Synopsys Q3 Results

Synopsys Q3 Results
by Paul McLellan on 08-20-2015 at 7:00 am

Synopsys announced their quarterly results this afternoon. It is the end of their Q3 (yes, they are not on the regular calendar year. Neither, for that matter, is Mentor who announce tomorrow). On the earnings call Aart started off:Good afternoon. I’m happy to report that our third quarter results were very strong, as we achievedRead More


Synopsys Earnings

Synopsys Earnings
by Paul McLellan on 08-21-2014 at 12:00 pm

The perfect quarterly results are to slightly beat the consensus for earnings and profit, and not say anything negative about guidance for the upcoming quarter. Synopsys delivered all that with their latest quarter yesterday. Revenue was $521M versus $483M last year, giving solid growth of over 8%. Non-GAAP earnings per share… Read More


ARM’s Quarterly Results: Licensing Strong, Royalties Weak, Future is Bright

ARM’s Quarterly Results: Licensing Strong, Royalties Weak, Future is Bright
by Paul McLellan on 07-28-2014 at 8:30 pm

Last week was ARM’s quarterly earnings call. Simon Segars, the CEO, and Tim Score, the CFO, presented from London.


First, the numbers:

  • revenue was up 17% year-on-year in dollar terms to $309.6M, but only 9% in Sterling terms due to exchange rate moves to £187.1
  • profit before tax was $94.2M

  • licensing was up 42% year-on-year
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