Develops and sells software solutions for supply chain management. Provides solutions for inventory optimization and planning. Now — the numbers.
The biggest line carries real weight, but it doesn’t decide everything on its own.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 13% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades 35% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 20% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 13% a year on average.
There is $328.7M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $216.4M would remain.
The company’s market value is 53 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 31/100.
On our five-subject report card, MANH sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: MANH is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.