets and liabilities and disaggregation of revenue.

Other than as described above relating to the adoption of Topic 606, thereThere have not been noany changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter to which this report relates 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 Quarterly Report, you should carefully consider the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of our Annual Report for 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.


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: December 7, 20186, 2019By:

/s/ James C. Edenfield

James C. Edenfield

James C. Edenfield
Executive Chairman, Treasurer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)


Date: December 7, 20186, 2019By:

/s/ Vincent C. Klinges

Vincent C. Klinges

Vincent C. Klinges
Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)


Date: December 7, 20186, 2019By:

/s/ Bryan L. Sell

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



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