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American Software (American Software) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is American Software Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. American Software's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.8 Mil. American Software's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.0 Mil. American Software has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. American Software Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

(1) Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Software's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


AMSWA's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 29.35
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


American Software Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Software's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

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

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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American Software Interest Coverage Chart

American Software Annual Data
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American Software Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of American Software's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, American Software's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

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


American Software's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, American Software's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Software's Interest Coverage falls into.



American Software Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

American Software's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023, American Software's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $10.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.1 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate American Software's interest coverage with the available data.

American Software's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, American Software's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.

American Software had no debt (1).

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

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


American Software  (NAS:AMSWA) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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American Software (American Software) Business Description

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