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QAD INC

No Longer Reporting

The company has not filed an annual or quarterly report since its Q2 FY2022 10-Q, filed Sep 9, 2021. Its latest SEC filing is a CT ORDER from Feb 17, 2023.

The sections below describe the company as of the FY2021 annual report.

What Did They Do?

Sells cloud-hosted and installed manufacturing software for production, finance and supply chains to manufacturers in automotive, life sciences and consumer products.

How Did They Make Money?

Customers pay for cloud software subscriptions and on-premises support over contract terms; subscriptions are billed in advance quarterly or annually, and maintenance renewals usually cover a year. They buy software licenses delivered electronically, while implementation and consulting work is billed at milestones or as hours are used.

revenue
SegmentShareRevenue
Subscription and Circulation
Recurring

43%
FY2018: 23%
License
Sold outright
3.6%
FY2018: 8.5%
Maintenance
Recurring

35%
FY2018: 42%
Professional Services
19%
FY2018: 27%

Who Were Their Customers?

Manufacturers buy through QAD’s direct sales force or through distributors; sales agents support sales, while QAD contracts directly with customers.

Did Revenues Turn Into Profits?

Yes. It kept 4 cents of every revenue dollar as net income in FY2021 and turned 10 cents into free cash flow.

Operating income, FY2021
4% of revenue
▲ Now profitable vs FY2020 (−$5.7M, −2%)
Net income, FY2021
4% of revenue
▲ Now profitable vs FY2020 (−$15.9M, −5%)
Free cash flow, FY2021
10% of revenue
▲ +173% vs FY2020 ($11.3M, 4%)

How Were They Changing?

Since the FY2021 annual report
Latest quarter: Q2 FY2022, the three months to Jul 31, 2021
Revenue
▲ +15%
vs $74.1M in Q2 FY2021
Net income
▼ Now a loss
vs $60K in Q2 FY2021
Subscription and Circulation share of revenue vs 41.9% in Q2 FY2021
  • Nov 5, 2021 Thoma Bravo completed its acquisition of QAD QAD shares stopped trading and were delisted from Nasdaq.

Grew. Revenue grew 11% in 4 years, from $278M in FY2017 to $307.9M in FY2021, about 3% a year.

A move toward cloud sales The older report described cloud, on-premises and blended deployments; the latest report describes a move from perpetual licenses toward cloud subscriptions, with new-customer deals primarily in the cloud.

Revenue over time
Subscription and Circulation License Maintenance Professional Services
$500M$250M$0

Who Did They Compete With?

Competes with SAP, Oracle, and Infor

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