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What: Shares of JDA Software (Nasdaq: JDAS) are getting crushed today, down by 19% at the low, after the company announced fourth-quarter earnings.

So what: Fourth-quarter sales inched up 3% to $174.2 million, with earnings per share rising 7% to $0.65. For the full year 2011, revenue added up to $671.8 million, resulting in a profit of $2.20 per share.

Now what: The most important aspect of the release snuck in at the very end of the press release, where JDA drops the bombshell that the SEC is now requesting information related to revenue recognition and other accounting policies for certain past fiscal years. The company says it is actively cooperating with the SEC and is committed to addressing any questions that the regulator may have. Any inkling of SEC scrutiny always brings out the bears, so that tidbit is driving investors to run for the hills.

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