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Cadence Design Systems Announces Impressive Q1 2024 Financial Results
SAN JOSE, Calif. — April 22, 2024 — Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today disclosed their financial results for the first quarter of 2024, marking a promising start to the year despite a decline in some margins compared to the same period in 2023.
First Quarter Financial Performance
Cadence reported a revenue of $1.009 billion for the first quarter of 2024, slightly down from $1.022 billion in Q1 2023. The GAAP operating margin was recorded at 25%, showing a decline from 32% in the previous year, and the Non-GAAP operating margin also decreased from 42% to 38%.
The company's GAAP diluted net income per share rose to $0.91 from $0.89, while Non-GAAP diluted net income per share decreased from $1.29 to $1.17.
Record Backlog and cRPO
The quarter ended with a backlog totaling $6.0 billion and current remaining performance obligations (cRPO), which is the contract revenue expected to be recognized within the next 12 months, at $3.1 billion. Anirudh Devgan, President and CEO of Cadence, highlighted the robust start to the year driven by the record Q1 backlog and broad-based strength in their product offerings.
Business Highlights and Innovations
Cadence has made significant strides with their Cadence.AI portfolio, providing advanced chip-to-systems design capabilities. The launch of the third generation Dynamic Duo hardware platforms, which includes the Palladium Z3 and Protium X3, has notably expanded their market leadership by offering more than double the capacity and 1.5 times higher performance than previous iterations.
Additionally, the company introduced the Cadence Reality Digital Twin Platform, which aims to revolutionize data center efficiency through AI, high-performance computing, and physics-based simulation, potentially improving energy efficiency by up to 30%.
Strategic Collaborations
Further strengthening their market position, Cadence announced a new collaboration with Arm to develop a chiplet-based reference design and software development platform. This initiative is expected to fast-track innovation in software-defined vehicles.
Updated Financial Outlook for 2024
With the positive momentum, Cadence has raised their revenue forecast for 2024 to between $4.56 billion and $4.62 billion. The GAAP operating margin is projected to range from 31% to 32%, and the Non-GAAP operating margin from 42% to 43%. Expected GAAP diluted net income per share is between $4.04 and $4.14, with Non-GAAP diluted net income per share projected between $5.88 and $5.98.
For the upcoming second quarter, the company anticipates revenue between $1.03 billion and $1.05 billion, with GAAP operating margin expected between 26.5% and 27.5%, and Non-GAAP operating margin between 38.5% and 39.5%.
Market Response
Despite the strong performance and optimistic projections, Cadence's shares experienced a decline, dropping by 5.8% in after-market trading. This response might reflect investor concerns over the reported declines in operating margins and net income per share compared to the previous year.
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