SNPSHIGH SIGNALFINANCIAL10-K

Synopsys completed its massive acquisition of ANSYS, dramatically expanding the company's scale with total assets growing 269% to $48.2B and liabilities surging 391% to $19.9B, while profitability declined significantly.

The completion of the ANSYS merger represents a transformational deal that fundamentally reshapes Synopsys into a much larger entity spanning "silicon to systems" solutions, including the new simulation and analysis (S&A) segment. However, the integration appears to be weighing heavily on near-term profitability, with net income falling 41% despite the expanded revenue base, suggesting significant integration costs or operational challenges that investors should monitor closely.

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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

The financial statements reflect a company transformed by a major acquisition, with total assets nearly tripling to $48.2B and liabilities surging 391% to $19.9B, primarily from acquisition-related debt and obligations. Despite this massive scale expansion, profitability deteriorated significantly with net income falling 41% to $1.3B and operating income declining 33% to $915M, indicating substantial integration costs or operational inefficiencies. The 26% decline in cash to $2.9B combined with higher capital expenditures suggests the company is investing heavily in integration while managing a more leveraged balance sheet, creating both growth potential and financial risk for investors.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT CHANGES
Total Liabilities
Balance Sheet
+391.3%
$4.1B$19.9B

Liabilities grew 391.3% — significant increase in debt or obligations, assess impact on financial flexibility.

Total Assets
Balance Sheet
+268.9%
$13.1B$48.2B

Asset base grew 268.9% — expansion through organic growth, acquisitions, or capital deployment.

Stockholders Equity
Balance Sheet
+215.1%
$9.0B$28.3B

Equity base grew 215.1% — retained earnings accumulation or equity issuance strengthening the balance sheet.

Accounts Receivable
Balance Sheet
+61.1%
$934.5M$1.5B

Receivables surged 61.1% — revenue recognized but not yet collected; watch for collection issues or channel stuffing.

Net Income
P&L
-41.1%
$2.3B$1.3B

Net income declined 41.1% — review whether driven by operations, interest costs, or non-recurring items.

Current Liabilities
Balance Sheet
+40.5%
$2.7B$3.7B

Current liabilities surged 40.5% — significant near-term obligations; verify ability to meet short-term debt.

Capital Expenditure
Cash Flow
+37.6%
$123.2M$169.5M

Capital expenditure jumped 37.6% — major investment cycle underway; assess returns on deployment.

Operating Income
P&L
-32.5%
$1.4B$914.9M

Operating income deteriorated sharply — investigate whether driven by one-time charges or structural cost issues.

Interest Expense
P&L
-30.6%
$1.7M$1.2M

Interest expense declined — debt repayment or refinancing at lower rates improving earnings quality.

Cash & Equivalents
Balance Sheet
-25.9%
$3.9B$2.9B

Cash decreased 25.9% — monitor burn rate and upcoming capital needs.

LANGUAGE CHANGES
NEW — 2025-12-22
PRIOR — 2024-12-19
ADDED
On December 15, 2025, 191,318,206 shares of Common Stock were outstanding.
This Form 10-K includes, among others, forward-looking statements regarding: our acquisition of ANSYS, Inc.
(the Ansys Merger), and its expected impact; business and market outlook, opportunities, strategies, technological trends, such as artificial intelligence, and initiatives and opportunities, including among other things, our reallocation of resources in our Design IP segment to higher growth opportunities; the potential impact of the uncertain macroeconomic and global economic conditions on our financial results; the impact of current and future U.S.
Following this change, our fiscal quarters end on January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31 of each year.
(Synopsys, we, our or us) is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products.
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REMOVED
On December 16, 2024, 154,578,449 shares of Common Stock were outstanding.
This Form 10-K includes, among others, forward-looking statements regarding: business and market outlook, opportunities, strategies and technological trends, such as artificial intelligence; planned acquisitions and their expected impact, including our pending acquisition of ANSYS, Inc.
(the Ansys Merger); the potential impact of the uncertain macroeconomic environment on our financial results, including, but not limited to, the effects of sustained global inflationary pressures and interest rates, potential economic slowdowns or recessions, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical pressures; the expected impact of U.S.
Fiscal 2023 and 2022 were 52-week years and ended on October 28, 2023 and October 29, 2022, respectively.
Our fiscal quarters will end on January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31 of each year.
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