If Agilysys (Nasdaq: AGYS) misses estimates again it will be the fourth consecutive quarter for the company. Agilysys will unveil its latest earnings on Tuesday, August 9. The company is a provider of innovative IT solutions to corporate and public-sector customers, with special expertise in select markets, including retail and hospitality.

What analysts say:

  • Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts are very bullish on this stock, unanimously backing it as a buy. Analysts like Agilysys better than competitor SYNNEX overall. Three out of six analysts rate SYNNEX a buy compared to one of one for Agilysys.
  • Wall Street Earnings Expectations: The average analyst estimate is a loss of $0.16 per share.

What our community says:
CAPS All Stars are solidly backing the stock, with 83.9% giving it an "outperform" rating. The community at large backs the All Stars, with 82.2% awarding it a rating of "outperform." Fools are gung-ho about Agilysys, though the message boards have been quiet lately with only 42 posts in the past 30 days. Agilysys' bearish CAPS rating of two out of five stars falls short of the Fool community sentiment.

Management:

Now let's look at how efficient management is at running the business. Traditionally, margins represent the efficiency with which companies capture portions of sales dollars. The following table shows gross, operating, and net margins over the past four quarters:

Quarter

Q4

Q3

Q2

Q1

Gross Margin

25.3%

21.5%

22.2%

25.6%

Operating Margin

(32.7%)

0.9%

(1.5%)

(5.0%)

Net Margin

(31.3%)

0.9%

(1.2%)

(7.7%)

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