Stock Analysis on Net

Synopsys Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS)

$24.99

Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data

Synopsys Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)

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Oct 31, 2025 Jul 31, 2025 Apr 30, 2025 Jan 31, 2025 Oct 31, 2024 Jul 31, 2024 Apr 30, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Jan 31, 2020
Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
Accounts receivable, net
Inventories
Prepaid and other current assets
Current assets held for sale
Current assets
Property and equipment, net
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
Goodwill
Intangible assets, net
Deferred income taxes
Other long-term assets
Long-term assets
Total assets

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31).


The composition of assets for the analyzed entity demonstrates significant shifts over the observed period, spanning from January 2020 to October 2025. A notable trend involves the fluctuating proportion of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments, alongside substantial changes in the allocation to goodwill and deferred income taxes. Current assets, while consistently representing a significant portion of total assets, also exhibit considerable variability.

Liquidity Position
The percentage of total assets held as cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments increased from 9.72% in January 2020 to a peak of 18.06% in October 2021. However, this proportion experienced a dramatic increase to 60.04% by January 2025, before decreasing to 5.38% in April 2025. This suggests periods of substantial liquidity accumulation followed by significant deployment of cash resources. Short-term investments alone remained relatively stable, representing a small percentage of total assets, generally between 1.18% and 1.71%.
Current Asset Composition
Current assets consistently comprised between approximately 26.78% and 33.20% of total assets throughout much of the period. Accounts receivable, net, generally ranged between 6.50% and 11.67% of total assets, with a slight downward trend observed from 2020 to 2023, followed by a rebound in 2024. Inventories remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 2.06% and 3.62% of total assets. Prepaid and other current assets demonstrated a consistent upward trend, increasing from 4.22% in January 2020 to 9.25% in October 2024, before declining in subsequent periods. A significant portion of current assets was represented by "Current assets held for sale" in April 2024 (9.27%) and July 2024 (8.82%), which disappeared in later periods.
Long-Term Asset Allocation
Goodwill consistently represented the largest component of long-term assets, although its proportion of total assets decreased from 44.87% in January 2020 to 26.38% in July 2024, and then increased to 55.87% in January 2025. Intangible assets, net, exhibited a similar decreasing trend, falling from 3.92% to 1.49% over the same period, with a substantial increase to 27.12% in January 2025. Deferred income taxes showed an increasing trend, rising from 5.66% in January 2020 to 10.68% in October 2024, before decreasing to 0.23% in October 2025. Property and equipment, net, and operating lease right-of-use assets, net, remained relatively stable, each representing between approximately 4.13% and 6.39% of total assets.

The observed shifts in asset allocation suggest a dynamic capital structure, potentially influenced by acquisitions, divestitures, and changes in investment strategies. The significant increase in cash and cash equivalents in early 2025, followed by a rapid decrease, warrants further investigation to understand the underlying business activities driving these movements. The fluctuations in goodwill and intangible assets may indicate impairment charges or adjustments related to business combinations.