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Synopsys Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-K)

Dec 16, 2011 | About:
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Synopsys Inc. (SNPS) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2011-10-31.

Synopsys Inc. has a market cap of $3.77 billion; its shares were traded at around $26.73 with a P/E ratio of 16.6 and P/S ratio of 2.5. Synopsys Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 15.1% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Synopsys Inc. the business predictability rank of 2-star.


This is the annual revenues and earnings per share of SNPS over the last 10 years. For detailed 10-year financial data and charts, go to 10-Year Financials of SNPS.


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The increase in upfront license revenue for fiscal 2011 compared to fiscal 2010 was primarily attributable to the increase in sales of our hardware products, perpetual licenses and products associated with prior-year acquisitions.

Cost of revenue as a percentage of total revenue increased in fiscal 2011 compared to fiscal 2010 primarily due to the increase in professional service revenue. The increase in cost of revenue in fiscal 2011 compared to fiscal 2010 was primarily due to an increase in $16.9 million in personnel-related costs as a result of headcount increases from our prior-year acquisitions, an increase of $18.9 million in costs to provide maintenance and professional services, an increase of $2.3 million in hardware and license costs, and an increase of $18.7 million for amortization of intangible assets due to our prior-year acquisitions.

Cost of revenue as a percentage of total revenue was 20% for fiscal years 2010 and 2009. The increase in cost of revenue in fiscal 2010 compared to fiscal 2009 was primarily due to an increase of $3.4 million in intangibles amortization primarily as a result of our recent acquisitions, an increase of $1.1 million in travel related costs, an increase of $1.1 million in other direct costs and an increase of $1.6 million in functionally allocated expenses as previously described.

The increase in sales and marketing expense for fiscal 2010 compared with fiscal 2009 was primarily attributable to an increase of $18.9 million in commissions, other variable compensation and employee related costs, an increase of $3.4 million in acquisition-related costs and an increase of $1.1 million in travel related costs. The increase in commissions and other variable compensation was primarily driven by higher shipments during fiscal 2010 as compared to fiscal 2009. The increase was partially offset by a decrease of $8.0 million of other sales and marketing expense, including consulting, marketing and communications.

The net decrease in other income (expense) in fiscal 2010 as compared to fiscal 2009 was primarily due to foreign exchange fluctuations, and lower interest rates. This decrease was partially offset by an increase from gains on sales of investments.

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