Cadence Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Second Quarter Backlog of $6.0 Billion

Updating 2024 Revenue Outlook to 13% YoY Growth

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced results for the second quarter of 2024.

Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results

• Revenue of $1.061 billion, compared to revenue of $977 million in Q2 2023
• GAAP operating margin of 28%, compared to 31% in Q2 2023
• Non-GAAP operating margin of 40%, compared to 42% in Q2 2023
• GAAP diluted net income per share of $0.84, compared to $0.81 in Q2 2023
• Non-GAAP diluted net income per share of $1.28, compared to $1.22 in Q2 2023
• Quarter-end backlog was $6.0 billion and current remaining performance obligations ("cRPO"), contract revenue expected to be recognized as revenue in the next 12 months, was $3.1 billion.

“Cadence delivered strong results for the second quarter of 2024, with robust demand for our cutting-edge technologies from AI, hyperscale, and automotive customers,” said Anirudh Devgan, president and chief executive officer. “I'm pleased with the strong momentum of our Cadence.AI portfolio and our next generation Z3 / X3 hardware systems, and am excited about the growing demand for our industry leading products from an expanding foundry ecosystem.”

“I am pleased with our strong Q2 results. We exceeded our outlook on all key financial metrics, closing Q2 with backlog of approximately $6 billion,” said John Wall, senior vice president and chief financial officer. “A good finish to the first half of the year, combined with ongoing demand for our solutions, sets us up for strong growth in the second half of 2024.”

CFO Commentary

Commentary on the second quarter of 2024 financial results by John Wall, senior vice president and chief financial officer, is available at www.cadence.com/cadence/investor_relations.

Business Outlook

For fiscal year 2024, the company expects:

• Revenue in the range of $4.60 billion to $4.66 billion
• GAAP operating margin in the range of 29.7% to 31.3%
• Non-GAAP operating margin in the range of 41.7% to 43.3%
• GAAP diluted net income per share in the range of $3.82 to $4.02
• Non-GAAP diluted net income per share in the range of $5.77 to $5.97

For the third quarter of 2024, the company expects:

• Revenue in the range of $1.165 billion to $1.195 billion
• GAAP operating margin in the range of 27.7% to 29.3%
• Non-GAAP operating margin in the range of 40.7% to 42.3%
• GAAP diluted net income per share in the range of $0.83 to $0.93
• Non-GAAP diluted net income per share in the range of $1.39 to $1.49

The company utilizes a long-term projected non-GAAP tax rate, which reflects currently available information, as well as other factors and assumptions. The non-GAAP tax rate is subject to change for a variety of reasons, including the rapidly evolving global tax environment, significant changes in the company’s geographic earnings mix, or other changes to the company’s strategy or business operations. The company expects to use the current normalized non-GAAP tax rate through fiscal 2025 but will re-evaluate this rate periodically for significant items that may materially affect its projections.

Reconciliations of the financial results and business outlook from GAAP operating margin, GAAP net income and GAAP diluted net income per share to non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted net income per share, respectively, are included in this press release.

Business Highlights

• Cadence.AI portfolio continues to gain momentum, offering unparalleled chip-to-systems design capabilities that empower our customers to achieve exceptional quality of results and productivity benefits
• IP business continued its strong momentum with AI, 3D-IC and HPC applications fueling demand for our IP titles at the most advanced nodes
• Major long-term development partner broadly deployed Palladium Z3 to deliver to its next generation AI product roadmap, further solidifying Cadence’s leadership in verification
• Closed BETA CAE acquisition and we now offer a comprehensive multiphysics platform covering electromagnetics, electrothermal, CFD and structural analysis solutions

Audio Webcast Scheduled

Anirudh Devgan, president and chief executive officer, and John Wall, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will host the second quarter 2024 financial results audio webcast today, July 22, 2024, at 2 p.m. (Pacific) / 5 p.m. (Eastern). Attendees are asked to register at the website at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled webcast. An archive of the webcast will be available starting July 22, 2024 at 5 p.m. (Pacific) and ending September 16, 2024 at 5 p.m. (Pacific). Webcast access is available at www.cadence.com/cadence/investor_relations.

About Cadence

Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic systems design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into reality. Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to complete systems for the most dynamic market applications, including hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, mobile, aerospace, consumer, industrial and healthcare. For 10 years in a row, Fortune magazine has named Cadence one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Learn more at www.cadence.com.

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For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements related to Cadence’s business, please refer to Cadence’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent report on Form 10-K, subsequent reports on Form 10-Q and future filings.

All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management's expectations as of the date of this press release and, except as required by law, Cadence disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation

Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for or superior to measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of non-GAAP measures contained within this press release with their most directly comparable GAAP results. Investors are also encouraged to look at the GAAP results as the best measure of financial performance.

To supplement Cadence’s financial results presented on a GAAP basis, Cadence management uses non-GAAP measures that it believes are helpful in understanding Cadence’s performance. One such measure is non-GAAP net income, which is a financial measure not calculated under GAAP. Non-GAAP net income is calculated by Cadence management by taking GAAP net income and excluding, as applicable, amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, acquisition and integration-related costs including retention expenses, investment gains or losses, income or expenses related to Cadence’s non-qualified deferred compensation plan, restructuring and other significant items not directly related to Cadence’s core business operations, and the income tax effect of non-GAAP pre-tax adjustments.

Cadence management uses non-GAAP net income because it excludes items that are generally not directly related to the performance of Cadence’s core business operations and therefore provides supplemental information to Cadence management and investors regarding the performance of the business operations, facilitates comparisons to the historical operating results and allows the review of Cadence's business from the same perspective as Cadence management, including forecasting and budgeting.

The following tables reconcile the specific items excluded from GAAP operating margin, GAAP net income and GAAP net income per diluted share in the calculation of non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share for the periods shown below:

Operating Margin Reconciliation	Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2024	June 30, 2023
	(unaudited)
GAAP operating margin as a percent of total revenue	28%	31%
Reconciling items to non-GAAP operating margin as a percent of total revenue:
Stock-based compensation expense	8%	8%
Amortization of acquired intangibles	2%	2%
Acquisition and integration-related costs	2%	1%
Restructuring	0%	0%
Non-qualified deferred compensation expenses	0%	0%
Special charges	0%	0%
Non-GAAP operating margin as a percent of total revenue	40%	42%

Net Income Reconciliation	Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2024			June 30, 2023
(in thousands)	(unaudited)
Net income on a GAAP basis	$	229,520		$	221,120
Stock-based compensation expense		87,569			76,608
Amortization of acquired intangibles		20,155			14,920
Acquisition and integration-related costs		20,715			13,946
Restructuring		(33	)		—
Non-qualified deferred compensation expenses		1,697			3,155
Special charges		1,233			—
Other income or expense related to investments and non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets*		(27,048	)		(2,508	)
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments		16,890			6,509
Net income on a non-GAAP basis	$	350,698		$	333,750

* Includes, as applicable, equity in losses or income from investments, write-down of investments, gains or losses on investments and gains or losses on non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets recorded in other income or expense.

Diluted Net Income Per Share Reconciliation	Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2024			June 30, 2023
(in thousands, except per share data)	(unaudited)
Diluted net income per share on a GAAP basis	$	0.84		$	0.81
Stock-based compensation expense		0.32			0.28
Amortization of acquired intangibles		0.07			0.06
Acquisition and integration-related costs		0.08			0.05
Restructuring		—			—
Non-qualified deferred compensation expenses		0.01			0.01
Special charges		—			—
Other income or expense related to investments and non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets*		(0.10	)		(0.01	)
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments		0.06			0.02
Diluted net income per share on a non-GAAP basis	$	1.28		$	1.22
Shares used in calculation of diluted net income per share		273,520			272,996

* Includes, as applicable, equity in losses or income from investments, write-down of investments, gains or losses on investments and gains or losses on non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets recorded in other income or expense.

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
	June 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,058,955	$	1,008,152
Receivables, net		564,851		489,224
Inventories		171,508		181,661
Prepaid expenses and other		401,074		297,180
Total current assets		2,196,388		1,976,217
Property, plant and equipment, net		449,422		403,213
Goodwill		2,417,747		1,535,845
Acquired intangibles, net		664,038		336,843
Deferred taxes		892,963		880,001
Other assets		605,183		537,372
Total assets	$	7,225,741	$	5,669,491
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	349,732	$	349,285
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		505,392		576,558
Current portion of deferred revenue		678,598		665,024
Total current liabilities		1,533,722		1,590,867
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term portion of deferred revenue		88,823		98,931
Long-term debt		998,935		299,771
Other long-term liabilities		343,369		275,651
Total long-term liabilities		1,431,127		674,353
Stockholders' equity		4,260,892		3,404,271
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	7,225,741	$	5,669,491

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Income Statements
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2024			June 30, 2023			June 30, 2024			June 30, 2023
Revenue:
Product and maintenance	$	960,457		$	922,790		$	1,873,842		$	1,886,532
Services		100,224			53,789			195,942			111,737
Total revenue		1,060,681			976,579			2,069,784			1,998,269
Costs and expenses:
Cost of product and maintenance		94,363			74,218			169,758			174,456
Cost of services		44,907			22,640			94,709			46,874
Marketing and sales		186,725			167,070			367,314			333,736
Research and development		370,740			354,416			749,698			704,711
General and administrative		63,436			54,605			132,152			108,132
Amortization of acquired intangibles		6,667			4,302			12,074			8,569
Restructuring		(33	)		-			247			-
Total costs and expenses		766,805			677,251			1,525,952			1,376,478
Income from operations		293,876			299,328			543,832			621,791
Interest expense		(12,905	)		(8,877	)		(21,597	)		(18,137	)
Other income, net		34,739			7,973			103,518			16,257
Income before provision for income taxes		315,710			298,424			625,753			619,911
Provision for income taxes		86,190			77,304			148,590			156,987
Net income	$	229,520		$	221,120		$	477,163		$	462,924
Net income per share - basic	$	0.85		$	0.82		$	1.77		$	1.72
Net income per share - diluted	$	0.84		$	0.81		$	1.74		$	1.70
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic		270,912			269,714			270,259			269,607
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted		273,520			272,996			273,532			273,078

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
	Six Months Ended
	June 30,			June 30,
	2024			2023
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	$	1,008,152		$	882,325
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income		477,163			462,924
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		87,202			70,432
Amortization of debt discount and fees		684			626
Stock-based compensation		175,698			150,896
(Gain) loss on investments, net		(80,599	)		554
Deferred income taxes		(9,506	)		(20,171	)
Provisions for losses on receivables		614			720
ROU asset amortization and change in operating lease liabilities		(1,410	)		(3,543	)
Other non-cash items		212			1,834
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquired businesses:
Receivables		(49,384	)		41,208
Inventories		(15,978	)		(16,981	)
Prepaid expenses and other		(39,868	)		50,793
Other assets		(38,967	)		(31,838	)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(93,078	)		(37,049	)
Deferred revenue		(18,599	)		1,269
Other long-term liabilities		15,013			9,497
Net cash provided by operating activities		409,197			681,171
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of investments		(2,095	)		(29,212	)
Proceeds from the sale and maturity of investments		43,864			1,505
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(78,800	)		(46,655	)
Cash paid in business combinations, net of cash acquired		(720,821	)		(55,379	)
Net cash used for investing activities		(757,852	)		(129,741	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit facility		-			50,000
Payments on revolving credit facility		-			(150,000	)
Proceeds from term loan		700,000			-
Payment of debt issuance costs		(944	)		-
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		133,272			77,502
Stock received for payment of employee taxes on vesting of restricted stock		(166,903	)		(78,988	)
Payments for repurchases of common stock		(250,010	)		(450,119	)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		415,415			(551,605	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(15,957	)		(8,225	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		50,803			(8,400	)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	1,058,955		$	873,925

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
(Unaudited)
Revenue Mix by Geography (% of Total Revenue)
	2023					2024
GEOGRAPHY	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year	Q1	Q2
Americas	44%	41%	43%	44%	43%	46%	49%
China	17%	18%	17%	15%	17%	12%	12%
Other Asia	18%	18%	19%	19%	19%	20%	19%
Europe, Middle East and Africa	15%	17%	15%	16%	16%	17%	14%
Japan	6%	6%	6%	6%	5%	5%	6%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Revenue Mix by Product Category (% of Total Revenue)
	2023					2024
PRODUCT CATEGORY	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year	Q1	Q2
Custom IC Design and Simulation	20%	22%	22%	22%	22%	22%	21%
Digital IC Design and Signoff	25%	27%	28%	29%	27%	29%	27%
Functional Verification, including Emulation and Prototyping Hardware	32%	27%	26%	24%	27%	25%	25%
IP	11%	11%	11%	13%	12%	12%	13%
System Design and Analysis	12%	13%	13%	12%	12%	12%	14%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Impact of Non-GAAP Adjustments on Forward Looking Operating Margin
As of July 22, 2024
(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ending	Year Ending
	September 30, 2024	December 31, 2024
	Forecast	Forecast
GAAP operating margin as a percent of total revenue	27.7% - 29.3%	29.7% - 31.3%
Reconciling items to non-GAAP operating margin as a
percent of total revenue:
Stock-based compensation expense	9%	8%
Amortization of acquired intangibles	2%	2%
Acquisition and integration-related costs	2%	2%
Non-qualified deferred compensation expenses	0%	0%
Non-GAAP operating margin as a percent of total revenue†	40.7% - 42.3%	41.7% - 43.3%
†The non-GAAP measures presented in the table above should not be considered a substitute for financial results and measures determined or calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Impact of Non-GAAP Adjustments on Forward Looking Diluted Net Income Per Share
As of July 22, 2024
(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ending	Year Ending
	September 30, 2024	December 31, 2024
	Forecast	Forecast
Diluted net income per share on a GAAP basis	$0.83 to $0.93	$3.82 to $4.02
Stock-based compensation expense	0.38	1.43
Amortization of acquired intangibles	0.10	0.33
Acquisition and integration-related costs	0.10	0.34
Non-qualified deferred compensation expenses	-	0.02
Special charges	-	-
Other income or expense related to investments and
non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets*	-	(0.32)
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments	(0.02)	0.15
Diluted net income per share on a non-GAAP basis†	$1.39 to $1.49	$5.77 to $5.97
†The non-GAAP measures presented in the table above should not be considered a substitute for financial results and measures determined or calculated in accordance with GAAP
* Includes, as applicable, equity in losses or income from investments, write-down of investments, gains or losses on investments and gains or losses on non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets recorded in other income or expense.
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Impact of Non-GAAP Adjustments on Forward Looking Net Income
As of July 22, 2024
(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ending	Year Ending
	September 30, 2024	December 31, 2024
($ in millions)	Forecast	Forecast
Net income on a GAAP basis	$228 to $256	$1,049 to $1,103
Stock-based compensation expense	106	391
Amortization of acquired intangibles	26	90
Acquisition and integration-related costs	27	93
Non-qualified deferred compensation expenses	-	6
Special charges	-	1
Other income or expense related to investments and
non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets*	-	(87)
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments	(5)	41
Net income on a non-GAAP basis†	$382 to $410	$1,584 to $1,638
†The non-GAAP measures presented in the table above should not be considered a substitute for financial results and measures determined or calculated in accordance with GAAP
* Includes, as applicable, equity in losses or income from investments, write-down of investments, gains or losses on investments and gains or losses on non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets recorded in other income or expense.

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