Second Quarter Backlog of $6.0 Billion

Updating 2024 Revenue Outlook to 13% YoY Growth

SAN JOSE, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — July 21, 2024 — Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced results for the second quarter of 2024.

Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results

• Revenue of $1.061 billion, compared to revenue of $977 million in Q2 2023
• GAAP operating margin of 28%, compared to 31% in Q2 2023
• Non-GAAP operating margin of 40%, compared to 42% in Q2 2023
• GAAP diluted net income per share of $0.84, compared to $0.81 in Q2 2023
• Non-GAAP diluted net income per share of $1.28, compared to $1.22 in Q2 2023
• Quarter-end backlog was $6.0 billion and current remaining performance obligations ("cRPO"), contract revenue expected to be recognized as revenue in the next 12 months, was $3.1 billion.

“Cadence delivered strong results for the second quarter of 2024, with robust demand for our cutting-edge technologies from AI, hyperscale, and automotive customers,” said Anirudh Devgan, president and chief executive officer. “I'm pleased with the strong momentum of our Cadence.AI portfolio and our next generation Z3 / X3 hardware systems, and am excited about the growing demand for our industry leading products from an expanding foundry ecosystem.”

“I am pleased with our strong Q2 results. We exceeded our outlook on all key financial metrics, closing Q2 with backlog of approximately $6 billion,” said John Wall, senior vice president and chief financial officer. “A good finish to the first half of the year, combined with ongoing demand for our solutions, sets us up for strong growth in the second half of 2024.”

CFO Commentary

Commentary on the second quarter of 2024 financial results by John Wall, senior vice president and chief financial officer, is available at www.cadence.com/cadence/investor_relations.

Business Outlook

For fiscal year 2024, the company expects:

• Revenue in the range of $4.60 billion to $4.66 billion
• GAAP operating margin in the range of 29.7% to 31.3%
• Non-GAAP operating margin in the range of 41.7% to 43.3%
• GAAP diluted net income per share in the range of $3.82 to $4.02
• Non-GAAP diluted net income per share in the range of $5.77 to $5.97

For the third quarter of 2024, the company expects:

• Revenue in the range of $1.165 billion to $1.195 billion
• GAAP operating margin in the range of 27.7% to 29.3%
• Non-GAAP operating margin in the range of 40.7% to 42.3%
• GAAP diluted net income per share in the range of $0.83 to $0.93
• Non-GAAP diluted net income per share in the range of $1.39 to $1.49

The company utilizes a long-term projected non-GAAP tax rate, which reflects currently available information, as well as other factors and assumptions. The non-GAAP tax rate is subject to change for a variety of reasons, including the rapidly evolving global tax environment, significant changes in the company’s geographic earnings mix, or other changes to the company’s strategy or business operations. The company expects to use the current normalized non-GAAP tax rate through fiscal 2025 but will re-evaluate this rate periodically for significant items that may materially affect its projections.

Reconciliations of the financial results and business outlook from GAAP operating margin, GAAP net income and GAAP diluted net income per share to non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted net income per share, respectively, are included in this press release.

Business Highlights

• Cadence.AI portfolio continues to gain momentum, offering unparalleled chip-to-systems design capabilities that empower our customers to achieve exceptional quality of results and productivity benefits
• IP business continued its strong momentum with AI, 3D-IC and HPC applications fueling demand for our IP titles at the most advanced nodes
• Major long-term development partner broadly deployed Palladium Z3 to deliver to its next generation AI product roadmap, further solidifying Cadence’s leadership in verification
• Closed BETA CAE acquisition and we now offer a comprehensive multiphysics platform covering electromagnetics, electrothermal, CFD and structural analysis solutions

Audio Webcast Scheduled

Anirudh Devgan, president and chief executive officer, and John Wall, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will host the second quarter 2024 financial results audio webcast today, July 22, 2024, at 2 p.m. (Pacific) / 5 p.m. (Eastern). Attendees are asked to register at the website at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled webcast. An archive of the webcast will be available starting July 22, 2024 at 5 p.m. (Pacific) and ending September 16, 2024 at 5 p.m. (Pacific). Webcast access is available at www.cadence.com/cadence/investor_relations.

About Cadence

Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic systems design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into reality. Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to complete systems for the most dynamic market applications, including hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, mobile, aerospace, consumer, industrial and healthcare. For 10 years in a row, Fortune magazine has named Cadence one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Learn more at www.cadence.com.

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