Cadence said software, services and IP revenue grew for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, while up-front revenue from its emulation and prototyping hardware declined. The company said hardware installations in the prior-year period were high relative to historical levels.

10-QQuarterly reportFiled Apr 24, 2024Period of report Mar 31, 2024Summary published (UTC) Oct 24, 2026

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Cadence said software, services and IP revenue grew for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, while up-front revenue from its emulation and prototyping hardware declined. The company said hardware installations in the prior-year period were high relative to historical levels.
Cadence said its operating margin for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 was lower than a year earlier. The company cited the mix of products and services and incremental acquisition-related costs, which exceeded incremental revenue, as factors.
Cadence said it entered into an agreement to acquire BETA CAE Systems International AG on March 2, 2024. It said the total consideration of $1.24 billion will be paid 60% in cash and 40% through the issuance of its common stock at closing, and it expects the deal to close in the Q2 quarter of fiscal 2024.
Cadence said it had approximately $1,012.4 million in cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2024, compared with $1,008.2 million as of December 31, 2023. The company also said approximately $1.3 billion remained available under its share repurchase authorization on the same date.

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Quarter ended March 31, 2024

Revenue: $1.0B
Operating income: $250M
Net income: $248M
EPS: $0.91
Operating cash flow: $253M

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Lower Hardware Up-Front Revenue Offset by Software and Services Growth

Cadence said software, services and IP revenue grew for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, while up-front revenue from its emulation and prototyping hardware declined. The company said hardware installations in the prior-year period were high relative to historical levels.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

Company Explains Lower Operating Margin

Cadence said its operating margin for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 was lower than a year earlier. The company cited the mix of products and services and incremental acquisition-related costs, which exceeded incremental revenue, as factors.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

Terms of BETA CAE Acquisition Agreement

Cadence said it entered into an agreement to acquire BETA CAE Systems International AG on March 2, 2024. It said the total consideration of $1.24 billion will be paid 60% in cash and 40% through the issuance of its common stock at closing, and it expects the deal to close in the Q2 quarter of fiscal 2024.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

Cash Balance and Remaining Buyback Authorization

Cadence said it had approximately $1,012.4 million in cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2024, compared with $1,008.2 million as of December 31, 2023. The company also said approximately $1.3 billion remained available under its share repurchase authorization on the same date.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

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