Financial statement analysis and common stock valuation

Analysis of Long-term (Investment) Activity Ratios

Measures how efficiently Synopsys Inc. generates revenues from its investments in fixed or total assets.

• Long-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
• Net Fixed Asset Turnover
• Net Fixed Asset Turnover (including Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset)
• Total Asset Turnover
• Equity Turnover

Analysis of Reportable Segments

Synopsys Inc. operates in 3 segments: Design Automation; Design IP; and Software Integrity.

• Segment Profit Margin
• Revenue
• Adjusted operating income

Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity components shown as percentage of total liabilities and stockholders’ equity.

Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)

To calculate EBITDA analysts start with net earnings. To that earnings number, interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization are added. EBITDA as a pre-interest number is a flow to all providers of capital.

• Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
• EV to EBITDA Ratio, Current
• EV to EBITDA Ratio, Historical

Analysis of Geographic Areas

Synopsys Inc. operates in 2 regions: United States and Other.

• Area Asset Turnover
• Revenue
• Property and equipment, net

Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
Quarterly Data

Evaluates revenues and output generated by the Synopsys Inc. assets. Operating performance ratios describe the relationship between the Synopsys Inc. level of operations and the assets needed to sustain operating activities.

• Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
• Inventory Turnover
• Receivables Turnover
• Working Capital Turnover
• Average Inventory Processing Period
• Average Receivable Collection Period
• Operating Cycle

Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)

CAPM is a theory concentrated with deriving the expected rates of return on risky assets based on the assets’ systematic risk levels. Systematic risk is the variability of returns that is due to macroeconomic factors that affect all risky assets. It cannot be eliminated by diversification.

• Rates of Return
• Variance and Covariance
• Systematic Risk (β) Estimation
• Expected Rate of Return

Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios

Evaluates revenues and output generated by the Synopsys Inc. assets. Operating performance ratios describe the relationship between the Synopsys Inc. level of operations and the assets needed to sustain operating activities.

• Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
• Inventory Turnover
• Receivables Turnover
• Payables Turnover
• Working Capital Turnover
• Average Inventory Processing Period
• Average Receivable Collection Period
• Operating Cycle
• Average Payables Payment Period
• Cash Conversion Cycle

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data

The liabilities and stockholders’ equity reports major classes and amounts of external claims on assets and owners’ capital contributions, and other internally generated sources of capital.

Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data

Measures the adequacy of a Synopsys Inc. cash resources to meet its near-term cash obligations.

• Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
• Current Ratio
• Quick Ratio
• Cash Ratio

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

The liabilities and stockholders’ equity reports major classes and amounts of external claims on assets and owners’ capital contributions, and other internally generated sources of capital.

Common-Size Income Statement
Quarterly Data

Income statement components (revenues and expenses) shown as percentage of total sales.