- Raising the mid-points of billings, revenue, earnings per share, and free cash flow guidance ranges.- Second quarter revenue grew 12 percent, and 13 percent at constant exchange rates, to $1.5 billion.- Current remaining performance obligations were $3.9 billion, up 11 percent year over year.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2025.
All growth rates are compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2024, unless otherwise noted. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is provided in the accompanying tables. For definitions, please view the Glossary of Terms later in this document.
Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Highlights
Total revenue increased 12 percent to $1.51 billion;
GAAP operating margin was 23 percent, up 4 percentage points;
Non-GAAP operating margin was 37 percent, up 1 percentage point;
GAAP diluted EPS was $1.30; Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $2.15;
Cash flow from operating activities was $212 million; free cash flow was $203 million.
"Autodesk continues to generate strong and sustained momentum both in absolute terms and relative to peers. Our success is fueled by our ability to capitalize on the attractive long term-growth trends we're seeing, including increases in global reconstruction and infrastructure. This is supported by our focused strategy to deliver more valuable and connected solutions for our customers, and by the proven durability of our business," said Andrew Anagnost, Autodesk president and CEO. "Disciplined execution and capital deployment is driving even greater operational velocity and efficiency within Autodesk and will underpin the mechanical build of revenue and free cash flow over the next few years and GAAP margins among the best in the industry. In combination, we believe these factors will deliver sustainable shareholder value over many years."
"We generated broad-based growth across products and regions in architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) and manufacturing in the second quarter. Overall, macroeconomic, policy, and geopolitical challenges, and the underlying momentum of the business, were consistent with the last few quarters," said Betsy Rafael, Autodesk interim CFO. "Given our sustained momentum in the second quarter, and smooth launch of the new transaction model in North America, we are raising the mid-points of our billings, revenue, earnings per share, and free cash flow guidance ranges."
Additional Financial Details
Total billings increased 13 percent to $1.24 billion.
Total revenue was $1.51 billion, an increase of 12 percent as reported, and 13 percent on a constant currency basis. Recurring revenue represents 97 percent of total.
Design revenue was $1.26 billion, an increase of 9 percent as reported, and 10 percent on a constant currency basis. On a sequential basis, Design revenue increased 5 percent as reported and on a constant currency basis.
Make revenue was $162 million, an increase of 25 percent as reported and on a constant currency basis. On a sequential basis, Make revenue increased 12 percent as reported and on a constant currency basis.
Subscription plan revenue was $1.41 billion, an increase of 11 percent as reported, and 12 percent on a constant currency basis. On a sequential basis, subscription plan revenue increased 6 percent as reported and on a constant currency basis.
Net revenue retention rate remained within the range of 100 to 110 percent, on a constant currency basis.
GAAP operating income was $343 million, compared to $262 million. GAAP operating margin was 23 percent, up 4 percentage points.
Total non-GAAP operating income was $560 million, compared to $489 million. Non-GAAP operating margin was 37 percent, up 1 percentage point.
GAAP diluted net income per share was $1.30, compared to $1.03.
Non-GAAP diluted net income per share was $2.15, compared to $1.91.
Deferred revenue decreased 13 percent to $3.69 billion. Unbilled deferred revenue was $2.17 billion, an increase of $1.18 billion. Remaining performance obligations ("RPO") increased 12 percent to $5.86 billion. Current RPO increased 11 percent to $3.90 billion.
Cash flow from operating activities was $212 million, an increase of $77 million. Free cash flow was $203 million, an increase of $75 million.
Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Business Highlights
Net Revenue by Geographic Area
Three MonthsEnded July 31,2024
Three MonthsEnded July 31,2023
Changecompared to
prior fiscal year
Constant currencychange comparedto prior fiscal year
(In millions, except percentages)
$
%
%
Net Revenue:
Americas
U.S
$ 543
$ 485
$ 58
12 %
*
Other Americas
119
104
15
14 %
*
Total Americas
662
589
73
12 %
13 %
EMEA
570
506
64
13 %
13 %
APAC
273
250
23
9 %
13 %
Total Net Revenue
$ 1,505
$ 1,345
$ 160
12 %
13 %
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*
Constant currency data not provided at this level.
Net Revenue by Product Family
Our product offerings are focused in four primary product families: Architecture, Engineering and Construction ("AEC"), AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, Manufacturing ("MFG"), and Media and Entertainment ("M&E").
Three MonthsEnded July 31, 2024
Three MonthsEnded July 31,2023
Change compared to
prior fiscal year
(In millions, except percentages)
$
%
AEC
$ 713
$ 627
$ 86
14 %
AutoCAD andAutoCADLT
389
364
25
7 %
MFG
296
256
40
16 %
M&E
77
74
3
4 %
Other
30
24
6
25 %
Total Net Revenue
$ 1,505
$ 1,345
$ 160
12 %
Business Outlook
The following are forward-looking statements based on current expectations and assumptions, and involve risks and uncertainties, some of which are set forth below under "Safe Harbor Statement." Autodesk's business outlook for the third quarter and full-year fiscal 2025 considers the current economic environment and foreign exchange currency rate environment. A reconciliation between the fiscal 2025 GAAP and non-GAAP estimates is provided below or in the tables following this press release.
Third Quarter Fiscal 2025
Q3 FY25 Guidance Metrics
Q3 FY25(ending October 31, 2024)
Revenue (in millions)
$1,555 - $1,570
EPS GAAP
$1.21 - $1.27
EPS non-GAAP (1)
$2.08 - $2.14
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(1) Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share excludes $0.83 related to stock-based compensation expense, $0.16 for the amortization of both purchased intangibles and developed technologies, and $0.05 for acquisition-related costs, partially offset by ($0.17) related to GAAP-only tax charges.
Full Year Fiscal 2025
FY25 Guidance Metrics
FY25(ending January 31, 2025)
Billings (in millions)
$5,880 - $5,980Up 13% - 15%
Revenue (in millions) (1)
$6,080 - $6,130Up approx. 11%
GAAP operating margin
21% - 22%
Non-GAAP operating margin (2)
35% - 36%
EPS GAAP
$4.88 - $5.01
EPS non-GAAP (3)
$8.18 - $8.31
Free cash flow (in millions) (4)
$1,450 - $1,500
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(1) Excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rates and hedge gains/losses, revenue guidance range would be approximately 1 percentage point higher.
(2) Non-GAAP operating margin excludes approximately 11% related to stock-based compensation expense, approximately 2% for the amortization of both purchased intangibles and developed technologies, and approximately 1% related to acquisition-related costs.
(3) Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share excludes $3.14 related to stock-based compensation expense, $0.60 for the amortization of both purchased intangibles and developed technologies, $0.22 related to acquisition-related costs, and $0.03 related to losses on strategic investments, partially offset by ($0.69) related to GAAP-only tax charges.
(4) Free cash flow is cash flow from operating activities less approximately $30 million of capital expenditures.
The third quarter and full-year fiscal 2025 outlook assume a projected annual effective tax rate of 20 percent and 19 percent for GAAP and non-GAAP results, respectively. Shifts in geographic profitability continue to impact the annual effective tax rate due to significant differences in tax rates in various jurisdictions. Therefore, assumptions for the annual effective tax rate are evaluated regularly and may change based on the projected geographic mix of earnings.
Earnings Conference Call and Webcast
Autodesk will host its second quarter conference call today at 5 p.m. ET. The live broadcast can be accessed at autodesk.com/investor. A transcript of the opening commentary will also be available following the conference call.
A replay of the broadcast will be available at 7 p.m. ET at autodesk.com/investor. This replay will be maintained on Autodesk's website for at least 12 months.
Investor Presentation Details
An investor presentation, Excel financials and other supplemental materials providing additional information can be found at autodesk.com/investor.
Key Performance Metrics
To help better understand our financial performance, we use several key performance metrics including billings, recurring revenue and net revenue retention rate. These metrics are key performance metrics and should be viewed independently of revenue and deferred revenue. These metrics are not intended to be combined with those items. We use these metrics to monitor the strength of our recurring business. We believe these metrics are useful to investors because they can help in monitoring the long-term health of our business. Our determination and presentation of these metrics may differ from that of other companies. The presentation of these metrics is meant to be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or in isolation from, our financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Glossary of Terms
Billings: Total revenue plus the net change in deferred revenue from the beginning to the end of the period.
Cloud Service Offerings: Represents individual term-based offerings deployed through web browser technologies or in a hybrid software and cloud configuration. Cloud service offerings that are bundled with other product offerings are not captured as a separate cloud service offering.
Constant Currency (CC) Growth Rates: We attempt to represent the changes in the underlying business operations by eliminating fluctuations caused by changes in foreign currency exchange rates as well as eliminating hedge gains or losses recorded within the current and comparative periods. We calculate constant currency growth rates by (i) applying the applicable prior period exchange rates to current period results and (ii) excluding any gains or losses from foreign currency hedge contracts that are reported in the current and comparative periods.
Design Business: Represents the combination of maintenance, product subscriptions, and all EBAs. Main products include, but are not limited to, AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, Industry Collections, Revit, Inventor, Maya and 3ds Max. Certain products, such as our computer aided manufacturing solutions, incorporate both Design and Make functionality and are classified as Design.
Enterprise Business Agreements (EBAs): Represents programs providing enterprise customers with token-based access to a broad pool of Autodesk products over a defined contract term.
Flex: A pay-as-you-go consumption option to pre-purchase tokens to access any product available with Flex for a daily rate.
Free Cash Flow: Cash flow from operating activities minus capital expenditures.
Industry Collections: Autodesk Industry Collections are a combination of products and services that target a specific user objective and support a set of workflows for that objective. Our Industry Collections consist of: Autodesk Architecture, Engineering and Construction Collection, Autodesk Product Design and Manufacturing Collection, and Autodesk Media and Entertainment Collection.
Maintenance Plan: Our maintenance plans provide our customers with a cost effective and predictable budgetary option to obtain the productivity benefits of our new releases and enhancements when and if released during the term of their contracts. Under our maintenance plans, customers are eligible to receive unspecified upgrades when and if available, and technical support. We recognize maintenance revenue over the term of the agreements, generally one year.
Make Business: Represents certain cloud-based product subscriptions. Main products include, but are not limited to, Assemble, Autodesk Build, BIM Collaborate Pro, BuildingConnected, Fusion, and Flow Production Tracking. Certain products, such as Fusion, incorporate both Design and Make functionality and are classified as Make.
Net Revenue Retention Rate (NR3): Measures the year-over-year change in Recurring Revenue for the population of customers that existed one year ago ("base customers"). Net revenue retention rate is calculated by dividing the current quarter Recurring Revenue related to base customers by the total corresponding quarter Recurring Revenue from one year ago. Recurring Revenue is based on USD reported revenue, and fluctuations caused by changes in foreign currency exchange rates and hedge gains or losses have not been eliminated. Recurring Revenue related to acquired companies, one year after acquisition, has been captured as existing customers until such data conforms to the calculation methodology. This may cause variability in the comparison.
Other Revenue: Consists of revenue from consulting, and other products and services, and is recognized as the products are delivered and services are performed.
Product Subscription: Provides customers a flexible, cost-effective way to access and manage 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software tools. Our product subscriptions currently represent a hybrid of desktop and cloud functionality, which provides a device-independent, collaborative design workflow for designers and their stakeholders.
Recurring Revenue: Consists of the revenue for the period from our traditional maintenance plans, our subscription plan offerings, and certain Other revenue. It excludes subscription revenue related to third-party products. Recurring revenue acquired with the acquisition of a business is captured when total subscriptions are captured in our systems and may cause variability in the comparison of this calculation.
Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO): The sum of total short-term, long-term, and unbilled deferred revenue. Current remaining performance obligations is the amount of revenue we expect to recognize in the next twelve months.
Solution Provider: Solution Provider is the name of our channel partners who primarily serve our new transaction model customers worldwide. Solution Providers may also be resellers in relation to Autodesk solutions.
Spend: The sum of cost of revenue and operating expenses.
Subscription Plan: Comprises our term-based product subscriptions, cloud service offerings, and EBAs. Subscriptions represent a combined hybrid offering of desktop software and cloud functionality which provides a device-independent, collaborative design workflow for designers and their stakeholders. With subscription, customers can use our software anytime, anywhere, and get access to the latest updates to previous versions.
Subscription Revenue: Includes our cloud-enabled term-based product subscriptions, cloud service offerings, and flexible EBAs.
Unbilled Deferred Revenue: Unbilled deferred revenue represents contractually stated or committed orders under early renewal and multi-year billing plans for subscription, services, and maintenance for which the associated deferred revenue has not been recognized. Under FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 606, unbilled deferred revenue is not included as a receivable or deferred revenue on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including quotations from management, statements in the paragraphs under "Business Outlook" above statements about our short-term and long-term goals, statements regarding our ...
