Atlantic American Corp (AAME) stock analysis
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $24.27MP/E 4.3Yield 1.68%
StockData Score
Prices as of Nov 11, 2026How the score works
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Atlantic American passes 10 of the 30 checks behind our score; 14 could not be run for lack of data and count as not passed. Each dot in the shape is one check — hover it for the numbers.
- Valuation
- 6/6
- Growth
- 2/6
- Past performance
- 2/6
- Financial health
- 0/6
- Dividend
- 0/6
What stands out
Margin of safety over 20%
The price is 69.0% below fair value, more than the 20% cushion we look for.
Trading below fair value
The share price of $1.25 is below our fair value estimate of $4.03.
EPS growing 10%+ a year
Diluted EPS grew 67.1% a year over the last three fiscal years.
P/E below its 5-year median
Atlantic American's P/E of 4.5 is below its own 5-year median of 14.6.
What to watch
Return on equity under 15%
Return on equity was 5.2% over the last twelve months and averaged 1.6% over five years; we look for 15% on both.
Earnings shrank over 5 years
Net income shrank 13.1% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.
Revenue growing under 10% a year
Revenue grew 3.9% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.
Return on equity below the industry
Atlantic American's return on equity of 5.2% is below the Life Insurance median of 12.6%.
Valuation6/6
P/E below its 5-year median
Atlantic American's P/E of 4.5 is below its own 5-year median of 14.6.
P/E below the industry
Atlantic American's P/E of 4.5 is below the Life Insurance median of 10.8.
P/S below the industry
Atlantic American's price-to-sales of 0.12 is below the Life Insurance median of 0.67.
P/B below the industry
Atlantic American's price-to-book of 0.21 is below the Life Insurance median of 1.11.
Trading below fair value
The share price of $1.25 is below our fair value estimate of $4.03.
Margin of safety over 20%
The price is 69.0% below fair value, more than the 20% cushion we look for.
Growth2/6
Revenue growing under 10% a year
Revenue grew 3.9% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.
EPS growing 10%+ a year
Diluted EPS grew 67.1% a year over the last three fiscal years.
Earnings acceleration
Needs positive net income now, a year ago and five years ago.
Growing faster than the industry
Revenue grew 11.9% over the last twelve months; the Life Insurance median is 7.1%.
Company guidance
No outlook found in earnings releases from the last twelve months.
Gross margin trend
Banks and insurers do not report gross profit.
Past performance2/6
Return on equity under 15%
Return on equity was 5.2% over the last twelve months and averaged 1.6% over five years; we look for 15% on both.
Return on assets over 1%
Return on assets was 1.5%; for a bank or insurer, 1% or more is considered good.
Return on equity below the industry
Atlantic American's return on equity of 5.2% is below the Life Insurance median of 12.6%.
Earnings shrank over 5 years
Net income shrank 13.1% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.
Net margin above its 5-year average
Net margin was 2.9% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 1.0%.
Net margin below the industry
Atlantic American's net margin of 2.9% is below the Life Insurance median of 8.1%.
Financial health0/6
Debt level
Needs debt and equity figures.
Debt trend
Needs a balance sheet from five years ago with positive equity.
Debt coverage
Needs operating cash flow.
Interest coverage
Interest expense is not reported separately.
Short-term liquidity
Insurers do not split assets into current and non-current.
Bankruptcy risk (Altman Z)
The Altman model does not apply to insurers.
Dividend0/6
No dividend
Atlantic American has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.
Yield against Treasuries
No dividend.
Yield against the market
No dividend.
Dividend stability
No dividend.
Earnings cover
No dividend.
Cash-flow cover
No dividend.
Fair value
How we estimate itOur estimate per share
$4.03
The share price is 69% below this estimate.
| Method | Multiple used | Own 5Y median | Industry median | Value per share | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 12.7× | 14.6× | 10.8× | $3.56 | 50% |
| P/B | 0.8× | 0.4× | 1.1× | $4.50 | 50% |
| Fair value | $4.03 | 100% | |||
Valuation over time
Using the earnings and balance sheet published at each date, not today's.
- P/E at month end
- Own 5-year median 14.6
- Life Insurance median 10.8
An estimate from reported numbers and market multiples, not a price target or investment advice. It can be far off for companies whose profits are about to change sharply.
Market risk
From the past year of daily prices.
Liquidity
Medium risk
- Average value traded per day
- $2.52M
- Value traded per 1% price move
- $11.75K
Downside
High risk
- Typical loss in a bad month
- 27.1%
- Volatility (annualized)
- 80%
- Sharpe ratio, 1 year
- -0.76
- Beta to the S&P 500 (5Y)
- 0.64
Typical bad-month loss, week by week
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Operating margin
Net margin
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +11.9% | +3.9% | +1.5% | +2.4% | |
| Operating income | – | -27.3% | -20.3% | +15.8% | |
| Net income | – | +58.0% | -13.1% | +3.2% | |
| EPS, diluted | – | +67.1% | -12.9% | +4.0% | |
| Free cash flow | +608.4% | +72.4% | +30.0% | +32.9% | |
| Dividend per share | 0.0% | 0.0% | – | – |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 2.5% | 9.2% | 5.2% | |
| Return on assets | 0.8% | 3.1% | 1.5% | |
| Interest coverage | 0.6× | 7.2× | 1.2× | |
| Capex to revenue | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | |
| Diluted shares | 20M | 22M | 20M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Atlantic American generated $47.84M from operations and spent $3.04M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 33% of that went back into the business.
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2.9% | 0.52× | 3.53× | 5.2% |
| FY2024 | -0.7% | 0.49× | 3.51× | -1.3% |
| FY2023 | -0.1% | 0.50× | 3.58× | -0.2% |
| FY2022 | 0.8% | 0.49× | 3.16× | 1.3% |
| FY2021 | 2.1% | 0.49× | 2.82× | 3.0% |
| FY2020 | 6.2% | 0.50× | 2.97× | 9.2% |
| FY2019 | -0.2% | 0.55× | 3.28× | -0.4% |
| FY2018 | -0.4% | 0.54× | 3.21× | -0.7% |
| FY2017 | 2.5% | 0.55× | 3.03× | 4.1% |
| FY2016 | 1.6% | 0.52× | 3.04× | 2.5% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
- ProfitableNet income above zero$6.02M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$32.87M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year-0.4% → 1.6%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$32.87M vs $6.02M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell– → –
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose– → –
- No dilutionShare count did not rise20M → 20M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year– → –
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.50 → 0.55
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