ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORP
AAMEAbout the company
Atlantic American Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides life and health, and property and casualty insurance products in the United States. It operates through American Southern and Bankers Fidelity segments. The company offers property and casualty insurance products, including commercial automobile insurance coverage for state governments, local municipalities, and other motor pools and fleets; general liability insurance; and inland marine insurance products.
Investment snapshot
Positive
4
BUY / PASS
Neutral / negative
5 / 7
NEUTRAL / FAIL
Median fair value
$3.01
+138.9% vs price
Models with upside
3 / 16
Positive margin of safety
Strongest signal
AAME undervalued: all 3 models price fair value above $1.26 (median $3.01)
Key risk
All 4 investors flag AAME's efficiency
Framework analysis
| Verdict | Meaning |
|---|---|
| BUY | Positive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met. |
| PASS | The company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state. |
| NEUTRAL | Neither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position. |
| FAIL | The company does not clear the framework's requirements. |
| Ranked | Ranked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL. |
Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.
| Metric | Graham Defensive Value | Buffett Quality Compounder | Lynch GARP | Piotroski F-Score | Dreman Contrarian Value | Munger Quality Focus | Pabrai Dhandho Framework | Akre Three-Legged Stool | Marks Risk-Aware Value | Ackman Activist Value | Templeton Global Bargain Hunter | Sleep Scale Economies Shared | Asness Systematic Factors | Neff Low-P/E Total Return | Schloss Asset-Value Discipline | O'Shaughnessy Systematic Factor Composite |
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| Verdict | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS | FAIL | PASS | NEUTRAL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS | NEUTRAL | PASS | NEUTRAL | FAIL | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL |
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| Intrinsic Value (annual) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Margin of Safety | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | +58.1% | N/A | +63.4% | N/A | +50.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Financial Basis | TTM ended 2025-12-31 · Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2026-10-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 · TTM ended 2025-12-31 Latest source filing: 2026-10-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 · Balance sheet at 2025-12-31 · TTM ended 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31 · TTM ended 2025-12-31 Latest source filing: 2026-10-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2025-03-25 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 · TTM ended 2025-12-31 · Balance sheet at 2025-12-31 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-10-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2024 · Balance sheet at 2025-12-31 Latest source filing: 2026-10-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2025-03-25 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 · Qualitative assessment · TTM ended 2025-12-31 · Balance sheet at 2025-12-31 Latest source filing: 2026-10-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2025-03-25 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 · TTM ended 2025-12-31 · Balance sheet at 2025-12-31 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-10-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 · Balance sheet at 2025-12-31 Latest source filing: 2026-10-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2025-03-25 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | TTM ended 2025-12-31 · Balance sheet at 2025-12-31 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 · Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2026-10-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 · TTM ended 2025-12-31 Latest source filing: 2026-10-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2024 · Balance sheet at 2025-12-31 Latest source filing: 2026-10-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | TTM ended 2025-12-31 · Annual history · FY 2024 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-10-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 |
Where It Passes
- Valuation models100% pass✓ 3▾
AAME undervalued: all 3 models price fair value above $1.26 (median $3.01)
Munger fair value$3.01✓Munger+58.1% margin vs $1.26Akre fair value$3.44✓Akre+63.4% margin vs $1.26Ackman fair value$2.54✓Ackman+50.5% margin vs $1.26 - Cash Flow90% pass✓ 11✗ 1▾
9 of 10 pass — Buffett objects
Free Cash Flow Proxy$-4.1M✗BuffettPositive and growingFCF Positive and Growing$32.4M✓LynchPositive and growingOperating Cash Flow$4.8M✓PiotroskiCFO > 0(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=1.22%, ROA=-1.08%✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROAPrice / (CFO / Shares)5.4x✓Dreman< 8xP/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=17.8%✓PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%FCF Positive14/15 years FCF positive✓MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years(OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap126.1%✓Ackman>= 4%Price / FCF per Share5.6x✓Ackman<= 25Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency21/22 years positive✓SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available yearsOperating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures$32.4M✓Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization+126.10%; #46/4519 (top 1.0%)✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section - Debt & Leverage64% pass✓ 9✗ 4▾
7 of 11 pass — Buffett, Lynch, Marks +1 more object
Debt/Equity & Interest CoverageD/E: 0.04, IC: 3.5x✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5xTotal Debt / Equity0.04✓Lynch< 0.33Cash - Long-term Debt✗LynchPositive preferredLT Debt / Total Assets Change0.00% -> 0.00%✓PiotroskiDecreased YoYTotal Debt / Shareholders' Equity0.04✓Dreman< 0.8✓Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✓SchlossD/E < 1.00xDebt Levels0.04✓MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✓AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=-1.5x, D/EBITDA=N/A✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4xTotal Debt / Shareholders Equity0.04✓Ackman<= 1.0Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)-0.0416; #944/4210 (top 22.4%)✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionCurrent Assets / Current Liabilities✗SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)
Where It Falls Short
- Efficiency0% pass✗ 5▾
All 4 investors flag AAME's efficiency
Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.49x -> 0.48x✗PiotroskiImproved YoYReturn on Invested Capital-3.8%✗Munger> 15%ROIC (high and growing)FY2022: ROIC=7.3%; FY2023: ROIC=1.1%; FY2024: ROIC=-3.8%✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in eachReinvestment Rate x ROICN/A (non-positive net income)✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%ROIC (5-year)0/4 years above 12% (latest -3.8%)✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years - Profitability13% pass✓ 6✗ 26▾
13 of 15 flag AAME's profitability — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +10 more
Positive EPS (10 years)15/27 years positive✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 yearsEPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)✗Graham>= 33% growthNet Income Positive (10+ years)22/27 years positive✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ yearsROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)1.7%✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)Operating Margin (10-yr trend)-2.6% (latest)✗BuffettStable or rising over 10 yearsFree Cash Flow Proxy$-4.1M✗BuffettPositive and growingEarnings Variance (10-yr CoV)✗BuffettCoV < 0.3Retained Earnings Effectiveness✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value createdBasic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)3-5 Year EPS CAGR✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to passROE5.0%✗Lynch> 15%Net Income / Total Assets-1.08%✗PiotroskiROA > 0ROA Change YoY-0.04% -> -1.08% (delta: -1.04%)✗PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=1.22%, ROA=-1.08%✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROAPre-Tax Income / Revenue3.7%✗Dreman>= 8%Net Income / Shareholders' Equity5.0%✗Dreman> 12%Margin of SafetyP/B=0.3x✓PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15Return on Equity-1.0% (3-yr avg)✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)Discount to Intrinsic Value✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic valuePositive Net Income Frequency22/26 years positive✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 yearsOperating Income / Revenue-2.6%✗Ackman>= 15%Net Income / Shareholders Equity5.0%✗Ackman>= 15%5-Year EPS CAGR✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)Operating Margin Trend5.1% (2022) -> -2.6% (2024)✗TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 yearsRevenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendrevenue up, operating margin 5.1% -> -2.6%✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holdingNet income / market capitalization+23.41%; #235/6340 (top 3.7%)✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionGross profit / total assets✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionNet income / positive book equity+4.98%; #2459/5226 (top 47.1%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionNegative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.0136; #1054/5884 (top 17.9%)✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR-21.4% over 5 years✗Neff7%-20% annualizedPositive Diluted-EPS Years6/10 years positive✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule) - Growth13% pass✓ 1✗ 11▾
7 of 8 flag AAME's growth — Graham, Lynch, Dreman +4 more
EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)✗Graham>= 33% growthBasic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)3-5 Year EPS CAGR✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to passEPS Growth Direction✗DremanPositive over recent yearsEPS CAGR✗Dreman> 5% annualizedPositive Net Income Frequency22/26 years positive✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years3yr Median Revenue Growth-0.6%✗Ackman>= 5%Positive EPS Growth Frequency✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years5-Year EPS CAGR✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendrevenue up, operating margin 5.1% -> -2.6%✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding5-year Revenue CAGR-1.0%✗SleepCAGR > 7%3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR-21.4% over 5 years✗Neff7%-20% annualized - Valuation25% pass✓ 15✗ 11▾
9 of 12 flag AAME's valuation — Graham, Lynch, Dreman +6 more
Price / 3-yr avg EPS✗Graham<= 15xPrice-to-Book Ratio0.3x✓Graham<= 1.5xP/E x P/B✗Graham<= 22.5Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)Price / EPS✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)Price / (CFO / Shares)5.4x✓Dreman< 8xPrice / Book Value per Share0.3x✓Dreman< 1.2x✓Templeton< 1.5x✓SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)Valuation ReasonablenessOE Yield=-16.1%✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=17.8%✓PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%P/B or P/E vs. Historical AverageP/B=0.3x✓MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0Discount to Intrinsic Value✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic valuePrice / FCF per Share5.6x✓Ackman<= 25Price vs. Trailing Low118% of trailing low ($1.07)✓Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)Net income / market capitalization+23.41%; #235/6340 (top 3.7%)✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionPositive book equity / market capitalization+4.6998; #300/6449 (top 4.7%)✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionPrice / Diluted EPS✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)(EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)Price / Tangible Book Value per Share0.26x✓SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)Book Value per Share Change-15.6%✗SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)Revenue / market capitalization+8.1882; #367/5247 (top 7.0%)✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization+126.10%; #46/4519 (top 1.0%)✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionTrailing six-month price return through the evaluation date-50.49%; #5173/6202 (top 83.4%)✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section - Verdicts36% pass✓ 4✗ 7▾
Split decision: 7 FAIL · 5 NEUTRAL · 4 PASS
Overall verdict✗GrahamFAIL (2/7)✗BuffettFAIL (0/7)✗LynchFAIL (2/6)✓PiotroskiPASS (F-Score 4)✗DremanFAIL (3/10)✓MungerPASS (2/4)•PabraiNEUTRAL (2/3)✗AkreFAIL (2/6)✗MarksFAIL (3/5)✓AckmanPASS (4/9)•TempletonNEUTRAL (5/8)✓SleepPASS (3/6)•AsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✗NeffFAIL (2/6)•SchlossNEUTRAL (4/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)
Business & financials
Financial snapshot: annual FY 2024. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.
Company Profile
Financial Snapshot
Insurers file unclassified balance sheets with no inventory or current accounts, so those criteria are omitted rather than failed for missing data. Return-on-invested-capital tests are omitted too: float funds the balance sheet but never appears in invested capital, and the portfolio it is invested in would be subtracted as spare cash. Debt tests are kept — an insurer’s borrowings are real leverage on top of underwriting.
Shareholder Return
Fiscal 2024
Retired 0.0% of shares last year, 0.0% over two.
- Buybacks
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- Dividends
- $408.0K
What drove EPS
A buyback raises earnings per share without the company earning more. This splits each year's change into the two.
The two parts do not sum exactly to the total — the difference is the cross-term, plus preferred capital where the company has any. It is left visible rather than distributed into the other two.
Share count is the denominator the filer used for diluted EPS, recovered as net income ÷ EPS — not the balance-sheet count, which is a point-in-time figure and would put the timing difference into this split. Years with a loss are omitted: a smaller share count makes a loss per share larger, so the decomposition inverts.
Company Financials
Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years
TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.
The latest annual period end is unavailable. Showing the latest fiscal cycle’s quarters; quarter and annual columns may overlap. Quarterly shows the full quarter history.
| Metric | TTM · 2025-12-31 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31 Sources · derived quarter valuesDerived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, capex, dividends paid, revenue, net income, pre tax income, interest expense. | Q4 FY 2025 2025-10-01 – 2025-12-31 Sources · derived quarter valuesDerived from cumulative filings: revenue, net income, pre tax income, interest expense, operating cash flow, capex, dividends paid. | Q3 FY 2025 2025-07-01 – 2025-09-30 Sources · derived quarter valuesDerived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, capex, dividends paid. | Q2 FY 2025 2025-04-01 – 2025-06-30 Sources · derived quarter valuesDerived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, capex. | Q1 FY 2025 2025-01-01 – 2025-03-31 Sources | FY 2024Sources
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| Market Cap | $25.7Mcurrent | -- | -- | -- | -- | $33.9Mest. | $54.2Mest. | $49.4Mest. | $50.7Mest. | $46.4Mest. |
| Revenue | $210.4M↑12% | $51.3M↑5% | $53.8M↑21% | $55.3M↑16% | $50.1M↑7% | $188.2M↑1% | $186.8M↓1% | $187.9M↓6% | $199.6M↑2% | $195.3M |
| Operating Income | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -$5.0M↓422% | $1.5M↓84% | $9.6M↑744% | -$1.5M↓113% | $11.5M |
| Net Income | $6.0M↑241% | $1.3M↑221% | $577.0K↑129% | $3.3M↑585% | $802.0K↑140% | -$4.3M↓2396% | -$171.0K↓111% | $1.5M↓64% | $4.3M↓65% | $12.2M |
| EPS (Diluted) | -- | -- | $0.02↑120% | $0.15↑475% | $0.03↑130% | $-0.23↓667% | $-0.03↓150% | $0.06↓68% | $0.19↓66% | $0.56 |
| Gross Margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating Margin | — | — | — | — | — | -2.6%↓419% | 0.8%↓84% | 5.1%↑784% | -0.7%↓113% | 5.9% |
| ROE | 5.0%↑216% | — | — | — | — | -4.3%↓2588% | -0.2%↓111% | 1.5%↓51% | 3.0%↓64% | 8.4% |
| Total Debt | $5.0M↑25% | $5.0M↑25% | $4.0M | $4.0M | $4.0M | $4.0M↑33% | $3.0M↑50% | $2.0M | $0 | -- |
| Shareholders' Equity | $120.8M↑21% | $120.8M↑21% | $109.5M↑4% | $106.2M↑5% | $102.4M | $99.6M↓7% | $107.3M↑5% | $102.2M↓28% | $141.3M↓3% | $145.1M |
| Current Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt / Equity | 0.04↑3% | 0.04↑3% | 0.04↓3% | 0.04↓5% | 0.04 | 0.04↑44% | 0.03↑43% | 0.02 | 0.00 | — |
| Operating Cash Flow | $32.9M↑585% | $17.7M↑84% | $6.6M↑7280% | $9.3M↑2130% | -$722.0K↑86% | $4.8M↑83% | $2.6M↓59% | $6.5M↑493% | $1.1M↓88% | $9.0M |
| Free Cash Flow | $32.4M↑608% | $17.7M↑86% | $6.6M↑11298% | $9.1M↑2423% | -$986.0K↑82% | $4.6M↑80% | $2.5M↓60% | $6.3M↑545% | $981.0K↓89% | $8.7M |
Score history
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AAME vs Peers — Financial Grading
| Company | Market Cap | Price | Revenue | Net Income | ROE | D/E | Op. Margin | Curr. Ratio | Graham | Buffett | Lynch | Piotroski | Dreman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCUNH | $365.1B | $407.46 | $447.6B | $12.1B | 12.0% | 0.78 | 4.2% | 0.79 | 3/7 | 4/7 | 2/6 | F-Score 6 | 3/10 |
| PROGRESSIVE CORP/OH/PGR | $136.6B | $235.78 | $87.7B | $11.3B | 37.3% | 0.23 | — | — | 2/7 | 2/7 | 4/6 | F-Score 6 | 8/10 |
| MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.MRSH | $98.8B | $207.78 | $27.0B | $4.2B | 27.2% | 1.28 | 23.1% | 1.10 | 3/7 | 3/7 | 2/6 | F-Score 6 | 5/10 |
| CHINA LIFE INSURANCE CO LTDCILJF | $85.1B | $3.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5/7 | 1/7 | 3/6 | F-Score 5 | 5/10 |
| Aon plcAON | $71.8B | $338.31 | $17.2B | $3.7B | 39.5% | 1.63 | 25.3% | 1.11 | 2/7 | 4/7 | 3/6 | F-Score 6 | 3/10 |
| HUMANA INCHUM | $54.0B | $450.00 | $129.7B | $1.2B | 6.7% | 0.70 | 2.1% | 2.00 | 3/7 | 2/7 | 1/6 | F-Score 4 | 4/10 |
| SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INCSLF | $40.5B | $72.93 | $30.6B | $2.6B | 14.5% | 0.33 | — | — | 3/7 | 3/7 | 2/6 | F-Score 6 | 6/10 |
| HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP, INC.HIG | $36.8B | $137.48 | $28.4B | $3.8B | 20.2% | 0.23 | — | — | 3/7 | 3/7 | 4/6 | F-Score 7 | 8/10 |